Evening star., 1960-07-28
Rhee Supporter Seized
As Korean Vote Neors

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SEOUL, July % (AP).-Po
of ousted President Syngman r
people were threatening to bl
trict where he is seeking ell
National Assembly.
The candidate, Lee Yong-l
discredited Liberal Party, was
seized in an apparent govern
ment move to relieve tension
and avoid possible bloodshed
in the MaSan area.
Mr.. Lee has been the target
of demonstrations by the stu
dent citizen Committee to
Censure Counterrevolutionary
Forces. Hapdong News Agency
reported aroused citizensI
planned to destroy voting
booths where he is running.
Mr.. Lee was held on seven
counts alleging assault. illegal
detention, fraud, and intimida-
ton presumably connected with
the Rhee regime. He has given
no indication of withdrawing
from the election.
BallOting Tomorrow
Government officials have
warned they will call out troops
in the event of clashes between
student groups and counter
revolutionary" candidates.
The country appeared gen.
orally calm on the eve of to-
morrow's balloting for the new
post-revolution Parliament, but
the possibility of isolated incl
dents of violence could not be
ruled out.
A typhoon sweeping across
the Yellow Sea threatened to
cut communications between
the mainland and island dis
tricts along Korea's southwest
coast and keep thousands from
the polls. Muan, Cholla and
Okku in South Cholla province,
with a voting strength of some
100000 persons. appeared likely
to be hardest hit.
Election officials in five prov
inces were ordered to report by
midnight any inability to ship
ballot boxes to storm areas.
Postponed balloting can take
place within a 20-day period.
Democrats Favored
At last report, typhoon Polly
was reported 100 miles south
east of Red China'S Shantung
peninsula moving Is miles an
hour toward the Pyongyang
area of North Korea.
The Democrats, Mr.. Rhee's
chief opposition, were the odds
on favorite in the elections.
Some 1913 million voters are
eligible to choose a new two
house assembly tomorrow from
a regiment of 100 candidates.
Then the new assembly by Au-
gust IL will elect a President to
succeed Mr.. Rhee. who was
overthrown after the fraudu-
lent March IS presidential vot-
ing aroused the nation and
touched of student riots.
The presidency has been
made a figurehead, ceremonial
post. and the government is
now directed by a Prime Min
lister responsible to the Assem-
bly,. The Democratic Party is
led by former Vice President
John M. Chang, but because
Of rivalry within the party, it
is no longer certain he will be
chosen if his party wins a ma
jority.
Try to Help Little Man
The Democrats campaigned
on a f1ve-plank platform of
economic reforms to fight un-
employment and poverty among
farmers and to help the little
man, who they say was neg
lected by the Rhee regime.
They promised to create jobs,
encourage small business, foster
bank loans to settle farm debts
estimated at $92 million, ex-
empt low incomes from taxa
ton and give the little man &C
cess to bank loans.
Three new Socialist parties
entered the field. Chief among
them is the Popular Socialist
Party, which put forward 100
candidates for the lower house
and half a dozen for the upper
house. The Socialists are for
a planned economy, state own
ership of public utilities and a
drastic cut in the 100000 man
army, third largest in the
world.
All Pro-WeStern
With North Korea's Com
munist regime at their backs,
all the parties are enti-Com-
munist and pro-Western.
The campaign was generally
quiet, with only one person
killed in an election squabble
and few other violent incidents.
But the high school and uni
Versity students who forced