Evening star., 1952-07-29
|Southerners Opposing
Pledge Still Uncertain
Over Party Support
BY the Asseciofed Press

ATLANTA, July 29.-Southern
Democrats who refused to pledge
loyalty to the party at the Chi
cago convention claimed today
there was still considerable un-
certainty in the South about Gov.
Adlai Stevenson of Illinois, the
Democratic nominee.
South Carolina, Virginia and
Louisiana delegations declined to
sign the loyalty pledge.
South Carolina Democrats will
decide next month whether they
will go along with the party in
the November election. The Demo-
cratic State convention will be
reconvened August 6 at the urg-
ing of Gov. James F. Byrnes.
Byrnes Opposes Platform.
Gov. Byrnes has declined COM
ment on the national convention s
presidential ticket. He said il
still is his opinion that it is up
to the convention to decide
whether South Carolina Demo-
Gratis should support the nominees
He said he would have voted
against the platform If, given the
chance. South Carolina delegates
were not seated until after the
platform was adopted.
Gov. Byrnes will make his views
known in detail at the convention.
In Virginia, Gov. John Battle
refused to comment until the State
Central Committee meets. He said
he had very definite opinions on
the question. but would not make
them known at this time.
William M. Tuck. Virginia
Democratic chairman, took the
position that the Virginia dele
cations refusal to sign the loyalty
pledge at Chicago released the
State convention from any COM
mitment to support either plat
form or ticket. The Virginia
convention of July II can be
reconvened by the State commit
tee, If leaders so desire.
Committee to Decide.
Gov. Robert Kennon of Louisi-
ana said the Democratic State
Central Committee would decide
whether the Louisiana party would
support the national ticket.
"The decision should be by the
party as a whole" said Gov. Ken
non, who led the fight of the
Louisiana delegation against the
loyalty pledges. "The people will
make their wishes known to the
100-member central committee.
feel it is a matter for the commit
tee to decide"
The committee has the power to
name the nominees the Louisiana
party will back. Gov. Kennon
would not comment on the posssi-
bility the name of Gen. Dwight
Eisenhower, Republican nominee,
might be placed before the COM
mittee. The committee chairman,
M. B. Carstarphen of Shreveport,
will set the date for the Central
Committee meeting.
In Mississippi there was a move
among some Democrats to try to
lget Gen. Eisenhower's name be-
fore the state convention.
Eisenh0wer's Name to Come Up
Former 1t. Gov. Sam Lumpkin
lof Tupelo announced Gen Eisen-
hower's name would be placed be-
fore the convention when it re-
convenes next month. However,
II. j. Tubb of West Point, state
democratic executive committee
chairman, said today he would
recommend support of Gov.
Stevenson. But with this qualif1-
cation: That a majority Of other
southern states do likewise.
II will ask the convention to
support Stevenson unless the other
iSouthern States want to change
lhe said. "In that case, ] would be
willing to go along with them. ]
want to see the South stick to-
Igether above all things"
Gov. Hugh White of Mississippi
and his administration leaders
have announced their support OF
the Democratic team.
Georgia's Gov. Herman Tai
madge, one of the leaders In the
lSouthern fight against a strong
lcivil rights plank in the party