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X.4e6.Septe52e — page four e Here in the deep South on the other hand the issue now is clear, There will be no Southern dissidence. In fact the South is more united in the Democratic fold than ever in the past eight ears$ Regardless of heavy press-support for Eisenhower, the Southern “enocrats have absorbed anew the potent Dixiecrat movement, espe= cially since Senator Sparkmen was a Dimiecrat himself in 1948, though a lukewarm one, Sparkman did the trick end it is the consi= derate opinion of this observer, that ali the eleven Southem Stu tes, including ‘exas, will go for Stevenson in November, despite the £fact.that the Republican vote will rise in practically each one of thems 4% is still early to make a general cempaign impression, or to risk.eny sort of forecast. But in talking with innumerable politicians this observer has carried the impression, that the Democrats are reasonably optimistic and confident, though by no mews certain¢ On the otherhand the Republiceuns are frenkiy wor ried. Not the least reason was the very poor showing of Bisen= hower on the first meeting of his campaign, August 5th in Los Angeles. The meeting was badiy organized end poorly attended, There were, in the Los Angeles Coliseum, a site with a capacity of 100.000 ony somewhat below 15.000. The impression was deplorable. Gepecially since in 1940 Willikie was able to draw 30.000e And. this is Republican territory. Bisenhowers speach, cousequentiy, was poor tooe He was visibly handicapped and upset. Bad organizaton remited in a very depressing start, And while this can be res paired, it will take much hard works Republican leaders feel, that they will have to rely very much on Nixon «nd the Connunist issue, in order to draw crowdse Because Eisenhower so far has been much less of a drawing card than his supporters had hoped Lore / fi | : on.
