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Show DREW PEARSON Anti -Truman Feeling Grows A NTI-TRUMAN resentment among the Democrats now is so deep that some actually are talking about trying to dump him. What Mr. Truman has succeeded in doing is alienating both wings of the party the southern Democrats and the northern liberals. This was something some-thing that Roosevelt, despite the kicking around he gave to some leaders was careful never to do. ' But now Mr. Truman has rubbed northern liberals the wrong way by ousting such Roosevelt appointees as Marriner Eccles, James Landis and John Fahey. Simultaneously he has made southern leaders boil over with indignation at his civil-rights message. In fact, the only people Mr. Truman has pleased are the Republicans Result of all this Is that some Democratic leaders are even talking among themselves about finding a new candidate Admittedly Admit-tedly they don't think the chance is great; for it's almost Impossible to block the rcnoniination of a sitting president. t .HoWfJ?,r' 80me of them have been uietly discussing a boom for Justice William O. Douglas, while others talk about a draft-Eisenhower move for the Democratic ticket. After all. the first and only political speech Ike ever made was at a Jackson Day Dinner at the age of 18 |