Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-03
Stossen Sees Progress
In Campaign for Herter

Harold Stassen said today the
"oddS have improved" since he
began his campaign for an Eli
senhower-Herter ticket but are
still against him.
At a 50-minute. news confer
ence, Mr.. StasSen also said he
felt Gov. Christian Herter OF
Massachusetts did just the right
thing in announcing he was not
a candidate for the vice presi-
dency.
He said Gov Herter has taken
exactly the right attitude to
unite the party if it turns to him
at the convention.
Mr.. StasSen, who is on leave
of absence as President EiSen-
hower's disarmament aide, re-
fused to answer many questions
as to why he contends Vice Pres
ident Nixon would "detract'
from the Republican ticket if re-
nominated.
Voluntary Funds Reported
But he said private poll in
Dictated the most serious detrac-
ton would be among voters in
California and the West Coast
where Mr.. Nixon was best known.
He referred to a poll which he
has said showed an Eisenhower
Nixon ticket would run 6 per
cent behind an Eisenhower
Herter ticket. not to a new poll
now being taken.
7 Asked how he was financing
the Observation-Disclosures head
quarters here, Mr.. Stassen re-
piled that voluntary contribu-
tons are now flowing in" He
said $1,730 had been received
yesterday from a wide range
of individuals and in view of
these funds he would be able
to open a small Eisenhower
Herter headquarters at San
Francisco for the convention.
Mr.. Stassen said it was his
Job to stand steady now while
the convention delegates and
the people think about the issue
of the vice presidency.
Asked if he had considered,
in starting his dump Nixon
campaign, that President Eli
Senhower might die, Mr.. Stas-
sen said he was acting on the
belief that Mr.. Eisenhower Twill
continue to give magnificent
leadership to the country for IL
years or more" even after an
other term in Office.
Delegate Support Cited
Mr.. Stassen said he was re-
ceiving word of number oil
delegates to the Republican Ma
tional Convention who "art
coming out for Herter." Among
them, he said, is Elliot Carter oil
Nashua, N. H.
In a telephone interview this
afternoon, Mr.. Carter told The
Star he thinks it advisable, in
selecting a Vice President. tc
pick a man of potential presi-
Dental caliber.
Il have nothing against Mr.
Nixon he said. In fact,
think he has been a fairly good
Vice President. But I feel that
Gov. Herter comes closer to my
idea of a man with potential
presidential caliber. If Gov
Herter's name comes before the
convention, it is my intention
to vote for him"
Mr.. Carter, a retired indus
trialist. said he announced his
support of Gov. Herter because
he thought what little influ-
ence ! may have" would help
other New Hampshire delegates
make up their minds in advance
OF a caucus they will hold Mon
day. He said he has no idea
how the delegation will line up
as between Mr.. Nixon and Gov,
Herter.
Campaign Buttons Ordered
Mr.. Stassen said that "Eisen-
hower-H erter" campaign but
tons had been ordered and would
soon be ready for distribution.
The former Minnesota Gov
ernor went to New York this
afternoon. but he declined to say
with whom he would confer.
Shortly after Mr.. Stassen
opened his headquarters at 1910
X street NV. yesterday Gov
Herter told a news conference
in Boston that if his name was