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Democrats Meet to Try To Win Back South
New Orleans-(U.P.)—National Democratic leaders, apparently in a mood to win back support from the solid South, hold a crucial meeting here starting Friday to pick a new national chairman, reconsider the controversial loyalty pledge, and to celebrate party victories in the November election.
The two-day meeting, which closes with a $100-a-plate victory banquet Saturday nijt t. is the first of its kind in Dixie in 30 years and obviously is aimed at healing the rift between northern and southern members of the party.
The breach developed primarily as a result of the so-called loyalty pledge approved at the 1952 nominating convention in Chicago. Liberal elements of the party, headed by Rep. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., of New York, and the late Sen. Blair Moody of Michigan led in ramming the plank through over the vigorous objections of some southern delegations.
As the result of the pledge and "other matters," some southern governors, including Robert F. Kennon of Louisiana, Allan Shivers of Texas and James F. Byrnes of South Carolina refused to support Adalie Stevens, then the party's presidential candidate, and instead threw their support to Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Not one of the three governors will attend the meeting here this week. All have pleaded previous engagements. Only recently Mr. Kennon announced that in 1956 he would not support Mr. Stevenson, who speaks Saturday night.
It was understated the party's rules committee would reconsider the loyalty pledge and possibly eliminate it to keep it from coming up at the next convention.
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The pledge required all delegates seated in the convention to do all they "honorably" could to see that the Democratic candidates for President and vice president were placed on the ballots in their respective states.
Mr. Eisenhower won four southern states—Florida, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia—in 1952.
Chief business of the meeting this week will be the selection of a new chairman by the national committee. Stephen Mitchell, the current chairman, has said he wants to be relieved of his duties by Jan. 1 and asked the party to name his successor at this meeting.
As of now, there is a seven-way race for the post. It is the first time in 25 years the committee has had trouble in picking a chairman, primarily because it is the first time in a quarter of a century the Democrats do not have a President in the White House to make the decision.
Front-runners in the big field of avowed and potential candidates are Faul M. Butler, national committeeman from Indiana; James Finnegan, president of the Philadelphia City council, and Mike Disalle, former federal price administrator.
Ethan Allen to Hi-Y Program
Dr. Ethan P. Allen of the political science department will attend the Hi-Y Youth and Government program at the State Capitol building in Topeka Friday. Two hundred and fifty boys, who have attended regional and district meetings, will participate in the mock legislative session and the model legislative banquet and ball.
Girl's Rifle Team Elects Officers
Alice Barling, education sophomore, was elected president of the girls' riffle team, which is sponsored by the Army ROTC, at the club's third meeting at the Military Science building.
Elected secretary-treasurer at the meeting was Marjorie Pennington, fine arts junior.
"We are planning to write a letter to the National Rifle association to get a charter for the club," Sfc. Robert Weaver, coach of the group said.
Ten girls comprise the team at the present time. A desire to belong to the club was expressed by 188 girls. Limited space on the firing range has made it impossible for the club to increase its membership.
"We have scheduled six matches with the University of Montana at Bozeman, Mont., and Tuskegee Institute has inquired if we have a team. So we feel that we will get some matches with them," Weaver said. "If we can get a shot pattern and adjust the sights with respect to the bullseye, we can make good shots of the girls and get them at least marksmans ratings from the NRA." Weaver continued.
The meeting was spent in the instruction in the use of the loop sling, the correct position, loading and aiming the weapon, and emphasis was placed on the importance of safety precautions at all times.
Wood ibises scratch the bottoms of shallow Florida ponds with their feet, muddying the water so thoroughly that fish rise to the surface Within easy reach, the fish then fall victims to the birds' appetite.
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