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Los Angeles. ARDON me a

ment while I brush the confetti from my hair. After

business

By EDWIN ROTH

Бор

at

can

watch the out last

overdue as the repeal of the (the labour Taft-Hartley Act" law, which was bitterly oppos- ed by the unions.)

After leaving, the convention, we drove through the main business, section of Los Angeles, Tens of thousands of people lined the streets and all traffic stopped. From the windows of the high buildings, cascades of confetti, streamers and torn up con telephone directories descend- ed. The noise was terrific.

watching this fantastic ingent of Hollywood stars photographers American election cam- travelled in an open car im-take-off and send paign. for

minute stories, over three mediately behind Stevenson. months all the way.

We drove across Bay Bridge, But landings are always timed across the continent, after which is

the largest bridge in so that the Press arrives at the least ten travelling with Adlai Steven- the world. By Dam. we were next

Dwight

University minutes before the candidate, tel Eisenhower outside the famous

of California in Berkeley. There, and President Truman, I several thousand students were

We took off from Sacramento

By 5 Pan. Stevenson was thought I knew what it walling to hear Stevenson speak at 1.15 p.m., and, after lunching

In the air, landed at 2.40 p.m. aafely in his hotel room. He could meant for a man to try to to them for twenty minutes,

at Los Angeles.

not stay there for long. Well become President of the

before 7 pm, he had to leave for We left Berkeley at 0.30 a.m,

Thousands of enthusiastle A a television studio. There, he United States.

and want to the small town of Democrats waving all kinds of was made up and he rehearsed Richmond fifteen minutes later. Stevenson posters were waiting for his half-hour "reside chal" Here, Stevenson

addressed a A brass band

played "Happy which was televised throughout Are Days

Here Again."

"As the American continent. Stevenson left his plane, ho was again mobbed by his ne the 10118 C mirera. Then cavalcade formed up, the police

But I was wrong. Not until I had accompanied Adlai Steven- son on his last Callfornia elce- tion trip did I realise the full extent of this greatest show on earth, and the strain it puts on the chief actors.

During his ninth speech in 24. hours, Stevenson, who is 52 years old, remarked writy: sometimes wonder if I am going to survive the next day in this business," and this was partly a joke.

COW PALACE.

the

large crowd for ten minutes. Our next stop, at 10.30 am, was Vallejo, another small town, to which thousands of people had come from many miles around. Stevenson's speech Lasted just over fifteen minutes,

SACRAMENTO

we drove for an hour to

cor

FINAL RALLY

motor-cyclists set their strens H was "on the air" from 7.30

pm. to 8 pan. sitting in screaming at full pitch, and tattery of floodlights. His talk, on TVC drove along palm-lined Korea, was superbly phrased and beautifully delivered. Stevenson is a natural television "Areside Personality and the chat" type of address is his ideal

boulevards into Los Angeles.

It was a

round-about route;

THEN

Sacramento, und capital of to give as many people as pos. Callforka. We were met by local sible the chance to see Steven-

AL about contingent son,

p.m. we stop- politicians, a inrge

medium,

On your left, Adlat Stevenson, Democrat candidate for the UB. Presidency on your right. Dulght D. Eisenhower, Republican candidate; on your left, Dwight D... Oh, it makes no diference for here, in a composite photograph. is the authentic grin of the next 0.3. President an Amalgam of the "Stevenson-Etsenhower countenances.

Wives let

the steak frizzle-THAT

MEANS THEY'VE POLL FEVER

by R. M. MacCOLL

ان

I joined Stevenson at 7 p.m.

Immediately after this telecast, at an hotel in San Francisco. of Sacramento's own elly police ped in the middle of the negro

The district. Thousands of negroes we drove to the biggest hall in He had just flown in from the and a loudspeaker car.

when one of their town for the final rally of the loudspeaker state of Washington in

car preceded us cheered into town playing "Star, and politicians told them, "This is day. Some three thousand peo- northwest of America, where he had made several speeches Stripes Forever," and all the the first time in history that a ple were there, cheering them-

hoarse. has relves candidate As we presidential police sirens screamed

Again, split- during the day. In the hot drove slowly past thousands of visited our district." Stevenson second timing was necessary, as

Washington. end of a hard day they would lobby, a crowd of people were

Uning the streets, minde a brief speech, and re- this speech was televised and waiting to see him. Some of People

broadenst in the Los Angeles

NE facet of life in an turn from the one tople which them were Republicans, and Stevenson sat on the hood of his ceived a great ovation.

area from 0 to 9.30 p.m.

election year for which occupied all thele werking hours and gratefully relax over the boos mingled with the cheers as open car, smiling and waving

happily. he walked to the elevator.

VERY LATE

After his speech, Stevenson

I had not quite bar- soothing drink with non-politicol received gigantle ovation. He Outside California's domed

shook hands with the Hollywood gained was the virtual im- chit-chat.

Wrong again. Capitol building, many ROM there we drove to a big stars, who had been with us possibility of escaping

From

the premises thousands had assembled. Here theatre, where the annual

since San Francisco, and had his from the yaketty-yaketty- Washington's National Press was Stevenson, with Humphrey convention of the American hands grabbed by PY 0.15 p.m. Stevenson

countless yak of talk about the club there arisen all day and and Lauren Dready to drive to the Cow Bogart

Bacall Federation of Labour "Team-

dection.

most of the night a hum of Palace, an enormous ball some silting beside him, spoke for ster's Union"-America's biggest people on his way to his car.

punditry Was he now allowed to go to transport workers union of six miles outside San Francisco, over half an hour.

It has now got to the pitch unguished correspondents from Certainly session. The transport his hotel and rest? The sirens of two dozens police The sir

our escorting

From the Capitol building, we workers' delegates rose, cheered not. He drove out to the airport, where I have developed a bit of the Press of America canvass motor-cyclists

their views and sometimes, or Sachmento as drove to cavalende

several where his plane was waiting to a persecution mania. screamed wildly we drove through the brightly

fly him to San Diego, so that he

This past week-end I motored 50 It seems to me, appear to be would be ready to make a speech out

interviewing one another. to the small town in it streets of this beautiful and fascinating city.

there early next morning, before Fennsylvania where my 15- flying to Texas.

year-old daughter goes, to Trying to become President of school. here long the United States is a strenuous planes, so that Journalists and overdue," he sold, as long job.

The hall Wis packed with 23,000 wildly enthusiastic people Stevenson had to wait back stage while four Hollywood flm stars-Humphrey Bogart, his wife Lauren Bacall, Mer- cedes McCambridge and Robert Ryan--entertained the crowd and made spreches supporting

·him.-

At nine o'clock, radio and television went on the air, anti

a local Democrat. formally in- troduced "The Next President

the United States," of

Chinese

community outside China, and what followed was one of the most striking events of the entire election campaign,

CHINATOWN

was in

airport. and whistled for

where Stevenson boarded his minutes when Stevenson walk- special plane. Then about aed on to the stage, hundred journalists climbed aboard

the two Press planes. Stevenson Was very late, The candidate's plane always and his apology was typical of

off before the Press him. "I arrived takes

THE LAST ROUND-UP

P

ber

Will

and

By

Frank Oliver

position was even more precar- against an increare

in public Of 96 members 49 were housing and against school fous,

Democrats and 47 Republicans. construction.

A real working inajority de mands much more, for half the Democratic seats are in what

Good Majority joint committee

i stil!

und will hold it. Average Democrats feel Stevenson is fast coming up on the call and will win

by at least a head. A slashing victory for either only a shadow of their original Given time the win might be Presidential

candidate would stives... even better.

undoubtedly carry in a good

Headaches

They all talk

dis-

Here, at last, I thought, I may double jeopardy. For there S an Englishman I am in find a little surcease. Idlo chatter about filin

stars, is constant curiosity among my perhaps. A harmless discussion friends of the American

as to what Britain of my daughter's new autumn and radio wardrobe.

thinks of it all.

Wrong.

Press

I am forever being button- "Hullo, Dad," she greeted me. holed by colleagues eager to The-boys-are-having-fights-weave into their articles -or- down at school over the election. broadensta a few well-chosen Who's going to win? Do you words from myself. think Eisenhower? Gee, I hope Here in Washington when

of the girls like Ike. waken in the mornings and Just Most of we're going to have an election before I drop asleep at night the at school on polling day, like radio is talking election. everyone else."

4 meal by myself in प restaurant? The waiter has decided views.

$0.

"Aren't you all too young to vote?" I asked weakly.

"Oh, it won't count, but we're going to hold an election all the

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you

Barmen organise sweepstaker on the number of electorai voles (2) TV has repeatedly each candidate will get, and brought the candidates and their proceed to give you their views even you bekers into homes, bars, and at great length

quickly buy several tickets.

clubs all over the nation,

The result? Everybody, but mtorybody, Is now'n pundit.

FOUR YEARS AGO you could seok solace at a dinner

They all ask

.New York. Only

ARTY spokesmen for When did Stevenson walk on to

both sides in the

In this election, all House Senator McCarthy of Wiscon- the platform, amidst a pande

American election are seats are being contested anti it sin voted in precisely the same monium of cheering, stamping, clapping and the saving of claiming substantial vic- is freely forecast that whichever way, so did Senator Copchart and so did Senator

I'm walking much more than hundreds of posters, While tory for November 4. Less side wins the Presidency will of Indiang

carry n small majority. Jenner of the same state except

I usually do at this time of the television floodlights blazed

binsed observers however

absent from the same." The complexion of the Senate, when he was

year because the taxi-drivers down on him with blinding

the race between no matter who wins, is less casy Chamber.

are not only passionate parti- heat, Stevenson spoke for half feel

So predlet.

did Senator Cain of Stevenson and Eisenhower to

They all know, sans but brook no an hour.

deciurrer 60 are being Washington,

dild Senator Thirty-four scats is a close one and that vic-

however mild. 14 of them held by Bricker of our, so did Senator THERE are many new factors. We left the Cow Palace at

contested,

make bets, about the People at work this year for the election then tell Democrats and 20 by Republi Kem of Missouri, so did Senator

You about 9.35 p.m. a process simpler for tory will be narrow.

than

time, in Bust the journalists

for the

American their bets. Then they hedge There are admissions among cans. That makes the Republi. Malone of Nevada.

They If Eisenhower sill believes

oll candidate, who was mobbed by crowds trying to

(1) That in many districts about that. shake his highly placed Republicans that can task a tough one.

ho will have hands or pat his back. When he if the election were on Decem- must win gain all 20 cents in NATO and all It stands for Clection, and among them are: their bets and tell

which they now hold and win a

tough time get- was safely inskle his car, the 4. Stevenson would win couple from the Democrats to ting any supporting legislation women voters outnumber the

men so fast is he making gain a bare majority.

past this group of the Re- sirens started up again and the easily, cavalcade drove into San Fran- ground, so quickly is he becom

publlean Old Guard. ing. known throughout the land,

is true that all cisco's famous Chinatown.

money .. so enlightening

originate in the must inspiring

is

Representatives but This is the world's biggest are his speeches, so definite his may be termed "normal" De House of

also have to pass the programme.

mocratic territory but only all they

Senate Average Republicans feel of the 20 Republican seats are in

where they can bo Eisenhower has a slight lead "normal" Republican territory.

amended

out of recognition and then "compromised"

in often

Istart on Tople Number One so thai they party when you discovered that DOWAGERS and debutantes in final form the woman next to you rather with the soup sometimes with come out

prided herself on not knowing the cocktails (the women are on anything about politics-con- the whole more entertaining sidered it dull stuff, fit only than the men because they have S we reached Chinatown with

for men, in fact

all Its neon-signs in Chinese

the Intest "smears""""" and THIS YEAR no American ours and love passing them and its hundreds of imitation

woman would dream of admit nours a for feeling this way, and that if for Elsenhower probably would Internationalist Senators on ung such a thing.

on-"Is it true about Mamie7": pagodas, we were met by large Chinese

in Eisenhower does win it will be put him in the position of hav- the Democratle benches would never the country dust is

an absolute fact that brass band

of as a military hero, rather than ing to work with a Chinese national costumes

small Re- probably vote for Elsenhower

under the dmw-Starchoson.** of women" ay getting swept brilliantly embroidered allks, as Republican candidate.

publican

kind but in the House legislation of this majority

The and a Democratic majority in there con be no hiding the fact ing-room, lie. It burns to. 4. some curious: effects this year.

and the steak lies rug

political know-it-alls, has had This hand marched in front of

that

unheeded Stevenson's car and blared out

the Senate. That would scarce-

with the Olu

Guard in frazzle on the firm control of the Republican women of the house la standing correspondent for the New York

grill because the ly be a happy position.

Jarnes Reston, "God Bless America” while wo

ace bolitieal If Eisenhower carries in party in the Schale, Eisenhower rapt before the TV set listening Times, observes drove slowly through thousands

seems Stevenson's campaign

Yet,

majority in the as President the to be catching fire and if a real a Republican

would of cheering Chinese lining

have not to a "soap opera" byt, if Congressional head- road.

blazo develops he can sweep a Senate he inevitably will have plenty of

you please, to a political' cándi- lot of people off the fence on to to try and work with a majority aches.

date expounding his views. At the platform,

containing a fairly long list or A Stevenson the demous the Democratie, side.

victory - would to a fairly ono Senators who (by their past undoubtedly lead were dancing dragon-dancers

In New York at least, around in their gigantic masiot, tees more and more people votes and speeches) must be la substantial Senate majority and Drums banged away; agong wearing butions that say "1 Used belled isolationists opposed to it would also achieve the de

I werd in some other rubeiantial add or even any, ald feat of some of the Old Guard F. boomed; drocrackers exploded to Like ike,"

who

profession I inight not find The possibility that the vic at all for the North Atlantie Republican Senators in clouds

acrid moko.

editorially: Stevenson made a short spooch, tory may be narrow which allies and in favour of tariff up for re-election on November it quite so. harrowing. As a tealf says

plumber or an average adjustor English limit their campaigning pased for photographs with the ever way it goes lends enormous walls which would be perhaps to European efforts to the dragon,

understandable there. 1. would be subjected only to to about three weeks. Perhaps Congressional disastrous shook all hands within. Interest reach, and seemed to enjoy elections, which go on along to earn dollars with which to fore that a number of indepan- obe kind of bore the man or in a country, of America's size

in dents are praying for a big woman who tells you who I himself thoroughly. Once again, side the Presidential rano, What finance their purchase

that would be too brief a perfort. "victory for whoever wins. going to win

But two months is too much." the police had a tough job get kind of House and Senate will America.

A narrow victory for Steven- But the fastant it leaks

To that a hearty amen from ting him back into his car. It the new President have to world. Let us take one or two ro- was well after 11 pm, when he with?

Ing majority in both houses of ad in got back to the hotel,

ministration enjoyed a small views are now espoused by Congress but if Elsenhower la I am exposed to the second: And the way everyone has, boun Next morning we left Son majority, a majority which Eisenhower, voted against to

bacape from the.capuvity of class of boro—who asks, efton acting all along, mying it's wide Francisco at 8 aim. In a long sometimes disappeared when American troops for Europe, for the Old Guard he will need a with its strangely conspiratorial open and highly uncertain and cavalcado of care and buson, the Dizicerats crossed party cutting aid to Europe, against big victory and such majorilles air, who it will bàs a CERKAKAS

1.5p, forth, we shall at least bë You would suppose that when spared the "I told you so" bord motor lines and voted with the Reald to India, for the culling of in both houses as will nullity The con- publicans. In the Senate the the Point Four programme, the work of the Old Guard.. the reportare got together at the be a pootscript,

x

escorted by police cyclists with sirens..

is that the majority of Senators of the vic- My own feeling Democrats have sound reasons for party. A narrow victory

Catching Fire

..

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cords from the past Congr CSE.

son

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It is

pro

They all say

Is

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Wives and husbands seam.to dividing over Mesara, Stevenson

be

and Eisenhower

Some plodding sociologist ought to look into this, for it is getting 50 the old man can't even count

on . own home predn

And the Now

on a newspaper, MaeColl.

Va...

In the last Congress the Ad: Senator Taft, whose domestic might well, give him a work- that 1. Wnington of all plicos,. Ah, well, spn we shall know,