While the nation's press likes Ike, most of Harvard's Nieman Fellows wavered to the Democratic side yesterday to predict victory for Governor Adlai E. Stevenson.

Of the 12 journalists from United States papers, ten indicated that they would vote for the Governor, while only two preferred General Dwight D. Eisenhower. The three Niemans from the British Commonwealth declined to guess the election's outcome, while expressing critical amazement at the American campaign system.

Each year the University selects 15 Nieman Fellows from the outstanding U. S. and Commonwealth newsmen. The Niemans spend a year here on leave of absence from their papers, taking as many courses and seminars as they wish.

The Niemans were unanimous on one thing: they all agreed that Robert B. Frazier, of the Eugene (Ore.) Register-Guard, that "people who predict always get in trouble . . ." Frazier's quandary is that his "native intelligence" tells him Eisenhower will win, while by adding up the electoral votes he finds Stevenson ahead 273 to Ike's 258. "I would be interested if somebody would tell me which is superior--my mathematics or intelligence," he said after voting for the Governor.

Another Stevenson supporter with little faith is Kenneth E. Wilson of the Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, California, who admitted yesterday, "I'm voting for Stevenson, but I fear Ike will win . . . Mr. Truman's campaign has hurt Stevenson's chances."

The Governor's campaign converted Chattanooga's Associated Press reporter Watson S. Sims. "Following the campaign closely since Chicago, I was converted by Stevenson's honesty in facing national issues. To me he has talked sense . . ."

Republican John Strohmeyer tersely gave his viewpoint: "For the past four years I have been crime and corruption reporter for the Providence Journal. I'm going to vote period. You can draw your own conclusions." Strohmeyer's stories on corruption have won him either a first or second place in the annual New England AP contest--three of the past four years.

"Heroism and showmanship will not give us the necessary instruments to fight the enemy we face today," the Atlanta Daily World's William Gordon commented. "We need the leadership which will deal with current problems on a purely scientific, and not emotional basis. To me Stevenson represents this leadership."

Ike Losing Independents

Donald D. Jansen, Milwaukee Journal, numbered his reasons for predicting a Stevenson victory: the regular democratic voters will continue to vote the party line--the solid south will not break up; Ike is losing independent votes by failing in his promise not to play politics; and Stevenson's foreign policy is more appealing than Ike's which is "risky" since it may lead to war.

To these points Calvin Mayne, Rochester Times-Union, added, "I think that Ike's strength in the North will not offset the initial advantage the Governor starts with his lead in Southern electoral votes."

Two Niemans summarized the party positions--Arthur C. Barschdorf, Hammond (Ind.) Times, for the Republicans and Melvin Mencher, Albuquerque (N. M.) Journal, for the Democrats.

"Dwight Eisenhower will be the next President, because Ike, the here, is drawing votes that Ike, the Republican, would not be getting," Barschdorf admitted, but added "while he is a hero, he also is a statesman."

Barachdorf then listed six reasons for supporting Eisenhower: 1) He is best equipped to put the U. S. on the offensive in the cold and Korean wars. 2) He is against the philosophy "that economic security of the individual can be bought with the 'other guy's money'" 3) He holds deeds higher then ideals in a civil rights program. 4) He attacks corruption in government. 5) He believes in "purifying, not polluting, the political ambitions of minority groups." And 6) He wants more political power in the states.

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