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Last week's theater of Democratic politics had a familiar look. In one act was Adlai Stevenson, with another skilled, polished performance. In another was Harry S. Truman, the 71-year-old trouper, still giving 'em hell...
...idea for the Stevenson script originated in the bouncy political organization of Minnesota's Democratic Senator Hubert Humphrey, whence came the suggestion that Stevenson, as a peg for taking off on the Eisenhower Administration, might recall the 1952 campaign day when both Adlai and Ike traveled to Kasson, Minn., to set forth their farm policies...
...Adlai Stevenson is severely critical of the way foreign affairs have been conducted by the Eisenhower Administration. As Mr. Stevenson is the leading candidate for the Democratic Presidential nomination, we may ask ourselves not whether there is ground for criticism but whether the Democratic Party can take issue legitimately and effectively with the Republican Administration...
...Stevenson's likening her ex to Hamlet [Aug. 22] may not be too farfetched at that. If Adlai should be nominated in '56, one of the major ghosts he'll be haunted with was born on the night he conceded defeat back in 1952. When a reporter asked him if he would run again for the presidency, Adlai snapped: "Have that man's head examined...
Happy's victory might have national repercussions, as well. Unlike Clements, he takes a dim view of Adlai Stevenson (he supported Richard Russell's candidacy in 1952), and at next year's Democratic Convention, Chandler may lead a delegation pledged to defeat Stevenson at all costs...