Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-25
Governors Say It's Nixon
Eisenhower Doesn't Run

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Murray Chotiner, California at
torney and Republican politician,
whose activities as a legal rep
reSentative for a firm in bad
standing with the Government
has been under investigation by
a Senate committee, was one OF
three men designated by Vice
President Nixon to help pick a
slate of Eisenhower delegates for
the Republican National Con-
vention. Mr.. Knight and Sena-
tor Knowland had each desig-
mated three representatives to
work on the selection Of the del
egate slate, too.
Gov. Knight was asked If Mr..
Chotiner'S connection with Mr.
Nixon-aS his former campaign
manager and more recently as
Mr.. Nixon's designee to help pics
a delegate slate for this years
convention-would hurt Mr..
Nixon in the eyes of the voters,
particularly as Republican Ma
tional Chairman Leonard w. Hall
had declared that the national
committee did not intend to use
Mr.. Chotiner in the coming cam
paign.
The Governor replied that he
had known Mr.. Chotiner as an
industrious politician; that he
had never had Mr.. Chotiner in
any of his own campaigns. II
didn't want him." Mr.. knight
said, emphatically.
Will Support Nixon
He predicted, however, that
President Eisenhower would carry
California without a doubt. He
added that Mr.. Nixon is a "dis-
tinguished Californian, and 1
shall support him."
Asked what the Republicans
would do if President Eisen-
hover should withdraw from the
race. Gov. Knight replied:
1--WE think only of Eisenhower
for President"
He declined to speculate on a
substitute for the President,
commenting only, IF the Pres
ident says no. we will have to
take another look" He expressed
great confidence, however, that
Mr.. Eisenhower will run. And
he added he knew of no move
ment to drop Mr.. Nixon of the
ticket.
Gov. Hartman fatty said he
believed he would be the strong
est candidate the Democrats
could nominate. because of his
experience in foreign affairs as
ambassador, and because Of his
part in the development of do
nestle Democratic programs in
the Roosevelt and Truman adj
ministrations, and his experience
as Governor of New York. About
his chances of winning the NOM
nation. he commented;
"A lot Of ball games are being
won this year in the 9th inning. Z"
Queried on Stevenson
Mr.. Hartman was asked If he
was taking part in a drive to pre-
vent the nomination of Mr.. Ste
venson. He answered:
Il know of no stop-Stevenson
movement. Do you?"
He launched into an attack on
the Eisenhower administration
and the President himself. de-
claring that Mr.. Eisenhower had
not provided the necessary lead
lership, and that he had been
taken over by big business. He
predicted hard battle to defeat
Mr.. Eisenhower, however, and
predicted that the Republicans
would spend millions of dollars
in their campaign.
Mr.. Hartman said the next
week end he will visit Minnesota,
North Dakota and Iowa--in the
interest of his own campaign.
He has no plan for setting up an
organization in the South, al
though he has many personal
friends in that section. He will
go there, he said. If he is invited.
He plans to confer with former
President Truman when Mr..
Truman returns from Europe.
On the question of civil rights,
Mr.. Hartman said:
THE Democratic Party never
goes backward"
He said that the platform
plank must be as strong as in
the 1852 platform, and must
make reference to the Soupreme
Courts anti-segration decision.
Sees No WaIkOut
Mr.. Hartman denied he had
ever proposed the use of force
to compel the South to accept
the desegregation decree, al
though he had been charged with
saying he favored such a course.
Too, he did not look for any