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...been determined to maneuver the federation into openly avowed support of the Democratic presidential candidate. Dubinsky & Co., maneuvered well. Last week, when 800 delegates to the federation's 71st annual convention arrived in New York, the stage was all set for the A.F.L. to proclaim its loyalty to Adlai Stevenson...
...this week began, Adlai Stevenson came up to bat before the convention. Amidst shouts of approval, Stevenson declared that he favored repeal of the Taft-Hartley Law-"not a recap job with reclaimed Republican rubber." He urged that the Department of Labor be given more funds and functions, and called for the presence of more labor representatives in "positions of key responsibility in Government." The delegates who had given Ike a tepid reception now whistled and shouted, "Pour it on, Steve." With the Stevenson speech over, the A.F.L. Executive Council recommended that federation members support Adlai Stevenson for the presidency...
...This pledge Shivers accepted "without reservation." He got his Democratic delegation seated. He won his primary, 672,000 to 395,000, a big enough margin to indicate that he had been unnecessarily worried. With another term secure, he again became aggressive. He flew to Springfield, Ill. and demanded that Adlai Stevenson take a clear position on tidelands...
...Adlai Stevenson is planning to make at least two speeches in Texas, probably right after Ike's trip, although the state Democratic organization would not turn a hand...
...speeches around the country, we can fit him into the radio & TV time already purchased." The Democratic program is simple: there is only one star, and such supporting players as Harry Truman and Vice Presidential Candidate John Sparkman will get only a minimum share of the limelight. Of Adlai Stevenson, Frankel says: "He's our John Barrymore, our biggest radio & TV asset...