The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-03-03
Washington
News Report

a growing chance that Senator John
Kennedy will butt his head against
one or two other presidential can
didates in next years primaries
One report circulated recently in
Dictated Kennedy might not be eager
to battle Senator Hubert Humphrey,
for example, IN Wisconsin or Min
neSota.
But there is chance that the
Young Massachusetts Senator will
carry his fight for delegates into
these states. which have lon
been considered bastions for Hum
phrey If the Minnesota Senator
were defeated in these states. it
would cook his presidential goose
SymingtOn's Candidacy
Meanwhile. Senator Stuart Sym
ington has turned up as a powerful
candidate according to a poll con-
Quoted by Washington news mag
azine s. News and World Report
That magazine polled political lead
ers in all the states and came up
with the interesting result that
Symington was the most popular
candidate in the Democratic Party.
As result of this there is strong
talk these days about a Symington-
Brown ticket for the Democrats in
1860. Edmund Pat" Brown is the
Governor out In California who put
a licking to be remembered on Viii
liam Knowland in lasts year SEN
sational California gubernatorial
race
The ex-Senate Minority Leader
had resigned as leader of the Re
publican Party in the US. Senate
to make his bid for the presidency
in 1860 and he lost his seat and
the governorship to Brown. who
rolled up a smashing vote total.
Still strongly kicking as contend
ers are Majority Senate Leader
Lyndon johnson. who has no "
joined the western conference OF
Senator'S, and Adlai Stevenson. the
two-time loser to President Essen
hover
There is one thing certain about
the Democratic convention for 1850
It will be slam-bang affair with
many contenders and the final Sc
lection will probably not be known
with any degree of confidence come
conventional time.
Dulles Chances
Secretary of State John Foster
Dulles may have a better chance
to return to work than some have
assumed. The tough New Highlander
doesn't seem resigned to a retire
ment fate and if he gets well enough
to resume work any time soon he
may turn up at his old desk
The blistering attack on Senator
Symington by press car Jim Hag
gerty although too blunt for maxi
mum effectiveness, accurately re
Elected the inner feelings of Presi
dent Eisenhower-Wh will stick by
Dulles until the Secretary makes ur
his mind what he can do and wha
ne wants to do.
Symington suggested that Dulle!
resign. and argued that the natiol
needed now, as never before. an &C
tive Secretary of State. He did no
reflect on the job Dulles has dom
! and tried to separate his appeal TO
new Secretary from reasons Q
sentiment or partisanship.
But his suggestion angered tn
White House, and Haggerty accuse,
him of wanting to get his name il
the paper. No doubt, however
Symington sincerely believes wha
he advocates. Also, undoubtedly
the President will stand by Dulle
until the Secretary makes up hi
own mind.
Dulles worked all his life to bt
come Secretary of State. He pr
everything he had into the job fo
six years. Mr.. Eisenhower is pei
sonaily devoted to him. and beside
that. has a record for loyalty
members of the team" It wou]
be acting counter to all his idea
and characteristics were he to e
bow Dulles out Of the position
now holds. should the Secretar
A.