Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-17

hasn't changed since 1852. He a
the record of the last three year
speaks for ITSELF"
Bidding against Senator Ke
fauver of Tennessee for farme
support in next Tuesdays Mime
sofa presidential primary. Mr.
Stevenson spoke at Kasson. H,
and Mr.. Eisenhower addressed
crowds at a blowing contes
there four years ago.
He quoted Mr.. Eisenhower a.
having said then that he ap.
proved the price support law
then on the books and that h,
believed farmers were entitled t,
mot merely 80 per cent of part!
but full parity"
Reiterates 1852 Stand
Perhaps the general did no
understand what he was saying
them" Mr.. Stevenson said. Blu
certainly we must assume tina
he understands what has beer
done since"
Mr.. Stevenson said he told the
1852 Kasson audience that HI
was for "a mandatory price sup.
port program at not less than 81
per cent of parity" and added
This is where I stand now"
In 1854, Mr.. Eisenhower wor
enactment of a flexible support
program for basic crops, witt
supports ranging from IS to 81
per cent of parity-the standard
set by law to give farmers fan
return in relation to their costs
Senator Kefauver said Thurs.
day he believes small farmers
with gross incomes up to $1,000
a year. should have leo per cent
price supports.
Both Mr.. Stevenson and Sen.
ator Kefauver were campaign.
ing across the State today il
their quest for national conven.
ton delegates.
Policy Address Slated
Mr.. Stevenson said he woule
deliver a major farm policy ad.
dress in the Concordia College
f1eldhouSe as part of a Greater
Moorhead Days celebration.
Senator Kefauver. whose sup.
porters were turned down il
pleas that their candidate be in.
vited to address the same audi.
ence. said he would be "out
handshaking" while Mr.. Stev.
enson is speaking.
Ray Hemenway, State Demo
cratic Farmer-Labor chairman
said a Joint appearance would
give the impression the two can
didates were competing against
one another" whereas both are
seeking a Democratic victory in
November. regardless of the out
come Of Tuesdays primary"
Senator Kefauver first had
announced he would speak in
the Moorhead Armory at 10
am. four hours before the
scheduled Stevenson address
Late last night he changed
plans and announced he would
follow through his original
schedule. That calls for him
to tour the 9th congressional
district in Northwestern Mime
sofa, reaching here at Ppm.
welcome Home Day"
Senator Kefauver's itinerary
will include a "welcome-home
day" at Oklee for Mrs. Coya
tson, Minnesota's only
woman member of Congress
She also is cochairman of the
Senator's Minnesota Campaign
Committee.
Mrs. Knutson yesterday re-
peated charges that. after she
declined to support Mr.. Steven
son, DFL leaders had threatened
to read her out of the party and
run a candidate against her in
November,
Both Mr.. Stevenson and Sem
ator Kefauver were delayed last
night by a heavy snowstorm.
Mr.. Stevenson kept an audience
of 1900 waiting for nearly an
hour In the Mayo Civic Audi
forum at Rochester. Senator
Kefauver, winding up a tour
across the Iron Range, was two
hours late reaching Eveleth,
where $50 awaited him at the
City Auditorium.
Mr.. Stevenson had talked to
1900 at Eveleth Thursday night.
A rival high school basketball
tournament and a style show
were blamed for cutting the
Kefauver crowd "a hours later.
Senator Kefauver told the
Eveleth audience that guar
anteed annual wage plan de
served consideration" because
I'VE need job security as well
as provisions for food and old