Evening star., 1955-11-20

A. Finnegan, as campaign man;
tourage a new look--a more pro
To get it together, the frol
has had much more time than
he had when he was hustled into
the campaign Of 1852. 1t is q
capable. hard-working outfit,
ready to go.
Mr.. Finnegan is a ''profes-
sional," with years Of service as
a Democratic politician in Phila-
delphia. He may turn out to be
the Jim" Farley for whom the
Democrats have been hopefully
looking for years.
He has the fair for politics
for which big Jim" became ma
tionally known as Democratic
national chairman and manager
of the early Franklin D. Roose-
welt campaigns. Mr.. Finnegan's
success in the City Of Brotherly
Love and in Pennsylvania has
been sensational.
Arrived The Hard Way
He came up the hard way.
From precinct worker, Mr.. Fin
negan went on to become ward
leader, president Of the Young
Democratic Clubs of Philadelphia,
administrative assistant to the
chairman of the county execu-
tive committee, and finally chair
man of the Democratic Party Of
Philadelphia from 1948 to 1852.
During his term as city chair
man, the Democrats were sue
cessful in five elections and
elected their first mayor in 81
years. He helped to put the
Democratic Party of the State
In position in 1854 to elect q
Governor. George Leader-the
first Democratic Governor since
George Earle, in the early Roose-
velt days.
Mr.. Finnegan, 48 years old and
q bachelor, was educated In the
parochial schools of Philadelphia.
He spent four years in the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, majoring
in accounts and finance.
In addition to his political ac-
tivities, he served as q super
vising accountant in the States
revenue department and was Sec
retary of the Navigation Com
mission for the Delaware River.
Heshad a taste of national poll
tics and affairs when he was ad-
ministrative assistant to former
Senator Francis j. Myers, PENN
Sylvania'S last Democratic Sem
ator.
Mr.. Finnegan's most recent
offices were president Of the
Philadelphia City Council and
secretary of the Commonwealth
Of Pennsylvania, an Office he is
now relinquishing to become the
Stevenson campaign manager.
He had war service, too, four
years in the Air Force, from
which he was released as Lieu
tenant Colonel in 1876.
Raskin Is No. 2 Man
The second In command Is
"Hy" Raskin. known to Demo-
cratic Party leaders across the
country. He was deputy national
chairman Of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee from 1892 to
last January /. A native Of Iowa,
he is a lawyer, . graduate Of
Illinois University and Chicago
Kent College of Law.
He, too. has q war record. He
entered the Navy as an apprer-
tice seaman and left II before
he joined the Democratic Ma
tional Committee.
Mr.. Raskin was regional direc-
Tor Of the once Of Price Etabili-
zation in Chicago, for the States
of Illinois, Wisconsin and Indi-
ana. More recently he has been
a partner in the law firm of
Stephen A. Mitchell, chairman
of the national committee when
Mr.. Stevenson made his FIRST try
for President.
Mr.. Stevenson apparently has
a penchant for newspaper edi-
tors. He has picked three to
hold positions of real Importance
on his team"
Barry Bingham. owner and ed
itor of the Louisville Courier
Journal. is to head the Steven
son-for-P President volunteers or
clubs. The name is still to be an
nounced. His appointment is ex-
pected tomorrow. This organiza-
ton viii play an extremely
important part--both in the pre-
convention campaign and In the
national campaign next year, IL
Mr.. Stevenson wins the presiden-
tial nomination. Mr.. Bingham, q
Harvard graduate. is q close
friend Of Mr.. Stevenson. and ac-
companied him on his European
trip in 1858. In his alOs,
he was In the Navy during
World War II. In 1850 he served
In France with the Economic
Cooperation Administration.
In 1852. Mr.. Bingham was ac-
tive In the Draft Stevenson,
movement for the presidential
nomination and served as an
advisor during the campaign. He
is the son Of the late Robert w.
Bingham. Ambassador to Eng
land In the Roosevelt Admins
tration.
VIII Raise Funds
The volunteer organization MT
Bingham viii head win co-oper-
ate closely with the regular Ste
venson organization. It viii be
relied upon for an important
chore--the raising Of money for
the pre-conyention campaign.
Obviously, If MFR. Stevenson u
to go into q number Of presi-
dental preference primaries, he
win need money and plenty .ot
it. He has already agreed tc
enter the Minnesota primary
next March 20