Evening star., 1952-07-27
Most Of Democrats
Believe Sparkman
LWi!! Help Party Win
By J. A. O'Leory
Stor Stoff CorresnonsIeot

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By J.. A. O'Leory
stor stoff Correspondent
/ CHICAGO, July 26. - Most
Democrats from the North and
South agreed tonight the nomina-
ltion of Senator Sparkman of Ala
|bama for Vice President will help
the party to win in November, but
it was not quite unanimous.
/ The selection of a liberal South
ferner for second place on the
ticket was partly a recognition of
the fact that Gen. Eisenhower
may appeal to Southern voters
more than the average Republi-
can candidate.
/ Representative Adam CLAYTON
Powell of New York sounded ore
OF the dissenting notes. He said
Mr.. Sparkman would not 60 in
New York or New Jersey. He was
complimentary of the vice presi-
Dental nominee as an individual.
but added:
1T would be as hard for me to
sell Sparkman in Harlem as it
would be for him to sell Powell for
the Senate in Alabama"
But there were other Northern
Democrats who had no such fore
bodings.
Appeal to South's Pride.
Some of Senator Sparkman's
more conservative Southern COL
leagues would have preferred a
Southerner who thinks as they
90. but the impression prevailed
here that pride in their section of
the country will prompt them to
60 along with the ticket. In fact
they were speaking we'll of Gov.
Stevenson even before Senator
Sparkman was picked for the
ticket.
The Sparkman selection was
the final touch that healed the
sore spots that had developed
early in the convention over the
party loyalty pledge and the de-
lay in seating the DELEGATIONS
from Virginia, South Carolina and
Louisiana.
Senator Benton of Connecticut
said that in the platform COM
mittee of this convention Senator
Sparkman was most" construc-
tive" in the effort made by sew
eral Northern senators to ham
mer through strong civil rights
plank"
Senator Benton said Senator
Sparkman would be "invaluable"
to Gov. Stevenson in establishing
llason between the White House
and Congress.
johnson Praises Sparkman.
Senator Humphrey of Mime
sofa. one of the chief advocates
OF the Truman civil rights pro-
gram, also agreed that Northern
liberals should and would support
Senator Sparkman.
Those of us who are trying to
eliminate discrimination against
groups of individuals should not
practice discrimination against a
section of the country" Senator
Humphrey said.
Senator johnson of Colorado.
who managed the campaign of
Senator Russell of Georgia for
the presidential nomination.
praised the choice of Senator
Sparkman for second place. He
said: .....-a ........t
1T will be a good thing for
the party, and a good thing for
the country. It's time to get rid of
the political iron curtain that has
haunted the country"
Senator Ellender of Louisiana
said the South has "a lot of re-
spect for Gov. Stevenson" The
Senator said he does not believe
the Illinois Governor would go as
far on the civil rights issue as
his predecessors during the last
20 years." He said the Governors
statements indicate he is against
centralizing Government in Wash
tington.
Myers Calls Him Able Man.
| Former Senator Francis Myers
Of Pennsylvania, who was floor
manager in the convention for
the Stevenson forces, called Sena-
tor Sparkman IAN able man with
magnificent liberal record"
Mayor D'Alesandro of Baltimore
called the Stevenson-Sparkman
combination a splendid ticket" !"
and agreed that the Alabama Sem
ator will encounter less resistance
in the North than most South
ernerS would.
Although rumors of the Spark
man selection had been floating
around the convention for several
days, the Senator said he had not
been approached until the tele-
phone rang in his hotel room at
AIS o'clock this morning.
The Senator had just returned
from the late session of the con-
vention and was glancing over a
newspaper. It was Frank Nc
Kinney, chairman on the Demo-
cratic National Committee, on
the phone, delivering the message
that Gov. Stevenson would like
| to have him as a running mate.