Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-25
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Republican Administration
I'VE are now engaged in a
contest for the Democratic pres
idential nomination. Senator
Kefauver said. Here and in
many other States have been
discussing this subject of grow
i'm monopoly"
1t was here Senator Kefauver
said lit is a remarkable thing to
me that Mr.. Stevenson has been
50 strangely silent on this i'm
portant subject"
Commenting that Mr.. Steven
seas silence could hardly be due
t. unfamiliarity with the sub
jeet because of his employment
by RCA. He said that in this
case the Government was trying
Ito free for the use of competing
business the great patent pool
which has made RCA the domi-
nant factor in radio, televiSion
and many phases of electronics. -
Senator Kefauver's attack is
In line with the growing tension
In this Florida campaign, and
comes directly on the heels of his
charge that Mr.. Stevenson is
unsympathetic to old age as
SlStance and other social reforms.
He declared that Mr.. Stevenson,
while Governor of Illinois, vetoed
a bill which would have increased
old age assistance by 10 per cent.
This charge of lack of sympathy
Tor the aged was vigorously de-
MED by Mr.. Stevenson and his
supporters. Representative Skies,
Florida campaign director for
Mr.. Stevenson, said the former
Governors four-year program
for public aid had made avail
able $128 million more for old
age pensions and forms of as
sistance than was spent in the
previous four years under a Re-
publican governor"
Had Chance and Lost
Addressing an outdoor meet
ing at Plant High School here
last night, Senator Kefauver said
fatty that Mr.. Stevenson had his
chance at the presidency in 1852
and lost.
Its time someone else had a
chance" Senator Kefauver con-
tinued. He said nothing had
changed to help Mr.. Stevenson
in the last four years.
Il want the Democratic Party
to win this coming election" he
added. If we win this primary
in Florida, we will have a chance
to win in California June S."
Referring to the statement
signed by six of the seven Flor
ida Democrats in the House in
dorsing Mr.. Stevenson, Senator
Kefauver said:
Il have been ganged up against
before. I don't believe that a
little handful of men should pick
the Democratic candidate for
President. / think you people
Of Florida know better who
should be the candidate"
Halls for Speeches
Senator Kefauver today and
yesterday continued his hand
shaking campaign across the
State, constantly hating his
motorcade for speeches to small
gatherings. In each instance. he
delayed his speech until he had
made the rounds and greeted
every individual. His motorcade
includes not only a bus, bearing
a huge sign-"Kefauver Special"
- sound truck, and the So
called GLOW Wagon" From the
last comes recorded music in
Guiding song entitled "Kefau-
yer is the Name" which goes as
follows:
who do we need in
Washington
To get ride of crime and
shame,
Kefauver, Kefauver is the
name.
There's no use in Switchin'
With Estes in there pitchin',
With Nancy beside him to
help him and guide him,
Kefauver is the name"
Sometimes a young man in
cowboy suit sings it for the
crowds.
Stops at KiSSimmee
The Tennessee Senator does
not stint his audiences on talk
and discussion of the issues of
the day, no matter how small
the crowd gathered to hear him.
Travelling yesterday through the
Fifth Congressional District,
where he is believed to be strong,
he stopped at KiSsimmee. where
he was introduced by Bill Ber-
son, his district campaign man.
ager, as 1.-THE peoples friend"
Il have never been the agent
of any special group" Senator
Kefauver told his audience. las
President will be responsible to
no little group. Ill do what the
people need.
One reason l enjoy primaries
is that they give me a chance
to state my cause to the people.
hope you vote for me. If you
can't. remember me in your
prayers.
The Senator said that his wife
had gone to Chattanooga be-
cause Of the illness of a sister.
He introduced to the crowd his
own sister. Miss Nora Kefauver,
who is now travelling with him.
He promised his audiences not
only higher old-age assistance,
but production payments to help
the livestock farmers. more pub
lie power installations. and to
do something about the fruit. fly
which is causing trouble in Flor
ida.
Many old people, most of them
having come to Florida from
other States. came to greet him,