The people's voice., 1960-07-01

Democrats Smell Victory In November
Democrats like Irshmen, nothing better good
fight there Republicans around at the moment they
sharpen their spirits by fighting themselves
take from this observer there's lots of spirit in the Demo-
cratic camp this
This weeks Democratic convention to delegates
the national Presidential convention and to select four Pres
electors exception There unanimty of
opinion that the Republicans gotta November With
that highly objective agreed upon, the
characteristic Democratic fashion found themselves sharply
split would be the to lead assault
White House this fall.
The inghng that took place in the various rooms hooks
and cranne of the Placer Hotel and the NARROW Theaer
something The Kennedy about in
we'll organized Rumbngs occurring the 10 days
before the convention concerning suspected effort to- rig
delegation Angeles opposition lineup
which quickly dispeed notions that Montana Democrats
cast overwhelming ballot for particular candidate for
the Presidency.
Youthful appearing Jack Kennedy had lot of friends at the
convention Maybe they worked hard in their zeal to make
good showing Maybe the splendid address by Stuart
Symngton Maybe it combination of the protevenson
symngon and little band of Johnsonites who worked in what
from walking with the lions share of the states II
ona convention votes found him lucky to hold his own with
77 vote standoff with those leaning toward
symngton or Stevenson.
AS expected supporters of Lyndon Johnson con-
spicuous by absence despite
Presidency by Montana's two Senator'S Billings Attorney
At Tsmev GMontana power director1 and few former
big the Montana Democratic party Around
delegates say again anybody
but Johnson
Another undercurent the who wasn't there
-Adai Stevenson. While delegates fearful this
man-whO poled 27 million votes against military hero
couldn't there people maintaining convc
tOn that Stevenson the nations foremost foreign
policy the logical choice the nominate next
week in Los Angeles that he and lead the nation
successfully the crucial period ahead Most of these
delegates would welcome ticket for No
yember
Symington his keynote address, effectively destroyed
the canard forth by major Republican publications the past
that he coloress Symington emphasizing his points
with humor laid down domestic program Tin keeping with
conmendabe achieved Senae which made
Many delegates convinced that Symngton like Steven
emnenty qualified to give this nation dynamic leader
ship Symngton minced words the moral and economic
agnaon the tired EsenhowerNxon leadership has burened
the American people with these 71a years past
The Missouri Senator's forthrightness and grasp of the
problems affecting mAmerica contrased time and again
by delegates with what they considered somewhat hazy
understanding of these matters by the Senator from
Massachusetts, who concentrated international affairs
addressing the convention.
gate voe-radng there also enthusiasm at the
venon get at the job that sorey needs to be done
November AS of this moment the various factions of the Dem
ocrac party united than at time in the past
decade They smell victory and end of eight of Re-
pubcanism at both national and state levels They deter
mined out with zeal behalf of their ticket from