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...witnesses" paraded through the room to give their opinions on who should be Veep. The field quickly narrowed down. Out went Kefauver (unacceptable in the South), Russell (unacceptable in the North), Barkley (too old), Oklahoma's Mike Monroney (not well known enough). The final choice: Senator John Sparkman of Alabama who, though no Dixiecrat, failed to support Truman in 1948. Later, one of the men present explained: "Stevenson made his decision with Harry Truman's help...
...hours later, at noon, the convention met once more, nominated Sparkman, labored wearily through one more demonstration. Said Stevenson: "You have inspected some of the finest political livestock in the U.S. [But] we've reserved until this morning the prize human animal for your approbation." Stevenson was keeping up his record of an aphorism a day. To New York Publisher Dorothy Schiff, at the height of the convention tiredness, he had said: "intellectual rigor mortis...
...days after his Florida victory, Russell's campaign got another boost-with another reverse twist that emphasized its hopelessness. Alabama's Senators Sparkman and Hill, who are Fair Dealers and not members of the Southern bloc, endorsed him. But in so doing they said: "He has always remained loyal [to the party] and may be counted on to do so in the future." In politics, this is like saying that the endorsee can be counted on not to steal a red-hot stove. Sparkman and Hill are not so much interested in promoting Russell's candidacy...
...Washington, in the President's Room at the Capitol, the Loyal Order of Moose welcomed what Senator Matthew Neely of West Virginia called the "most distinguished class ever initiated in the U.S." Among the distinguished new Moose: Senators Lister Hill, Herbert Lehman, John J. Sparkman, Robert Kerr and Attorney General J. Howard McGrath...
...Republicans' Senator Charles Tobey added to the good feeling: "I would like to say to [Dulles and Acheson] that I have listened to each of your presentations . . . with a great deal of pride and satisfaction that I am an American . . ." The Democrats' John Sparkman chimed in: "This has been one of the finest demonstrations of bipartisan cooperation . . ." The Democrats' Walter George complimented Dulles again ("one of the finest accomplishments") and MacArthur again ("fine record...