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Stevenson Fails Feuds Seethe To Squelch Ardor As Democrats Of His Followers Start Parley
By CHARLES LUCEY Stevenson Asks
Scripps-Howard Staff Writer > CHICAGO, July 21—A Democratic convention untamed, . uncertain and vaguely unhappy opened today with a rising] For Party Unity surge of talk of Gov. Adlai Stevenson of Illinois as the By United Press = party's presidential nominee. CONVENTION HALL, Pro-Stevenson leaders who 3 |Chicago, July 21-—Feuding ‘few days ago were resigned to! Other Utical news and rudderless turning elsewhere because of the| photos, PE 2.3, 13. q oy gh Democrats governor's repeated rebuffs now opened their 31st National tossed aside his latest one and that operation was dictated by Convention today with little approclaimed him the man the con-|the presidential nominee. (parent hope of preventing a facvention wants. Now, however, delegates found tional split that could jeopardize From Ex-Sen. Scott W. Lucas themselves with an importance their chances of keeping the of Illinois came a forecast: |{they haven't known for years— White House in November. “Adlai Stevenson will be nomi- and they loved it. ( The party's nated.” | As to Mr. Stevenson, Illinois flanked by alternates. and thouDespite a steady litany of pro-lleaders predicted he would be Sands of guests and spectators, tests by the man from Spring-nominated and that Illinois—any- trooped to the big meeting hall field, there was no doubting his/way, 90 per cent of the IllinoisiPY the stockyards for the angriest strong appeal among delegates as|delegation — would be for him 3nd most confused Democratic he stood before them today and!from the first ballot. jconvention in 20 years, welcomed them to Illinois. He has strength in New Jersey, | The man many of them would
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1652 delegates, |
vention in 20 years, speculation
Stevenson.
With mast party leader s,/ Massachusetts, New York, Pennsearching the skies for signs and|sylvania, Michigan, Indiana and portents to give direction to the|other large and important states first wide-open Democratic con-|—if he isn't too late to harness it.
His chief supporters said 1
like to draft for the presidential race, Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson of {Illinois, delivered an impassioned plea for harmony in the main ad{dress of the opening session. t| But harmony hopes seemed cer-
seemed to center chiefly on only wasn’t. Yesterday Mr. Stevensonitain to explode tonight or tomortwo other candidates besides. Mr. [ioe the Illinois delegation:
,lrow in a name-throwing floor
“I wish you would abide by my! fight over a proposal to write into
Sure to Lead {wish not to nominate me nor to/the conventipn rules a “loyalty They were Vice President Al-/vote for me if I should be nom-|pledge” aimed at anti-Truman bén W. Barkley and Sen, Estesinated and urge all your friends southerners, Kefauver of Tennessee. ito abide by my wish.” Mr. Stevenson, who doesn’t
Mr. Barkley’s candidacy earned| jwant the nomination but hasn't a stout push yesterday from| Listens to Praises {said “no” to a draft, told the James A. Farley, who knows more! But he sat right there in the delegates to forget personalities about conventions than anyone on|delegation canegs and Beall one/and concentrate on principles. ir. Speaker after another insis e the a would be nominated and that he Allied on Fight t would have to accept. . Above all, he pleaded with not to repeat the hate-
Yigiorien, Seems Sule lo lean the If the Stevenson push fails to them
Georgia's Sen. Richard B. Rus- materialize, there is much senti-|breeding “carnage” which charac--
ment in the convention for Mr. terized the Republican struggle Barkley as the compromise can-|two weeks ago between the camps didate acceptable both to thejof Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower South 204 he North. ‘ ; {and Sen. Robert A, Taft (R.0.). r. Farley sa e knew of no| man better qualified to unite thel,, Dut Sven as Wr Stevenson Democratic Party or serve as gzec tor peace, two cangicales (before the convention, Sen. Estes President than the Kentuckian. ’ R fauver of Tennessee, and He acknowledged the handicap of Re Ly : J Sac a : eh verell Harriman of New York; Mr. Barkiey's 74 years but- said lied their force. he fi this alone could not disqualify 2!lied their $s for the fight to him. He cited his tremendous ac- Put the loyalty pledge across. tivity in his four years as Vice, That fight originally was schedPresident. |uled for the opening session, but Mr. Farley said he thought a|party managers postponed it in deadlock could lead to a Steven-|the apparent hope that a coolingson nomination but thought lead-|off period might produce comproers would find a candidate after mise and peace. four or five ballots. | The down-rating of Mr, Ke- The Kefauver-Harriman forces fauver seemed out of proportion stated that they will go all out to his important delegate strength. for a rules change that would bar His supporters insisted he would contested delegations unless they win and said new assurances of {promise to support whatever can-
sell will go into the balloting probably in second place behind Mr. Kefauver, yet the politicians so far cannot see where he can add substantially to his Southern strength. ; For New York's Averell Harri‘man and Oklahoma's Sen. Robert ~+8¢ Kerr most observers had only also-ran ratings. And -~nobody could forecast. ‘where the votes of a flock of favorite-son candidates would scatter after they get their brief hour of glory in the complimentary roll-call of a ballot or two. Over the whole convention was the threat of impending explosion in the long and bitter strife betwéen , so-called libgo 3 Northern ocratic wing Southern Conservatives’ i»
But a bitter quarrel and a ___ walkout are at least possible—
Some party leaders feared a split of irreparable proportions. Northern spokesmen such as Sens. Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota and Herbert Lehman of New York said they intended to demand a no-retreat line along the whole civil rights front. The battle could come on the seating of disputed Texas and Mississippi delegations and a socalled loyalty pledge to support the party nominee. Or it could come on a platform plank aimed at stopping Senate fillibusters on civil rights legislation. Abler Than in 1948
Leaders of the Southern bloe,
crat movement which carried four southern states in 1948. Some of them will try hard to stay “regular” and remain within the Democratic party.
“sticking with us” had come from
Maryland and Oregon.
Quote Capehart Testimonial for Sen. Russell
By Times Staff Writer CHICAGO, July 21—Indiana’s Homer E. Capehart is one of 15 Republican Senators who paid high tribute to Democrat Richard Russell in a booklet being dis-
|didates the convention nominates for President and Vice President. The amendment is aimed at the anti-Truman “regular” delegations from Texas and Mississippi which have been temporarily seated despite protests from rival “loyalists” groups that the regu-
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Said Sen. Capehart:
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> Ten And Injures Scores Prison Town Leveled, Oil Fields Set Afire, Rail Tunnels Cave In
That hope all but died aborning. .-
Holder Says Big
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MONDAY, JULY 21, 1952
KEFAUVER KICKER—Spry Robert Cook Kefauver (center) does a Texas Tommy dance with | “A formula which in Mrs. Annelle Latimer (left), delegate from Calexico, Cal, and Mrs. E. Alice Littleton, and his understanding of the ee Tenn. The Ténnesseans met the California delegation as it arrived in 2 . American system of government. | $1750 DN—VACANT And should he be elected Presi-| dent, I feel confident he will up-| hold the Constitution and would, fight for the private enterprise] system.”
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for the largest field of candidates in many years went on in every downtown hotel in Chicago. For years, in the Roosevelt-Truman
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also offered testimonials to Sen.
period, almost the only real po- Russell in the booklet.
litical sport in a Democratic Con-| vention has been the choice of a Vice President.
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TROUBLE WITH the big city] Democratic bosses is they miss| THE BOSS. » » » WHILE OTHER presidential aspirants are saying they will be elected, Gov. Adlai Stevenson insists he will not even be nominated-—-so he probably will, . » - MAYOR KENNELLY will wel-, come the Democrats to Chicago! and blame the recent Republican! convention for the shape its in. |
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By TED KNAP { Cale J. Holder today said he {will bow to the Eisenhower forces
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LOS ANGELES, July 21—A violent earthquake which
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dustry is hopelessly deadlocked.
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Knoxville,
ys Puzzled
By ‘The Hat's’ Actions
By IRVING LEIBOWITZ Times Staff Writer
CHICAGO, July 21—Henry | F. Schricker, the self-styled
First, he checked into the Harri- T son Hotel, headquarters for the ment, today was named chairman |I"8 standing.
Indiana delegation.
Then, with white hat and cane in hand, he marched off to the nois Gov. Adlai Stevenson would!
Murray Calls Steel Deadlock
‘Hopeless’
| President Philip Murray told top
: United Press Telephoto. 'policymakers of the CIO United LE CHAPEAU—Sen. Richard Russell, Democratic candidate for presidential nomination from |gteelworkers today that the 50Georgia, models "victory hat" presented to him by Texas delegation after he spoke to them at day strike against the steel inthe Palmer House in Chicago.
™ review of the long negotiations, {which he said twice were on the {brink of agreement only to be {blocked by an “unholy” industry lalliance, Mr. Murray declared:
{tory resolution of any of the items {I have received for you today.”
jindustry representatives yes day, at the request of Président
t not include any of the proposals t made by Mr. White,
By United Press
all in Tehachapi,
{intensity by the Rev,
felt “like a ride ‘on a bucking brone” rolled through Cali fornia today leaving “many dead and injured” and leveling the business district of little Tehachapi, 100 miles north
of here.
At least 10 were known dead, home of the California women's state prison. The long, rolling waves of the ‘quake, which began at 6:55 a. m., Indianapolis Time, and were felt in diminishing strength for the next 45 minutes, was recorded as far north as Santa Rosa, 60 miles north of San Francisco, south to Ensenada, Mexico, 200 - miles south of here, and east to Reno, Nev., and Brawley, Cal. The quake was recorded as 7.75 Joseph
PITTSBURGH, July 21 —CIO\pynch of New York's Fordham
After an hour-and-15-minute
“There is no hope of satisfac-
He said that he had met with ter-
Truman, but found them “in no mood to make a settlement.”
Cites Big Issue
University, who described it as
California's “worst since the 1906
San Francisco 'quake.” The epicenter was in the Mojave Desert near Tehachapi. Sets Off Oil Fires It was so violent that it set off two, big oil fires. One, a huge refinery’ 25 miles south of. Bakersfield, Cal, 50 miles west of Tehachapi, called for all the Kern: County firemen. The other. oil blaze was in a fleld near Newhall. Six of the dead were reported to have died when the main hotel at Tehachapi, an old two-story
died as they dashed in- fright to the street and were cauglit by falling buildings. ae The Tehachapi women's prison, which housed inmates and a staff
Mr. Murray said the issue
of 475, was “made. unusable” by
standing in the way of an end, violent, twisting action of the
to the economy punishing. strike which has idled more than 15 million workers in steel and al-
i | lied industry was the steelmakers
| tembior. There were no reported injuries lat the red-adobe brick plant which has been described as
refusal to require workers to stay... .rica’s most beautiful prison.”
‘in the union, once they join.
{ Mr. Murray said that Charles
A. White, president of third-rank-ling Republic Steel Co. had made 'a union-shop proposal to the {union which could have led to
However, he said, that John A. Stephens, vice president of U. 8.| Steel Corp. and head of the industry’s negotiators, submitted a “mimeographed piece of paper” as industry's final offer. Mr. Murray said this offer did
| settlement. |
It was, he said, a flat rejection of any form (of union shop on a “tgke-it-or-i leave-it” basis.
He ‘Went Away’
| After this, Mr. White away," Mr. Murray said. “Where to, we do not know." the CIO head said. - “He did not appear at any more conferences.” Mr, Murray said he met with Mr. Larkin in New York, and a |“formula” on the union shop isSue was worked out.
“went
sub-
stance, in fact, and for all prac-
'shop,” Mr, Murray said.
Hoosiers Told ‘Back Stevenson’
icommitteeman Paul Butler, South Bend, a key Midwest leader in the Stevensom-for-President move-
of the Indiana delegation. He "immediately predicted Illi-
lin Indiana and resign as state [ndiana country boy, has the Conrad Hilton Hotel to greet the be nominated and elected.
|Republican chairman,
He prepared his resignation for |this afternoon's meeting -of 22 istate GOP committeemen from
Indiana's 11 congressional
Jtricts.. -
| Most likely to succeed him fis {Mayor Noland Wright, Anderson.
{He has the official backing of]
{George N. Craig, GOP candidate for Governor aligned with
| Eisenhower forces. Mr. Holder said that “because
the Republican national conven-
tion, “it's necessary for party unity that I resign.” Mr, Holder backed Sen. Robert A. Taff.
John D. Hughes, an Indianapo-
at thé meeting, He said Mr. Craig was promoting Mayor Wright and Mrs. Arthur Robinson, Indian{apolis, wife of the former U. 8. |senator, ‘for vice chairman.
tnot want to resigh.
| Mr. Holder has headed the
|state GOP since June, 1949. This|all the girlie shows, but had a| {year he backed two losers—Sen. pleasant time chatting with the then retired behind closed doors
big city political wizards here
baffled. Shrewd observers, who tradi-|
dis- tionally watch various hotel rooms
for “significant” political clews, frankly are mystified and con-
fused by the number of places the
“White Hat” has appeared.
candidates,
At the state's first policy meet-
He reached the 18th floor Injing this morning, all 30 Hoosier
a pretty, young girl. It's a Pleasure
lexpected,” the Governor said,
with Sen. Kerr, the
-|time to pose with Sen. Kerr and delegates weré urged to get on
the Stevenson bandwagon. b Frank McHale, recently ousted
“This. is a pleasure I hardly national committeeman, made a|
|plea for the nomination of Gov.
After a short closed-door huddle Stevenson. for President and Sen. Governor
Richard Russell for vice pres-
For example, in less than three walked down the back stairs to ident.
the hours, Gov. Schricker was seen the 11th floor
yesterday with Sen. Robert’ Kerr, Mrs. Averell Harriman, Vice Pres-
Russell and Big Jim Farley. What does thig mean? In Gov. Schricker’'s own word® “Nothing. I just paid a friendly vigit with the boys. in that order.” Reporter Tags Along A Times reporter tagged along
The with Mr. Schricker to find out; {present vice chairman, Mrs. Mabel just what a Governor does wheniator,” sald Gov. Schricker. |8. Fraser, Delphi, said she does he visits the Windy City during just wanted to meet all the can-
la convention. | + He found the Governor avoided
to visit Averel Harriman, who wasn't around.
Down another flight
Kefauver headquarters, but
home, either,
Undismayed, the
sell, Georgia's ace presidentia
hopeful.
“Governor, this is a rare honor,
suh,” the Georgian drawled.
“Just a little social call, Sen
|didates.” ‘Chances Look Good’
Taft and in the governor race, pretty young gals at the various, ...ye “social talk.”
{Leland Smith. Mr. Craig's represéntative said the Wright-Robin-
Eisenhower forces. .
campaign headquarters. =
‘Here's a block-by-block, hotel- yaaqquarters, son ticket has full support of the by-hotel report of Gov. Schricker’s
first day in town.
of steps of the bitter partisan .fight” cat ident Alben Barkley, Sen. Richard the “White Hat” walked into the the Tennessee crime buster wasn't
Governor
I'm still for trudged down to the third floor, lis attorney, represented Mr. Craig Stevenson, Barkley and Kefauver where he met Sen. Richard Rus-
The Senator and the Governor!
1! Mr. McHale said such a ticket would capture votes of disgruntled Republicans, the independents, and hold the Democrats in line. The portly politician surprised the Hoosiers by calling for the support of the so-called “Dixiecrat Democrats” in Texas and Mississippi. However, it was apparent the Hoosier delegates, led 1 by Mr. Butler, former congressman Andrew Jacobs and Congressman Ray Madden, would not vield to this course. They pre- _ ferred to seat the so-called “Tru-
[ man Democrats.”
Fred Allen Overcome
| HARWICH, Mass., July 21 (UP) Comedian Fred Allen was sent to bed at a hotel here after being
CHICAGO, July 21— National!
| The plant, - which looked more like an estate than a penal institution, is completely “une |usable,” according to Kern |County Sheriff's Captain F. D, | Jones, Prison officials said the inmates and staff miraculously “escaped with their lives” as they ran from the building. Tents Set Up Emergency supplies were ime mediately called for and big circus tents for housing, plus sanitary equipment and food, were being rushed to the stricken prison. Two railroad tunnels between Tehachapi and Marcel, on the Southern Pacific's main line be{tween San Francisco and Los Angeles, caved in. An 8-mile |stretch of track in the Tehachapi {Canyon was twisted into a web of steel. ! A hole 30 feet deep was gouged fout of the right-of-way and {landslides blocked both the rail road and most of the highways leading into the town. ,Ray Cloud, United Press corres
} {sons from the outside to reach | Tehachapi. Find More Bodies | “They are digging up more {bodies as fast as the rescue crews {can break through the debris,” {said Mr, Cloud. . “All the dead and injured were in bed at"the time of the quake,” he said. “The entire business dis {trict is flat. There is not a buildHe described “a scene of horror.” “It still is all confusion,” he added. “The people are not sure {what hit them-—even yet—more than four hours after the quake.”
Sister of Judge Ober Not Hurt in Quake
the town as
| Mrs. Joseph M. Johnson, sister |of Speedway Magistrate Court {Judge George Ober, called her family today to say she was un\injured in the quake which shook iher home at Hermosa Beach, Cal, (today. { “It knocked all the cups off the table and shook the house, but ino one was hurt,” the former [Martha Ober told her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ober, 318 E. {24th 8t. She said older residents |described it as “the worst since {the San Francisco earthquake.”
La Porte Child Dies In - Michigan Crash JONES, Mich. July 21 (UP)— Marcia Holms, year-old daughter of Dr. and Mrs, Norman Holms, La Porte, Ind, was killed today in a 2-car collision near here. The parents were injured and | their four other children shaken
Before he left Sen. Russell's Overcome by the sun and heat on|up, The driver of the second far,
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Gov. Schricker had Cape Cod, but his doctor said to- Carlyn Gray, 19, Dowagiac, Mich.,
day the stage and radio star is was injured critically and a pas-
“perfectly all right.”
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is city limits, died from injuries received Friday night when he was struck while ing against the traffic signal. be. next to join the line of marching dead? Mr. Warren walking across Ohio St. at Illinois St. Police reported he was walk-
senger, Darlene Sopher, 16, Dowagiac, was hurt seriously.
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