Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-08
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with my family. I want to see
Caroline CHS almost 3-year-
old daughter) and take It
easy"
When his plane touched
down at Hyannis Port. about
100 people met him. One teen
age girl began singing a song
with the refrain welcome
home. neighbor."
Hyannis Port. q pretty town
fronting on Nantucket Sound,
was drenched with warm sun
shine. It was also bullying at
the seams with nearly 800
newsmen and photographers.
Col. John c. Blake, executive
officer of the Massachusetts,
State police, said he had mobi-
lzed $50 officers in the town.
He also called in auxiliary
forces from several nearby
towns.
This was Senator Kennedy on
the eve of the vote.
He was prince come back
to his own. poised, smiling.
strolling along the edge of the
platform of the Boston Gar
den, while a thunder of cheers
crashed around him.
Behind him stood the poll
ticians. some of them of the
Last Hurrah" school, who had
hailed his entry onto the po-
litical scene with sour smiles.
who had watched his rise with
unbelief.
They had, of course, long
since come to heel, and as he
walked down the line, they
pressed eagerly forward to
shake his hand.
The State chairman, John
M. (Pat) Lynch. had intro
duced him as "the next Presi-
dent of the United States
through a solid wall of sound
State Representative Peter
.Cloherty of Chelsea stood on
one corner of the platform
failing his arms like a wind
mill.
AS the din reached its peak,
one overweight partisan
turned to his friend, II bet they
didn't cheer him like this in
other cities" he said hoarsely
and with pride.
The Senator's face was rudy
after a wild day Of touring
New England
Little TelethOn
At his last stop before Bos-
ton, in Manchester. N. H., hi
had Unexpectedly damned ano
blasted the editor of the Man.
chester Union Leader. William
Loeb, then tarried for a little
telethon program hastily MOD.
eled after the four-hour stunt
of the Vice President.
He was. therefore, two hours
late in making his first cam
paign appearance in his home
town.
But If there was any question
about his being forgiven, 1t was
answered in a little exchange
outside the Sheraton-Statlel
Hotel. where in freezing tenn
perature. a faithful throng had
stood shivering for three hours
Hes a lot Of things" erum-
bled a girl wearing a cardboard
Kennedy hat, but he's moi
punctual."
One Of the many firemen as.
signed to keep her and her kind
in line eyed her coldly.
Hes ours" he said, giving
the word two syllables in the
local manner.
Some Empty Seats
AS the parade began outside
the hotel, with the candidate ir
a dark blue Chesterfield, the
street crowds were a bit thin
Columbus. Ohio, and Newark
N. j., just to mention two
foreign capitals, had done bet.
ter. Past the Boston Common
there were for once in the Ken
nedy campaign, empty spaces.
On Washington street thu
numbers increased. There were
more signs for local candidates
than for Kennedy. Although
Kennedy forces take little fol
granted, they decided tina
scarce standards should not bt
squandered on home grounds.
BY the time they passet
Dock square, there were search
lights and flares and the be-
.ginnings of an uproar.
When they arrived at tn
North Station, the motorcad