Adlai Stevenson's fund was revealed as a direct result of Democratic excitement over the Nixon fund. Stevenson confirmed that the fund existed, then lapsed into silence. After two aloof days, he rose before a campaign workers' breakfast in Baltimore and coolly indicated that he would not be pushed into giving details. He had used leftover campaign contributions to supplement the salaries of some state officials, he said, and no improper influence was involved. There he intended to let the matter rest. He would not list the names of givers or receivers; "to do...
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