Evening star., 1960-07-14
STEVENSON
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their pleasure in the ovation
their candidate received and
in the stirring speech of Sem
ator Mccarthy. who broke with
the Governor of his State to
bring before the convention
the name of "this man who has
made US all proud to be Demo-
Gratis"
Mr.. Stevenson was bright
eyed and bearning all through
the, day. He took a nap in
the afternoon, got up to watch
himself nominated. When the
ballotting began he came into
the living room and sat down
with a pencil and tally, which
he never used. His three sons,
Adlai III, Borden and John
Fell, sat around him on the
floor.
Midway in the voting, he. left
the room. He had exactly SO
votes. His old friend, George
Ball, explained he was ready
ing a statement.
At the abrupt finale, he
came back as the cameras
showed Senator Kennedy in
the middle Of a mob, leaving
for the convention hall.
"Never Again"
"You don't have to go through
that, anyway" said a pho
tographer.
Never again." said Mr..
Stevenson fervently.
He continued to write and
scratch things out on the paper
he held. He left the room
again with Mr.. Ball.
Now for a little purple
prose-" he said as he departed.
Pretty soon, he returned and
went before the televesion
cameras to express his en-
thusiastic support of the ac-
ton of the convention.
This is precisely what I
anticipated" he told a re-
porter.
Thus ended a tentative and
difhdent thrust that was
doomed from the start, but
which had moments of crazy
elation and brought the one
note of simple fervor to a pre-
packaged convention.
Last Sunday, Senator Mon
roney and James P. Doyle, lead
er of the draft-Stevenson move
ment. were considering how tc
withdraw. Gov. Edmund G
(Pat) Brown of California had
Endorsed Senator Kennedy. Gov
David L. Lawrence of Pennsyl-
vania had come to Mr.. Steven
sons hotel to express with re-
gret his departure from the
Stevenson cause. But Sunday
night. at a Embarrassing dinner,
Mr.. Stevenson got the biggest
hand of any candidates and
made an effective appearance
on a television forum.
Still in Business
Monday, they decided to stay
in business. The California
delegation was turning up some
stubborn Stevenson support;
Mrs. Roosevelt was lecturing
the press. and delegates were
visiting Mr.. Stevenson to ex-
press undying devotion; the ex-
Stevenson eggheads were red
faced. A New York delegate ex-
planned it this way: I'VE think
we've chosen the right man,
but we know we haven't chosen
the best man. There's a lot of
guilt around"
Tuesday was their best day
Minnesota was holding. Kan
sas was reStive. And Mr.. Steven
son took himself to the con-
vention hall and received a
thunderous reception that lit
orally took him off his feet.
Minnesota caucused all
through the night. At 8 o'clock
in the morning, Senator Nc
Carthy, an intellectual liberal
Catholic, said to the weary dele
gates: IF we must have the de-
cline of the West, at least let
us have a man who can de-
scribe it properly for future
generations"
Humphrey Joins Up
At 8 o'clock on Wednesday
morning, Mr.. Stevenson called
Senator Mccarthy and asked
him to put his name in nomi-
nation. The Senator agreed.
Senator Humphrey of Mime
sofa, who decided that if the
Stevenson cause was lost it
was still right, started around
to the caucuSes as if the con-
vention we're just beginning.
But it was plainly too late.
Senator Monroney went before
the Ohio caucus in the Hotel
Figueroa as an amplified voice
in the lobby called urgently:
THE buses are ready for the
convention hall. Will the dele
gates please leave"
Senator Mccarthy worked in
a trailer outside the hall writ
ing his speech. He pleaded
with the delegates to strike off
your fetters and to fulfill the
responsibilities to your con-
science and to the people who
sent you here. :"
do not leave this prophet
without honor in his own par
ty," he exhorted.
Galleries Go Wild
When he finished what was
by far the most spirited speech