Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-05

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nominations for the chairman
ship.
It had become evident that the
Stevenson forces were in full
control Of the committee-Mr.
Stevenson, Mr.. Mitchell, and
Senator Sparkman all opposed
the postponement. Also. many
of the committee members
looked with distaste at a pro-
posal that would require them
to travel across the country to
Washington or New York two
or three months hence, at con-
siderable cost, to do a job which
they could do today.
Mr.. Donohue was placed in
nomination by Melvin D. Hill
dreth, national committeeman
for the District of Columbia.
The former District commits
sioner was at best q compromise
candidate. Since no deadlock
occurred. his many friends on
the committee who might have
voted for him never had q
chance to support him.
Mr.. Hildreth told the National
Committee that Mr.. Donohue
had done superlative work in the
past. raising funds for the DEM
ocrats, and that he would do so
again.
Leoders Praise Butler.
Mr.. Rayburn and Mr.. Steven
son agreed that Mr.. Butler was
a good choice. Mr.. Stevenson
told a reporter he was pleased
with Mr.. Buffers electio nand
was surprised that he had rolled
up 10 votes on the first ballot.
Later. in a speech, he said Mr..
Butler had "the confidence of the
entire party" and wished him
good hunting"
Mr.. Rayburn said, "He (Mr.
Butler) is a good man and I'm
going to work with him."
Senator Kefauver Of Tennes-
see. who has said he would not
walk away from a presidential
nomination. also said he was
satisfied with the choice. Asked
if he believed Mr.. Butler would
be impartial on the party's 1856
presidential nomination, Senator
Kefauver replied: "He says he
will"
Governor-elec Averell Harri-
man of New York said he thought
Mr.. Butler would remain impair
tial in the 1856 contest. Mr..
Hartman said that while New
York's delegates had supported
Mr.. Finnegan, they had made no
fight on the Craftsmanship and
were satisfied with Mr.. Butler.
South Bend Lawyer.
Mr.. Butler, a South Bend
lawyer, was the first man nomi-
mated. Representative Hale Boggs
of Louisiana, holding a proxy,
placed Mr.. Buffers name before
the committee. Mr.. Boggs, him.
self. had been urged by his
friends in the State to make a
race for the Craftsmanship, but
he declined. The nomination
was seconded by several other
committee members.
Mr.. DiSalle's name was pre-
sented to the committee by
George F. Rock of Colorado, and
he. too, had several seconds.
David Lawrence, veteran ma
tional committeeman from Penn
sylvania. nominated James A.
Finnegan, president of the Phil
adelphia City Council, who man
aged five successful campaigns
in Pennsylvania for the Demo-
Gratis.
It was noticeable that Col.
Jacob M. Arvey. Chicago Demo-
cratic leader, and Carmine De-
Sapio, New York Tammany
leader. lined up with the Pitts
burgh leader, Mr.. Lawrence. to
support Mr.. Finnegan. Mr.. Fin
negan was under a considerable
handicap. He was recuperating
in a hospital from a gall bladder
operation and could not be in
New Orleans.
Mr.. Lawrence called attention
to the fact that Adlai Stevenson
had undergone a similar opera
ton not too long ago, and yet
Mr.. Stevenson was able to- cam
paign up and down the country
this year. He contended that
Finnegan would be equally able
to handle the affairs of the
National Committee within a
brief time.
Mitchell Gets Ovation.
At the outset of the Commit
tee meeting, Chairman Mitchell
submitted his own resignation.
Member after member expressed
regret he would not stay on as
chairman, and they gave him an
ovation.
Mr.. Butler is a 49-year-old at
torney who has never sought or
held public Office, except men,
bership on the National Com
mittee. He had, however, dis
placed Frank McHale, a veteran