Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-16

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express puts down on the airfiel
.Iup the steps to greet "the next
lis a hard-presSed unsung indivis
4 Inevitably. as the crowd sur
1.-THE door, some bedraggled secret
lmimeographed speeches anti
dramatically issues forth. Fol-
lows an endless parade of ladies
Iof the party, managers, handlers.
aides and speechwriters.
\ Finally, the candidate himself,
who has taken every last minute
Ito get in Just one word more on
the speech under preparation,
steps forward, blinking into the
sunlight.
i No Second Chance
/ From that moment on, the
advance man is in the position
lof an aircraft designer nervously
watching the takeoff of his new
Jest creation. The difference is
that the advance man gets no
second turn at the drawing
board. This is it.
In the four States which Mr..
Stevenson will tour by train and
plane for the next four days, the
advance men are putting the
finishing touches on their elab-
crate labors to make straight his
way.
The advance man is a house
keeper arranging house party
for 100 demanding guests. He is
ian ambassador without portfolio,
twho must synchronize the wishes
lof the candidate, the Democratic
National Committee and the
local politicians.
Must Please Everyone
He must perform prodigies of
llogistics and tact, timing the
motorcade with State police, as
Isembling reception committee
that will reflect all shades of
party thought, deciding who will
ride in the candidates car and
who win introduce him.
/ The order Of the motorcade
lis governed by a ritual as rigid
Jas that of Buckingham Palace.
Directly ahead of the candidate
lis the open car with the photog-
Iraphers. Mr.. Stevenson follows
in a car with his name on it.
The closed security car and the
wire service reporters open car
are next. Then comes a carfull
lof dignitaries and a sprinkling
of staff. The press bus must
never be more than four vehicles
behind the candidate.
Anyone after that is below
the salt in motorcade etiquette.
The exhaust fumes from the
bus make the following vehicle
one of the least desirable spots
in the caravan.
Signs Are Hazard
Even the selection Of cars can
prove a Waterloo for the unwary
advanceman. If he induces a
local dealer to cough up 20 We
hicles he faces the danger that
the car king will decorate his
contributions with king size
signs saying courtesy of !"
which totally dwarf the candi-
dates signs.
There is also the danger of too
much opulence. While a good
shiny show is sought after as
exuding a winning air, it must
not be overdone. 1.-THE party of
the people should not if possible
ride in white Cadillacs," said one
man who has been through the
mill
All along the route, If the adj
vance man has been sufficiently
diligent in following national
committee instructions to lex
Iplore and exploit all possibilities
for insuring crowds" the streets
are lined with banner-waiving
partisans. Banners for local can
didates should not exceed in
number and size those for Mr..
Stevenson. Party leaders, with
or without prodding from the
advance man, will have arranged
for school children to be let out.
COaxing and WheedIing
Crowd insuring is one of the
advance mans toughest jobs. He
can always say to the local
chairman thoughtfully, boy,
you should have seen what they
did for US in Waxahachie last
week" Or he may call up the
chairInen Of the surrounding
counties with q coaxing, 1.-THE
Governor would love to see you"
In all this. he must be careful
not 10 rufiie the local leaders,
whose wishes must come first in
all these matters.
I'VE just want TO do the right
thing" says William Rivkin, the
young Chicago lawyer who used
TO b. an advance man himself
and this week Is acting as Mr.
Stesenson's train director.
I Thus the advance man must
work with ali dissidents, per-
suading them to become united
lat least for the duration Of the
candidates visit--in a larger
cause. He must not take sides
and he must sound out regional
issues. and send his soundings 70
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