Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-04
Vote for Party,
Not Individual,
Stevenson Asks
West Virginia Plea
Aimed at Democrats
Who Like Ike
BY J. A. O'LEARY
Star stan Correspondent

ElIh1NS, w. va, OCI. =
Adlai Stevenson gave his cam
paign a new twist today by urg-
ing the American people to vote
for a party rather than a man.
1t was an obvious effort to
persuade Democrats not to desert
their party because they like
President Eisenhower personally,
as many of them did in 1852.
In a drizzle, Mr.. Stevenson left
his whistle-stop train today to
Campaign for the eight electoral
votes of West Virginia, which he
carried four years ago.
He was due to ny back to New
York this afternoon for several
street rallies tonight, but the
low ceiling accompanying the
rain made that doubtful. The
Stevenson caravan may have to
go part way by train.
Asks Party Loyalty
The Democratic nominee came
to West Virginia after accusing
the President of gross misstate-
ments in presenting the Repub-
llican record Monday. Mr.. Steven
son answered the President over
1.-THE CHS television network last
night.
Addressing a crowd along the
tracks at Belington, w. Va, this
morning Mr.. Stevenson said:
Il have never been one to
say I would vote for the man
and not the party. For better
or worse, candidates for Presi-
dent and other high Offices have
to reflect attitudes Of mind de-
Veloped over many years"
Mr.. Stevenson then argued
that Republicans over the years
have shown they are more in
terested in a limited group OF
people. mostly big business and
industry.
Over a Nation wide television
network from Pittsburgh last
might, the Democratic nominee
in effect, charged that Mr.. Eli
senhower has taken credit fol
New Deal reforms the Demo
Gratis instituted years ago.
1 All day yesterday Mr.. Steven
son whistle-stopped through Re-
publican counties in Contra
Pennsylvania, trying to win over
the voters who put the Keystone
States 80 electoral votes in Mr.
Eisenhower's column four years
ago.
This year the Democrats think
they have a good chance tt
carry Pennsylvania. and they
were obviously working yester-
day to cut into the President:
majorities in normally Republi-
can counties between Philadel-
phia and Pittsburgh.
If this election should b.
close. Pennsylvania could wei
play a decisive role. Democratic
optimism is based on severa
factors:
/. Since 1852 they have taker
, over control of the State gov
, eminent, with the election o
, Gov. Leader.
2. The Republican majority o.
nearly / million registered vot
} ers four years ago has been re
: duced to about 100000.
3. James Finnegan. Mr.. Ste
venson's campaign manager. i
: a Pennsylvania and is working
hard to line the State up TO
him.
Mr.. Stevenson carried Phila
delphia and Pittsburgh in 1852
and probably will run well IL
those cities again. But it re
mains to be seen whether h
made any Roadway yesterday il
the outlying counties which CAV
the President the State by NOR
than 269.000 four years ago.
His campaign advisers sa
: they are fairly certain Of carry
ing West Virginia. 1t was on
of the nine States Mr.. Steven
son carried in 1852. Although
West Virginia went Republican
six times in the early part Q
this century. 1t has remainel
consistently in the Democrats
column since the first election
of Franklin d. Roosevelt in 1873.
!, Mr.. Stevenson's teleyised an
! swer last night to the criticism
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