Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-11

GOlQen SCaUeS 50 electoral vote
the news of his party's 81 "
rousing reception of his cam
paign in Portland. Greg. last
night.
Portland's municipal audito-
rum was damned with some
$500 fervent partisans, while
$500 more stood outside in the
glare of giant searchlights.
They listened to every syllable
of Mr.. Stevenson's 25-minute
talk, interrupting him no less
than "A times. They stopped
him IN mid-sentence to let him
know they were with him all the
way.
Applaud Jibes at President
They roared their approval of
each new crack at President
Eisenhower and shouted with
laughter when he told them that
when he heard Mr.. Eisenhower S
reply to his charges, Il thought
I was listening to Herbert
Hoover"
They shouted again when, a
minute later. Mr.. Stevenson said
then knew it wasn't Herbert
Hoover. but Madison avenue and
the so-called New Republican
Party'-that is new only for two
months every four years"
Il knew our party was hot
everywhere" said the pleased
candidate, but l didn't know it
was on fire in Oregon"
The former Illinois Governor
was presented to the cheering
throng by Senator Wayne Morse,
who in his first run on the Demo-
cratic ticket is given the edge
over his Republican rival, for
mer Interior Secretary Douglas
Mckay. The Democratic regis
tration this year is the largest
in the States history.
When Mr.. Stevenson men,
toned Mr.. Mckay the audience
booed. And when he mentioned
the "heir-apparent, Mr.. Nixon, ="
as another of "the gentlemen
around the President who know
what they want and get it,
there were more boos.
Local Democrats were iubilant
over the turnout.
-Four years ago we couldn't
get 400 people out for him." said
one party worker, land look at
them tonight"
1t seemed to some observers
that the rising ovation for Sen
ator Morse lasted a shade longer
than that for Mr.. Stevenson.
"Clackamas for Adlai"
The packed hall was sea
of homemade signs as the Dem
ocratic candidate renewed his
charges that the President and
the administration have been
indifferent to labor and to
social security and to the un-
employed"
The signs bore such legends
as "Clackamas County for
Adlai," Our Candidate Has a
Heart of Gold" and "Adlai and
Estes Are Bestest." Young
Democrats bore them up and
down the aisles, while the band
played Happy Days Are Here
Again and the crowd clapped
IN rhythm.
When a plastic bag of balloons
anchored to the ceiling was re-
leased at the height of the dem
onstration. the place looked for
all the world like a miniature
Republican convention.
Mr.. Stevenson took note of the
resemblance himself.
After the ovation you have
given me tonight" he began, i
think it is only fair to tell you
that have already been nomi-
mated"
The audience howled with
pleasure. and from there on
never left Mr.. Stevenson.
Even when he made the usual
remarks about feeling at home
in Oregon a man in the back
of the hall shouted. Good
Good"
Mr.. StevenSon's speech was
aimed at President Eisenhower
mostly through criticism of the
cabinet.
He opened UP with a iibe at
Vice President Nixon, who has
become the almost-forgott II tar
get of this campaign.
When anybody asks me
about the basic difference be-
tween the Republican and
Democratic parties, l answer
that one basic difference is
that our vice presidential candi-
date doesn't have to turn over
any new leaf when he goes before
the people" he declared.
Hits Taft Law Inaction
Mr.. Stevenson called one of
the central issues Of the cam
paign the realization of how
much in the short space OF four
years the Government of this
country has shifted from the
people to single interest"
He charged Mr.. Eisenhower
whom he identified only as the
Republican candidate" with re
neging' on his promise to amend
the Hartley Act-a charge
that brought cheers-and with
refusing to back up the present
Secretary OF Labor in his fight
against unfair right-to-work
laws"
When Mr.. Stevenson said that
I'VE would be well along the road
to meeting the school crisis to-
day If Eisenhower had put
one-half the swift action behind
the school Dill that he did be-
hind the Dixon-Yates contract. :"
q cry Of Pour it on. Adlai came
from the galleries.
Thought II Was Hoover"
But he got his greatest re-
spouse when he directed his de-
rislve attention to the President