TUESDAY. JULY 19. 1960 Kennedy Ignores Political Rules, Yet Beats Pros Editor's Note:---It was a hard, uphill fight, and many experts said it could be done. Here in a three-part series, Arthur Edson, a Washington observer who traveled with all the candidates, tells how Sen. John F. Kennedy got where he did, and what sort of a campaign can be expected from him. The first two installments will be carried today and the third on Friday. LOS ANGELES (W) In the long and exciting history of U.S. politics, there has never been anything quite like this. For John Fitzgerald Kennedy, in winning the Democratic nomination for president at 43 advice in pushing through to Watching Kennedy in the big sports arena, waving to the dele gates who had just made him their man on the first ballot, it was easy to forget that the road was rough and that his road map often was politically unor thodox. One example will show how completely Kennedy ignored the folklore politicians treasure. KENNEDY NO COY BOY Since George Washington's time, men have yearned for the presidency. But usually they have worked for it behind scenes, in dustriously and deviously, Out wardly the fiction is kept up that this office must seek the man: the man must never appear to be greedily seeking it. But Kennedy is no coy boy. By his own calculations, Ken nedy has been openly and un abashedly seeking the presiden cy for four years, speaking in every state, hitting the larger states, with their larger dele gations, many times. And now it is evident that while his Democratic foes were still fumbling around in their minds as to what they should do Ken nedy already was putting down foundations that would bring him victory. REASONS FOR SUCCESS Kennedy owes his success to a combination of many things: His organization, his uncanny ability to attract favorable publicity, his money, his family, his church, his Ward record, and, most of all, himself. Anyone who has been around Kennedy at all realizes he has winning ways with people, Espe cially young people. And the picture he presents comes through like this: Nice young Harvard man. Shy smile. Nice family. Boyish, even though now he wishes he looked a bit more mature. Lively, but still apparently relaxed. Likeable. Nice clothes. All this is true. But no public image of any other public man is so imcomplete. A TOUGH HOMBRE For rarely is there a hint that underneath is a tough hombre who can slug it out with anyone on almost any terms. There's no outward hint that Kennedy can take the long, hard road to the nomination, by way of the presidential primaries, but in 18-hour day after 18-hour day trying to flush out voters, and still wind up looking fresh and re laxed. Well, moderately fresh and relaxed. Sen. Estes Kefauver of Ten nessee, who took the same long trail in 1952, ended with the glazed-eye look of a steer that's just been tapped on the head with a sledgehammer. There's not even a suggestion, in Kennedy's public appearances, that here's a cool calculator of the odds, but one who also is willing to take daring political gambles if the stakes are large enough. It's easy to underestimate Jack Ken nedy. Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts did it. In 1952, Lodge looked certain to keep his seat, particularly since Dwight D. Eisenhower was to carry the state and Lodge was firmly clutching the general's coatails. But Kennedy, then a relatively unknown congressman, put on a whirlwind campaign to win in a year when Republicans every where were sweeping into office. Shoes properly rebuilt and repaired Orthopedic prescriptions filled Orthopedic shoe sales SHOE CLINIC By ARTHUR EDSON ignored rules, precedents and his spectacular victory. HUMPHREY GAMBLES Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota underestimated Jack Kennedy. As Humphrey studied his own chances for the Democratic nom ination, he figured his best bets were to tease Kennedy into the Wisconsin and West Virginia pri maries. Wisconsin is farm territory and right next door to Hum- phrey's home state of Minne sota. West Virginia is Protestant. a just plain folks state, and it didn't figure to be attracted much to a Roman Catholic city slicker with a Boston accent. Kennedy accepted the gamble. He threw everything he had into these primaries. Humphrey. one of the ablest campaigners of our time, was knocked out of the race completely and Kennedy was well on his way to the nomina tion. NIXON KNOWS RIVAL But there's one politician around a cool calculator, a relentless fighter, a man willing to take chances who never underesti mated Kenneth,. Long ago, in informal conver sations, Vice President Richard M. Nixon, looking forward to the campaign this fall, predicted that the Democratic convention would not deadlock and that Kennedy would win. Maybe this type of fighter in stinctively sees through his rival's shell. This could be a campaign to re member. • , • 1 ? .‘k • Gifts for the small set • . in GORHAM sterling. • • A captivating gift for the new mite or the little sprite famous Gorham sterling. So useful and beautiful. Shown is the popular Celeste pattern. . . . available in most Gorham sterling patterns. Baby Fork and Spoon Set $1.50 SUMMER COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA NN STATE CLASS RING S„,„,„„ and Tili„t„ "Thousands proudly wear this ring" CSTja •••• OMNI ( T., f \ • f t •• sk. Kennedy's Road To Nomination If our political disputes are ever remembered as our bittlefields are now, West Virginia will be come a national shrine. For it was in West Virginia's beautiful mountains, in its thriv ing cities, in its impoverished coal fields that the decisive bat tle was fought that gave Sen. John F. Kennedy the Democratic presidential nomination. Everyone, including the Kftn nedy forces, now seems to agree this was the turning point. Until the West Virginia pri maries two months ago, it looked as if the Democrats would have no clear choice and might become hopelessly deadlocked in their convention in Los Angeles. Instead, Kennedy won big in West Virginia, knocked Sen. Hu bert H. Humphrey of Minnesota out of the race "ompletely, and picked up momentum that swept him to an astonishingly easy first ballot victory. CATHOLIC PROBLEM West Virginia merits a second look because the Problem he licked there will be discussed, sometimes openly, more oftenly privately, throughout his cam paign against Vice President Rich ard M. Nixon. Over and over, politicians have gone back to the unfortunate Al Smith and declared that no Ro man Catholic can win the presi dency of this predominantly Pro testant nation. West Virginia, with lesp than 5 per cent of its population Catho he, was a good testing ground for the political impact of Kennedy's Catholicism. Kennedy chose to meet the is sue head on, to insist that the voters were too fair to vote against him merely because of his beliefs. He handled the question so ad- your official L. G. RALFOUR CO. in the ATHLETIC STORE $5.00 All price: include Federal fox CRAB Um Calve Po riotly that one Humphrey work- ;boss. They had delegates to see , er ,a Catholic, blurted out: , and to convince. "Jack's workers tell the voters Kennedy's campaign manager here if they don't vote for him, is his brother. Robert. who at 34 they're bigots. In Wisconsin. they is well known because of his job kept telling the Catholics they had as counsel for the now-defunct to turn out to prove that a Cath- Senate investigating committee. lolic could roll up a big vote. How The impressive thing about the canyou in the hell k e ep up with men around the 43. year old Ken arguments like that?" nedy is this: most are younger No one can say how many will than he is: all are just as eager. : vote against Kennedy, or for him, Nowhere does one see the old its November simply because he fashioned type of political pro. .. a Catholic. You can get some idea of the effectiveness of their work front 1 But at least Kennedy won Pro- th is: testant West Virginia when it counted most. A Colorado observer. -- "Ken nedy had his men, and state organized, before anyone else KENNEDY HAS HELP 'started." No politician succeeds without lliennPeeci\t,nstiv(l‘\:!l came into ournia dologote help and help is what Kennedy district at all. Didn't have to. His has plenty of. men had it all sewrd up. At the airport in Los Angeles. A Virginia delegate "We while waiting for Kennedy to ar- were for Sen. Lyndon Johnson. of rive, I counted 15 persons bustling course, but I got a letter from the about with "Kennedy staff" Kennedy bunch which showed badges on them. And most of the they had gone to a lot of trouble Kennedy. staff had more impor- to find out what I liked and didn't tant jobs than meeting airplanes, like. You can't help but be im even an airplane carrying the pressed." JACKHARPEN ACK RARPERJ ACKII . 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