Evening star., 1940-06-27
Nominations Ended
And Recess Token:
Taft Stock Rises
By G. GOULD LINCOLN,

oldi oIdH SOTTeSpOnuent.
PHILADELPHIA, June 27.-The
Republican National Convention
will attempt to nominate it's candi-
date for President before ending its
session tonight.
After completing nominating
speeches this afternoon, the con-
vention was recessed until $3.50 pm
Eastern Standard time. Chairman
Joseph w. Martin, jr, warned the
delegates to be in their seats
promptly, saying the balloting for
the nomination of the next Presi-
dent of the United States" would
begin Immediately at that time.
After two ballots, another recess
for diner is planned. The conven-
ton then will reassemble and if
possible continue until a nomination
is made by sol of the 1000 delegates.
Taft Stock Rises.
AS the convention recessed, a
strong tip was out that Senator
Taft of Ohio would be the eventual
. choice for the presidential nomina-
ton. Efforts are being made to get
Thomas E. Dewey of New York to
take second place on the ticket
Probably nothing will be settled
however, until after the first two
ballots have been taken.
Supporters of Wendell L. Willkie
New York utilities man, although
somewhat down in the mouth be-
cause of the bad effect last nights
demonstration for their candidate
had on the delegates, continued to
insist that the president of the
Commonwealth and Southern Corp,
wound win, that his strength would
increase materially as the balloting
continued.
Very definitely it appeared that
the convention fight had developed
into a battle of the field against
Mr.. Willkie.
Nominations Completed.
The morning session opened lata.
at $50 am. (E. S. IT,, but proceeded
swiftly through the nominating and
seconding speeches for the six re-
naming aspirants who were not
formally placed in the running last
night
First to be placed in nomination
today after the convention had been
led in the Lords Prayer by DR..
Frank F. Bunker of the Christian
Science Committee on Publication
of the District of Columbia was
Hanford MacNider of Iowa, former
Assistant Secretary of War and one
time national commander of tho
American Legion. Next were Sena-
tor Vandenberg of Michigan and
Senator Bridges of New Hampshire.
Following In order were Senator
McNary of Oregon, Gov. James of
Pennsylvania and Gov. Bushleld of
South Dakota.
Willkie supporters also were a bit
shaken because of the reaction Of
the delegates last night to the
speech of Representative Halleck of
Indiana, who put Mr.. Willkie in
nomination. Many of them felt Mr.
Haueck had made a mistake by
taking the defensive for Mr.. Willkie
against charges of his recent con-
version from the Democratic to the
Republican party and also by as
serting that very little money had
been expended in developing the
boom for the New Yorker.
Neutrals Give Taft Edge.
Taft and Dewey forces proclaimed
their confidence. Many more neu-
trail delegates gave Senator Taft
the edge. 1t is now asserted that
the big Pennsylvania delegation
p viii give a considerable number of
votes to the Ohio Senator. Former
Senator Joseph Grundy, long a po-
litical power in the State, was re-
ported reliably today to be actively
working against Mr.. Willkie.
A boom was started today for for
fner President Hoover 1t started in
modest way, but with Draft Hoo
yer" buttons passed out from a room
in the Bellevue -Stratford Hotel,
where Mr.. Hoover is staying 1t was
also reported that Mr.. Hoover him
self, opposed to the nomination of
Mr.. Willkie, has passed out the word
to hold the lines firm for all candi-
dates and see what happens. There
was report Mr. Hoover wanted to
measure his own strength before
making any commitments.
The Kansas delegation, at cau-
Gus this morning, voted unanimous
ly to cast its votes for Senator
Capper, its favorite son candidate,
for the first two ballots. This is
symbol of the uncertainty that has
the convention in its grip. After
k1o1 a nj hn
Kansas delegation is likely to go to
Mr.. Dewey, some to Senator Taft
and one or two to Mr.. Willkie.
Massachusetts, for Martin. :.
The Massachusetts, delegation, in
caucus, voted to give Mr.. Martin
their votes on the first ballot. One
Willkie delegate in the delegation
held out. The Massachusetts, dele
= cation is a hotbed of Willkie SEN
timent, although eight or nine of
the delegates may go to Senator
Taft.
Mr.. Martin himself is dark horse
candidate, and while he will not be
put formally in nomination, the
votes he gets, if any, outside Massa-
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'terest. Gov. Bricker of Ohio is an
other dark horse possibility.
Not for years has Sc much bitter
ness developed in Republican Ma
tional Convention between the sup
porters of the various candidates. It
has intensified rather than lessened
as each day has passed. This bitter
ness runs particularly between the
followers of Mr.. Willkie and those of
Senator Taft and Mr.. Dewey. But
it goes farther than that, with the
field against Willkie. The Willkie
opponents feel that they have car
,ried the fight for the G. @ p
through the last seven years and
that it is to their efforts that the
party owes its comeback-not to Mr.
Willkie, who until little more than
a year ago was registered Demo-