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Nixon Urges Open Session.
Friend Foe Cite Own Polls
New Stussen
Figures Hit
By Bridges
BY J. A. O'LEARY

STAR CONVENTION BU-
REAU, SAN FRANCISCO, Aug.
ia battle of polls between the
pro and anti-Nixonites and a call
for a free and open" vice presi-
dental contest by Richard Nixon
himself stepped up the excite
ment here today. as Republicans
gathered Tor their Goth National
Convention.
There was a growing desire
among both factions to have
their convention regarded as
open on the selection of a rum
ningmate for President EiSen-
hover, as Mr.. Nixon urged on
arriving here today.
Except for the possibility that
several names may be presented
for second place. the convention
which opens in the Cow Palace
Monday morning promises to be
as harmonious and entertaining
as a homecoming for a conquer
ing hero.
The Republicans have their
hero-Dwight D. Eisenhower
and all they need are the brass
bands to let him know he can
write his own ticket for the COM
ing campaign.
New StaSsen Survey
Harold E. Stassen, leading the
dump-Nixon drive, started the
battle of polls by announcing
that new survey just taken
shows President Eisenhower's
vote would drop 8 per cent or
by 2.3 million if Mr.. Nixon is his
running mate.
Senator Bridges of New Hamp-
shire. an ardent Nixon supporter,
promptly released another poll,
Overwhelmingly favorable to the
Vice President.
The Bridges poll claimed that
a sampling taken in 40 States
Showed 54.3 per cent would pre-
fer an Eisenhower-Nixon ticket,
rs per cent an Eisenhower Her
ter ticket and 20 per cent had no
Iopinion.
The Senator added that only
about 40 per cent of those polled
were Republicans.
State Caucus Stormy
Meanwhile. IN an important
action in the dispute over Mr..
Nixon, the California delegation
reached a compromise tonight,
with Gov. Goodwin j. Knight
being elected chairman after a
stormy caucus and the delega-
ton agreeing to bind itself at
the convention to the unit rule.
This means that the entire 70
votes of the delegation will be
cast according to the will of the
majority of the delegates.
Gov Knight, a long time Nixon
opponent. and Senator Know
land. Nixon supporter. apparent
ly buried their differences and
said complete harmony had been
restored within the delegation.
Senator Knowland appeared
confident the delegations vote
now would go to Mr.. Nixon when
See CONVENTION. Page A-3
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Gov. Herter Would
Accept Nominotion
But Fuvors Nixon
From the Star Convention Burear

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 18y-
Christian Herter of Massachu.
sets said on his arrival here to-
night that anyone would accept
draft for the vice presidency.
but he does not expect it to hap
pen to him.
1T is such an unlikely thing
that ! don't care to comment on
it."
When pressed further, he said
he does not think anyone in the
United States could refuse 1t II
II. came.
Gov. Herter had in his pocket
the letter he announced he
would give to Convention Chair
man Martin Of Massachusetts,
asking that his name be with
drawn II offered. He would not
tell reporters what is in the
letter, saying. Il hope 1t never
has to be read"
Gov. Herter then added.
Nixon is my choice"
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Truman, q Beaten Man, Goes Home
With Only One Reporter at Station

which turned down his plea for
Gov. Harrimans nomination.
1t was a sharp change from
the atmosphere on his arrival
here four days before the open
ing of the convention. when
crowds swarmed around him on
every public appearance. and
delegates beat a pathway to his
suite on the fifth floor of the
Sheraton Blackstone hotel.
AS he lett the hotel this morn
ing, there were friendly greetings
from few in the crowd as he
and Mrs. Truman pushed their
way through to their waiting car
This lone reporter accom-
panied him to the station as he
made his departure. When he
arrived at the depot last week
reporters, photographers. TV. and
newsreel camera men swarmed all
around his train.
In sharp contrast. not a single
fiashbulb popped today. either
at his hotel or at the trainside
Predicts Victory
Instead there was time for
HIM to shake hands with the
little group of faithful adherents
who went to the station for the
sendofi. Mr.. Truman could not
have helped noticing the con-
trast. but he spoke not a word
OF it Instead. he told this re-
porter:
The fight is over in the party
Now, We face the big battle
against the Republicans, and
we will win. /"
He and Gov. Hartman, as
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.DistrictCoupIe
Dies in Wreck

A District couple was killed in
an automobile accident near
Staunton. Va, yesterday when a
tractor trailer truck smashed
broadslde into their car.
Antonio Estrada Marquee, 81,
and his wife. Emma Sutton Mar
quez, of 2207 K street NV, were
victims of the crash about nine
miles south OF Staunton at the
intersection Of U. S. IL and $40.
The Associated Press reported
that police said the car probably
drove through a stop sign into
the path of the tractor trailer
driven by McCray Swisher of
Stanton, VINO was unhurt.
Mr.. Marquee landlord said the
two we're headed for Sewanee,
Tenn. where they owned some
property.
The husband. who was a ma
tive Of the Philippine Islands,
worked in the veterinary depart
ment at Walter Reed Hospital
and Mrs. Marquee was a writer.
Mrs. Marquee, who was cor
responding secretary Of the
Writers League Of Washington
and a member of The American
Poetry Circle and the Free Lance
Writers Society OF Washington,
had a book of poetry published
in 1919 Music Of the Spheres. "
She was born in the Cumber-
land mountains of Tennessee. the
daughter Of Col. Edward Champ
Carter and Emma Cassidy SUIT
ton Carter Her father was in
the Army Medical Corps. She
was educated in Washington.
New Orleans and Washington
University Of st. Louis and stud
led at Columbia University.
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to the full committee late to-
night.
Until final approval is assured
none Of the leaders is willing to
talk except in generalities.
Senator Bush of Connecticut,
who heads the committee. told
reporters today he expects a
"succinct" statement on civil
rights. He refused to speculate
however. whether it would be
more specific than the Demo
cratic plank. branded weasel
worded" by some G.. o. P. leaders
here.
Unofficial word, however, in
dictated the plank might spell
out a recommendation for strict
enforcement of the Supreme
Court decision on school segre-
cation. 1t was this intention, il
was believed. that aroused the
particular opposition of the
Southern delegates.
Short Platform Now Out
Chairman Bush also revealed
that the original hope of writ
ing a short platform, about
which much was said in the
Opening sessions, had been dis
appointed. AS consideration
progressed. he said; many new
ideas were suggested by wit
nesses for inclusion which had
not been originally contem-
plated. 1t would certainly be
shorter than the Democratic
platform, Senator Bush said. but
might run nearly as long as the
See PLATFORM, Page AS
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Liner Hits Another
Lightly at Quebec

QUEBEC, Aug. 10 (R.-Tht
Italian liner Homeric collidec
with the Greek liner Columbis
about 7 am. today in the
dense, fog and semi-darkness
of Quebec harbor.
No injuries were reported
among the 1,197 passengers
aboard the 18.152-ton Homeric
inbound from Europe and be-
ing toWed to her berth.
No passengers were aboard
the 8,500-ton Columbia, tied up
at the dock. A Columbia crew
man, shaving IN his cabin, was
injured slightly.
The impact was described by
harboi officials as light, so light
several passengers said they did
not know anything was wrong.
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SOLUTION 10 Tie problems created
by Egyptian President Nasser's
naturalization of the Suez Canal.
Results of the intense Sunday
negotiations will be disclosed to
the whole 22-nation conference
Monday.
If efforts are successful. the
conference could be declared a
lrousing success Monday night.
Contrariwise-and more likely
the conference could be faced
with another unbridgeable East
West split and the world would
be left about where it was a
week ago.
MenOn Delays Speech
Right now there is a split, en-
phasized again by the formal
speech to the conference by
British Foreign Secretary Selwyn
Lloyd. India's v. K. Krishna
Menon, the man who makes a
career out of trying to bridge
international gaps. was also
scheduled to speak yesterday He
asked that his remarks be post
poned until Monday. It is as
sumed here ne had not found
proper underground yet out
hoped to find it over the week
end.
The trick will be to find broad
common agreement between posi-
tons of the Big Three-United
States. Britain and France-and
of Russia who speaks for Egypt
at the conference table
Mr.. Lloyd outlined the Big
Three position again yesterday
after remarking that other pres
entations at the conference OBJ
viously including that by Russia
had been moderate. reasoned
and constructive" But he pointed
out There is a situation of the
utmost gravity created by Col.
NaSser's action"
Military action by Britain has
peen precautionary, he said. But
arms would be used as "a last re-
sort" Mr.. Lloyd said nationaliza-
ton of the canal had been illegal
but that he would not press the
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.Finnegan Heads
Stevenson Race
AsBut|erS Stays
Committee Names
Mrs. Louchheim
As Vice Chairman
BY GOULD LINCOLN
Star staff Correspondent

CHICAGO, Aug. 10. = Adlai
Stevenson, Democratic presi-
dental nominee, today named
James A. Finnegan as his cam
paign manager. and Paul M,
Butler was reelected chairman
of the Democratic National
Committee. but only after he be-
ilieved he was on the skids.
Mr.. Butler. who has been
chairman for the last 10 months,
was told before the National
Committee met that he was
out"
He was so told, it is reliably
reported, by Mr.. Stevenson him.
self.
The day was saved. apparently.
by the intervention of Speaker
Sam Rayburn and the National
Committee itself. which adopted
Ia resolution urging Mr.. Butler
mot to resign at this time"
Mr.. Stevenson reconSidered
When he came before the COM
mitee an hour or so after telling
Mr.. Butler he was to be super
seeded, the presidential candidate
urged the committee to re-elect
Mr.. Butler, which it promptly
did.
Mr.. Stevenson announced Mr..
Finnegan's appointment at the
same time. Mr.. Finnegan, a
Pennsylvania, whom Mr.. Ste
venson described as a long time
friend, had been his pre-con-
vention campaign manager.
d. C. Woman HOnOred
Mrs. Katie Louchheim. the
new national committeewoman
from the District Of Columbia,
was elected a vice chairman Of
the committee to succeed Mrs.
India Edwards. who resigned.
Mrs. Louchheim has been head
of the women's division Of the
National Committee. She has
taken the place on the committee
which was held for IS years by
Mrs. J. Borden Hartman.
Chairman Butler expressed his
own gratitude to Mrs. Hartman,
who was present and that of the
committee for the work she has
done over the years.
Among the new members &C.
cepted by the committee were
two from Observation-Disclosures j.
Birmingham, president of the
board of Baltimore County Com
missioners, and DR.. Mildred
Otenasek.
Today's committee meeting
opened an hour late. After the
roll had been called and A new
members of the committee had
been presented and accepted,
Camille F. Gravel. jr., national
committeeman from Louisiana,
rose and praised Mr.. Buffers adj
|ministration of party affairs as
national chairman.
Butler in Tears
Member after member followed
suit. Mr.. Butler, who is from In
diana. was elected chairman at
IA committee meeting in New
Orleans when Stephen E. Mitch
ell stepped out. He was recog-
nized as the choice of the forces
supporting Mr.. Stevenson for a
second nomination Those forces
controlled in the committee.
Mr.. Butler interrupted the sue
Continued on Page AS, Col. 5
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The States where there were
declines were South Dakota, 6
per cent: Iowa. 5 per cent; Ne
braska, 4 per cent. and Kansas,
"a fraction of l per cent.
Alabama and Nevada regis
tered Is per cent gains in total
income, and increases of IL per
cent were shown in Maine. Mis-
sissippi, Georgia and Florida.
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Moscow Mop on Sale

MOSCOW, Aug. 10 LP. Book
stores here put a novelty on sale
last week. 1t is the first map of
Moscow seen on display in the
capital since before World War
II. 1t shows main roads, railway
stations. monuments, the sub
way system and the Kremlin.
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Britain Warns
Troops Assure
Suez Interests
Conferees Are Urged
To Back lnternutionu
Control Of Canal

LONDON, Aug. 10 P1.-Brit'
ain urged a peaceful settlement
of the Suez crisis today. bu
warned that British troops viii
stand by in the Mediterranean
until her vital interests are as.
sured.
Foreign Secretary SelwyT
Lloyd asked the 22-nation Suei
conference for unanimous ap-
prevail of the Vests proposal fol
an international authority Il
operate the canal seized BY
Egypt.
He called on the nations rep
resented, most of whom sup
port the West, to draw up
broad statement of principles
and lay them before president
Canal Abdel Nasser of Egypt fol
his reaction.
Dulles Rounds Up Issues
United States Secretary of
State Dulles. it was learned to-
night. has drafted a document
setting out the basic issues OF
the dispute already outlined at
the conference. 1t contains also
a consensus of the various views
expressed and suggestions for
solution of the problem.
The hope is that through pri-
vate discussions among all dele
cations over the week end, a
declaration acceptable to all sides
can be prepared. In any event
Mr. Dulles is expected to pre-
sent a resolution to the confer
ence Monday. His tentative dec
laration sets forth these basic
principles of the big three:
Removal of the canal from
politics. respect for the sover-
eighty of Egypt. fair return
to Egypt for the use of the canal
on Egyptian territory, fair COM
pensatlon to the Suez Canal Co.,
and establishment of an inter-
national board to run. enlarge
and improve the canal
The BOARD would include Egypt
as permanent member, with
other participants to be selected
in a manner to be agreed upon
at the conference. The board
would report to the U. NJ and its
activities would be reviewed by
some body of the U. N.
Mr.. Lloyd opposed the Soviet
Unions idea of converting
larger conference to give the
other Arab and Communist ma
tons a voice in the dispute.
1852 Riots Cited
In explaining the hasty mill
tary measures taken by Britain
after Col. Nasser nationalized the
canal July 26. Mr.. Lloyd said Col
Nasser's methods we're 'indica-
tive of an attitude of mind such
that anything might happen at
any time"
Asserting that Britain--With
1900 citizens now in Egypt
has never forgotten the bloody
anti British rioting in Egypt in
1852. Mr.. Lloyd said Il have
not the slightest doubt we were
right" in speeding land. sea and
air forces to the area.
las a nation" he said. I'VE
are very slow to anger. but when
it is clear that vital interests are
threatened by acts of deliberate
hostility. we stand fast whatever
the Odds"
AS the conference recessed I'M
til Monday, IA of the % nations
were solidly lined up behind the
Western idea of international OPP
Grafton of the canal.
PakiStan Backs Egypt
Foreign Minister Handful Haq
Chowdry of Pakistan. however.
urged the conference to accept
Egypt's naturalization as an ac-
complished fact Pakistan is al
lied TO Britain militarily and is
a member OF the British COM
monwealth Of nations
Il would like to express my
country's view that the act of
Continued on Page AS, Col. 3
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Plank May Urge Strict
Inteqrotion Enforcement
Southern Republicans Muy File
Minority Report, Avoid Floor Fight
By CROSBY S. MOVES

STAR CONVENTION BUREAU, SAN FRANCISCO-Aug
IA strong statement civil rights including possibly call
for strict enforcement Of the Supreme Courts school desegega
ton decision appeared in the making today the Republican
Resolutions Committee put the finishing touches the pars
1855 platform. q
Best indication of how the wind blowing from
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they parted, agreed with each
other that the party had a
stronger platform than it would
have had If they had not made
their battle against "modera-
ton
How much damage Mr.
Truman may have done to the
party's chances for success by
his insistence. in the heat OF
the party battle. that Mr.
Stevenson was too conservative
and couldn't win without a lot
of help only the November re-
turns will tell.
He tried to make amends last
night in a speech to the con-
vention in which he called Mr.
Stevenson a fighter who had
given him licking and praised
Senator Estes Kefauver another
longtime party foe, as a ticket
that will take the Republicans
as he was taken in the COUP
that failed.
At one time, Mr.. Truman told
reporters that his fight actually
was lost when Senator Kefauver
withdrew from the presidential
contest and threw his support to
Mr.. Stevenson. II Senator Ke-
fauver had stayed in. he felt
that the convention could have
been forced into a deadlock from
which Gov. Hartman might
have emerged as the nominee.
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|Suez Conferees' Day Off
Is Most Important Period
Key Countries Seek Solution Offering
Way to Have Their Coke and Eat Ii
Nv RICHARD FRYKIJJND
BY kICHAhD FhHkLUND
European Correspondent of The star

LONDON, Aug 18-Suez conference delegates taking
Sunday off from formal work State Department say
may be the most important period of the conference.
For it Sunday that delegates from the key countries
of America Britain France India and Russia will visit
other in attempts to find sort of ground
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The Republicans
Official G. o. P. Convention Program. Page "A
Langlie, Old Kitsap Orator, Is Keynoter. Page Az
Health Question Spurs Rule Change Talk. Page Az
Hall Charges Truman with Sur. Page AS
Knight and Knowland Bury Ratchet. Page AS
District Loses Fight for More Delegates. Page "A
The Democrats
D. C. To Be Political Hub in Campaign. Page AS
Democrats Quit Chicago, Happy over Choices Page AS
Donohue Tells How Kefauver Blitz Started Page AS
Comment and Interpretation
Complete Review Of Democratic Convention Page AIS
An Editoral-united They Stand Page A-26
@. o. p Conservative Bloc Still Formidable Page Ar
In the Women's Section
San Francisco Bound-A Page OF Pictures. Page D-1
Women Who'll Be in the G. o. p Spotlight. Page DE-
Westward Exodus Leaves Few Officials Here Page D-4
How Mrs. Eisenhower Feels on Second Term Page DIS
In TeIevue
Many D. c. Alumni Among Tv Commentators Page 1
Expert Thinks Television Won't Affect Vote. Page
In The Star Magazine
Story and Pictures Of Cow Palace. Page IL
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Politics on Inside Pages

The personalities the and the political events at
the convention being brought to daily
by The Stars Convention Bureau reporters Read their stories
other political this and the foloWing pages:
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Deadlock Failed

With Senator Kefauver out,
the attempt at the deadlock
failed because Senator Kefauver'i
See TRUMAN, Page Al
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lSky" will be given March n. "a
90, and 81 at $3.50 pm. at the
Falls Church High School. Hill
wood and Cherry streets.
George Washington Univer.
sity's Dance Group will present
a spring concert this Friday ano
Saturday at $3.50 pm. in the
Lisner Auditorium. Twenty-fi first
and H streets, NV.
CONTINUING: Theater Lob.
by's production of 1.-THE Little
Hut" by Andre Roussin will be
given this and next week end
Curtains are at 8:45 pm. Friday
and Saturday, and S pm. Sun
day. at II st. Matthews Court
INV.
/ Adventure Theater will pre-.
sent 1.-THE Purple Fan" this Sat-
Iurday at 2 pm. in the Eastern
Junior High School, silver
Spring, Md.
The Episcopal Players of st
Johns Bethesda Church, 670l
Wisconsin avenue, will give
THE Cocktail Party" next Tues
day at 8 pm. st. Marks Epis-
copal Players will also present
THE Cocktail Party" next Tues
day at 8 pm. in the church
Third and A streets. Sc.
X
7 TRV0VITS. The Monto0Tnary
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ing for performers for Moliere's
School for Wives" this Friday
and Saturday at $3.50 pm. at the
Dramatic Hall of the Foundry
Church, 1900 Sixteenth street,
NV.
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when the curtain goes up in the
Auditorium Of the National In
stitute of Health for a produc-
ton Of Shakespeare's famous
tragedy. The play will continue
on Friday and Saturday nights
at the same time.
Interested people of the Mont
gomery County area and tn {
District suburbs have thought
increasingly of combining theil
skills once a year in a theatrical
production.
After a meeting. held about
five months ago, Of the NH
Hamsters, the Kensington Play
ers, the Rockville Players and
the Garrett Players. it was de-
cided that Julius Caesar
would be presented under the
sponsorship of the Hamsters
with the other groups partici-
patlng.
Mr.. st. Denis, a naval archi-
tect, said that if this collabora-
ton is successful little theatel
groups in the future will be en-
couraged to pool their resources
This would permit productions
otherwise beyond the scope Of
any single group. He feels that
this practice would strengthen
the amateur theatrical move
ment in Washington. ut might.
he added, "even lead to having
a little theater built in which
plays could be presented"
George E. Detmold, who will
direct the production, believes
that Shakespeare does not pro-
vide the pace and vigorous &C
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Players will hold tryouts for
Shaw's Candida" (final pro-
duction Of the season. at the
Bethesda Chevy Chase Recrea-
ton Center. Norwood Drive
next Wednesday at 8:l5 pm. :
The Foundry Players are look
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ton in many of his passages de.
manded by a present day audi.
ence. Accordingly. he has cut
the dialogue down to story line
emphasized those speeches which
carry along the action of the
plot directly, and eliminated
many of the lesser characters.
In addition, just as Shake
speare depicted the scenes Of
his plays in the manner of his
time, this presentation will be
in modern dress. Instead Of
elaborate scenery, effective light
ing will be relied on to give the
proper setting.
The cast will include Paul B
Walter, Manley st. Denis, Fred
Lang, Bud Lewis, Wilbur Marks
Sara Griggs, Paul Blanck, DR..
r.. B. Ross, Charles Dayton
Erwin Lijegren, Priscilla Maury
and Parker Fairlamb.
4 X X
ALSO OPENING: The Falls
Church Community Theater' s
nrOcuctinn 0f ST ipht I'm the
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COMMUNITY DRAMA
Four Groups Join Talents
To Present Julius Caesar
Rx sHEILA GALLAGHER

man with idea often provide spark that will
cryaze the thoughts many people Maney ST. Denis has
believed that would be fitting to produce
the wothousandth anniversary
Of that fatal stab in the back. .
Tonight Mr.. St Denis dream will become reality
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TRYOUTS: The Montgomery
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THE EVENING STAR AIS

Washington. D. C.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH n, 1853