Evening star., 1947-09-28
Wallace 10 Be Entered
In Primary in Oregon;
Taft Talks 10 Students
BY Gould Lincoln
Stor Stoff Correspondent

While Senator Taft, Republican, of
Ohio was giving his almost undi-
vided attention TO college boys and
girls today. Robert E. Kenny, for
mer California attorney general in
charge of the Wallace-fo President
drive on the Pacific Coast, came
into Portland and announced that
Mr.. Wallace would be entered in
the Oregon presidential preferential
primary next May The former
vice president will have a slate of
delegates in the primary also.
Mr.. Kenny said a strong nucleus
of a Wallace organization in Ore
gon already was on the way. 1t
is in charge of Nels Peterson, .ror-
mer president of the Young Demo-
Gratis of Oregon and a delegate to
the 1914 Democratic National Con-
vention. Mr.. Peterson is a Port
land attorney.
At a luncheon party here today
in honor of Mr. Kenny, attended
by about 100, the Wallace drive
was discussed at length.
Later Mr. Kenny said that he was
confident that Mr.. Wallace would
make strong run in Oregon.
Sees California Victory.
IF he can defeat President Tru-
man here as 1 think he can, it will
make a Wallace victory certain in
California" Mr.. Kenny said. The
Oregon primary comes May 8, and
the California primary in June.
The only Democrat who has been
able to win victory in a long time
in Oregon was the late President
Roosevelt. The organization is dis
organized, and the Kenny Wallace
people belive they can take it over.
The luncheon today was largely
Pea affair.
Mr.. Kenny is to appear on the
same platform with Mr.. Wallace at
a meeting in Boston, Tuesday night.
After witnessing the football game
between Oregon and Texas Uni
versities, Senator Taft motored to
Corvallis. to deliver an address to
the student body of Oregon State
College.
Tosses Aside Set Speech.
Tossing aside his set speech, Ohio'S
chief aspirant for the Republican
presidential nomination, gave the
students brief speech in defense
of the record of the Republican
Congress, and particularly of the
Taft Hartley labor law. When he
finished he submitted himself to
questioning. a
Mr.. Tafts plans are to spend to-
morrow III Portland and then go
to Moscow, Idaho where he will
deliver an address at Idaho State
University at pm, Monday. His
second speech in Idaho will be be-
fore a meeting arranged by the
Republican State Central Commit
tee in Boise, Tuesday evening. His
only other engagements on this last
leg of his Western tour are recep-
ton in Cheyenne, Wyo, Wednesday
and an address Thursday afternoon
in Casper Wyo, at rally arranged
by the Republican State Committee
of wyoming.
With more than three weeks
active campaigning in support of
the Republican Congress and his
own candidacy for the presidential
nomination behind him, the Ohio
Senator will return from Casper to
his home in Cincinnati, prepared,
it is expected, to formally throw
his hat in the ring.
Gave Up Plan.
He had lntimated that he would
announce his political plans at a
meeting of the Republican Women's
Clubs of Ohio in Columbus October
16. But he has abandoned such a
plan in view of the fact that former
Gov. Harold E. Stassen of Mime
sofa is to be the principal speaker
at this gathering of Republican
women and Mr.. Stassen is an an
nounced candidate for the presi-
Dental nomination. There is a
rumor that Mr. Stassen and Sen
ator Taft will join forces to stop"
Gov. Dewey of New York.
Senator Taft. however, definitely
will announce his intention of run
ming for the presidential nomination
at some other date and on some
other occasion. This, his supporters
assert as a fact Senator Taft has
been pleased with his reception in
the West. He has had wide and
favorable publicity for the speeches
he has made in which he has out
lined Republican programs on all
major issues.
When his announcement comes,
1t probably will be contained in a
letter addressed to the heads of the
Republican organization in Ohio,
which has gone on record as urging
him to run.
Senator Taft has speaking engage
ments in october in Iowa, Illinois
and Wisconsin.