Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-29
GO. P.M Moves
To Stream|ine
Big Convention
BY GOULD LINCOLN

The Republicans. having
streamlined their national ticket,
are planning to streamline their
national convention. and finally
the presidential campaign itself
The Democrats, in sharp con-
trast, are in no position to
streamline anything. They are
still guessing who will be their
presidential nominee. and as for
their vice presidential nominee,
a bakers dozen potential and
willing Democrats have been
suggested.
The one thing on which all
camps in the Democratic Party
are united is a determination to
destroy - by hard words = Vice
President Richard M. Nixon.
Mr.. Nixon's desire to seek re-
nomination and President Eisen-
hower's delight at the Vice
Presidents willingness to run,
finally announced on Friday,
paradoxica,ly pleased everyone.
Republican leaders were quick to
say that the Eisenhower-Ni
team. which won overwhelm-
lingly in 1852, will repeat that
victory next November. The
Democrats. privately and pub
licly, declared their pleasure that
Mr.. Nixon is to be. on the Re
publican ticket. He has been
their target for three years. They
contend that he is unfit to be
President because of the smear
and smile" type of campaign he
waged in 1852 and 1854. They
stress their point that President
Eisenhower, having suffered a
heart attack last fall, might have
another. which could put Mr.
Nixon in the White House.
Gain For Ticket Seen
The Republicans, from Presi-
dent Eisenhower and Republican
National Chairman Leonard w.
Hall on down the line, contend
that Mr.. Nixon not only is the
logical man to run again with
President Eisenhower, but that
he will add strength to the
ticket. AS for Mr.. Nixon's at
tacks on the Democrats in the
1852 and 1854 campaigns, the
Republicans insist he did not
DO as much "smearing" of Demo-
Gratis and the Democratic Party
as leading Democratic speakers
nave tried to do to President
Eisenhower. the G. o. P. and
certainly Mr.. Nixon himself.
With their ticket agreed on.
arrangements for the San Fran
cisco convention are going for
ward. The Republicans will
string out their convention
operations for four days begin
ming Monday, August 20.
The first day, the delegates to
the national convention will lis
ten to the keynote speaker ITEM
porary chairman complete the
organization of the convention
and probably hear, too, the
speech of the permanent chair
man OF the convention.
The second day will be de-
voted to consideration and adop-
ton OF the party platform.
The third day, the Presidents
name will. be placed in nomina-
ton and the delegates will nom
mate him for a second term.
4th Day to be NixOn's
The fourth will be Vice Pres
ldent Nixon'S day. 1t is con-
sldered extremely doubtful now
that any other nomination for
the second place on the ticket
will be made.
The Republicans confidently
expect President Eisenhower tn
go to San Francisco to accent
ms nomination in person and
Vice President Nixon to do the
same. Indeed. all their plans are
being made with such a program
in mind.
These are the bare bones of
the G. o. P. national convention
program. There will be speeches
by prominent Republicans and
some entertainment. So con-
hdent are the members of the
committee on arrangements that
the convention can be speeded
up and concluded in quick time
that present plans call for an
opening day meeting at IL am
which will run. with or without
a recess for lunch, until 7 pm
The other three days the conven-