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...Stevenson, obviously, can not hide his lineage. There were (and still are) many people to whom "Stevenson" was a bad word. It was not so long ago that people sang "Eisenhower has the power." and "Stevenson's a jerk" to the tune of "Whistle While You Work." And his father never carried Illinois in a presidential election. The name, nevertheless, is unquestionably working to Adlai III's advantage as he campaigns vigorously through Illinois...
Frustrated by this situation, Stevenson accepted Senator Paul Douglas' offer of second billing on the Democratic slate. (There's no Illinois gubernatorial election this year.) Douglas, who is in a rough contest with Charles Percy, felt that Stevenson's name would, indeed, help the ticket. Chicago's Mayor Richard J. Daley agreed to the nomination in spite of Stevenson's endorsement, last spring, of Abner Mikva, who made a bold though unsuccessful bid to unseat one of Daley's men in the U.S. House of Representatives...
ADLAI and MRS. STEVENSON campaign in what is obviously very friendly territory. Stevenson's personal image is weak but he hopes to overcome this with "meet-the-people" campaigning. He has already visited all of Illinois' 102 counties...
...office of state treasurer would seem to hold little appeal for most aspiring politicians. Stevenson was even misquoted, to his dismay, by a Washington Post society columnist as supposedly remarking that the state treasurership was "dreadfully dull." Actually there are several sound reasons for his candidacy. As Stevenson sees it, the treasurer's office provides him with an opportunity to speak out on what he feels are the crucial problems facing. Illinois state government, such as the conflicts of interest among office holders which Stevenson feels are the primary sources of corruption and inefficiency in Illinois government. Stevenson also realizes...
...contest Stevenson faces little trouble from Harris Rowe, his opponent. Rowe is virtually unknown--a late August poll of Chicago commuters revealed that less than 40 per cent of them even knew Rowe's name...