Show Certain to Win Truman Believes Stevenson Is In CHICAGO July Jul- Jul 22 UP UP UP-Pres- Pres President ide ident t Harry S Truman is convinced convinced convinced con con- vinced that Gov Adlai Stevenson Steven Steven- son is certain to win the Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic cratie presidential nomination the United Press learned Tues Tues- day There was no open move from the White House to support Stevenson and none was expected before the convention balloting gets under w way y But White House advisers at the Democratic convention con con- convention said that the chief executive executive executive tive is confident nt the Illinois governor governor governor gov gov- can beat Gen Dwight D. D Eisenhower t the h e Republican nominee in November He wants a winner more than thana a friend one source close to I I the White House said of the Presidents President's attitude The consensus among top administration administration administration ad ad- ministration and White House advisers here was this Mr l Truman was genuinely sorry to see Vice President Alben W V V. Barkley withdraw from the therace therace therace race Monday night and called Barkley Tuesday to tell him so The President who is 68 years old himself knew however of the disadvantages of a strenuous campaign and arduous service for a man who is 74 as Barkley is Mr l Truman had never encouraged encouraged encouraged en en- the Barkley candidacy Mr l Truman's lieutenants here have told him that their appraisal of the convention is that Stevenson Steven Steven- son will get the nomination Some even are willing to hazard private guesses about first first ballot ballot nomination Stevenson is corn com corn I acceptable to Mr Truman Truman Truman Tru- Tru man and more the President thinks the governor can lick Eisenhower AS of midday Tuesday Mr 11 Truman Truman Truman Tru Tru- man planned no Stevenson pro statement or any overt convention convention convention conven conven- tion move prior to the actual balloting White House sources said it was always possible that his strategy would be changed but they doubted that it would be The present plan is for the President to show show- his hand for forthe forthe forthe the first time when his alternate delegate in the Missouri l convention convention convention conven conven- tion delegation Thomas J J. J Gavin of Kansas Cit City rises to cast casl his vote |