Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-07-15

needed for the presidential
nomination.
Rumors about Senator john
son accounted for most of the
fits and starts, it turned out
last night. This is the dele
gates version of what hap
Ipened:
Report Called False
Delegates heard the john
son nomination was in the
works. They asked Kennedy
people if this were so. The
word came down that the re-
port was false. Only after
that word, did some delegates
turn to the Massachusetts
Senator in their first caucus.
Last night, word that Sena-
tor johnson would be the rum
ming mate after all reused
these reactions from local dele
gates as they trooped into con-
vention hall:
Mrs. Gladys Duncan: IT new
er would have voted for Ken
nedy had I known about john
son. This means we won't have
a Democratic President"
Walter Tobriner: II think it
stinks. We're handing the
presidency to Nixon"
Mr.. Rauh: This is the worst
doublecrosS I've ever heard of
To choose someone who speaks
for gas and oil and segregation
challenges the integrity of the
platform"
Mrs. Dorothy Atkinson: "I'll
resign as chairman Of the DOL
lars for Democrats drive If
johnson is the nominee. I'm
sick"
Not me-" said Mr.. Donohue
I'm going to vote for the Sc
lection of this great liberal
nominee"
Terrible Betrayal"
Tilford E. Dudley: "a ter
rible betrayal"
Mrs. Natalie D. Spingarn
"I'm dead set against it. 1T is
a betrayal of everything we
stood for. were elected for and
that Hubert Humphrey said.
That's why I can't vote for it.
Mrs. Polly Shackleton: I'm
terribly disappointed. And
feel responsible because urged
votes for Senator Kennedy"
The somber but determined
delegates caucused, standing
under the speakers platform
amidst metal bracing for the
structure above. Glaring tele-
vision lights made them blink.
Newspapermen crowded them
and forced tardy members to
elbow their way to the inner
circle.
Mr.. Nathan moved that I'M
less somebody else were nomi-
mated, the District pass on the
nominating roll call in protest.
THAT motion is not in order
under the rules" snapped Ma
tional Committeeman elect
Frank Reeves, who had been
for the ticket from the begin
ming.
Mr.. Rauh said he thought
the motion was in order. And
he said he would challenge any
ruling to the contrary.
The Rev. Theodore S. Led
better said he was not com
pletely in sympathy. We've got
the man the majority wanted
for President, and all our ar
guments are lost if we repudi-
ate his Vice President"
Other delegates, all the
strongest Kennedy supporters
argued they must speak up on
the roll, or they would lose
their chance forever to object
Would Back Choice
Breaking with the majority,
Mr.. Donohue, former District
Commissioner, asked his COL
leagues to consider the move
seriously.
I'VE are all Democrats" he
said. "You had confidence
enough in Senator Kennedy
yesterday to vote for his nomi-
nation for President. Are you
going to question his first po-
litical judgment today?"
Nobody said we won't sup
port the ticket" Mr.. Dudley
interjected. 1--WE want to make
our protest heard-that's dem
ocratic."
Delegates emerged from the
tense caucus ready to place in
nomination Minnesota Gov. Or
vile Freeman, Endorsed earlier
this week by Senator Hum
phrey.
Hardly were they seated
back on the convention floor
when Senator Humphrey sat
down with. them. He stated his
position in no uncertain terms
He did not want Gov. Freeman
nominated now. Gov. Freeman
did not want to be nominated
They went back into caucus.
! Before they could shove their
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