Presidential Aspirants Show No Interest in State's Write-in Votes

If any presidential candidate wants to win in today's Massachusetts write-in primaries, he has not spoken up for it. Several campaigns, however, were directed by backers in the state.

One of the more energetic campaigns has been waged by the supporters of the candidate who is least likely to get the nomination for President, House majority leader John W. McCormack (D-Mass).

In a last minute attempt to swing the votes last night, Democratic state chairman William H. Burke, Jr. endorsed the drive for the "favorite son" candidacy of McCormack.

Burke charged that the write-in drive for Stevenson was sponsored by the ADA and that the organization was "trying to take over the party." Samuel H. Beer, Professor of Government and chairman of the state ADA chapter, denied that the group had endorsed any candidate.

Beer himself, however, spoke at a rally for Stevenson in Medford last night on the same rostrum with Adlai's son, Adlai E. Jr. 2L. The campaign for Stevenson was conducted by State Senator Maurice A. Donahue (D-Holyoke).

The University's Students for Stevenson alone sent out 4000 solicitations for their candidate. The postcards contained quotes made earlier this year by Sen. John F. Kennedy '40 and former Governor Paul A. Dever supporting Stevenson. But Kennedy himself is expected to poll a part of the Democratic write-ins today.

Because the delegates to the national convention are unpledged, neither Stevenson nor Kefauver announced entering the Massachusetts contest. The Tennessee senator stepped out of the running recently when he urged his backers to write in for McCormack.

Most of the Republican votes will probably go to Eisenhower as well as some of the Democratic write-ins. Registered voters can vote for a presidential candidate of any party on both ballots.