Evening star., 1952-11-03

by War Correspondents. Poee As
radio-televiSion appearance start
ing at 10:30 pm. Appearing with
the candidate on the show will be
President Truman, Vice President
Barkley and Senator. Sparkman
of Alabama, the Democratic NOM
inee for Vice President. Each
will speak for about five minutes,
allowing Is minutes for the Gov
ernor.
Gov. Stevenson and Senator
Sparkman will speak from Chi
cago, Mr.. Truman from Kansas
City and Mr.. Barkley from St.
Louis.
The subject of the last-minute
statement was not announced. but
it was expected to be mainly an
appeal to voters to go to the polls
tomorrow. The Governor himself
will spend the night in Chicago,
driving to the town of Half Day,
near his home at Libertyville, ILL.,,
to vote tomorrow.
Wyatt Sees 400 Electoral Votes.
The Democrats are going into
the election with a great display
of official confidence. Campaign
Manager Wilson Wyatt says he is
cure Gov. Stevenson will win at
least 400 electoral votes (266
needed to win) and 80 States.
Unoff1cially, such assurance is
hard to find. And Mr.. Wyatt
himself admits that he has no
real idea what may be the effect
on the election of such things as
the Korean war issue.
A measure of Democratic con-
cern about Korea, however. may
be found in the latest statement
by Gov. Stevenson on the subject
released by his headquarters last
night. It charges that Gen. Els
enhower. in his campaign, "has
advanced proposals which might
well increase the risk of a third
world war"
The generals promise to go to
Korea if elected is the primary
target of the Democratic state
ment. The Governor quoted a
cable from a group of Korean
war correspondents which warned
that withdrawal of American
troops from the front line would
mean military disaster and "the
unravelling of a great United Ma
tions army"
Den0unceS Proposals.
The generals proposals, Gov.
Stevenson said, "have been de-
signed to play upon the natural
impatience of the American peo-
pie with military stalemate."
They were, he added, designed
to divide, not to unite us; designed
to separate us from our allies, not
to increase our collective strength
and all with the effect of sap
ping, not building, the courage
and resolution of the American
people"
For his own part. Gov. Steven
son described our Intervention in
Korea as "a turning-point in
world history and American his
tory"
The Korean war, he said, is no
isolated incident, but a symptom
of the Russian will to world dom
ination.
Predicts IS Million Votes.
In his press conference yes
terday, Mr.. Wyatt predicted the
heaviest vote in history, probably
about SIS Million" unless it rains
over a wide area.
The last week. he said. had not
only confirmed his previous opti.
miSm, but actually increased it
In admitting that some Is States
might fall to the Republicans, the
Democratic campaign manager de-
clined to name them, except fol
Maine and Vermont, where, hi
confessed, Democratic chance.
were not all they might be.
Illinois Victory Forecast.
Here was his opinion on some
States:
Illinois: Definitely for Steven
son and the entire ticket no.
regarded as at all doubtful"
New York: while the majorit!
will not be a great one, there will
be a majority and Gov. Stevenson
will carry New York"
California: "Can now be pu
solidly in the Stevenson column.
Pennsylvania: "Our State lead
ers have moved from the convic
ton three or four weeks ago tina
we had an uphill fighting chanc'
to what they now believe is {
Democratic victory"
Texas, Florida and Virginia
Cali three of them. according t,
all our reports, definitely Demo
cratic"