Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-02-03
.Kefauver Group
To File A Full
Delegate Slate

Strategists for the Senator
Estes kefauyor for the Demo
chatic nomination for Prcsi
dent met last Sunday at the
Lowry Hotel IN ST Paul
A full slate of kefauver dele.
gates is being planned aud will
be filed by Senator keianvor
who Is expected Ia come 10
Minnesota for the filing n.
round Feb. 10,
The kefauver supporters will
contest for the Minnesota seats nj
the Democratic national conven-
ton with those already selected
by the Adlai Stevenson group,
Representatives from each OF
the states congregational districts
were nn hand Ia map plans for n
vigorous campaign for Senator
Ksfauver. II Ia understood that a
member of the Minnesota Negro
community viii he delegate-at.
large candidate on the ksfauver
slate.
Leaders In the movement which
has resulted In kcfauver deciding
Ia enter the Minnesota pr.si'
Dental primaries. March 20, are
Railroad and Warehouse Com.
mission HJalmmr Petersen, for
msr Minnesota governor. Hssre~
aentaIivss Don Woznink and Peter
popovtch of 1t Paul and Con.
gresawoman coyn knutAon
state headquarters have becn
opened M ma and sss Mime
sofa Building. In ~ Paul
Among those present nj Sun
days meeting waA Frank Larkin,
clerk ~ Minnesota Supreme
Court who II has been announced
win run for Kcfauver delegate In
the Third DlHt- and Robert short
attorney and trucking firm OFF,
rinl who In als1 expected 10 be a
candidate and delegat.
Cecil Newman, Twin CITY news.
paper publisher and supporter 81
AdIai stevenson In 1902, was
among thoaa present Newman
has expressed dissatisfaction with
Rtevensona opposition To the
EAACp sponsored Powell n
mendmcnt 10 the Federal AID 10
schools measure
ErfauyerH recent attack on
Vlrginia'a plan 10 circnmv"nt
school deangregation also has
earned the Newspaper publishers
praise Heither Negro voters nor
faTaeelng white voters can afford
At this time Of crisis 10 support
any candidate In either party
who docs not take n firm, forward
public stand on civil rights and
related Issues. Newman said las,
week when questioned by daily
paper
Indicn ton tina, the announced
ming ~ Kef8uver 10 contest with
Stevenson for the Democratic
dolegstlon In Minnesota In n pop
ulaf move IL coming from all areas
~ the state, Iiialmar Petersen,
Kefauyrr state compaiRn mana
ger said
This Ia n grass roots move
meni," Nr. Petersen said. many
~ the people who are writing are
enclosing contributions from
dollar up 10 help us finance the
state campaign for Senator ke'
fauysr.
Most ~ the people vino have
written ~ called me have assured
me that they are happy that Min
nos0tn DFL voters will have op'
portunity 10 make their own
choice IN the March 20 primaries"
Petersen said that Kefauyef
supporters know they have an up
hin fight because state DET ma
chincry and funds are q, the dis.
p0sal ~ Stevenson forces, but he
predicted that the groundswsil Of
rank and file intrrsnt may over
come tho head start the candidacy
II Adlai Stevenson has In this
state.
All three top men In the Ke-
fauver campaign seemed conf
dent that the TeBnesseean has q
real chance 10 win In Minnesota
despite the admitted odds.
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