Evening star., 1960-05-01

toric right to draft the man
they feel Is best qualified for
public ONCE.
Reason for Samples
Candidates backing Mr.. Ste
venson and Senators Morse
and Humphrey will be grouped
together on the Official ballot
in states. However, they will
not be identified on the ofIicial
ballot with the presidential
candidate they are backing.
This is why most voters will
take sample ballots distributed
by the political groups into the
polls with them.
However. q voter has the
right to split his vote and cast
his ballot for some Humphrey
candidates and some Morse
candidates, for example.
No croSs-over voting between
political parties will be per-
mitted. A registered Repub-
lican can vote only in the
Republican primary and a reg
istered Democrat only in the
Democratic primary.
Star to List Polls
The polling places in So pre-.
cincts will be open from 8 am.
to 8 pm. Tuesday. The Star
will carry a list Of these polling
places and q map showing the
precinct boundaries In It's edi.
tions tomorrow.
When Senator Humphrey
first decided TO enter the Dis
trict primary he had not ex.
pected any opposition.
Backers Of Senator Hum
phrey have charged that A. L.
Wheeler, chairman Of the Dis.
trict Democratic Central Com.
mittee, was responsible for
persuading Senator Morse to
file here. Senator Morse has
denied this.
"Racism" Charged
During the campaign Senator
Morse has accused Senator
Humphrey Of indulging in "ra-
cism" and Of using Mccarthy
like, name-calling tactics"
Senator Humphrey has not
attacked Senator Morse, al
though some Of the Minnesota
Senator's supporters have
blasted Senator Morse.
Senator MorSe'S charges
against Senator Humphrey were
touched OF by two things: An
attack on Mr.. Wheeler by Sen
ator Humphrey and selection
OF Frank Reeves, q Negro, as
the Humphrey candidate for
Democratic national commit
teeman.
Senator Morse has defended
Mr.. Wheeler, who is also chair
man Of the D. G. Morse for
President Club, as a man who
has made "a splendid record"
as chairman Of the District
Democratic Central Committee.
And the Oregon Senator has
contended that Mr.. Reeves was
selected as the Humphrey
candidate for Democratic ma
tional committeeman after
Humphrey supporters had
urged both Senator Humphrey
and Senator Morse to select
q qualified Negro for this post.
Senator Morse has declared
that to select q man as q
candidate because Of his race
is "bigotry."
The choice of Mr.. Reeves as
a candidate for Democratic
national committeeman Is be-
lieved to have helped the
Humphrey ticket since the
Morse Committee has claimed
that its slate is 80 per cent
more fully integrated than any
other slate Of delegates and
alternates."
However, Senator Morse con-
tends that all the candidates
on his ticket were selected
solely on the basis of merit.
An important aspect of the
campaign is the attempt being
made by the Humphrey and
. Stevenson groups to oust Mr..
Wheeler as chairman of the
. Democratic Central Committee.
They hope to do this by elec-
. ting anti-Wheeler candidates
to the central committee. Mem
bers Of the central committee
, select the committee chairman.
The central committee helps
: raise funds for the Democratic
Party, takes positions on mat
. ters of community interest and
|. has some influence in the allo-
cation Of political patronage in
! the District. The Republican
State Committee has similar
. functions.
In defending his record as
chairman of the central COM
mittee, Mr.. Wheeler has said
that despite the fact that the
! Districts quota for raising