Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-13

has picked up . minimum Of 100
delegates since Mr.. Truman
announced on Saturday his pref
erence for Gov. Hartman.
I'VE are gaining new first and
second ballot strength very fast
in all parts of the country" MIR.
Benefited said. "Truman's in
dorsement, plus Steveson's
straddle on the civil rights issue,
add UP to an unbeatable COM
bination for Hartman"
Here are some Of his claims
Fred Ashley of Colvilie, WASH,
reports that Hartman had only
az votes from his State dele
cation prior to departure for Chi
cago and now a minimum of 20
delegates are for him; Har-
|riman has majorities of the dele
gates from Maine and New
Hampshire and close to one-half
of the delegates from Vermont;
that Hartman has majorities in
Idaho, Iowa, Kansas. Minnesota,
Montana, Nevada. North Dakota,
South Dakota, Utah, West Vir-
|ginia. Wisconsin and Wyoming
Mr.. Benefield said. too, that
Gov. Hartman had picked up
nearly all Of the former Ke-
fauver votes in Iowa, Minnesota
North and South Dakota and
Wisconsin. He insisted that there
| is strong surge to Gov. Harri-
man. and State delegations have
been postponing their caucuses
to take another look"
Not All One Sided
Notwithstanding these claims
it is still early to estimate COR
rectly the effect Of the Truman
Endorsement of Hartman. 1t ha:
not been all one-sided. Consider
able resentment followed imme.
diately the former President:
effort to throw the nomination
to Gov. Hartman.
A strong voice raised in sup.
port of Mr.. Stevenson was thai
of Mrs. Roosevelt. With east
and precision Mrs. Roosevelt
stuck the needle into both Mr.
Truman and Gov. Hartman
She suggested that if Gov. Har.
riman had been such a fighter
as he and Mr.. Truman claim N
is. he might have gone to thu
voters in the presidential prim.
aries-as did Mr.. Stevenson anC
Senator Kefauver. Mr.. HarrimLr
excused himself on the GROUND
he was too busy being Governor
of New York.
! 1t was noticeable, in thu
claims put forward by the Har.
riman forces, there was no in.
clusion of gains in any Southern
State. Generally speaking the
Southern Democrats are violent.
Ily opposed to Gov. Hartman
and many of them do not like
Mr.. Truman. The Southerners
if they should leave Mr.. Steven.
son and Senator johnson, woulC
probably go to Senator Syming
ton-but probably never tt
Hartman.
There is a strong probability
too, that. when delegates leav'
other favorite son candidates
they may go to Mr.. Stevenson
For example, strong Stevenson
sentiment is reported in both thu
Ohio and Massachusetts, delega,
tons. Ohio's delegation is nearl!
all committed to Gov. Lausche
If and when he let's go, or thu
delegates leave him, a large mum
Der of them. it is predicted, viii
vote for Mr.. Stevenson. MaSSa
chusetts favorite-son candidat,
lis Representative John McCor
mack, who is not for Mr.. Steven
son. When the delegation breaks
Ia majority will follow Senate
John F. Kennedy into the ste
venSon camp.
The Pennsylvania delegation
caucused last night and CAV
Stevenson 5912 convention votes
Hartman. IL and the others no
d. voting. The Hartman peopl
a couple of days ago claimeI
they would have third of tn
. delegation. Gov. Leader said h
believed some of the delegate
who voted for Mr.. Hartman
could be persuaded to supper
Mr.. Stevenson before the ballot
ing begins.