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Henry Asks Aid To Block Drive Against Adlai

. By IRVING LEIBOWITZ Times Staff Writer

CHICAGO, July 23-—Organized labor's snowballing efforts to “stop Stevenson” today prompted Gov. Schricker and other top Midwest politicians to try and enlist 23 Democratic governors in the campaign to nominate Adlai Steven-

son for President, y : ’ A hush-hush meeting of the’ . various governors was planned as | S es [ying Adlar's Wa

a dramatic move to get the Ste-| venson bandwagon roiling. { Senator Charges ‘Conniving’

The strategy is to have the By United Press

governors indorse Gov, Steven-| son, thereby bringing political pressure to bear on the delegates. CHICAGO, July 23 — The bandwagon. carrying reluetant Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson

Most political observers feel toward the Democratic presi-

the *“stop-Stevenson” drive is being engineered by unioa leaders dential nomination ran into an angry

in a move designed to aid ornized labor's New Deal-Fair al “fair-haired boys” — Sen. Estes Kefauver and Averell Harriman, Smash Barkley Drive today. The campaign to scotch the

Already, the combined effort of the CIO and AFL has been eredited with smashing the presidential Ambitions of Vice President Alben Barkley. The Veep withdrew soon after the CIO's Jack Kroll and other union politicians issued a statement reject-| ing him as White House timber

“because of advanced age.” He mushrooming drive to draft the is 74. |Tllinofs governor was commanded The ‘“stop-Stevenson” drive by Sen. Estes Kefauver of Ten-

took on growing proportions as— | nessee who wants the nomination * ONE—Mayor John B. Hynes, for himself. of Boston, a Kefauver backer,| Sen. Kefauver accused National publicly assailed the Illinois gov-' Committeeman Jacob M. Arvey enor and criticized Gov. Steven- of “conniving and scheming” to son’s “wishy-washy” stand on put Mr. Stevenson across with a civil rights and labor. | “synthetic draft” aided by forces TWO—A *“draft-Truman’ boom who, the Tennessean said, “are began at Convention Hall with out to get me.” CIO labor leaders reported spear-| But as the Democratic National heading the drive. . Convention pushed into its third THREE—Charges that big city day, still plagued by cleavage be-

" bosses are promoting the Steven- tween the North and South, Mr.| emed headed for. the!

‘ son-for-President movement were

"* Man of the Hour’ ‘Won't Be No. 2’ RE : : : { If he gets it, Mr, Kefauver is gli Gov. Schricker, who has “ emerged as the “man of the hour” tN Way qut.®In his toughést in the drive. to nominate Gov. SPeech to date, the Senator told Stevenson, labeled the “stop-Stév-| cheering followers that he would enson” drive “typical” of the us- not accept or consider” the vice ual convention “activity against Pde tia) Nomination. d - the front runner. orth-South split remaine He pointed out there was 3 unresolved despite belated efforts " or Wisenhower" movement dur- °C}, Jeacemakers to keep rebellious stop ye pos tion Dixie Democrats in line and to ing the, Republican ot TY. no. (Prevent a disastrous floor fight got "up 80 on civil rights.

{Stevenson se Dard

where. : Northern compromisers modiGov. Schricker said the charge sag the “loyalty” pledge rule they big city bosses were behind rammed through the convention

Gov. Stevenson's candidacy was “absolutely untrue.” “This is not a big city boss movement,” he declared. “It

learly yesterday, thus averting a |floor showdown that could have split five Southern states off from the rest of the party.

stop-Stevenson offensive!

old Maurene Sullivan would run “It's my daddy.”

+ But it wasn’t. Tow-haired Maurene’s daddy,

man. were fellow officers.

. fered their respects,

of the white frame bungalow and say:

L. Sullivan, came up that rose-bordered , walk for the last time early today. He came in time to give his own life to save his wife from a gun-

The men in blue who came up the walk today Some came in the line of duty. Others fought back emotions as they of-

Some left the house so fighting mad at the sight of the grief-dazed expectant mother that

WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1952

‘IT'S MY DADDY'—

Each Man In Blue Is ‘Father’

By DONNA MIKELS VERY time a squad car swung to:a halt in front of 4715 English Ave. this morning and a man in blue started up the walk, little 3-year-

toward the door times dazed, as happened. She

they couldn't go home. Instead, they rolled up their sleeves and drove to nearby fields to aid in the search for the killer's gun. ; Inside the home, pretty red-haired Mary Helen Sullivan sat, sometimes sobbing, but other

if she couldn’t believe what had fought off attempts of relatives

to administer sedatives and hugged close to her

Patrolman John

repeatedly this

to leave the little frame cottage.

stayed—almost link with the sweetheart. Mary Helen

Maurene and 15-month-old Patricia Ann as she tried to retell details of the tragedy. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Gavin, tried

morning to get Mrs. Sullivan But she as if clinging to the last tangible boy who was her high school

Gavin and John Sullivan met

when he was a pupil in Technical High School and she attended St. Mary's Academy. He went

ovation for her.

comes from the grass roots.” The Governor explained he talked to “half a dozen” candidates for Congress who “were anxious for Gov. Stevenson's nomination.”

The modification took practically all meaning out of the pledge but the Southerners, enraged that it was even considered, flatly refused to sign it. The 11° a. m. (Indianapolis Time) signing deadline went by

Reports that Illinois National.) "po Dixie dele gations giving Committeeman Jacob Arvey andli,, pledge a by-pass. There was

Indiana's Frank McHale and ,, jh4ication, however, that any-

Frank McKinney were behind the yqy will challenge their eligibili-| : ty to keep their convention seats.|. CHICAGO, July 23 Indiana's of the 31st Democratic National

Stevenson boom also brought a denial from Gov. Schricker, *“They have never talked to me about it,” he said. 5 v., Schricker added that he re of any “deal” to Platform committee continue Mr. McKinney as national chairman if Gov. Stevenson is nominated.

Fight Looras Tonight But new North-South fireworks

reports a civil-rights plank which would put the party on record as favoring strong legislative guar-

antees against racial disc - “I haven't heard a thing about; aga kind. discriming

It,” the Governor asserted. “I| Tne deep South won't like it don’t think there has been any |and is expected to say so, vigortalk of that.” lously. Gov, Schricker added— The proponents of compulsory “You don’t have to worry about civil-rights legislation did, howStevenson. He has a mind of his ever, make a late move to appwn. No politician controls him.” pease the South in one aspect of the issue. They agreed to keep anti-

Views on the New s=— ———————— jcivil-rights plank and tuck it

Kid into the platform somewhere an i ney jelse. The Senate filibuster is the |weapon

TUESDAY WAS “ladies’ day” Democrats have blocked fair-

National Con-/émployment legislation for years. at the Democratic | Sen. Herbert H. Lehman of

. The men were busy! EO iy Y New York, leader in the fight for fixin . v4 a strong civil rights plank, agreed {to a separate and generalized MRS. INDIA EDWARDS |anti filibuster statement. He said

asked “Where were we women when Haille Selassie protested against Italy before the League of Nations?” None of the women delegates admitted being old enough to remember.

{he didn’t believe it will cause a scrap on the floor,

Meeting Again

Efforts fo recruit Averell Harriman of New York for the stopStevenson offensive produced

4.8 8 nothing decisive last night, but GOV. HENRY F. SCHRICKER, |Kefauver-Harriman leaders were who is slated to nominate Gov. consulting again today. Adial Stevenson of Illinois, was Sen. Kefauver said the forces himself drafted for the Senate he conterids are “out to get” him nomination in Indiana. He hopes gre “mad at me because of the all these drafts will start a prairie fire by fall. | Continued on Page 2-—Col. 3

Times Reporter Scores

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Beat at Convention

N COMPETITION with h

undreds of newsmen swarm-

ing over Chicago, Times Staff Writer Irving Leibowitz yesterday scored a nationwide beat on the fact

that Gov. Adlai Stevenson told Gov. Schricker he would

run if nominated for President. : The Times was the first newspaper in the United

States to print the story.

Later in the day, news services and other new

papers began to get confirmation of the Leibowitz story. Many of them printed it with credit to The Times’

reporter. '

For news of the Democratic Convention first, read

The Times.

Hoosiers Vote

2 For Adlai |

Jacobs Only One Still Holding Out

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{happy and confident Democratic delegates met today and vowed

seemed ‘likely tonight when the to give Illinois Adlai Stevenson

25 of the state's 26 votes. Former Congressman Andrew Jacobs, Indianapolis declined to join the. Stevenson bandwagon |“for the moment” and would stick with Sen. | Kefauver.

| More than 150 Hoosiers joined in|

the newsmen and delegates the Wabash Room of the Hotel

gation holds its regular morning {policy meeting. . | Speaker after speaker praised

|delegation for “spearheading” the 'Stevenson bandwagon. Undersecretary of Agriculture

with which Southern !/Clarence McCormick, native of)

|Vincennes, lauded the Hoosiers [for the backing of Mr. Stevenson

\and predicted the national admin-|

istration could win with him.” Thanks Delegation

| Speaking on behalf of the (Indiana press corps, Jep Cadou 8r., veteran bureau manager of the International News Service, [publicly thanked the Indiana delegation for opening the meet-

|ings to the press and radio for, all the courteous treatment we

have received.” Congressman Winfield Dento Evansville, sald the ‘action of the {Indiana Democratic delegation iwas in “direct contrast” to the Indiana Republicans, who went down to defeat with Sen. Robert {A. Taft rather than jump on the Eisenhower victory special. “Indiana Democrats aré not only on the bandwagon,” he said, “but we're leading the fight.” Gov, Schricker was the only member of the delegation not present for today's meeting. He was putting the finishing touches on his speech nominating Gov. Stevenson for President.

Prisoners Allowed To Kiss Visitors

Prison may now kiss visitors.

| lers’ platform and into the hear

said he Estes!

n,/ident Truma | Democratic night, iBecause the convention is now

ROAR OF CHEERING—Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, widow of President Franklin D. Rossevelt, waved to Democratic delegates at Convention: Hall, Chicago, last night as they started a tremendous

When Mrs.

By United Press CONVENTION HALL, CHICA-

|GO, July 23—Mrs, Eleanor Roo-

{gevelt walked down to the speak- the delegates, packed elbow to)

Convention. She had come to talk abou United Nations, She carried a prepared speech in which she said this country, but

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{for the United Nations, “would walk alone, ruled by fear instea

d of confidence and hope.”

get something in the record about

land stamping feet.

India Gives Up

‘Mrs. Roosevelt. She took her

HST to Address

Pariy Hitay

CHICAGO, July 23 — Pres!n will speak to the Convention Friday party officials said today.

{running behind schedule, the {Chief Executive, who had planned {to fly from Washington Thursday, {will postpone his trip for 24 | hours, According to the latest timetable worked out- by Chairman

It Was ‘Happy Days’

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{hands Mrs. Roosevelt. They loved her, gesture that proved wholly futile.! d said so for 17 straight minutes! Harrison, where the Indiana dele- with whistles, shouts, applause Days Are Here Again,” the theme| «I then obtained the impression month and 15-month-old Patricia | song that set earlier conventions/that this man had been operating Ann, to bed. Then she watched] {wild during the tenure of Mrs. his motor vehicle under the in-|television until about 12:15 a. m.,| {Roosevelt's late husband. The re-ifiyence of alcohol.

Temporary Convention .Chair-/suit was like old times. (filibuster sentiments out of the Gov. Schricker and the Indiana ,.... paul A. Dever introduced)

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Entered af Second-Class Matter at Postofes Indianapolis, Indiana. Issued Daily.

away to the Marines, serving 414 years in the Pacific campaign. When the wounded hero knew they eventually

came home everybod would marry. And they did—in

They bought the white bungalow on English She planted roses along the walk and he put a patch of tomatoes in the back yard, near an outdoor oven he was building in

Ave.

time. Ironically, it was the rope he

out these tomatoes which was smapped off by the killer last night as he prowled the fenced-in yard before bringing tragedy and death into

the Sullivan home.

John did his gardening and his building in’ his spare time when he wasn't riding the downtown squad car from 4 to midnight. He was “good around the house,” neighbors said and

always was working around the

United Press. Telephoto.

FDR Spoke

state standards in Mrs. Roosevelt’s face. The ‘alternates tried to crowd their way through the

‘man of the Democratic National

t the Committee, sought to quiet the Chief Ambuhl, She retreated when her said he saw Mi

{uproar.

maid today - he released Hugh (Wally) Middlesworth after his arrest as a. drunken driving suspect July 5 because he was “satis-| "fied that he was not drunk.” -

over Capt. Hynes’ statement, as i {well as that of Patrolman William Babbitt, whom the captain is re-!| Liported to have told to “forget” home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray ithe ; i today,

Captain Hynes’ Makes

Statement on Arrest | Police Capt. . Michael Hynes,

Police Chief Ambuhl turned)

, to the Board of Safety

The board did not act nor comment on the statements,

Capt. Hynes in his’ statement, ;, dated July 21, denied knowing : : the politically ‘prominent Butler| on. Ward of de University assistant football coach.

‘Not Introduced’ | “I never was introduced to him|

(an) order to release him,” Capt.

Hynes stated.

Typed on a different machine,

his statement continued in part: |cajjed police.

“Knowing Middlesworth by|

Patrolman Babbitt's report to dated yesterday, ddleworth driving

{efforts intensified it. Mr. Dever the wrong way on 1-way Capitol jgaveled nine futile times, then!Ave, the night of July 5.

{gave up, grinning, when no one, paid attention.

palm downward in al

The band struck up “Happy |

She Had Her Say

evidence we had against this per-| Finally Mrs. Roosevelt appealed|gon. he he released from ¢ustody. |

{tumult began. time that she never would getitwo weeks ago. to speak. ! { The delegates waggled their

again to Mr. Dever. He got order lat last by reminding the dele-| (gates that “70 million persons are| anxious to hear the first lady of! the world.” .. I Mrs. Roosevelt then had her say. She spoke of the United Na-| jtions with sincerity and emotidh. | | She said“ that to weaken or {hamstring the United Nations] jnow, through lack of faith or lack| of vision, would be “to condemn] ‘ourselves to endless struggle for {survival in a jungle world.” She defended United Nations participation in the Korean War.| She said if the aggression by the North Koreans had not been met, [further piecemeal conquests would {have been encouraged “all over, ithe globe.” | Mrs. Roosevelt said a “just and jiasting peace” cannot be achieved

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4 informed him that this man had refused the test.

MICHIGAN CITY, July 23

(UP)— 8 at )—Inmates at Indiana State ceptance ofore making]

Warden Alfred Dowd said prev-

Frank E. McKinney, the President| the Communists a. gree to was expected here sometime, =... 0 Through the

Bes Cone adjoining United N Etions, she Said, negotiathe convention hall, with Mr. Mc-| ~on® can continued an

Kinney, the new presidential nom- Continued on Page 2—Col. 2 inee and a small group of high! party figures. : He will wait at the Stockyards

‘Times Index

The officer's statement contin-

ued: | Mrs. Roosevelt stood smiling,| “I requested the driver show |Thomas J. Faulconer III con-| (her glasses in her hand, waving. his motor vehicle operator's 1i- tinued his case to Aug. 3 and But the delegates, the alternates She tried again and again to|cense. During the ensuing conver- set no bond. and the galleries first wanted to shush the uproar, extending herisation. I noted the

on his person.

odor of alcohol

‘Called Wagon’

1 called the

{patrol wagon and sent this man her husband to return home, It was the biggest demonstra-in for a meter {tion so far at a convention that {place on the podium and the had seemed calm by comparison

It looked for &ito the Republican meeting -here

(drunkometer) |

test.

“

. + + I-contacted Capt. Hynes

He recom-| mended that, with what little]

“Since there was no valid arrest made, I did not make a teletype report of the matter.”

Gen. Grow Goes On ‘Diary’ Trial FT. MEADE, Md., July 23 (UP)

—Maj. Gen. Robert W. Grow, charged with

an Army court martial. A board of three lieutenant generals and five major generals met behind closed doors to de-

year-old former U, 8. military attache in Moscow. The trial was secret ‘because of the classified nature of much of the evidence to be presented by both sides,” the Army said.

against the United States.

' Amusements .....oi000 12 Jan nul Spe BY a edential Business - Notes ........ 19 convention hall to hear the acs Bridge «.cisessavneeess 26

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mit handshakes and embraces between . prisoners and visitors. After each handclasp, however, inmates must extend both palms

to a guard to show no contraband main until the Missouri Demohas been: passed. cratic: Primary Aug. 5. 1 Ww 3 A

ious rules will be relaxed to per-night. He will spend the night at

Saturday morningthe President planned tentatively to fly to Inde-| pendence, Mo., where he will re-|

his own address sometime Friday| CIOSTWORd cccoorviees 38 the Blackstone Hotel. |. Bonar Farm verses. - 13

SPOS +vuusiaruseneess20,21 Earl Wilson ....civevees 17

{Frankfurt, Germany, was recalled.

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rinto her husband’s aims as he entered the home.

{rushed to General Hospital. |

condition.

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cide the military future of the 57-

Earlier this year Communist propagandists began publishing! militant passages from his per-| sonal diary in an effort to sup-| port their war-mongering charges The diary was alleged to have, been stolen by a “Soviet agent” “= from a hotel room last summer while Gen. Grow was: visiting in| * Gen, Grow

PRICE FIVE CENTS

sees

To Maurene

John's real love was his police work. Maybe Mary Helen liked it better when “Jackson” (her nickname for him) was working at U. 8. Rubber Co. when they first were married. But he'd always wanted to be a policeman, ever since he came back from the Marines. And when he joined the force three years ago, she never expressed the fear every policeman’s wife knows. Maybe she worried when he left for work each day. But she never said. But death didn’t come to John Sullivan as he patrolled the streets, picked up drunks, chased hoodlums, or did the 101 jobs in which a policeman courts disaster, It came as—hot and tired—he stepped off a

bus and unlocked the door of a white frame bungalow.

1947.

his gpare

used to stake

bungalow.

Officer Killed Saving Wife From Prowler

Admits Order For Release In ‘Fix’ Case

Photo, Page 8 By HEZE CLARK Patrolman John L. Sullivan, 30, was shot to death in his

home early today while defending his wife from a prowler.

Emmett Johns, 17, of 1234 Madeira St., was seized an

hour after the shooting and charged with first-degree mur der in the killing.

." Officer Sullivan was shot as he returned home from

duty just in time to rescue his wife from the assailant who had broken into the home at 4715 English Ave. and threatened her. :

The patrolman exchanged five shots with the youth

as’ his wife broke from the assailant’s grasp and .dash

= 4 Se A a J Seiki, A ema hat ae

Officer Sullivan was wounded twice, once. near the

heart and once in the left arm as the assailant fled through

a bedroom window. He died soon after he was|

Police-led squads of youths from Christian Park Police Johns was seized at the PAL Clubs today combed fields | and thickets In the East Side | meighborhood, hunting for the Mize, 4105 Hoyt Ave. Where gun used in the saying of Pa. he had gone for help. |" trolman Sullivan. | Johns was shot in the right Groups of 12 to 15 boys, each arm. The slug also pierced his under the supervision of a Johns was held in deten-| liceman, were searching the neral Hospital, almost impenetrable fields where he was reported in fair, ‘which le between the Sullivan | home and the place where a

‘Definitely’ Identified | suspect was arrested.

Mr. Mize told police Johns|gaid, and she started pleading nocked on the back door of his with him not to harm her: or

and I did not give any officer home about 2 a, m. today, an|the children.

hour after Patrolman Sullivan) was shot. Mr. Mize said he immediately

Heard Door Unlocked

About that time Mrs, Sullivan heard the sound of the front door

Johns told officers at the Mize Peing unlocked and she grappled

reputation only, after interview- home he had been wounded by a! With her assailant, screaming to ing him I was satisfied that he mystery shot while running across er husband. She broke from his t elbow in front of the platform.iwas not drunk, and ascertaining i lot. § acros The gallery whistled and yelled. that he had not been slated for Mrs. India Edwards, vice chair- court, I myself released him.”

{grasp and ran Detective Sgts. Earl Booth and Shouting: : Jack Lund sald Mrs. Sullivan '~'1here’s a man in the bedroom. “definitely” identified Johns as| He has a gun but I think it's a the man who shot her husband. toy or he would have used it.” She Sgt. Booth filed an affidavit in tld Telatives today she urged her

Municipal Court 3 charging Johns husband not to shoot, thinking with first-degree. murder. Johns/(thS Intruder was} pt armed. th did not appear. Judge P ol ma Van yan . Pp ge 10 Tem, droom and tried to force open the door, being held shut by ths intruder. Just then two shots Here is Mrs, Sullivan's story ot Tipped through the door, Striking events leading up to the slaying: | the patrolman in the chest and in She put their two daughters,

{the arm. The shots narrowly Maurene : | missed the terrified 3-year-old girl urene Kay, who will he 3 next! ho had awakened and run into the hall. Patrolman Bullivan fired one {shot through the door and two more after the intruder as the man jumped through a bedroom ‘Get Out of Bed’ |window, smashing out the screen The front door was locked and as he jumped, Then the officer

into the hall,

waiting up as she always did for

|all blinds were drawn but Mrs. |collapsed.

Sullivan left a side door open,| Police squads and an ambulance with the screen latched, to cool|rushed to the scene but Patrolthe house. About 12:15, Mrs. Sul-/man Sullivan died shortly after livan, who expects another child he was admitted to General Hosin September, went into the bed- pital. room. and lay down across the] Button Torn Off Shirt bed, raising one blind a few inch-| It was while his grief-stricken es to let a breeze blow across Wife was at the dead officer's herbed. |side that the call came of the “I dozed off,” she said, “then capture of Johns. The suspect was I heard someone come in the bed- (taken to the hospital where Mrs, room. I thought it was Jackson [Sullivan positively identified him (her nickname for her husband.) [28 her assailant. I turned to say something and he] When Johns denied he was the held a gun against my head and |Intruder, Inspector Leolin Trout.

letting his “War said: ‘This is°it, get out of bed.’ ” man took the shirt which Johns Now" diary fall into Communist ‘hands, went on trial today before/had a rope which he pressed! Continued on Pag

Mrs. Sullivan sald he also

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