Show S a a ODDS SOAR 1 Stevenson Power Surges as Democrats Battle Combined INS and AP AMPHITHEATER CHICAGO July 22 The 22 The rambunctious Democratic national convention tacitly agreed Tuesday that Gov Adlai Stevenson of Illinois is the man but disagreed on almost everything else As Stevenson strength grew gre with the withdrawal of Vice President Barkley Dar ley dissident delegations delegations delegations dele dele- from Louisiana and Georgia Georgia Georgia Geor Geor- gia led what promises to be a general Southern revolt against the invocation of the party loyalty loyalty loyalty loy alty pledge The The pledge formally introduced introduced introduced intro intro- by Michigan Sen Blair Moody 1 late late Monday night and approved on the floor after vehemently vehemently partisan North South North debate debate debate de de- de- de bate calls on all delegation chairmen to promise to present CONVENTION HALL GUI CHI CAGO July 22 CD National tB-National National Chairman Frank McKinney said Tuesday no attempt will willbe willbe willbe be made to oust delegations which refuse to abide by the loyalty pledge adopted in the Demo Democratic Convention early Tuesday s 5 the official Democratic ticket to state home-state voters in November In the meantime Stevenson stock soared in the estimation of almost ev every ry faction except those pledged to the two other serious candidates left in the diminishing diminish diminish- ing race Sen Estes Kefauver and Averell Harriman Provides Spark Henry F F. F governor of Indiana gave the Stevenson dr drive e its greatest stimulation since Mondays Monday's demonstration for him when he announced Tuesday that Stevenson had agreed he could not turn down a draft Gov may nominate Stevenson he announced Ive talked with him he reported and he told me he could not refuse the nomination if it were tendered Four prominent D e m o 0 c r l' a ts is from widely separated parts of the country added their weight to the Stevenson movement mo Michael l V. V DiSalle former price See Page 7 Column 1 t son Gains Power Poorer Wrangle d from Page rase One Walter I Falter Granger Kennedy of f Fohn hn r fand nd ind Democratic Archi- Archi New ew Jersey urging Statement g the he Illinois gov gov- t F Statement v left after acler a aith I Villi ith the governor ice the Eastern aid d that he hadt hadl had I statement to toi l ut t i marked he was I How How- I unhappy said Isaid aid Stevenson to o discourage the Alben W. W Bark Bark- 1 r night as s a ai at i t I erell yell Harriman the nomination I i lick k it out Bangs Hangs gangs On f a u e r also of j-of of f pulling out rule roIe ale s slammed 1 a m m e d early hours of ofed oC ed d to require thatto that eHo to do all they I nomi- nomi j is in their states state's Democratic canI can can- I i I South uth Carolina ed d formally that ike such a pledge wo would ld be in con con- laws and state stater r a also 1 s o 0 attitude Bolt It Plan tile ili idea of walk walk- I Q invention t instead was to tos stand s leave the othe ithe Fair Deal Deal- the Ithe the rule ruIe n i Talmadge of this way Our return cHurn to the contour conour con- con tour ebur our seats as theof the theof of of Georgia said said this meant I I. I sit t it out until seated or thrown 1 IL tJ J J. J Strom Thur Thur- iC Carolina rolina the 1948 residential presidential candie candi candi- f e expected to beers be bei i ers It looks at going to seat reverses the rule said pitie tic Party of Df South Carolina prefers to a affiliate affiliate Cili ate with the National Democratic Party but its ils delegates are arc unwilling unwilling un un- willing to pledge themselves to support whatever action may betaken be betaken taken hereafter by those in control con of this convention There was considerable anger even among some of the Southerners Southerners South South- Southerners erners who felt the rule was not in conflict with their state laws or rules and were not formally rebelling The North Carolina delegation after warm discussion voted to inform the convention credentials credentials creden creden- committee that under North Carolina law the names of the conventions convention's nominees would be placed on the ballot i in No No- vember I Balks at Pledge I But the North Carolina delegation delegation dele dele- I gation balked at taking any formal formal formal for for- mal pIed e. e Se Sen V Willis Us Smith told the delegation delegatIon delegation dele dele- gation he doesn't believe the lithe themen themen men running this convention believe be be- believe lieve e in honesty and fairness and he cautioned the delegation to be alert to fight light He said We have got to let Iet the goons of oC New York Massachusetts Michigan and other states know v were we're not going to step goose at I their crack of the whip The loyalty rule was presented I to the convention by Sen Blair Moody of Michigan l Gov Paul PaulA A A. Dever of Massachusetts presiding presiding presiding pre pre- siding gaveled it through without without with with- out a roll call calI vote One of those making an impassioned speech for it was Rep Franklin FrankIin D. D Roosevelt Jr of New York The big row over the loyalty rule could come to a floor climax late Tuesday night with a report from the credentials committee as to which delegates have given it a pledge The word that reluctant Bible- Bible i quoting Gov Stevenson would not turn down a nomination came from Gov Henry F. F of Indiana He announced he intended to put Stevenson's name before the convention Asked if Stevenson had told him he would accept replied He put it this way way way-he he said if it came to him he couldn't turn it down Stevenson in commenting on statement said he hadnot hadnot had hadnot not seen the Indiana governor governo r since a breakfast meeting of governors governors governors gov gov- Monday |