Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-24
Governors Moy Express
Confidence in President

for the Democratic presidential
nomination. again reiterated he
had declared himself for no one.
VIII Face Hard Fight
Admitting that If President
Eisenhower runs again the DEM
ocrats will face a tough battle,
the New Jersey Governor said
that if the President should step
aside there might be reap
praisal" Of the situation for the
Democratic nomination.
/ I'VE might then view the sit
uation from a different angle"
he said. He expressed firm
conviction that, with Mr.. Eisen-
hover out of the running, the
Democrats would surely elect a
President.
! Gov. Meyner heads an 'unin-
lstructed" delegation from New
Jersey to the Democratic con-
lgention-all except one delegate
with one-half a convention vote
who was elected as pledged to
Senator Kefauver of Tennessee.
Gov. Meyner has been urged to
become New Jerseys "favorite-
son" candidate for the nominal
Ition.
Il haven't decided what I
shall do about that" he said to-
day The New Jersey delegation
has arranged for a meeting July
I16, and has invited Mr.. Steven
,lson. Gov. Hartman of New York
land Senator Kefauver to meet
with them. 1t is generally I'M
IderStood that considerable ma
ljority Of the delegates favor Mr..
stevenson, with Gov. Hartman a
Ipoor second and Senator Ke-
Ifauver third
/ In 1852. the New Jersey dele
Igation gave Mr.. Stevenson 20
Votes, Senator Kefauver 3, and
Gov. Hartman / when the bal
Iloting for the nomination got
underway.
i Meyner Is Mentioned
Gov. Meyner, the first Demo-
cratic Governor of New Jersey
in many years, was elected in
1858. He has been mentioned
as a possible nominee for Vice
President = particularly if Mr..
Stevenson heads the ticket. He
denied today any ambition for
such a nomination. but there is
ia feeling here that he might
be more receptive to the idea
should Mr.. Eisenhower with
draw.
| Gov. George Bell Zimmerman.
ljr.. of South Carolina is expected
to confer with other Southern
Governors-all of whom will be
here for the conference except
Gov Long of Louisiana-regard-
ing his plan for a solid South
ern front" at the Democratic
convention. He has proposed
that the Democratic State con-
ventions of the Southern States
stand "in recess" until the ma
tional convention has acted on
its platform and on the presi-
dental candidate. He has denied
that this is a threat of a third
party-like the Dixiecrat Party
of 1948.
! The division in the Democratic
Party-as between the North and
the South-over the civil rights
issue is still acute, although
strong efforts are being made to-
heal the breach. The Southern
Governors will have full oppor-
tunity to confer with their
Northern colleagues as well as
with each other.
Johnson Not Running
An early arrival was Gov. big
Ed" Johnson of Colorado. r.
lyear-old Democrat. He suffered
a coronary thrombosis a year
ago and is not running for re-
election next fall.
81 announced before I had my
coronary," Gov. johnson said,
that l would not seek another
term. My illness had nothing to
do with my decision. therefore.
II think that President Eisen-
hover has made a complete and
remarkable recovery. I am much
older than the President and /, !
too. have made complete re-