Evening star., 1960-11-07
KENNEDY
Senator Draws Boisterous Crowds
In Round-the- Clock Race to Finish
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we shall keep working !. until
we know what decision the
people Of this country are going
to make"
At 2 O'Clock this morning he
addressed several thousand
doughty voters who waited in
the chill darkness Of the Provi-
dence (R. - airport for his
delayed arrival.
He was on the stump again
shortly after 8 am. addressing
q crowd Of 10000 to $4,000 from
the steps Of the Providence City
Hall.
It was q chilly, sunny New
England morning. Once again,
as its counterparts in o hum
dred towns had done so often
before, the band swung into
Anchors Aweigh" and Happy
Days Are Here Again."
Once again, the roar Of the
crowd. topped by the high
pitched squeals of the teen
ayers, rose as Senator Kennedy
came into sight. bareheaded
and wearing his dark blue,
travel-worn campaign topcoat.
His sisters, Eunice, Jean and
Patricia, were on the platform
with him.
He tore into Vice President
Nixon's plan for a goodwill
visit behind the Iron Curtain,
saying, eve must realize there
are no easy ways, no short
cuts" to peace. What will win
the peace, he said, "is the pro-
ductive power of the United
States used for significant pur-
pose"
1--WE have to put the United
States back to work again."
Senator Kennedy said. build
ing a strong society committed
to progress"
From Providence he went to
Springfield, Mass, where police
said the crowd greeting him
was $4,000 and the biggest in
Springfleld's history"
The candidate said the pro-
ductive power of the United
States put to great purposes"
is the only real answer to the
struggle with the Communists.
The biggest audience of the
day-perhaps 50,000-cheered
him as he spoke in Hartford.
His schedul efor the day also
called for a tour through Bur-
lngton. VT: Manchester, N. H.,
and into Boston for a parade
and rally that will bring his
nine-week campaign to a tu-
multuous close.
Crowds Big, Spirits High
Crowds we're big and spirits
high as the gruelling drive
neared its end. At least half a
million people saw and cheered
the Democratic nominee on
yesterdays swing through Con-
necticut, New York, New Jer-
sey. Maine and Rhode Island
a day that Senator Kennedy
called the greatest of the
campaign thus far"
Much of the zip was provided
by an unmistakable feeling in
the crowds and in the Kennedy
camp that victory was in the
offing. 1t was reflected in the
boisterous turnout-and the
unrestrained booing of Mr.. |
Nixon-not just in such Dem
ocratic bastions as Bridgeport
and Jersey City, but in the Re-
publican heartlands of Suffolk
County. Long Island, and
Union County, N. J.
A woman who waited from
pm. to midnight to see Sem
ator Kennedy land at Lewis
ton, Me-. told reporters her
vigil was worthwhile, because
hes going to be the next
President"
But the professionals around
Senator Kennedy were count
ing no votes before they were
cast, and hurried huddles Sun
day produced number of
moves to counter Mr.. Nixon's
last minute strategems.
Scores Rivals Proposal
From one came the order to
secure television time early this
evening for the Senator to
reply to Mr.. Nixon's four-hour
afternoon television appear
ance.
From another came a state
ment blasting Mr.. Nixon's pro-
posal that President Eisen-
hover, former President Tru-
man and former President
Hoover all make goodwill trips
to the Eastern European satel-
lite countries.
In it, Senator Kennedy said: |
"Mr. Nixon does not seem to
understand that the road to