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| of Minnesota as an open ana aVoWed
candidate for the nomination.
At Albany, N. Y, spokesman for
Gov. Dewey, an unannounced candl-
date, said the Governor had no COM
ment on the Taft announcement.
Senator Taft designated Repre-
sentative Clarence ]. Brown OF Ohio
as his campaign manager, to be as
sisted by Mrs. Katherine Kennedy
Brown, Republican national COM
mitteewoman for Ohio.
He made it clear he does not at
present intend to enter any State
primaries for presidential preference
or for delegates to the Republican
National Convention, outside of
Ohio. 1t is expected he will have a
pledged delegation in the Ohio
primary.
Senate Duty Comes First.
After the Senate meets" he said,
II shall seldom be able to leave
Washington because my first and
pressing obligation in 194S is to do
my work as United States Senator" :"
Senator Taft is also chairman of the
Senate Republican Policy Com
mittee.. ~
ST cannot, myself, conduct po-
litical campaign for the nomina-
tion," he continued. II have no pres
ent intention of entering any State
primaries, because such primaries
require an active personal campaign,
and the expenditure of more time
and money than are available. I
have made various engagements,
political and non-political, between
now and the beginning of the ses-
sion which 1 shall carry out
Predicting that the Republican
National Convention will be free
and untrammeled convention, Sem
ator Tafe said:
Many able and competent Re-
publicans will be under consider
alton for nomination by that con-
vention. The selection will be made
by the delegates to the convention,
who are still to be chosen, acting
as a free deliberative body in the
best interests of the Republican
Party and the Nation"
Answer Was Deferred.
The Republican State Central and
Executive Committee of Ohio
adopted resolution last July 81
urging Senator Taft to enter the
presidential race. At that time Sem
ator Taft replied he was soon to
make a tour of some of the Western
States, that he would test sentiment
and announce his answer sometime
after he had returned home. The
committee had explained that 1t
was necessary to have his answer
before November /, because of the
election laws of Ohio, in order to
proceed with the selection of cam
didates for delegates to the Re-
publican National Convention. The
selection now will proceed. The
election of the delegates, however
will await the primary next spring
Senator Taft on his Western trip
made a number of important Re-
publican speeches and gave his
views on the important issues OF
the day, including foreign relations
the Taft Hartley labor law and a
program of public welfare legisla-
ton he would support. He was well
received in the States he visited
received promises of support from
some of the Republican leaders ano
decidedly was encouraged to make
the race for the nomination.
Because he will not be able tc
conduct a political campaign during
the congressional session, Senator
Taft told the State committee
chairman that "the formation OF
committees and other work in my
behalf will have to rest with your
committee and my other friends.
The announcement of Senator
Taft's entry into the presidential
race was made simultaneously from
his office here and in Columbus
After attending conference OF
president Truman and congressional
leaders here yesterday the Senator
flew to Cincinnati, his home, and