Evening star., 1956-03-29

Senator Kefauver with tryinl
with the same kind of false ant
divisive boss nonsense" which
he said the Senator cited il
Minnesota.
But more important ever
than this effort to injure me d..
by confusing Endorsement with
dictation is that by discreditine
the leaders of the Democratic
Party here in California, thu
Senator and his spokesmen car
only weaken and divide the
party and thereby help the Re.
publicans," Mr.. Stevenson de.
clared in his televised speech.
To party observers, it looked
as if Mr.. Stevenson had taken
off his wraps for a hand-to-hano
encounter with the Tennessean
even though the former Illinois
Governor had indicated earlier
that he did not intend to engage
in personalities.
Knockdown Fight Indicated
His unmistakable jabs last
night made it appear that he
had decided a real knockdowI
fight Is necessary if he is to re-
cover from the Kefauver victory
in Minnesota last week.
Obviously referring to Senator
Kefauver, Mr.. Stevenson told g
rally of 500 Democrats later last
night:
II have been a little angry ano
upset about things that have
happened lately. His character
ization of your leaders as bosses
upset me deeply. Now it's my
turn to fight for you"
Mr.. Stevenson said he woulc
have to campaign my way from
here on in. I am not going te
attempt to compete in a race
with either Democratic or Re-
publican candidates where I will
have to continually try to outbic
my opponents"
He said he has long favored 6
$400-million annual school i'm
provement program and added
"The other day my Democratic
friend proposed a $500-million'
a-year school improvement pro-
gram. And I was outbid again
II have been upset on another
count. They say Stevenson il
aloof. When mans been II
public life very long he cannot
afford to be aloof.
ITO prove that I'm not aloof
am going to shake hands with
everyone in this room tonight
even if it takes all night. Stew
enson can shake hands. too"
Makes Rounds
Mr.. Stevenson later circulated
around the room for an hour
and-a-half, shaking hands ant
talking with party supporters.
The eyes Of both candidate:
are now on the California pri.
mary June S. Mr.. Stevenson
arrived in his native city les.
than "a hours after Senator
Kefauver had finished a flve-day
campaign in Southern Cali
fornia.
MY friends" Mr.. Stevenson
told the rally. "the underdot
came back to do a little bark
ing"
Aside from the haymakers h
aimed at the Southern Senator
Mr.. Stevenson in his televisee
speech turned his fire on tht
foreign and domestic policies o1
the Eisenhower administration
He offered no apology for hi
defeat in Minnesota, but de-
clared he is determined to wiz
in California.
II have no alibis." he said.
Must Speak, He Says
But, he added, something
happened in Minnesota that
must speak about because it ha
also happened here in Cali
fornia. And other people be-
side myself are being unfairl!
hurt by it,"
What happened. he said, wa
that Senator Kefauver de
nounced" as political bosses
and as a machine" the Steven
son sponsors-Senator Humphre
and Gov. Orville Freeman.
In California his supporter
include many party leaders VIII
approached him without string
attached"
II am advised" he addeC
"that Senator Kefauver per
sonally sought the support {
many of these same people. TIL
Endorsement Of the leaders {
n,,r nartv evidently become