Evening star., 1954-10-03
Rival aIHeadquariers
Busy With One Aim:
To Win Nov. Votes
By Mory MeGrory

By Mary MeGrory
In Democratic National Chair
man Mitchell's cool. green watt
ing room. there is q framed
motto over portrait Of Adlai
Stevenson. 1t is hardly calcu-
lated to kindle the hopes Of can
didates cooling their heels ia
quest for moral or financial
support.
It reads: "ThoSe who would
carry out great public schemes
must be proof against the worst.
fatiguing delays; the most NOR
tifying disappointments; the
most shocking insults: and what
Is worst of all. the presumptuous
Judgment of the ignorant upon
their design. -. Edmund Burke"
This seems . logical first stop
for a reportorial swing around
headquarters of the Democratic
and Republican National COM
mittees which are urging their
candidates on, via mimeograph
machine and telephone.
In defeat the Democrats have
reworked an earlier Republican
effort for their slogan (Had
Enough? Vote Democratic). and
have contracted from a whole
floor to q half-floor of Office
space at 1901 Connecticut ave-
nue. NV. Most of the force
works around one big room. In
one corner. this day, two young
men are clipping newspapers. In
another, an old gentleman reads
aloud to a lady the names of the
bills passed in the last Congress,
and she calls out "yes" or. mo"
according to how the Republican
incumbent voted.
More Advice Than Money.
Sam Brightman, the Demo-
Gratis publicity director, says the
financial situation has eased up
somewhat since Maine. but they
are still giving their candidates
more advice than money.
I'VE give them what little we
have and then try to show them
how they can get the most for
It," he says. 1--WE try to make
effective use Of The Democratic
Digest, which isn't q doctrinaire
thing showing all Democrats
with l1aloes and all Republicans
as villains"
He brings out a glossy, gaily
illustrated booklet called "A
Campaign Guide to Publicity"
which shows a candidate how to
get elected on $4,000. 1t advises
on everything from the price of
billboards Qighted, $3.50 per
month"; to the matter of making
friends with the press. c'Don't
go around so often that you be-
come looked upon as 'pest'.")
"They have all the natural ad-
vantages of the party in power, :"
Mr.. Brightman says. Research
facilities. And speakers. Look at
all those cabinet officers. Who
wants Mr.. Snyder when there's
Mr.. Humphrey?
When MIR. Brightman says
"they," he means his opposite
numbers at the Republican head
quarters. He continues:
They're pushing hard on Mr..
Ike. We keep sending out releases
like Ike Versus Martin and Ike
Versus Meek They outnumber
us at least three to one, and OUT
match us on hucksters and show
men. And, Of course, their cam
didates have more teleyision time
than ours. We tell our boys to
turn 1t to their advantage by
saying. Where's all this money
coming from'?"
Philip Stern heads q swell re-
search staff which combs the
record for Republican words that
do not match Republican deeds,
He says: I'VE don't question
their motives the way Nixon
keeps questioning ours. We just
measure the promises versus the
results"
Senatorial Committee Busy.
Up on Capitol Hill, at the
Democratic Senatorial Commit
tee. the walls look bright green
from the paper-bound Congress
sional Records that are piled al
most up to the ceiling.
Beth Short, the publicity di-
rector on the six-man staff, for
wards candidates the dope on
where to get the cheapest cam
paign pictures. folders buttons
and even little gold pins in the
form of Adlai Stevenson's shoe
with q hole in the sole.
I'VE tell our people to get or
any te1evision show they can,
she says. "Why, Senator Burke
was on q cooking school program
the other day.
She is interrupted by Sen
ator's secretary who comes in tt
say, Things look so good I'm
getting scared"
From over the partition comes
the sound of a southern voice
softly counselling; Have YOU in.
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