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Mr Butler is pleased to point to Harry Truman as an But the example of a good Democratic method of his nomination as Mr hall says was not reassuring The powers the authority and the responsibilities of the Presidency have increased The tensions strains and pressures have gone up The statistical odds that a President will not fill out his term are greater than ever Consequently the nation's need to have especially well qualified and carefully chosen is vastly more important than it used to be nt "The Great American Lottery" But as Edward R Murrow termed it on his valuable the nominatelevision review "The tion is "the Great American Lottery" The care with which are nominated has not increased an iota while the role of the President has become more awesome every decade Chairman Butler makes a fair point when he says that "the present system will work as well as the leaders of each party wish it to work" nominees by You can't get better "passing a law" It isn't the method of nomination that is bad it is the way it is usually used Some have suggested that the runner-u- p at the convention for the Presidential nomination should be the candidate A pious idea but it would often produce a candidate dedicated to views and policies quite opposite to those of the Presidential candidate The basic flaw is that the nation and the parties have down-grade- d for over a century the y" Stevenson Kelauver Harriman — they wouldn't look nomination Senator Taft never at the would Nor Dewey nor Eisenhower For many years we have been getting nominees whose qualifications neither the party nor its' workers nor the public have had any adequate opportunity to appraise I have two suggestions: L Shouldn't the Presidential aspirants of both parties announce in advance of the conventions the names of candidates who would be satisfacthe tory to them? This would give the country the party and the conventions some opportunity to assess the timber instead of qualifications of the with confronted an accomplished fact in the late being hours hectic of convention a weary L Why don't you the readers of Tins WEEK think over your own opinion on how and whom you might like to see one or the other party nominate for and then write your opinion to where it would count — that is either to Chairman Leonard W Hall Republican National Committee 1625 1 D C or to ChairStreet KW Washington man Paul M Butler Democratic National Committee 1011 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington D C And 1 can assure you this: both parties will begin to nominate their r next-bemen for the 9k " '''1 office in the land whenever public opinion really demands it — and is 11"67- - prepared to punish at the polls the party which fails to do so rank-and-fi- Ipoir le S 07 po 1 nt J 6-J1- ' next-highe- st st 1 9 ter I '---- 71 r- ' 0 A s 0mvai6vWmw666e ohm A Democrats Reject "Expediency Ely PAUL ' M BUTLER -- 't i The illness of President Eisen-bower certainly has focused nt c- it peal are factors sometimes at & is the duty I am certain Wilk In the National Convention of 1956 the Democratic Party will follow this plan The man chosen for the will be of proven devotion demonstrated ability and qualified to assume the Presidency It seems to me that the interest in the method of seleccandidate stems from one tion of a the present as to whether the question thing: is fitted to become President of the United States Critics frequently employ the language "regional and factional appeal" in describing the usual factors This in the selection of a candidate for seems to be a pretty accurate description of the way the in Republicans chose their candidate for Continued on next page 1952 He was from the cy vice-preside- nt nt — nt t '' dr N vir ' "'e '- -' 4 4 t :I'‘ 1 r t :1 I U 1 11 I ' - t ( N f ' f'3 A -- 4'' 0 7 I:11 )1Kr77: 4 ) I IL r Irl- - 1 e- -t The Crucial Question V' 4 7 of a responsible national that the Democratic Party political party will not follow the example of the Republicans in 1952 when they chose such an unsuitable candidate to be the of a popular hero running-mat- e The desired goal is for each party to nominate its most qualified available member for the Presidency and its second-bes- t qualified for the con- sidered the Democratic Party has never sacrificed quality for expediency The No I qualification has been and must continue to be the personal qualifications of the nominee is only one heart-beThe fact that the removed from the office of President makes it extremely important that both parties exercise the greatest caution The big question for a political party is this: In the event of death disability or resignation of the President will our nominee have the confidence and support of a majority of the American people? In this vital matter it is essential that the delegates to the National Convention carefully consider the personal qualities the governmental experience and the convictions on major public issues of each man considered nt This process (! 9 Chairmanl Democratic National Committee public attention upon the office the present of and potential occupants and the method of selecting them Although geographical rep resentation and factional ap- - II ‘ )- MOO ' i :: 41 N ::4 II 010ormw ivy TOP DEMOCRATS: Among the outstanding men who may be available for the No 2 spot aro Senator Gore Tenn (above left) Governor Moynor of N J (above right) Governor Williams of Mich (lower left) and Senator Kennedy Mass Prh1 Calf 9 |
