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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-04-27

Ohio. They are tired of the same
old names and faces. They want
new, vigorous winning leadership.
HAVE great faith in the loyal
Democrats who are genuinely in
terested in the rebuilding and res
toration of what will once more
become a proud Democratic Party
with an unexcelled record of pro-
gress and performance. l am con-
vinced that these loyal Democrats
will turn out with such force that
Bob Reider will be nominated on
May 8 and elected in November.
This of course is contradictory
to the opinion of the experts who
have been rating me the dark
horse" candidate. Just between us,
I'd rather enter the stretch in that
role than as the favorite, particu-
larly in view of what happened to
the favorite picked by experts to
win two to one in Minnesota a few
weeks ago, and of course we know
what happened to Tom Dewey an
other favorite of the experts, in
'48. The "favorite" hole is not
necessarily the desired one these
days. Particularly by the candi-
date who has his heart set on
winning.
The experts don't quite know
how to rate me. One of them wrote
the other day that my campaign
was making headway''. Another
wrote last week that ''Reider is the
man to watch. He could easily be
the surprise winner of this pri-
mary"
so, AS l stand here before you
tonight-with the elections only
two short weeks away-I say this
to you because you are my neigh
bors as well as my friends-there
is a noticeable revolt in the ranks
of the Democrats of Ohio. If the
rank and file turn out in numbers
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-04-27
leider Outlines Gubernaora Aims In Hometown Testimonial Talk

this process. My program would
be offered in the same spirit and
would receive no more-or no less
consideration for inclusion in
the finally adopted platform than
the party planks proposed by any
other Democrat.
With this understanding, l res
pectfully submit to you-and to
the Democrats of Ohio-the plat
form on which l stand in asking
for the high honor of being the
Democratic nominee for Governor
in this most important election
year
First, for reasons | have just
outlined, is reorganization of the
Democratic party so that the two
party system will be restored to
Ohio.
Second in Importance, in my
opinion is the states need for an
nual legislative sessions. l believe
this is essential if we are to pro-
vide the best government for the
most people. Let me give you a
few reasons why l believe this is
so important. The voters of Otta-
wa County honored me three con-
secutive times by electing me to
represent them in the General AS
sembly. I've been through approx
imately eight years of legislative
activity and enjoyed the privilege
of service on numerous important
committees, and | am firmly con-
vinced as a result of that exper-
ience that the overall interests OF
Ohioans can best be served under
system of mandatory annual ses-
sions. Under the biennial pattern,
under which we now operate, the
legislature is not in operation 10
per cent of the time. During the
six months or so that the Assem-
bly, is in session, Big Business
lobbyists operating through the ne
publican Party manage to kill or
stifle most of the social leglsla-
ton that would be beneficial to the
little man. Then the governor
takes Overland whether he is
Democrat or Republican-you have
government not SO much by law
as government by decree, COM
mission, and regulation. Too much
power in executive hands is con-
trary to the fundamental beliefs
of the Democratic Party that were
we'll expressed by Thomas Jeffer-
son who said ''The safest deposl-
tory of the ultimate powers of So
ciety rests with the people them
selves" Ohio needs-and must
have annual legislative sessions
to effectively block the Big Busi-
ness lobby and to place needed
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-04-27

curb on our executive branch of
government.
Third is the question of carrying
out the public's expressed wishes
in the matter of highways. Two
years ago Ohio voters approved
$500,000,000 bond issue for new
roads and indicated that they want
ed modern freeways badly enough
they were willing to be taxed to
get them. We have Jagged far be-
hind in construction and it is an
obligation of the next governor to
see that the wishes of the people
with respect to the building of
modern, safe secondary as well as
primary roads is complied with.
There is no reason why Ohio, one
of the richest and busiest indus
trial states, shouldn't have the fin
est freeway system in the nation.
The turnpike Cor toll road concept
of transportation has function in
the progress of our state, particu-
larly as an improvement in the
handling of interstate traffic, but
it should be in addition TO and not
a replacement for a modern high
way system.
Fourth, it will be the response
bility of the next governor to as
sert his leadership in the direction
of labor-management peace. Ohio
is on the threshold of its greatest
industrial expansion and there are
three factors responsible for this
our strategic geographic loca-
ton, our coming access to two
oceans and the SkillS of our work
ers. We cannot sfford to have
this progress handicapped by in
dustrial disputes such as the recent
Westinghouse strike. Such dis
putes are conomic disasters in
which nobody wins, not labor or
management and therefore the en-
tire public suffers. 1t is sure bet
that if production haltS everybody
loses. The next governor cannot
shrug his shoulders and say that
such disputes are none of his affair
because definitely they are his
concern. More than that, it is the
responsibility of the chief execu-
tive officer of the state to do all
in his power to prevent the fric-
tions which bring about industrial
unrest. Experience has shown us
that collective bargaining is the
democratic approach to higher pro-
duction, profits and wages, and
every effort must be made to pro-
tect its structures in this age OF
a complex economy.
Fifth, there must be restor-
alton to the principles of home
rule. Self-rule as we knew it years
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-04-27

and the Democratic potential was
as great if not greater in this state
than elsewhere but Ohio was an
island of failure because we were
not organized. we did not har-
ness the energy and enthusiasm
of our Party membership. there
! was no coordination of effort be-
cause we were wholly without
leadership at the state level.
IT'S AS basic as two plus two is
four that you can have the most
outstanding candidates and the
finest program but you can't win
elections without an energetic, ag-
gressive state organization. That's
why I list rehabilitation of the
Democratic Party as No. l on my
program.
If Bob Reider is the choice of
Ohio Democrats on May 8, l as
sure you most solemnly that we
will restore tWo-party system to
this state. There will be capable,
full-time working state chairman;
a field man to coordinate activities
at state district and county levels;
a research-publicity man to direct
an effective educational program
to assist Democratic candidates at
all levels and to disseminate to
the voters of Ohio our program
and our attitude on the vital issues
that will have such an important
bearing on the general welfare and
well-being four nine million citi-
ZenS.
Democratic state headquarters
will become beehive of activity
that will generate the steam that
will elect not only our entire state
ticket but give us a Democratic
majority in the legislature, and
put Democrats in every courthouse
in every county in Ohio.
One of the important phases of
that kind of campaign is the de-
velopment of dynamic, progress
sive program that can be carried
to the voters this fall. This plat
form or program positively should
not be the dictatorial edict of any
one man or special clique. 1t
should be the composite creation
/ of the elected Representatives of
our party-the state central COM
mitteemen and committeewomen,
the county chairman and all others
who have been elected by Demo
! Gratis to positions of trust and lead
! ership within the party frame.
work.
Naturally, as the titular head of
your party, l would hope to secure
the adoption of some of my own
thoughts and ideas in the program
that would be formulated through
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-04-27

NIT the establishment of the kind
OF bold, imaginative, progressive
program that will lift Ohio into
the No. spot among all the states
OF this great nation.
WITH ALL due respect to my op-
ponentS-and each is a very fine
person. feel that I am best suit
ed in every respect to become the
states next chief executive, by
virtue of legislative, educational
and business background. With
utmost humility, ! feel that of all
the candidates, my experience has
been the closest to our state gov
ernment and that it has given me
the most sympathetic approach and
keeneSt insight into the many i'm
portant issues confronting Ohio in
the immediate future.
I feel that | am the one candi-
date who can defeat the Republi-
can nominee be it O'Neill or
Brown-in November. From my
mail from countless personal con-
facts in the past year and half,
/ know that thousands of loyal
Democrats all over Ohio share that
belief.
They support Bob Reider because
they know what | have said is
what 1 believe. My candidacy has
stood apart from the others be-
cause I have not hesitated to take
stand at any time on any issue.
They know that l will not indulge
in the coat-tail riding, fence-strad-
ding or double-talk that has char
acterized the campaigns of others
who seek the same office. They
know where | stand at all times
and they know that 1 am not one
thing today and another tomorrow
because they know that l am the
only candidate of the five with a
public record on state issues and
they know that that record has
been consistent. They know where
stand on revitalization of the
state organization, and they know
that | am not playing games with
the wishes of the Democrats OF
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-04-27

on primary day as my mail in
dicates they will you are looking
at the next Democratic Governor
of Ohio. experts and favorites
and highpowered political trickery
Notwithstanding.
My very first act will be an i'm
mediate call-it will be issued on
May 9-to members of the new
State Central Committee, county
chairmen, presidents of our wom-
ems and Young Democrat units,
nominees for the General Assem-
bly,, and leaders of every segment
of our Party to come to the state
capitol for pre-convention con-
ference to restore democratic pro-
cesseS to the Democratic Party in
Ohio.
Why do l give this top priority
on my program? I'll tell you why.
It's because Democrats all over
Ohio are concerned-and rightful-
ly = about the paralyzed, deterior-
ated status of what once was a
vigorous political voice of the
wage Garner, the farmer, and the
small businessman in the true
American tradition of the two
party system.
AS | HAVE criss-crossed Ohio
many times during the past 18
months, Democrats have asked me
many questions. They want to
know why our state committee has
not held any meetings in the past
eight years. They want to know
why we elected only six congress-
men from % districts in '54. They
want to know why in this primary
campaign-yes, in this primary
Democrats do not have candidates
for the House of Representatives
in 19 counties in Ohio, which
means that l9 seats will go to the
Republicans by default because
they have filed candidates in all
88 counties. They want to know
why in this primary there are no
Democratic candidates in three
senatorial districts embracing %
counties geographically one
fourth of the state-while Repub.
licians have filed in each of those
districts and will win these i'm.
portant legislative seats by defaUIi
in November.
They want to know why we
elected only the governor on our
state ticket in '54 while Democrats
regained control of both houses OF
Congress and scored sweeping vic,
tories in Michigan, Pennsylvania
Maine and throughout the nation
They want to know why. and ]
don't blame them.
The reason, of course, is obvious
Democrats swept Michigan because
the Governor there campaigneC
up and down the state as hard fol
4 the entire ticket as he did for him
self. The same thing held true
elsewhere. Ohio had outstanding
candidates and we had the issue.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-04-27
Here's The Complete
Text of Publishers
Program For Ohio

What does occasion like this Mere words
90 not seem adequate to the deep appreciation and
humility that is in my heart tonight.
Your demonstration of faith loyalty and confidence in
as enter the final phases of campaign that hope will
lead to the office of highest public trust Ohio is of
the greatest honors could expect from his
home community from those with whom he was reared
from those who truly know him best.
Your warm glowing tributes and the physical presence of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-17
WHERE
AND WHEN
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Stage
NatiOnal-"Plain and Fancy,
$3.50 pm.
Shubert-Dark.
Screen
AmbassadOr-"Miracle In the
Rain; lis, 800, 5:25. 7:25
9:35 pm.
Capitol -"Alexander the
Great: II am, LAO, AIS, 6:55
and 9:35 pm.
COIony-"Life of Emile Zola";;
7:05 and $50 pm.
COlumbia-"B acklash":: II
am, 12:45. 2:35, 4:25, 6:15, sos
and $50 pm.
DupOnt-"The Ballet of Romeo
and Juliet; 1::25 $3.50. sos
7:40 and GAS pm.
Keith'S-"Cockleshell Heroes,
11:35 am. lao, 3:45, $50, Use
and 9:55 am.
Little" Marty; l. 2:45, 4:35
6:25, $40 and 10 pm.
Macarthur The Lady.
killers: 6:10. 8 and 9:55 pm.
Metropolitan Miracle il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-17
WOOD
By SHEILAH GRAHAM
Lana Sorts Film Offers

doll with her finger in her
mouth.
Natalie Wood. now a full
blown star at Warmers. COM
ments wrily: THE salary I'm
making at Warmers now is less
than half what I was making
at Goth when I was eight. 1t
took me 10 years to cut my sal
airy in half"
And while we're with the
younger set, they refer to Strike
a Blow as the creW-cut project
all the players are under IS.
including James Macarthur. son
of Charlie Macarthur and Helen
Hayes.
Vic Mature wired a swimming
pool constructor at his home in
Rancho Santa Fe, Get a SWIM
ming pool ready against my re-
turn" Nothing about size or
price. I have a bunch both will
be big
Grace Kelly'S black poodle,
Oliver. made the trip to Europe
in an aforementioned kennel
aboard the Constitution. Oliver
makes the honeymoon too, along
with Prince Rainier's two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-17

HOLLYWOOD (NANA).-
Lana Turner, who has been
combing offers out of her blond
hair since she made her new
deal for one picture a year at
Metro and as many as she likes
elsewhere, has signed at Uni
versal for a big dramatic picture.
Their friends have just about
given up on a reconciliation be-
tween Jeanne Grain and Paul
Brinkman. He's with his parents:
she's at the new house with the
four children. 1t must be
a long safari in Europe for
Arlene Dahl and Fernando
Lamas. They're putting their
furniture in storage.
Esther Williams will have
quite an encourage when she
and husband Ben Gage go to
London in June-her three chill
dren. a tutor, a secretary. and
a maid. Greg Peck and his
bride. Veronique. have a date in
Tokyo for the premiere of his
"Moby Dick" Next for Greg is
another Herman Melville thrill
Ter. Type" with John Huston
directing again. Producer
Tony Curtis conducts his bust
ness before an open window on
the ground floor in the Harold
Hecht-Burt Lancaster Office.
They need a cop to regulate the
female traffic. Judy Garland
goes to her happy singing ground
the London Palladium-next
month.
Metro wants Gordon MacRae
for the male lead opposite Cyd
Charlse in Silk Stockings"
/. And with Spencer Tracy I'M
available, Jerry Valid is trying to
sign Jimmy Cagney and Jack
Lennon They were great to-
gether in "Mr. Roberts, for his
movie, THE Last Hurrah." :.
Ella Kazan's Baby Doll" picture
will get something new in bizarre
advertising. All photographs of
star Carol Baker will show the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-17

the Rain; 1925 am. 1:25, $3.50
5:35. TAO and GAS pm.
OntariO-"The Rose Tattoo;
l, $40, $40. 1880 and GAS pm
Palace-"The Man in the Gray
Flannel Suit; 10:45 am, LIS,
4:05. 6:45 and 9:25 pm.
Playhouse Richard III;
1915 am, 1855, 3:35, 6:15 and
9 pm.
Plaza-"There's Always To-
morrow; IL. 1885. 3:l5, 4:55,
6:35. BIS and 9:55 pm.
/ Trans-Lux-"Picnic"; IL am,
los. 3:l5, 5:25, 1885 and $50
pm.
Warner-"Cinerama Holiday;
1880 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-17

ton friend. at the behest of some
of his friends intensely identified
with politics, was asked to call
Moss Hart in New York.
OF one thing. the caller
designate was certain: That
Moss Hart had an unlisted tele-
phone number, which somehow
seems more or less an impera-
tive in show business. So, he
called Lou Schonceit, the Mackey
ticket agency's wizard whose
Office has a door leading into
Sardi's.
Mr.. Schonceit who knows
everything else, did not know
Moss number. But, hang on"
he said comfortingly, Ibis
brother, Bernie, is always at
Sardis. I'll send some one to get
it from him."
The messenger finally re-
turned with the number, the call
was made and the caller de-
scribed to Moss the labyrinth he
had gone through.
why didn't you try the tele-
phone directory?" Moss asked.
I've been in it for years. Great
est hiding place a playwright OF
director ever found"
~
BULLETIN BOARD: "The
Swan" which will open Thurs
day at the Capitol, was screened
for critics today. Expected
to be one Of the top money
makers Of the year. here and
elsewhere, it will clash sort of
head-on with major rival.
This is THE Man In the Gray
Flannel Suit. Another new
conner for which expectations
could hardly be higher in Mario
Lanza's "Serenade" coming To
the Metropolitan and Ambassa-
dor. Keith'S has new one
tomorrow: The Harder They
Fall" based upon Budd Schulz
berg's survey of the prizefieht
trade. Fort Belvoir's Essay
ons. one of the oldest amateur
drama groups in the country. will
present three performances of
The Man Who Came to Dinner
on Thursday. Friday and Satur-
day nights. Curtain time:
BIS nightly. :. Jack LaBarge
directs. Coming up in May
is Theater Lobby's production of
Pirandello's six Characters in
Search of an Author. Geral-
dine Lust is directing the pro-
duction of the play, a highlight
of the Phoenix Theater's season
in New York this winter.
Opening tonight at the Studio:
Globe Repertory Theater's pro-
duction of Born Yesterday"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-17

the most unconventional play
of a lifetime.
Stay away from 'Godot'," is
his candid advice unless you feel
you can qualify as one of 10000
''intellectuals" whom he homes to
find in order to break even on
the production. This, of course,
may be as cunning as it is can
did on Mr., Meyerberg's part. If
to like "Godot" is to be estab-
liShed as an intellectual, it is
possible that 100000 will insist
upon seeing the play. sitting
through it. and feel like Narcis-
sus ever after.
Mr.. Meyerberg did not sound
like a man who had this in mind,
but he could have nevertheless.
Waiting For Godot," a tragi-
comedy by Samuel Beckett, an
1rishman who used to be James
Joyce's secretary. was once
briefly booked for Washington.
1t might have come, TOTO
the Shubert-except for a Short
age of intellectuals in Miami.
That's where Waiting For Co
dot" opened in midwinter. When
so per cent of the first nights
audience walked out in disgust,
1t looked bad for the play. It
looked worse when Tom Ewell,
star of the plays first cast, also
decided to walk out. And Alan
Schneider who directed the first
version.
At this point, more people had
disappeared from "Godot" than
from any play in years. Ordi-
narily, this experience causes
producers to sulk, snarl at their
wives or drink things. Not Mr.
Meyerberg. 1t convinced him that
he had something although no
one is prepared to say, even to-
day, just what.
Not even this correspondent, to
be as candid about it as Mr.. Mey-
erberg. We have read the play
there is no denying that, al
though denial would be far cas-
Ter than attempting to explain
what it is all about.
1t is, as Mr.. Meyerberg says,
the most unconventional play of
the century. 1t might even be de-
scribed as indescribable. but this
Is another refuge of scoundrels.
What really deters us more
than anything else from attempt
Ing to guess what "Godot" is
about is test to which we SUBJ
mitted the play.
This involved passing it on to
the bright woman who lives at
our house and who always has
been able to explain with the
utmost simplicity the most OBJ
scure writing. Nothing enchants
her so much as the nimble mind
Of Thornton Wilder. She is pleas
ed, too. by the most elfin feelings
Of William Saroyan.
Her mind. as Irish as Mr.
Beckett's. qualified her perfectly
to explain "Godot." Dutifully. as
wives are dutiful at their best
she read it.
Sheer madness" she summed
1t up later.
This is the sort of judgment
however. that has not deferred
Mr.. Meyerberg, and his cast OF
five headed by Bert Lair and
Kurt Kasznar. They will open
Waiting For Godot" in New
York Thursday night. 1t will be
interesting to see how many
of the critics become charter
members the next day of Mr.
Meyerberg's 10000 intellectuals
Or how few.
HIDING PLACE: A Washing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-17

CANNES. That's what they mean
by lucky dog.
Jerry Lewis and his Patti 60
to the French Riviera where
Jerry plans to resume my water
skiing" And here / didn't know
he could. They stay a month
and leave after Jerry's Holly
wood or Bust" movie. You
should hear this doting dad talk
about his new son. Poets try
to write about how it feels to
hold a baby in your arms. but
See GRAHAM, Page Bill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-17
London Limits

LONDON.-The city limits of
London encompass about one
third as much area as New York
City and about one-half as much
as taken by the city of Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-17
THE PASSING SHOW
Does One Have to Be
Genuine Eqqheod?
By JAY CARMODY

Were there prize for valor in the heater Mike
Myerbeg would win in hands down before the week
Mr. Meyerberg is the who Thursday night, will
present waiting For Godot" Broadway He also
ducer with the foewarn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-29
Grove S|ugs
AS Reds Romp
0verCubs, 81.

CINCINNATI, April % (P).-
George Grove. filling in for the
benched Ted KluszewSki, hit two
home runs and triple and drove
in five runs today as the Redlegs
walloped the Cubs. 81.
The game was held up for an
hour and 10 minutes after the
sixth inning because of rain.
Grove. who was booed Justify
last night by fans because he
had been assigned to Kluszew-
skis job. turned on his tormen-
tors in a hurry. He cracked out
a three-run homer in the first
inning after Johnny Temple had
singled and Ray Jablonski had
been hit by a pitched ball. He
hit wasted triple in the third
and homered in the seventh to
score Frank Robinson.
Wally Post followed up Groves
first homer with a blast out of
the park. Robinson, who, like
Kluszewski, had been benched
last night, got a home run in
the second with Roy Mcmillan
on base.
The Cubs only run came on
Monte Twins homer in the Sec
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-29
Rocky May Come Back.
Some Cynics Believe

NEW YORK, April % (P).-
Many cynics in the boxing world
doubt that Rocky Marciano can
stay retired, that he can resist
the lure of the ring and sit back
when another man is crowned
champion of the world. They
think Marciano meant what he
said but-he'll change his mind.
A man who wanted to draw
such a conclusion might have
taken heed of Marciano's own
words at his farewell news con-
ference.
In response to one question,
Marciano said he didn't think it
would be too tough job for him
to get back into boxing shape.
He also said he thought he had
two or three good fights left.
On the other hand. however,
the retiring champion made fire.
quent references to his family.
how much he had been away
from them and that he wanted
some time of his own now.