Evening star., 1944-06-10
Dewey Forces Said
To Support Taft as
Platform Chairman
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Supporters of Gov. Thomas E
Dewey Of New York were reported
today to have thrown their weight
behind Senator Taft, Republican, oi
OHIO for the Craftsmanship of the
important Platform Committee oi
the Republican National Conven.
ton.
Senator Taft heads an Ohio dele
cation pledged to support Gov. John
w. Bricker of that State for the
presidential nomination, and the re.
puted action of some of Gov
Dewey's friends was regarded gen.
orally, as preconvention "har-
mony" move by those who expect
the New York Governor to be
named on the first ballot.
Committee Meets June 81.
The Resolutions Committee, con-
sisting of two members from each
State, will meet in Chicago June 81
to elect its officers and begin hear
ings on the platform to be recon-
mended to the convention opening
June 26.
Senator Taft would bring with
him q Senate record of sharp criti-
cism of the New Deals domestic
policies, softened by attempts to
compromise with administration
leaders on such major issues as
price control.
He headed the Republican Post
war Advisory Committee on Do
mestic Problems which called for
relaxation of Government controls
over private enterprise as soon as
the war is over. In the foreign
field, he has been an advocate of
an international organization pat
termed after the League of Nations
and recently has expressed opposi-
ton to domination of this council
by the big four"-the United
States, Britain, Russia and China.
With the convention only little
more than two weeks away, selec-
tion of delegates was to be con-
cluded today with Nevada Republi-
cans picking six at State meeting
391 Claimed for Dewey.
Without taking those six into ac-
count, Gov. Dewey had a total of
391 pledged and publicly claimed
votes toward the $40 needed to
nominate. The convention will have
1,057 delegates, with the Philippine
islands, which would have had two,
not represented.
Against Gov. Dewey's total, Gov.
Bricker has 65 pledged and spe-
cifically claimed. Support for other
candidates includes so pledged but
subsequently released by Gov. Earl
Warren of California; 1t. Comdr.
Harold e. Stassen, "a; Gov. Simeon
Willis Of Kentucky, q; Gov. Dwight
Griswold of Nebraska, s; Gov.
Leverett Saltonstall of Massachus-
etts, 8, and Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur, O.
Gov. Griswold released his six
delegates and urged them to vote
for Gov. Dewey, but r. H. Maenner
of Omaha, president of the Bricker-
for President Clubs, said the dele
gates were mot subject to dicta-
ton" by Gov. Griswold.
Bricker Assails Insurance Ruling.
In New York last night, Gov.
Bricker criticized Supreme Court
decision holding that insurance
companies are subject to Federal
antitrust laws. An advocate of
stronger State authority, Gov
Bricker asserted that New Deal
"bureaucrats" were casting coy
etous glances at the huge pool of
assets" of the companies.
In o broadcast address, the Ohio
Governor said that control CEN
tralized in Washington over the
combined resources of the American
insurance companies would mean
tremendous power"
Southern fourth-term opponents
within the Democratic party set up
an interstate organization to push
their demands at the national con-
vention.
The six-State group, meeting yes
terday In Shreveport, La, said
through spokesman that it expects
to take to Chicago a block of at
least 100 electoral college votes
which would not under any cir
cumstances be cast for a fourth
term candidate" That language
would cover refusal by such Demo-
cratic electors to vote for President
Roosevelt If the convention should
renominate him.
Delegates attended from six States
South Carolina, Mississippi, Texas,
Louisiana, Arkansas and Florida
and named E. B. Germany of Dallas
as chairman, said the spokesman.
He would not permit use of his
name.
Announcing that the group plans
to demand that the national con-
vention restore the two-thirds rule
on presidential nominations and
adopt plank opposing social equal
ity for Negroes, the anonymous
spokesman said the meeting heard
reports on steps taken and planned
ito drive the New Deal, the CIO
Communists and Negroes out of
control of the Democratic Party and
to restore States rights"