Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-20
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and
social as well as. political--makes
a sharp difference between the
Republican and Democratic Ma
tional Conventions.
Correspondents who flew from
Chicago'S breezy but torrid
climate and the sometimes brash
but always exciting Democratic
extravaganza found a far diff
ferent setting and situation in
the easy-going and enchanting
gem on the Pacific Ocean.
The contrast is not unflatter-
ing to either city or to either
convention. Differences of
opinion and an assortment of
advantages and disadvantages
on both assignments make mu-
inequalities just as they make
political parties.
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But the contrasts between
San Francisco and Chicago and
the COP. and Democratic pow
vows are as breath-taking as
San Francisco's superb
and as breath-pufing as her
high hills.
In such surroundings the Re-
publicans, as adept as Democrats
In taking credit for all good
things, claim enthusiastically
that their centennial convention
has everything. Some reporters,
at the risk of disillusioning their
home offices, amend this by re-
marking that the convention al
ready has produced just about
Everything except news, surprise
and, suspense.
Even the traditional rumor
mill is running only part time
Thus far it has scooped up no
real pay dirt as compared with
the output of faSt-el1anging con-
ditionS and fast-talking candi-
dates on the shores of Lake
Michigan last week.
Yet, there is more than enough
to do-including work or the
labor of looking for something
significant Time rests heavily
on no one here, despite the three
hour difference in time headlines
in the East.
The prime fact, next to the
inevitable renominatoin of Pres
ident Eisenhower, is that the
Chicago overnight Towering of
numerous vice presidential NOM
ination husband the subse-
quent whitening of most of them
in the heated air-will not be
duplicated here. Even on a fog
bound day-and most of them
are at least misty at this time of
the year-Republicans have no
trouble seeing Vice President
Nixon.
This is not to say the Repub-
licanS are in a fog or that there
will is anything clammy about
their convention. From all adj
vance indications, certain to be
stronger than mere political
promises, the convention will be
interesting and unusually en-
PERTAINING. And whatever it
might lack can readily be made
up by this generous and gracious
city,
Few Early. Risers
Reporters hardly recovered
from the around the -cIock hurry
burly and hoopla of convention
hotels and Michigan boulevard
in Chicago find scarcely a dele
gate stirring until well after
sunrise. Some Of the thousands
of visitors, of course, OCCASION
ally stay up until almost dawn.
and not entirely because they
want to see a golden sunrise
The best time for seeing the
Golden Gate. anyway, is at
sunset.
The omnipresent demonstra-
tors have matters well in hand
here, including such attractions
as baby elephants and coonskin
coats which many an Fastener
in a seersucker suit wishes he
had, but, unlike the embarrass-
ment of riches in Chicago head
quarters Of the various Demo-
cratic candidates, campaign but
tons and placards are scarce in
deed. They are free and open but
by a understandable coinci-
dence they feature only one can
didate each for President and
Vice President.
The most decorated people be-
sides the delegates and high
party officials are the press and
radio-TV reporters In contrast
to the stark cards pinned on the
press in Chicago, the well-badged
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