L.T.-DELCO. THURS. AUG. 16, 1958 (a..,...) " l<QIYIIUCUI (-,1"'...L.,.-~ . ) Ae Jou a ll of course know th11 hae been the day of oratory here in Chicago. Candidetee plaoe4 in nomina\ion; nominating epeechea, seconding epeeohe1 - aAd roaring superlatives. Tonight oomes the ballolia1. All day 11 looted like Stneneon. Thal 1eeaed \o be clear to eTerybodJ - except ex-Preaident Truaan and Averell Rarriaan. Slevenaon with enough votee for a tiret ballol non1natton. •••• agency tabulation• now give hia about eight hundred. When ~lx hundred and el1ht1 alx are all he need,. But Barriau would concede nothing - netlbe~ would former Pre ~ 1dent Tru■an. Both kept lna1a1tn1, 1n lplte of obvloUI lnd1C&llon• - that the ••• York Governor would win the noatnatlon. R.8.T. - 101n1 rlghl ahead wlth • h11 lntentlon of matlng a 1eooa4la1 apeech la behalf of Barrl ■aa. Tb11 obetlnate 1n111tenoe by the former Pre P ldent alght 1eem curlou• - in a •eJ - after the gQIYlltJAI - 2 par, he played laet nlgh, in averting a revolt on ,he racial rights 11 e ue. The general opinion••• tba, Harriman•• only chance lay -in the po111bll1\J of aa explosion provoked by the ooapromt1e plan. lu\ there QAIYIITIOI - 2 wa1 Tru m an - help1n ~ to avert an explosion. You m1ghi have thought - he had given up hope for Harriman - and wae merely workin g for Party h a rmony. But - not at all. Thie m orning, H.S.T. announced ae poeltlvely a1 ever - that Harriman wou14 be nominated. ~ And, ih11 afternoon - he made f 1eoondta1 1peeob. '-.. .;\ m a4e 1, - abort and aweet. - Taklng only a minute or two. Pa71n1 h11 co■pli ■en, io ihe ConYealloa, and ■ent1on1n1 ibe l ■portence of the office of pre1ldent, and announcing: •1 a■ auppor,1n1 AYere11 Harr1 ■an tor Preeldeat of the United State•.• That••• all. Sotblag about the •one who•. And he laid off the word •great•. Great American, greal Democrat, great cltlsen, 1reat ever7tbin1 la general, and great noth1n1 in particular. We've been hear1n1 th a t adjective u1ed 10 much, lt ••• a great relief - -- not to bear lt all over again. Llkely enough - Barry Truman bRcking AYerell l u Harriman right down to the la1t ditch, wae a• ■uch CONVENilOH - 3 n ex ression of loy al ty to n n old f ithtul friend, as a nyt h in else. The emonstration for Harriman wa the usual tin g - sam e ol d ho o n l a . T e s a m e ords a _ _ lying - to the . revious u roar wh en . Stevenson was placed in nomination. Senator John Kennedy, of asaachueetta - p resentin g Adlai's nae. The tev e nson demonstration - th e big one of the da y. But even that lackin g the u p roar ana fransy of other conventions. aybe these convention hall a ra d es and org a nized demonstra~iona a re on their way out. As for the rest of the tiae it was given~o•er to the favorite sons, one after ano t h ~ r - w ith or tory an4 more or tory. QIJIL BIQBTS The Southerner, are clalalng a C1Til Rlght1 T1otory - following evente of laet night. When - tbe De ■ ocratlo Watlonal Convention okayed a co■pro■ tae ~ plank . Relectlng _.. •ore 4ra1t10 C1Tl1 Rlgbtl proTll A urged by •orthern liberals. TbeJ made a loud effort - whiob ••• beaten down by the moderate leader1blp. Chairman Su Rayburn of Texa1 - u1lng the 1a•el wltb lklll and deOiliTe effect. !he Southern delegation, don't like the compro■ lse plank, which recognlae1 - the lupreae Court dec111on, outlawing racial •e1r•1 tlon in public 1obool u- 't al10 - 4ecrie1 the u1e of force, in an a■blpo•• BoweTer, kind of. way. ~ the •ortbern advocate• of racial r11ht1 took a beating - whe~ they celled tor outrl1ht enforcement of de-1e1regation. lo the loutberner1 oaa olalm a Tictory, of eo ■e kind. But what doe• Adlal 8teTen1on think of the compromise plank, which••• adopted! Virtually certain of w1nn1ng the no■ lnation tonight, be ••1• - be would have preferred eo■ethlng stronger. Recognizing - that QIJIL BIGHTS - 2 the Terb1age of the plank doe• not uphold aa - ln a fortht1g~t way. ant1-1egregat1on po11t1on~ Tne BteTebeon atateaent reada: 'Of oouree I would beve preferred a epeclflc end~rFeaent of the de-eegregatlon declelon. BoweTer, the plank ls a flr• ba111 for aoTlng ahead toward oonetruotlve eolutlon of th1e · crlt1oal problea.• Meanwhile, the Republlcene are opening flre, without any delay - on the Deaooratlo racial compromise. Chairman Leonard Ball ohargin1 - Deaocrat1 have trled to put aero•• a gap 1n the two wing• of the Party, le nothing ■ore than a aplder web. The llberale,• he adda, •don't like it, &Dd 1, 11 apparent that Steveneon bad to take it.• The louth ••e•e4 to be divided, today. lome D1xlelaa4 1tate1 - going for SteTeaaon. Otber1 - holding out ln 1upport of faTorlte 1on1. A number of who■ - were no ■ lnated, wlth plenty of oratory aa4 no11y deaon1tratlon1 on the ConTeatlon floor. All of wh1oh - tracea to the raolal rl1ht1 1••••· Tbe Southerner• - acoeptlng 1, •• tbe be1, of a bad job. Yet, la a way - a Tlotory for the■• Vhlle, at tbe , . . . t1ae, reeentln& Adlal lteTeaeon•• coameat - that be would have preferred an all-out ea4oree ■en, of the 8upreae Court deo111on. th••• ■ 1xe4 feelln11 were lllu1,rate4 ln the Virglnla 4ele1at1on, today. Vbere - there were ■ov•• to have Vlrglnla back Steveaeon. But tbat ••• beatea down - aa4 V1~g1nla voted to back a favorite eoa. J ~mer Governor Battle - who, ln tbe Platfor• Com■ lttee, fought for a racial right• plank ■ore acceptable to the South. The meaning of the favorite eon moveaent ••• made clear by Vlrg1n1a Governor St&AleJ; )'1io ■ a1d - he, IQVJI - 2 himself, wae influenced by the 1tand 8teTen1on took to4ay on the ••1regatlon 1eeue. _,.e,rett1ng - that the J raolal rights plant wae not stronger. lxoept for that, V1rg1nla mlght ha•• gone for SteYen1on - 1n1tee4 of putting up a favorite 10n. In the back of wh1oh 11 the fact - lhat, apparentlyQAdlal 4oe~n•t e , - . ~ 1 ' ,._ ~ the ao ■ 1nat1on. • wlaner I-- aee4 louthern ••pport tor - without the help of lhe South. When ~•or11a put up Congr••••an Ja■e• DeTll •• a faTorlte eon, GoTernor llartta ~rltfla ooJUente4 bltlerly on the racial r 11h11 of Georata f ,.;.:J -fc. pl~N411 I ni: " •tt 11 an eTen bet lhat lhoee who 1a1, a11hl wanlea lo cruelty the South - will not be able lo oarry ~helr 1tate1 for the Deaocratlo no■ln•• la •oTe■ber.• Another of those official pro1aoetloatlon1 of defeat. G',..~ifhe Barr1■aa force,, today, eoh~ the Truman oplnlon - that Barrlaan, 1n coatra1tf;11 EteTeneon, would be a wlnner. %11118§11 Another fa•or1te eon wlthdraw1n1 fro■ the raoe ,odaJ waa ;oTernor Clement ot Tenne11ee, the orator who del1Tered ,hat leather lung keynote apeeoh. Whereupon the Tenn••••• delegation went oYer - to lleTeneon. But theae pre1lden11a1 angle• were of le11 1nlereal - thaa the T1oe-prealdentlal queetloa. Tenne•••• declaring tor ;overnor Clement ae the Tenn••••• oholoe for 1eoon4 place. Whloh oa.ae •• a 1lap - at !eu••••• Senator Xetau•er. Con11dered - a pro■ laeat po11lblllt7 ~~ tor lhe Ttoe-prealdeallal ao■ laatlon. ■■zm••a:m a - /\. rebuffed by bll own llate.lJ-e..i ·~ ... ~-;;, dl11ea11on1 1n Tenne•••• po11t101. Senator EefauTer - at 0441 wllh Governor Cle ■en~. A quarrel between polllloal faotlon• Clement 1n control of the 4ele1a11on. Awkward tor letauTer - ae 1t alway ■ 11 to• candidate, when bl ■ own elate doe• nol eupport bl ■. llfVBLICjJ AAUIITIOJ ,r LJ.J_ ~ ~ ""' -t/....t ~ ~~-:,;,: ().?. ~ 6\ ~ ' A The Republican ConTentlon proa11e1 peace aa4 quiet, for the ■oat par, - but eTen an 111enh0wer love-feaet, can come up with a fraoa1. Today - a bot,. ~ K111111lppl dele1at1on - leav1n1 Ian rraAoleoo ln a huff, and golng home. It'• all 1ATO1Ted 1n teohlllcalltlel dOWA ,here ln tbe Deep lou,h. Two K11a1111ppl 4ele1atlon1 - 1how1ng up at Ian rranctaoo. One - all Cauoa11aA. Called - •the Llly Wh1ie1 1 • The other - partlJ •e1ro and partly Whtie. Called - 'The llaot &Ad Tani.• The ,wo fac,10A1 pu, up an aorlaonloua • argument before the Republican co-lttee, whloh haadl•• the 1eatln1 of delegatlon1. The Co■altt•• tlndln1 the legal alx-up 10 lntrloate - Ibey couldn't figure out which 11de was rlght. So they 4eoree4 a oomproalse. Ruling thal 1eTen delegate• ot the Lily White group ehould be seated. 11&ht - of the Black &Ad Tans. But the L11J White• rejec, the ooapro■ l•e. fl. Announcing - they won't y1e14 an inch. So tbey)J"e golni home. UlVILJPAI QQUIIZJPI - a BoweTer, they're not boltla1 the Party. Their Cha1r ■an deolar1a1: •we•re oarryln1 on for 11aenhower.• ,he Party. IP'P GoYerner Herter of llae1acbu1ette tel11 what he'll do - if bl• name 1• put forward tor \be Ylce-pre1ldent1a1 noa1nat1on, aet - lbat lt be withdrawn~ -- .._. -- --- ~ A Harold Sla•••n A etlll at Ian rrancleoo. Be'll - - , trying to 1lde-1raok Vlce-Preeldeal •1xoa. Ur11n1 - Herter tor Vlce-Prellfrt To whloh tbe lla11aobu1etla GoYeraor today relorled1 •tbe ooalla•e4 ••• of ay - e •• a oaadldale tor tlce-Pre1ldeal la eatlrelJ uaooeplable. A• I••• already atated, I a■ bappy lo place ln ao■ lnalloa tbe aaae of Rlohard •1xoa tor lbal ottloe.• (•11 aloa1. GoYeraor Herter Ila■ trl■d to dlecoura1e Barol4 lla••e••• oaapat1a ta b11 bebalt. ~ ~ - lo wbat baa -- to e&J - about tb11 aew rebuff! . - merely refer ■ u ■ b~ot lo whet be ba1 been 1a7la1 all along. Be know• Go•ernor Herter la not a candidate tor V1ce-Prea1deat, aa4 Iba\ he'll ha•• to be drafted for the Duber two ■pol OD the lepubllOIIJI llokel) 1p11 Tbe Sues Caaal Conterenoe opened 1n London todaJ. !be first Tote - lhe election ot a Chalraaa. Brltleh rorelan Secretary Selwyn Lloyd - the uaaDi■ou1 choloe. The aatherlag of the delegate• ot tweat1-two ••••• nation• was addreased bJ Prl■e Nlnleter AathonJ Idea, who warned that the cr1111 11, what he called - •one of the gra•••t 11noe the 8econ4 World War.• The prooeedlng1 were aarted, pro■ptlJ, by a 1ou note fro• SoTlet Bu111a. The Mo1cow roreta• Mlaleter, D1 ■ 1tr1 lheplloY, 4eclare4 - that the tondoa aoafer•••• ha• ao aulhor11J •• tor 4ea11ag wlth Sues. The oa111a1 of the parleJ - •• Ylolatloa of aocepte4 prooe4uree.• BoweYer, SheplloY weat on wlth a ■ore har ■oato•• tune. Saying that the l0Ylel1 would aot 1abota1• lhe conference. Adding that the 4leou111on• ■ lght do 10■• 1004 ae a prelt■ laarJ. 8hep11oY - u11a1 these word ■: •eztre ■ely u1eful, aa a flret etep.• Xeanwhtle, in lgypt - thing• were at a 1tand1tl11 today. Salted by the •1eneral 1trite•, ataged a1 • protest against the opentag of the conference la Londoa. JVJI - a { PolUe aa4 ■unary foroe• - on for fear of rlot1n1. The United Pre•• er,, Pe\er Webb, wae 4riT1ng 1n near ,u nu Khalil Basaar, wben a band o y- n1r1 youth• lr1e4 lo ■ lop hi ■• to &1Te way,•relate •lowly throu1h, toro1a1 lbea Aaerloan reporler . , 'tbeJ the car wlth their f11t1.• haa■ ere4 on Arab countrte• were aore or 1••• the deaonelrallon 1tr1te - oa11e4 •• •• rea■ lon of ■olldarl\J by \he ea11re Arab vorl~ IAJelUJII {•aother Tioleat 1ao14eat - aloag the border• ot l1rael. 1 apoke1aan at Tel AT1T deolar1n1 - lhal Ara, 1n1pere 1ho, up aa l1rae11 bu• la lhe ••1•b De1erl,tota7 One c1T111&D. k111e4 - lhre• other• 1aJure4. l r· 1poke1aan oalla 11 the wor•t bor4er taot4eat 11aoe lbe reoen, peaoe-aat1n1 lrlp aa4• bJ lhe leorelar~ ~eaeral of the Ua1te4 ••t1o••• Dag Baa■ar•kJol~ !l♦IL Japan report, - lhe ohaaploa pearl. A 4eep •ea gea - of 1e•enty oarat1. Ybtoh ■u1t •• aboui tbe 11•• - of a 1■all egg. The wor4 arrl•e• ln TokJo fro■ a Japaae•• pearl 41Ylng ezpe41tlon io ,he Aratua Sea, ln ib• loulb Paoltto. 8aytn1 - thal ou, of lbe deplb• of lhe oo•aa tbeJ'Te takea ,he lar1e1, pearl •ow taowa lo •slat. rt•• oara,, ■ore - ,baa lb• preTlou• r•oor4-br•at•r. La41e1, how woul4 you like ,o ha•• - a ••••••1 oaral ,pearl 1 JISI 0Ter 1n Dar ■ eta4t, Geraany, tbere'e a Soloaon, who glTel a ~udlolal dec111on on the Talue of a k111. Or, rather, the penalty - for 1tee11ng one. Bl1 Teutonic Honor ruling - eeTen day1 ln ~•11, lf the \bet, 1s 1ucce11ful. r1Te 4ay1 tn 3a11, tf you try lo •teal a t11e - and don't eucoee4. Thie occur• tn the oa1e of Ban• Sohoenbetn. Vho1e behev1or - wa• not 10 1oboen. Be kt11e4 a 1trl - - - •1atnet her will, aa4 tr1e4 · the 1aae - with her 1lrl ooapan1on. Baa• - falltn1 . 1n the latter oa1e. · lo he 1et1 a ooablne4, •••••-ur and t1Te-4ay 1enteaoe -- !h11 - 1n 1plte of u esplautlon that Soboenbetn gaTe, ln bll own 4efenae. He 1a14 the kl ••lag we I beoauae ot a re■a · rk by one of the 11r11. Bue 4eolar1ng: •She hurt •Y honor by aay1n1 - &11 ■en are stlly.• So Hana prqceede4 to proTe the po1nl with t1s1e1. Soboenbetn conT1nc1ng the two glrl• more