Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-24
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In California
BY Kefauver
BY the Associated Press

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Senator Kefauver kept up a hot
campaign pace in California
today after extending a peace
offer to pro-StevenSon forces
he upset in Minnesota's Demo-
cratic presidential primary.
Adlai Stevenson, admittedly
no longer the front-runner for
the Democratic presidential
nomination, was in Chicago re-
grouping for what may be do
or-die tests against Senator
Kefauver in Florida in May 20
and in California on June 5.
The two also will clash before
then in delegate contests in
Alaska and the District OF CO.
llumbia.
Senator Kefauver also an
nounced in Los Angeles today
that he will enter the South
Dakota primary June S. cam
paigning for that States eight
votes in the national conven-
ton. Kefauver won in South
Dakota four years ago over an
unpledged slate headed by
Democratic State Party leaders.
Johnson Bides Time
Tn Washington. Senator Lyn-
don Johnson, the Democratic
Senate leader. bided his time
as he tried to make up his mind
whether to go after Endorsement
as "favorite son" presidential
candidate from Texas. His de-
cision may come in a few days.
Some fellow Senators, mainly
Southerners, have raised his
name as a possibility for the
head of the 1856 Democratic
ticket in the event of dead
lock at the party convention in
Chicago in August. Sources close
to Senator johnson said yester-
day he is concerned lest these
senatorial boomlets be con-
strued as meaning he might try
to head off somebody else's can
didacy. He said recently both
Mr.. Stevenson and Senator Ke-
fauver "are friends of mine"
Happy" Chandler Mentioned
Meantime, another name
cropped up as possible dark
horse" candidate. An informant
close to the administration of
Gov. A. B. Happy Chandler of
Kentucky said in Frankfort yes
Iterday friends of the Governor
believe this would be the logical
time for Chandler to say he's
available.
The Governor declined COM
ment on the report, but the Gin
Icinnati Times-Star said it had
learned the Kentuckian "is set
ting up a Nationwide organiza-
ton to support his candidacy"
Senator Kefauver, in the midst
of Misunderstanding swing through
parts of Southern California,
said in Los Angeles yesterday he
saw "a lot of work to be done
here" But, he added: II am con-
f1dent we will carry the State"
California will have 68 delegate
votes at the Democratic conven-
ton.
The Tennesseean, who had &C.
cused Gov. Orville Freeman and
other Democratic Farmer-Labor
leaders of trying to freeze him
out of the Minnesota primary ),
yesterday wired Freeman, pro-
posing a conference soon 80 we
can move together to promote
the unity of the party -" Gov
Freeman replied he would be
most happy" to sit down with
Kefauver.
Backs Social Security Rise
Adlai Stevenson yesterday crit
icized Eisenhower administration
opposition to proposals for broad
ening certain social security
benefits.
Mr.. Stevenson came out for
the proposals, which call for low
ering from IS to 81 the age at
which women may draw social
security retirement benefits, and
for payments to disabled persons
so years of age or older.
He said ''it is high time that
the administrators thinking
about things like social security
be done a little less exclusively
in terms of slide rule calculations
and a good deal more in terms
of meeting essential human
needs" |
The administration is against
the proposals for women and the
disabled on grounds they would
put the social security system
in shaky financial condition.