Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 July 1952 — Page 20

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INDIANA POLITICS . . . By Irving Leibowitz | There'll Be Hoosiers Everywhere At Democrat National Powwow

Gov. Schricker has resisted all efforts to get him on the national ticket. He feels he has a tough battle on his hands now trying to beat Republican William E. Jenner out of a seat in the Senate. . : Frank McKinney's chief assistant, former Miinicipal Judge Joseph Howard, figures in op-

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CHICAGO, July 19--Indiapa Democrats always had a reputation for being on stage or back stage at national conventions. Never before, however, have Hoosiers had 80 important a role as they have in this year's wide open Democratic presidential race.

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week, dally only 25¢. Sunday only ioc. Mail s in indiana Rv} Xs SE : ; only $5.00; all other ates, U8 Dossessions, Canada ane : ’ BS! They!l -be presiding, manipulating, speech- A xl Mexico daily $1.10 a month. Sunday 10¢ » copy : making, politicking and, of course, voting. erating the convention machinery. There are (A weekl ; : § Naturally, Indiana’s’ new-found influence politicians, however, who suspect him of also Telephone’ PL aza 355) Fe CH IC AGO and prestige does not stem from its meager 26 working with the “kingmakers” in trying to pick : WA! @ive Light and the People Will Find Thetr Own Way { votes. (Twenty-five are committed to Illinois’ the next presidential candidate. : as coniu: g Gov. Stevenson and one to Tennessee's Sen. M 3 i Estes Kefauver.) cNutt a Guest Ma jc J li : B k h P li “oo. NVENTION 4 What power they have comes from the In- v ANID convention hand, former Gov. Paul made in uv ietta Cee ac to t e 0 iticians ? iana . politicians on the national scene who . McNutt, is one of the honored guests, accord That : : od : have a dominant voice in convention affairs, ing to Mr. McHale. Both Messrs. McKinney and "HE COUNTY POLITICAL RING won the first round : : : MeKi Saeok McHale rose to political influence and power Walter R of its fight against a decent health and hospital -opera- Re cKinney fo Spea under Mr. McNutt. dom fron : as . NATIONAL CHAIRMAN. Frank McKinney, He was once a candidate for President and House er tion here last week. Indianapolis banker-sportsman, tops the list. also for Vice President. Both deals were engi- er The people of Marion County lost. Xe Opens lite SoHvention Monday, nikes 8 ae ig ly President’ F kl Mas NE: : ; speec at same night and presides Tuesday. , alter the late Iresiaen ranklin Novem The ruling that the new health and hospital law- was The convention likely will provide for Mr, D. Roosevelt was nominated for President by ibe “unconstitutional” was, of course, hot unexpected. McKinney a grand opportunity to end his po- the Demoeratey Mr. McHale produced a tre« ing this The County Commissioners, who don’t li : litical career in a blaze of glory. He is not ~mendous McNutt-for-Vice President movement. strength : unty Co rs, W t like the law be expected to hold onto his job. The new presi- - AS soon as Mr. McNutt's name was placed: in re By cause it strips them of some functions they have abused for dential nominee usually clifoses his own chair- Nomination, Democrats staged a giant demon- are cone years, made no defense against the attack on it. The man ddition t : h-maki h d a ho foray Pre a) : . : n a on to speech-making chores an . . McNutt, his white hair flashing, leeway h lawyer who represented them, paid by county tax money routine duties, Mr. McKinney is reported en- had to go before the convention and withdraw li y to uphold this law, actually teamed up with the counsel gaged in a scheme to help pick the next presi- his name, st, coun attacking it and openly aided them in court. dential standard bearer. His choice is Gov. President Roosevelt, it seems, wanted Henry get autor CS » a. a Stevenson. Wallace as his running mate. pledged ” y . } Since President Truman has cooled on Mr. : : T " . » : ACTUALLY NOTHING was brought out in the hear- Stevenson and Mr. McKinney continues to push Ewing Hopeful : Only a s ings on this case to prove the law was unconstitutional. Bn, Sere Ze reports the President has also OSCAR EWING, the Hoosier-born Federal stop a mau : : i cooled on the Indianapolis banker-politician. Security Administrator, is one of 16 De rat man, and The argument used most was that it permitted an appointed Mr. Kinney's political mentor, Frank McHale, who hope lightning will strike and one Sen, Kefau board-—rather than an elected board—to set a tax levy. is also very much on the scene, Politicians say the presidential nominee. Politicians say he handed to ° The County Welfare Board, an appointed board, of he is 3 bigger poliliejal Bure hationally Shan has about as much chance as Jimmy Durante, Kerr's st course does exactly the same thing, and has done so for Stevenson for President. : ? king votes here at the Chez Pares turned ove years and nobody questions its constitutionality. McHale a Power Mr. Ewing has two delegates, however. But oe ir. Ha The Constitution of Indiana does not create either the : none from Indiana. Yet, diff 3 ! IN HIS OWN words, Mr. McHale said he will One of th ¢ : hospitals or the county poor farms of this state. It nowhere try to be of help to Mr. McKinney “reconciling the country, Indiana Jowertul labor leaders i didates ar even hints that these are to be run by the County Commis- Le and Ee brifie harmony fo the Teamsters, is De rerotol ros le : HE? map sioners as sole proprietors, nor does it anywhere forbid the ticians underestimates the Pore and re Netaaver for ¥ Pesident, This is the first time the word. state to set up new hospitals, or change the man of Mr. McHale, even if Hoosier Democrats did years he has not been an Indiana dele- . e p 1 ’ g agement of oust him as National Committeeman in May. gate to the National Convention. Hoosiers gave Truman existing ones. Gov. Schricker goes om stage in Chicago in 18 01d spot to Neal Edwards, president of the We recall no real presentation of the people's side of : : Several soles. Jie Is HivlaF head of the Indiana i Wi of Mr. Tr is issue in the lower court trial of it. = elegation, a close friend of Illinois’ Gov. Steven- wo Congressmen, Ray Madden, Gary, and Nat his sve in Bee Jo totit. DREAM COME TRUE ... . By Frederick C. Ohman |: 3 a rene or sy Svwvile, wil be 07 re dg y ; J § . 8 e Illinois Governor de- °F J ormer Congre THE REAL ISSUE to the County Commissioners of . . cide to run, Gov. Schricker most likely will nomi- Indianapolis, Mr. nisin eng Jian, 32d 10, } course, is Julietta. nate him and spearhead the midwestern con- - but Messrs. Madden and Dent : never sett] residential Hopetuls Put Selv TS bt ewrs, Madden ana Denton wani (oe They have mismanaged it for years at fantastic cost : : 2. meant it to the taxpayers of Marion County, Hundreds of thousands » Je CON : the conve! of dollars of tax money have mysteriously disappeared in roug 3 De ree or Newsmen VENTION . . . By Charles Lucey words, is. its operation—with nothing to show for them. CHICAGO lg y : oe Fi i : : 'HICAGO, July 19 — Boy, said, “now my friend, didn't date, an elder] ; . ut Inmates of Julietta, many of them paying their own 1o0sen my shoe laces and plump you want to ask me a ques- as the TY ow ay e i S an ct ut Democ I er Way out of old-age assistance allowances from the state, the pillows on my couch. I'm tion?” : mean Vice President Alben W. / raric ell Ears live there in misery and squalor on a diet of slops while apout LA a dl the lille thle oot on, Earkle?, ns biye suit and a Le of S Th | Fallon ia . £ Sen. ahoma, carefully-folde i the county pays for a luxury menu that is never served. few minutes of my valuable the millionaire candidate, like Nr S hapdkerchlef, aaers ay ey an Beat lke dead serio A whole series of individual County Commissioners tithe. A shale Jor Ye eandidate waited nervously in the wings : * # = CHICAGO, July 10-These Mi : an , ‘man. App: have bien driven out of office by the voters of this county hoperls uve Ere - On to come on. He soon got it, or Sa hed Bppreciate the Yemocrats don’t scare easly. e Mr. Arvey EE Eiseunower week’s Republican convention, de because of their conduct of this institution, A hereaboute today and an Just “HOW MANY ballots you Missouri, ht ne ans Arriving here in hourly id Democratic bosses that a mora here Plainty Gossip ~The new-cnes-never-seem-to learn. — s one stand, hat in hand, got now?” inquired one of my certain of getting it. He also. Srcater numbers for a national e could win ae~z-DeMocrat to «Gov. Dewey. the defeated arkley 1s . . , Tn wear out-his—wel=— Gonheris : = ; te 80s nVention n-which-Wesiden- - Where Harry Truman couldn De ‘ Bess. Tru They still want to hang on to Julietta cothe. y S. ‘5. ~~. , + went into some detail about . uldn't. | 1948 candidate, is good str Borah ; \ J Th Neal. . : ” tial candidates threaten to: out- ” Tale. 18 B00 ate Why? 2 ’ : The is 2 dream of a lazy gajq ay Poe ne De aM i number delegates Bor a that. Hig ui fT aT, eu They Fe Soally Jou. take Te aetin » 2 A . i : or a 3 . 4, G } " r o wne . $ Rr Ek & AV BRNMER . a3 PH bin It actually nee ame Votes Soming fo fast that he made a gallant stand of it ciaim Gen, DRigh! misethower The’ as the World War II leader Tatts aan, Robert A. Hom. 's TH announced immediately rushing out to interview the 20M bad tile lo count ‘em there in front of the correspon- n come No- Who could unite the country. week—the last ft most eqtl al : i . wd ; and that was a fact. Some- dents. : : vember.. Now, he says, the General has - . we Taft : fhat jt will appeal this lower cour, decision—ihe county DE hee ot er never body, acting like a cop in a Next press conference fea- Real or phoney, this confi- - ©Xchanged his battle-jacket Te ean oh hidi 19 um put Bio government hedged and stalled, apparently perfectly willing them and plead for the op- thisd degree, snapped 10,000 tured Francis Biddle, who was dence seems to run from party fora Poltician’s toga and has the New York ns with. big c to it stand. ARY 6 ] " candlepower in his eyes. The worried about the Fair Em- leaders to bustling ward-heel-- erted to type.” The Gen- 1 | o let it stand ; ; portunity Of answering ques ‘Senator blinked. Te ou ne Fair Em- era exuberant at scrounging a £ral will be weaker in Novem- moustache, port that Of course it should be appealed, and prosecuted with A 3 He said he'd spent less. Came then Hubert Humphrey, deputy doorkeeper’s badge. ber than today, and is weaker y ua {Lins 7 vigor and skill, to the highest courts if necessary. \ WHAT WE'VE got in the money an auy of wl rivals the linnesota-Druggist Sens: rs From ml] tis igi fs emerge How ie Je months ago, DESPITE ALL the frothy Sandlaxe ria ; ; 3: ress room that once was the oY avorite son. He talke ng an outline o e kind o . y. victory talk, . : This is a good law, and there is nothing unconstitutional yast exhibition hall of the Con- Merchandise like his, replied loud. campaign Democrats around # x_n politicians. a SOME Seatoned Th Ru about it. . ‘ rad Hilton Hotel is a small the Benaton, A you have to You see what-I mean. I did the country think should be SEN. Richard B. Russell of A ye Sparing the e Ku It should not be lost by default platform. There we stand the 0 is ex . Pretty soon he a full day’s work without rais- + waged against the Republicans q,.,.0 ii must carry the HERE'S : = rr Tm x ' Democrati - South candidate, shine bright lights began to sound sore, but he in ing one néw callus on my feet. this fall. gla, a ¢ candi uth this year. They profess hind Sen. 1 his eyes, #14 otherwise make Sie) he Joved svervioly, in- This the way newspapering : a a ‘date, Salle Ike a great Ameri- to a belief Ike will not carry Of Jar m suffer while we take our ° . 0 were oug 0 and if it continues. TAKE JACK ARVEY, suc- Can. e agreed the G New is. adv Maybe a Country Boy ease in soft chairs out front, asking him the loaded ones. T'll start recommending my cessor to the late Mayor Ed- had a charming perso Shera) ew. York or California or he had to Is Just What We Need In 30 years of chasing news, a got a Sop of coffee and line of work to the young, Good ward J. Kelly as Chicago Dem- but suggested he Ton a e some other important South in ai nothing like this ever has hap- Sippe« while the next candi- ‘pay and no effort, whatever. ocratic boss. Four years ago, 2 couldn't get states, yet they have some fear gate streng . pened to me and I must admit : elected on this alone for the fi at nominal E'RE SORRY Henry Schricker isn’t interested in ti : : F the first time in 24 years S 8 ne I'm taking it big. Let's con- SEERA ERNST E RR RRRRENRARARI AL as ansennens searsnnunne . "ne ssa aes Democratic candidate A i J The sta 5 2 3 s “aan BESARNANANARNANERRARRRRARRIINY dsadan RERRRNAARNIAAR pry ha e Gop might slice i t h 1. boom th : : sider a typical day of Othman, 2 : 5 vers . nto the particular] tor op that has started spontaneously to nominate him New.day Teporter. : . : i in took a similar Dixie electoral vote. gates. C f . At 10 ‘a. m, Rudolph Halley, 3 i I i : ne. He said the Fisenhower « In 1948 H Arvey ad It's too big a job, says he, with becoming and, we-are fhe New Yoru erime buster, 3 oosier oru FY prom an ar : smile “cannot conceal the true didn’t peed re is — atter : “ showed up to be interviewed. 2 § facts of ’ rse—bu sure, sincere modesty, for a “country boy. : He made a foolish mistake. He 3 "| do not agree with a word that but 3 1 HE o U% Scvubiican pists . to win, He gldated about that could not 8 Wé're not so sure about that. Thomas Jefferson was a arrived on the dot and who- 3 3 ot you uty, bu | will dete $0 Wha cloath your fight 15 say 1"; dont Ra Rove whe ssfirwand Bul, some: Demo oul Some t y > . ev h d 8s 3 - Pevereatansavsonusase sadnnesereRRRRINRS : rafted it.” ” ¢ country boy.” So was Abraham Lincoln. So were a lot Eyer A ee enter tsadanene EEE REE EEE ARREARS ss tesa IRAN ERENT ERSTE RE ERERRAIR RRs terre eee WT Here. are mai crats here are plugging for a thinking. ; of the best Presidents this nation has had. The term implies him altogether on account of a MR. EDITOR: they are a poor substitute at’best for the direct attack ship ain lines of the ticket and a platform to keep a. a. full mensure of sound common sense and forth > previous date upstairs in the As I understand from your article and from view a tank commander enjoys when he keeps Ing up on Ike: Gen. Eisenhower from taking . S88 > Sek right main dinin i other sources, the weigh his h : ONE—It's ager, and ie . a g room with a § 8, the weight of the new M-48 is in 8s head out of the turret. Y 8 bad business hav- any south integrity that we certainly could use in our government waffle and four slabs of bacon. the 45-50 ton class. Mr. Lucas seemed unduly Joe Chink enjoys attacking a tank when the Ing a military man for . SER States. Alban g ) 8 Presi Other Democrats take th Sen. Russe these davs. My spies reported this didn’t concerned about the fact this tank has not yet tank commander is inside the turret, He real- dent. view the very fact more thes egy to ma Ey oo i: 4 : matter, Rudy made no head- put in an appearance in Korea. izes he can then get much closer with his TWO—Tom Dew 60 milli : In all seriousness Henry Schricker is better qualified lines. I should like to ask Mr. Lucas whether he Pazooka and be more certain of a hit. Henry Cabot Ly el the effects of the ave A > Jan to be President of the United States, and we'd rather see yn has eveér tried to take a 50-ton tank across a Taking all things into consideration, I firmly one else is the real candies; seemingly haven't tore ihe a him in the White House, than any of the other aspirant AT 10:30 A. M.-T was rest- rice paddy. I have done it with a 38-ton tank, Delieve the best tank in Korea today 1s the M- he's just a figurehead ' these viewings—is the bi Hart! P res 3 * spirants ing comfortably when Sen. the M-4A3-ES, and believe me, there were times 4#A3-E8 and it is likely to remain so even after THREE ; augury for viet ggest Srey 80 ‘hopefully contending for the Demoeratic nomination in Lister Hill of Alabama climbed when I thought that we wouldn't make it. Can the M-48 puts in its appearance, if it does. so long > pas been away Maybe don or ih Shanges): Chicago this week. : par gals I spiel in favor of you imagine what Sort of difference 12 tons Robert L. Pruden, SFC, Armor issues 8 he crest know ihe iick-The' talk is rn le is boy from Georgia, Dick would make? FOU whistli y % = = ow Risse 6, ao NON DARE ; di mse met R—He was weakened ng. Anyway, there's no he wants Wh h Re Suid en. Russel ae Bae ThE packs Woe Wier, Yt So are ‘Policemen Are Fine’ by the bitter fighting in last lack of people out here who en t e War Is Over - oe President and then there was is the total weight of , Ty Pe ME OR ore is to b mmended. R : Want to whe um on, Youngs ’ a tert : : ‘ie : an awkward pause. Sen, Hill ¢ ral f } > e CO ended. e- 5 : N YY HLE we have been living in hopeful anticipation of gimost A ol en Hil age ang not the pressure per square inch of cently I was on the trolley going north on Ilii- DEAR BOSS . Ww By Dan Kidne Bl 2 honorable and satisfactory settlement of the Ko- gine man, hawking snake oil. Another thing which should be brought to Shy Jooked aver Sad 53 SUR 9 ou ° ? . y vention hs rean War, perhaps i siderati : iv e wasn't trying to make a the attention of Mr, Lucas is | fect amo to th 4 a ps too little consideration has been given sale, you understand, but was 0 caliber ‘machine ha Fong 10% he wan 2Cr0ss er Fecomy Bime, ve n ianapo IS an [any o e pos -war problems that country will present. begging for us pampered ones would rather fire’ that weapon from inside the Were vie bo Make 2 lett furs into. our Srive. think the: It is apparent, however, that American responsibilities Io ek ne sore questions. tank. Speaking from experience, I can tell you we had Ge Jot ge, nor bound, waited until 3) } be Vice P : : Sa ‘What about this gentl t} y i is Ni y V ul 2 wh nat woth we WE i Sy Ce nn ey Se RE Ware we BUSY [OF Jl€Venson ton to 3 ~ oY " : “orn : § : : . : ’ , olice ’ RR reache d. you got a question?” Again he blocks can be effective to a certain degree, but of bil ¥ ink they mie up CHICAGO, July 19 — Dear the conventi yotes, . ” ate rs : co ¥ : J . . Kao .” y. 8S: . A © ention on M oat ines dont of Bateds ab ial plant is in the northern . Boss! oni of ble sles young that may be more Monday au Kefauvi country, under Red control, post-war plans for } S t k s Adlai 8 0V. still isn't entirel vi 3 + PO! 5 ; Stevenson here is a na- a : y out of draft KEFA South Korea must take that facter into consideration. oosier e ¢ 00 By O’Donnell tive of Indianapolis, former OD eniardcularly Shoulg tie pulled bo! , * » a on : Butler University student and ridge b. eadlock, Mr, Eld- letter to | THE PLANNERS have progressed to where they pre- ‘ . Yeidran of World War II. ge elieVes, a ging abou diet that South Kor ) GE uy oy : e is James A. Eldridge, who HE PLACES trampled n Korea can be made self-sustaining, given / STATE CITIES AND COUNTIES | APPROVED AND entered Indiana Democratic Man in eral Fam. rat supporting capital and trained technicians. This capital cy 7 a politics while still at Butler, He and Fair Dealers, if Goy New Ohio's 62 and the training must be provided in large part by the MARION coy, ling shige ola Yenann puany is cheaked out, 3 Be nited States, of course. Nor is that all that will be ex- LAw WTY nated for the House of Repre- dates can mater Other Sandi, 8 Senato pected of us. ” ENFORCEMENT sentatives on the state ticket Son in brilliancy TO velle candidate. n ” Ae > Br ARF ,3 : ; 220. ground,” the ul For we are warned that the economy in prospect could pl GENTS For some years now he has asserts. “Hig rs online ae _ not sustain an army or an armament program. It has been ier : NDR sl I aE Congiivieq the Midwest office of father managed rae. his way fe assumed that the South Korean army now in training, which e fl the gmerivan Assigation Jor Lincoln campaign, and his pa- Kefauve is intended to relieve our troops when it reaches a state of \( ‘RP cently he was named executive he is rr whom ing readiness, would look to the United States for its initial Siststor of the Cricagn brane ~ Democrats, Fostmanier. Gon 8 equipment. But that such an army should become Be Aig Union, era) giter the Covil War. Horspian : y ¢ : a per- TRING TY RR “That w Na : wi DURING THESE as in the first term mitteemar manent charge upon the American economy had not been Chicago, interspersed A of Frasiden: Grover Cleveland, It's Diff anticipated. to the United Nations méetings masters T0100 Republican post: F's Di “vu, : Jhi 3 s v - re Even more disturbing is the reluctant realization that here and gbroad, MY. Flasige with Democrat Pre ony als Rewhorn republic is plagued by a weak, corrupt, dicta- friend of Gov. Stevenson. To- Se Yeiana was oh Proud of that which hn orial government which, far from showi i . day he is among the greeters WY avhen he FAN a feated, tc nt. i driftiiie from bad tow owing any improve in the governor's Chicago office second time he took Adlai Ste. His orgat nt, | 4 had to worse. How could an economy on LaSalle St. He also takes and they oon c® President, _certain he as delicately balanced as the one in prospect long remain in’ an interest in what goes on in nd they wo Bi tion it hs . . © » > - balance under such an administration? the Draft Stevenson Headquar- GOV. STEVENSON isn't th of match SN m wd ly in the Conrad Hilton Ho- patronage-dependent type, ho . for Presk : " . oe , how THIS IS NOT an American problem, because the United ah pe lose Jas a Sik rs rues is he an abject 5s hiring States cannot afford to enter into a trustee relationship in nots, Mr. Eldridge is convinced ism, according to Mr. RIGA peor be Korea which could not be productive of anything but ill a eit) lowest Fie led the courage shown by perepiring . . mina- ’ ; will on both sides and which would be foredoomed to failure. ff — tion. He much prefers a second _of Subversive activity es hand true - It is a United Nations problem, because the Republic of an heen saying rig oot ae he passed by a Republican To ey 's “ ; ; : : pale A Ee ying right along. lature. H r. Korea was a United Nations-created state which has be- : IN ANAPOL/S The The whole matter, rea iv they conflicted ‘wrong ¢ come a continuing United Nations responsibility. We trust HE | imi NY ; the possibility of Gov. Henry F. fair to groups, such as pubis thiigs al our policy-makers will insist that the problem be treated in 5 (a ‘a on) . rn 04, RST Schricker of Indiana nominat- geiical leachery, who Julie or eon a : fi fe fre : A Xa ve n requi \ r this light, because South Korea must not be allowed to Vou, EH ADALL 1 clal loyaity oaths. © x® *P* {runs int ul a permanent headache. ; : __“On the other hand, he has | _hiden hol oe Coal a) " Mr, declared, on : od : ; oy fell on jb! Bi wate Fag