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ADLAI EWING STEVENSON, born February S.,
1900 in Los Angeles. grandson of Adai E. Stevenson
Vice President OF the United States Q893-97) under
Grover Cleveland Educated Choate School, Princeton
University tcass of 1929: LIB Northwestern Univer-
sty Law School, 1926 Married Ellen Borden, 1928;
three children, Adla E. jr Borden and John Fell di-
vorced in 1919 Served United States Navy as APP
prentice seaman in World War 1; assistant managing
editor Bloomington QlD Daily Paragraph, 1924-25;
practiced law, Chicago. 1928. Special counsel
Agricultural Adjustment Administration 1933-34; AS
sstant to Secretary of the Navy 94l44 Headed eco
nomic mission to Italy 1948 press officer United States
delegation to the United Nations charter conference
1915; senior adviser and alternate delegate to U N
General Assembly, 1946-47. Elected Governor of
Illinois, 1948, by record plurality Nominated for
President by Democratic Party 1882 despite refusal
to declare candidacy polled in defeat record popular
vote for loser. Renominated August It, 1885, for
President by the Democratic Party after vigorous cam
paign in which he won five out of six primaries
ESTES KEFAUVER, born July &C. 1903, in Mad-
sonvie. Tenn educated University of Tennessee lab
1920 and Yale University Law School GLIB 1920
Married Nancy Patterson Piggot of Scotland, 1885;
three daughters Eleanor, 49, Diane T. Gail Estes
A. and one son. David. g. . Elected to House of Rep
reSentatives in 1885, reelected 1940 A. IA 49, elected
to Senate l948 against opposition of Ed Crump political
organization; reelected 1854. Headed special Sem
ate Crime Committee 1885, in spectacular hearings re-
sulting in prison terms and deporations for leading
underworld leaders. Made spirited campaign for
venson on third ballot after leading on first two
Won Minnesota presidential primary 1885, but lost to
stevenson in other major tests I. Nominated by
Democratic Party for Vice President August IT. 1856
after extremely close with Senator John K Ken
nedy of Massachusetts,
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The Acceptance Speeches

More important than the con-
tent of the acceptance speeches by
the President and the Vice Presi-
dent was their tone.
Mr.. Nixon's address indicated
that the level of his campaign will
be high. 1t was totally lacking in
partisanship; at no time did he
refer to Democrats, even indirectly.
Instead he dealt with broad and
noble themes - liberty, sacrifice,
courage, faith, vision and freedom.
Nowhere to be seen or heard
was the "vice Ratchet man" Demo-
cratic keynote speaker Clement had
attacked so vigorously. If the
Nixon speech did nothing else, it
served notice on Democrats that
they may find themselves beating q
very dead horse if they concentrate
any part of their attack on his
campaign tactics. .(See story by
David Koonce on Page A-27O
In his speech, Mr.. Eisenhower Of
fered no specific new programs, but
throughout he seemed to be prom
Using something new for the Re-
publican Party-new principles,
new outlook 1t was a determined
bid for independents and young
people. a rejection of the idea that
the Republican Party is the party of
Mckinley. The Republican Party
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The Candidates in Brief

DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER born October
IA, 1890. in Denison, Tex. reared in Abilene Kans
educated in public schools of Abilene and United
states Military Academy Q915) commissioned I'd 1t
OF infantry United States Army 1915 Married
Mamie Geneva Doud. July l. 1916 First child Dwight
Doud died in infancy; second son, John Sheldon
now an Army major. Advanced through ARMY
ranks to 1t Col. by 1941 thereafter rose rapidly
with advent of World War H. becoming a lieutenant
general in 1912. full general commander of all
Allied forces in the European theater December 81
1913; appointed General of the Army (fve-starl
December 1914. Chief of Staff United States Army
l945-48. Named President of Columbia University
IN 1913; recalled to military service as supreme
commander. NATO forces in Europe 1885,
Nominated for President of the United States by the
Republican Party 1852; elected President November
1852, carrying 80 States; naugurated President
January, 1858. Suffered severe coronary throm-
bosis September a. 1855; major abdominal surgery
Tor lleitis, June 1885, Unanimously renominated
by the Republican Party for second term, August 90
1856.
RICHARD MILHOUS NIXON. born Yorba Linda.
Calf, on January g. 1913; educated in Los Angeles
County public schools and Whittier College, graduating
as bachelor OF arts in 1894; bachelor of laws Duke
University Law School, 1897. Married Patricia Ryan
OF California in $780, two daughters Patricia TO- and
Julie, 8. Practicng attorney, Whittier Calf to
1912; attorney for Office of Emergency Management
washington. 1912 commissioned United States Navy
1912, served in Pacific theater to January 1916
Elected to House of Representatives 1896 defeating
veteran New Dealer Jerry Voorhis reelected 1948
elecJed Senator 1850. AS Representative pushed
probe into career of Alger Hiss; helped draft Taft
Hartley labor law. Nominated for Vice President
by Republicans in 1852 and elected Renominated
August %, 1856, for second term
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THE FOREIGN SCENE


The 22-nation Suez Canal Con-
ference ended its deliberations in
London Thursday. leaving a spe-
cial committee of five nations to
find a way of approaching aloof
Egyptian President Canal Abdel
Nasser. The committee. headed by
Australian Prime Minister Robert
Menzies. has the task of winning
at least a hearing from the Egyp-
tan strong man who abruptly ma
tionalized the Suez Canal Co. on
July &c. AS of yesterday. the
chances looked neither bright nor
hopeless.
Mr.. Menzies, after long closed
door talks with his four colleagues,
paid an unannounced visit TO the
Egyptian Ambassador. He gave
the envoy a formal message to Col.
NaSSer. asking that it be delivered
promptly and for an early reply.
The committee is scheduled to
meet again tomorrow. ready to act
on any counter-proposal Col. Mas
ser may make.
Yesterday authoritative sources
in Cairo disclosed that the Egyp-
tian leader is prepared to offer all
nations using the Suez Canal in
diudual treaty guarantees Of un-
impeded use Of the waterway. Such
3 proposal would leave unimpaired
the sovereignty Of Egypt over the
canal. which Col NaSser claims.
But first reaction in London to
the Cairo reports was gloomy.
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British sources were fatty pre-
dieting that the Nasser proposal
for treaty guarantees, II made,
would be rejected. The kernel Of
the crisis, they declared. lay in the
deep distrust Of Col. Nasser's in
tentions and good faith entertained
by the Big Three. In the circum-
stances. they pointed out, even a
formal treaty bearing Col Nasser's
signature would do nothing to alter
the fact that access to the water
way would still be in Egypt's power
to permit or deny.
Delegation Blocked
The committee, on which the
United States, Sweden, Iran,
Ethiopia and Australia are repre-
sented. was set up by the con-
ferees after the Soviet Union and
India joined forces to block pro-
posal to send a delegation repre-
senting the majority Of the %
nation conference directly to Col.
Nasser. The delegation would have
borne the modified United States
proposal. presented by Secretary OF
State Dulles and supported by 10
nations. that Col. Nasser turn over
operation Of the waterway TO an
international board, on which Egypt
would be represented.
The Soviet Union. represented by
Foreign Minister Dmitri Shepilov,
had led India. Indonesia. and
Ceylon in opposing submission Of
the United States plan 10 Egypt.
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While the special committee was
meeting Mr.. Shepilov held a press
conference at which he repeated
his charge that the Dulles plan
aimed to reimpose on Egypt de
mands of colonialist character"
He said the special committee had
mo status" and was quite out
side the conference" And he
warned again that the continued
British and French arms buildup
in the Mediterranean was a threat
to world peace and "a fragrant
violation Of the United Nations
Charter"
Earlier in the week Soviet Com
munist Party Secretary Khrushchev
remarked at Romanian Embassy
party in Moscow that the Arabs
would have help" If Egypt we're
attacked by the West over the Suez
seizure. The Russian leader saio
such war would be "a just war
and there would be volunteers"
to see that the Arabs did not stand
alone.
In general. the opposing nations
took the position that the trans
mission Of the Dulles plan by the
conference would look too much like
an ultimatum to Egypt. Through
out the sessions, the same four
nations have been stressing the i'm
portance Of respecting the sover-
eighty Of Egypt. Mr.. Shepilov, and
v. K. Krishna Menon. speaking for
India. have made plain their belief
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ton of alone opposing the Dulles
proposal as a pilot to return i'm
perialism" to the Suez Canal zone.
Promptly, the attitude of the
United States delegation stiffened.
Mr.. Dulles was said to feel that the
Soviet stand was strong indica-
ton that Moscow was promoting
strife, not amity, in the Middle
East. 1t appeared, the American
camp let 1t be known, that Russia
wanted to make it as difficult as
possible for Col. Nasser to agree TO
any compromise solution.
In addition to the Dulles pro-
posals, the special committee will
have other plans ready for Col.
Nasser If he agrees to accept them
for consideration. SPANS dele
gate. Foreign Minister Alberto Mar
tin Artajo. has suggested the canal
be operated by an Egyptian cor
poration in which foreign nations
would be represented. Pakistan.
backing the Dulles plan, offered an
amendment that would leave the
composition Of the proposed inter-
national board up to another inter-
national conference. in which Egypt
would be amply represented. And
India has urged an international
advisory" board to assist Egypt
in operating the canal. but with no
powers Of its own.
Cairo stood Arm in its adamant
opposition 10 the London confer
ence. but reports reaching ofncial
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confirmed by the unanimity of the
San Francisco convention.
The delegates there heard their
party leaders boast of a Republican
record of expanded social security,
higher minimum wages, more hous-
ing, support of farm co-operatives,
expanded rural identification, and
an internationalism that looks
beyond the globes every horizon.
Listening to Mr.. Eisenhower Thurs
day night, it was difficult to realize
that he was speaking for the party
that once bitterly fought child labor
legislation, the income tax, the right
of labor to strike, rural electrical
ton. the Pure Food and Drug Act,
Federal soil conservation programs
and Federal aid for hospital con-
struction.
But there was no protest or re-
sistance to the path upon which he
embarked. Not since 1885 and
Franklin Roosevelt has President
had such complete control over his
party.
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that Egypt was perfectly within her
rights in Matchmaking the canal
company.
But the attitude of the oppose
ton to the United States proposal,
while firm, remained moderate in
tone. There was none of the bel
ligerence and bitterness so familiar
in earlier international conferences
to which Russia was a party. The
calm atmosphere and restrained
oratory Of the delegates. noticeable
at the very beginning Of the ses-
sions a week ago Thursday. per-
sisted all through the sometimes
warm but never hot debates.
And although midas Mr..
Krishna Menon had joined Mr..
Shepilov in opposing the submits
sion Of the Dulles plan, he modified
his initial stand considerably on
receipt Of special instructions from
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru
in New Delhi. He was joined by
Indonesias Foreign Minister. Rus
Ian Abdulgani. in agreeing that the
lS-nation proposal be sent to Col.
Nasser. insisting only that 1t be
made plain that the plan was not
the official decision Of the entire
conference.
v. S. Attitude Stiffens
The Indian and Indonesian atti-
tude had the effect Of somewhat
isolating Mr.. Shepilov. The Rus
sian spokesman was left in the posi-
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The Eisenhower popularity and
vote appeal may be more potent
factor in this hold on the party
than the Eisenhower political
philosophy. But something has
happened to the Old Guard in the
three and one-half years since the
general met with the late Senator
Robert A. Taft in New York City
and signed a statement of principles
that had been drafted by the con-
sentative Senator. The accord was
taken to mean that the heirs of
William Mckinley had been given
stay of execution, and for a while
in 1858 and much of 1854. they
made the most of it. The Senate
conservatives especially = Senator'S
Bricker, Mccarthy, Knowland, Jen-
ner, DirkSen, Welker and others
exhibited sort of majority stock
holder independence that harried
the White House almost daily. 1t
has since been recorded that the
President in those days was so
discouraged that he seriously con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-26
Senate Races:
New Outlook

Republican hopes to recapture
the Senate, where the lineup stood
at 40 Democrats and AZ Repub-
hcans in the 84th Congress, were
bolstered last week as two strong
Democratic vote-getters pulled out
of the 1856 race.
Senator Herbert H. Lehman of
New York, 70, announced that he
would retire at the end of his
present term, and former Senator
Millard Tydings Withdrew as Mary
lands Democratic candidate after
three months illness.
Mr.. Tydings, who long had been
looking forward to. challenging
Senator John Marshall Butler, the
man who unseated him in a rough
1850 campaign, was stricken with
a severe case of shingles, a nerve
disorder. shortly after his May z
primary victory. He had been con.
Sidered a strong contender.
The Maryland Democratic Party.
once considered a sort of annex
to the Solid South, in recent years
has beer torn by disunity and in
ternal squabbleS. With Mr.. Tydings
out of the race, the resulting dis
sension supports Republican con.
f1dence that Senator Buffers seat
can be held.
The retirement of Senator Leh-
man was blow to the national
ticket as well as to hopes of New
York Democrats. The former Gov
ernor, protege of Franklin Roose-
welt and outspoken liberal, has
been one of his party's most effec-
tive vote-getters. with a large fol-
lowing among Negroes, Jews and
minority groups in general. He was
counted on to help the Stevenson
Kefauver ticket carry New York
this year with its electoral college
plum of As votes.
Senator Lehman, in announcing
his decision, urged that New York
Mayor Robert Wagner run in his
place. Mr.. Wagner at first said
that he would not run. but then
agreed to reconsider after hearing
appeals from labor leaders and MIR.
Stevenson.
Among Republicans mentioned as
candidates are Attorney General
Jacob K. Javits, former Attorney
General Nathaniel Goldstein and
National Chairman Leonard Hall.
Former Gov Thomas E. Dewey has
said that he will not seek the
nomination.
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The Democrats:
Ready for Battle

Mr.. Stevenson, resting at his
Libertyville, ILL.,, farm, evidenced
an eagerness to get the campaign
fray started by welcoming the OPP
portunity Ito be matched against
him again" and answering the
Presidents acceptance speech with
the observation that Mr.. Eisen-
hower's words do not match his
record.
The Democratic nominee spent
much of last week answering, one
by one, charges leveled against the
Democrats and Republican claims
to statecraft coming from the San
Francisco oratory. Between times
he met with his advisers, cam
paign manager James A. Finnegan
and Paul Butler, national Demo-
cratic chairman. to plan his cam
paign.
Beginning tomorrow Mr.. Steven
son and his running mate, Senator
Estes Kefauver, will start on a
flying trip to several sections Of
the Nation during which he will
meet State and local party leaders
to coordinate his campaign.
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The Platform

The platform, like all platforms,
including the one approved IN Chi
cago the previous week by Demo-
Gratis, boosted about the party's
past accomplishments.
The two 1856 platforms differ
most significantly, however. in their
promises for the future. The Dem
ocratic platform pledged de
fenSive" weapons to Israel; the
Republicans only promised sup
port" of Israel against armed ag-
erosion" The Democrats support
ed free access" to the Suez Canal,
but this currently explosive sub
ject was not mentioned in the
G. o. P. platform.
The Republicans said they would
maintain and improve the effec-
tive strength" of the military,
while the Democrats rejected what
they called the false Republican
notion that this country can af-
ford only second-best defense"
On civil rights the Republican
platform said it accepts" the de-
segregation decision, and urged
school indignation with "all DELHI
crate speed" through action locally
in Federal District courts. The
Democrats took note of the decision
and urged against use of force to
interfere with the orderly determi-
nation of these matters by the
courts"
The G.. o. P. said its objective in
farm matters is markets which
return full parity" to farmers. The
Democrats promised high and rigid
supports at 80 per cent of parity.
For labor, the Republicans said
they favored effective, unhindered
(by the Government) collective
bargaining" and pledged to extend
coverage of the minimum wage law.
The Democrats platform Jun
equivocally" promised repeal of the
Taft-Hartley Act.
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sidered attempting to set up his
own party.
But then the Old Guard faction
was severely jolted by the loss of
Congress in 1854 to the Democrats.
Then the Presidents heart attack
IL months ago shocked them into
a sober re-examindtion of their
prospects. All during the long and
anxious months of waiting for Mr..
Eisenhower to make his second
term decision, even the most OBJ
durate came to the conclusion that
the Republican Party would face
disaster without Mr. Eisenhower at
the head of the ticket in 1856.
The Old Guard found it impera-
tive to join their new leader, since
it was obvious he was stubbornly
headed in another direction. At
that point began the realignment
of both major parties. With the
acceptance by the Republicans of
the New Deal.the Democrats, to
maintain their indemnity were
forced at Chicago to put Harry
Truman on the shelf an6 talk para
of a New America than of a New
Deal.
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Nixon as Lioison Man

The Old Guards one liaison with
the new Republicanism is through
the Presidents running mate, Mr..
Nixon, and this may be one of his
chief values to the party and the
administration.
Early in their struggle with the
Eisenhower wing, the Old Guards
men made it plain that they liked
Mr.. Nixon. He was a pro who un-
derstood politics, who had regard
for party "courtesieS." They were
the first to reply to anti-Nixon
criticism from within or without
the party.
A search for the reasons for this
affinity reveals much about the
man who may some day become
the occupant of the White House.
Much of Mr.. Nixon's voting rec
ord in the House and Senate has
Old Guard colorings. He CO.
authored the Mundt-Nixon anti
Communist bill. AS member of
the House Labor Committee he
helped write the Taft-Hartley Act.
He opposed aid to India and Point
Four technical assistance. He
voted for the Bulwinkle bill to
exempt railroads from antitrust
prosecution for certain rate-making
agreements. He opposed public
housing. In the Senate he voted
for the tidelands oil bill and for
proposal demanding a presidential
injunction to prevent the 1852 steel
strike.
On the other hand, there are
reasons why he is to be admired
by more liberal Republicans. His
friendship with the conservatives
has served him well when he has
had to assume the role of intra-
party conciliator. He was instru-
mental in cooling the Senate, in
behalf of the White House, to the
Bricker amendment. He spoke
softly and successfully to the Old
Guarders, led by Senator Knowland,
who didn't want the administration
to accept the terms. of the Korean
truce.
Mr.. Nixon demonstrated his eff
fective role as liaison man in his
handling of the Mccarthy contro-
versy for Mr. Eisenhower. He kept
the peace between the White House
and Senator Mccarthy long after
open warfare might otherwise have
broken out.
When Harold Stassen, angered by
the Senator's claim that he had
been negotiating with Greek ship
owners over trade with Red China,
said that the Senator had been
undermining diplomacy, Mr.. Nixon
persuaded Secretary of State Dulles
to praise Senator Mccarthy for his
diplomatic efforts. 1t was the Vice
President also who kept the White
House from serious involvement in
the Army Mccarthy fight.
But when it became obvious that
Senator Mccarthy could no longer
be contained, it was Mr.. Nixon who
named a court Of hanging ridges
to sit in judgment of Senator Nc
Carthy, thus assuring censure. But
it was also he that kept the word
"censure" out Of the so-called reso-
luton of censure.
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that Egyptian agents were solicit
ing them.
And while the military strength
ening OF British and French Medi-
terranean garrisons continued.
there was considerably less talk
OF force last week than was the
case at the outset of the crisis.
On Tuesday, an Egyptian official in
London suggested bluntly that
Egypt would negotiate directly for
a compromise on the Suez issue.
but only If the augmented British
and French military forces in the
Mediterranean we're first with
drawn. French Foreign Minister
Christian Pineau. confirming ad-
ditional French military and naval
moves. said however that there
would be no use Of force, even II
the Egyptians reject all compromise.
until there had been further talks
between the Big Three.
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taneouS demonstrations were
well-produced and the entertain
ment was professional. Only oc-
casionally did the genuine affection
and enthusiasm Republicans feel
for their ticket show through. 1t
was clear from the start that
nothing unscheduled would happen.
There was no fight, no dissension
only ardor for the preordained
standard bearers.
Harold Stassen came to the con-
vention claiming a $3.50 chance
to dump Mr.. Nixon. A conference
with President Eisenhower grounded
his hopeless flight and he rejoined
the fold by making one of Mr..
Nixon'S seconding speeches. Thus
ended the conventions only sign
of contest-excepting, of course,
the mythical Joe Smiths brief
boomlet.
The President was called to San
Francisco a day earlier than
planned in order to bring some life
to the session, and his arrival, COW
cred by grateful television men as
no such event has ever been covered
before. did help. Ironically, how
ever, in coming day early he stole
the spotlight from one Of the sched-
uled high spots at the Cow Palace
"a series of short speeches by his
cabinet members extolling the Sec
tons of the newly adopted platform
which concerned them. The TV
cameras whisked their audiences
away from the roStrum and atten-
lively followed the President from
the airport to the st. Francis Hotel
in downtown San Francisco. When
they returned to the hall, the
cabinet members had finished.