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Heading west from Illinois early last week, Adlai Stevenson had two major objectives-to fire Democratic enthusiasm in California and to undermine the threatening Democratic revolt in Texas. To meet this challenging assignment, the governor sat up night after night, working on his speeches until 2 or 3 in the morning. The result was speeches of a vigor and emotional appeal which Stevenson had seldom achieved before...
California & Korea. Next evening, after a quick sweep through Washington and Oregon, the Democratic candidate flew into San Francisco. Fired by the enthusiasm of the whistling, stomping audience which packed the Cow Palace, Stevenson assailed his opposition. "The general," said Adlai, "tells us not to worry. Government, he says, is just a matter of teamwork." But the Eisenhower team, as Stevenson saw it, would consist almost exclusively of members of the Republican Old Guard-"men who have had to be dragged, screaming and kicking, into the 20th century." Asked Adlai: "Does anyone think [Eisenhower] would really stand a chance against...
Texas & Tidelands. At Fort Worth, his audience was one of the most enthusiastic he has ever addressed. At San Antonio, Spanish-Americans greeted him with signs reading "Viva 'Adlai" and "Ole Adlai." And in Uvalde, he got a public blessing and breakfast (bacon & eggs, fried ham and red-eye gravy, roast pheasant, hot biscuits and honey) from 83-year-old ex-Vice President "Cactus Jack" Garner...
...Dallas, on the first of his two days in Texas, Adlai once again tackled the ticklish tidelands-oil issue. "I do not believe it is wise national policy to give such an asset to an individual state," he told his Dallas audience-then added that he did favor a compromise "which is mindful of the respective interests of the states and the Federal Government." "Governor Shivers," continued Stevenson, "once agreed wholeheartedly with my position . . . But, evidently, the governor has concluded that it is time for a change -of mind...
Flying back to Springfield at week's end, Stevenson and his staff were in high spirits. The big, friendly crowds which had turned out in Utah, California, Washington and Texas made them conclude that it was Adlai Stevenson's best week of the campaign to date...