Senator Estes Kefauver looks sad and dejected as he fanned himself behind Stevenson sign. The Tennessean set off a vice presidential boom by telling a cheering band of his supporters that he will accept second-place on the Democratic ticket he once sought to head. But Adlai Stevenson and Governor Averell Harriman, the 2 main presidential contenders, carefully refrained from giving any hint of their choice for a running mate. 14 March 1956