Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-08-17

hystanders u huge Cadillac with
isckass or donkey riding in the
back seat, calmly observing the
convention through the bars back
window.
Arriving here sunday ON "a
special coach On tho burlington
Zephyr, the Delegates and al.
ternates WIRE taken by Mnscs 60
the scene " tn, convention. to
take part IN - live CHs teieNi-
sion broadcast which wCCO
viewers probably saw Sunday
afternoon.
The trip from the station was
the widest ride we've ever had,
with the exception Of journey
across town IN police squad
ear several years ago when the
police car IN which we were rid.
ing answered call IA NO tn the
scene Of u reported holdup
Riding before and with the
buses were ten Chicago motor.
cycle cops with sirens blowing and
blasting through Chicago air 10
lead the oalvacado at % mile
per hour clip through the towns |
streets
The broadcast was scheduled
for - minutes after our train
arrived and i'll. pole" escort
and speed was necessary Ia Ert
the deioEation 10 IN. stadium.
n was some experience Tor the
delegation and symbolic intro.
ductiUn Ia the exciting week IN
store for delegates and visitors To
the convention
Brass bands uer. present IN
most loop street eoFnsrs sunday
afternoon and nyrrywber, cue
turned there was somebody try
lng Ia pin button on You,
An advance guard Of Twin
Citinns. including l., Howard Zen
mott. Leonard Carter, A. -, Cas-
sius Jonas q Schwartz and Rev
DrnEiI carly had been hsr" for
three days working In behalf Of
the senator Hubert N Humphrey
campaign for the vicosrrealdan.
tial nomination
The 5000 Humphrey for Wee
President buttons went Jit,r hot
cakes ~ hundreds ihrong.d thu
Humphrey headquarters at the
Conrad Hilton Hotel
Humphrey admirers gathered nj
y reception gwen by Na'i1ua!
Committeeman Gerald HoSnay and
siaic chairman Ray Iiomenwsy
and housing chairman John Curtis
Sunday night
The Congress Hotel headquhr-
tcrs suite 81 the Minnesota deleRa-
ton was packed and jsmnsd with
we'll wfshrrs ~ the Minnesota
Junior Senator whose out AMI
oui campaign for the second spot
~ the Democratic ticket II called
unprecedented.
The Minnesota delegation divid-
- Hs 10 iiR choice ~ a Prrsldsn-
tai nominee between Stevenson
and Hartman also NJ the time
this u written In preparing 20
caucns 10 hold "a possible Discus
sion nj 20 what W DO In even,
there IL n contest between Senator
Estes Kefauyer who won 20 ~ the
80 delegate votes In the hInnsso.
IA primaries and sens,or Hum.
phr"y. their party leader IN Min
nsao,a
Kefauyrf, despite his with
dravaI from the Presidential nom
nation race IL stu popular With
IN. Minnesota delegation which
he urged ~ support Adiai Steven.
son
~ this time before the dslsga.
ton had met with Senator Re
fauyer there In no Indication that
the BsnatDr viii be- able ~ In
nunrc more than half the Gopher
State delegation originally pisdg
81 by him 10 join tho Stevenson
baH1waROn, since over half the
appears a. favor Gov
Aysrsll Hartman for the top post
We received glowing reports
from persons Interested In civil
rights on IN. fight In the plat
form committee ~ Robert nsobD
short. chairman % the Mime
Gotta dsIeEatIOn and ons % the
iwo stat" representative. on
the platform and resolutions
COMMITTEES.
short was the first committee
,nrmbsT 10 publicly favor = min
1riy fsp0rt On the civil rights
plank unless u - unsguiyocal In