Evening star., 1948-06-22

preSlQenIldl nOInlIldIlOn ROI GU-
after the opening session of the
/ that in him lies the greatest hope
for effective leadership in meeting
the problems confronting the Ma.
ton and the world now know they
will not be disappointed, if the con-
vention turns to him in this crisis.
This makes us very. very happy.
Col. Mccormick statement fol
Senator Taft and Mr.. Stassen wa.
designed to bring about coalition
of the Taft-Stassen forces to stor
Gov. Dewey, if possible. Col. Nc
Cormick charged that Senator Van.
denberg had made a deal with the
late President Roosevelt and Later
with President Truman which pre-.
vented any real opposition on the
part of the Democrats to Senator
Vandenberg in the 1916 election
resulting in his reelection by g
large vote.
Col. Mccormick complete state
ment follows:
Il am for Taft and I have no
second choice. Vandenberg can't
even carry Michigan. He only got
back to the Senate by making a
deal with Roosevelt, backed the
Roosevelt foreign policy, in return
for which a stooge was put up
against him who really campaigned
for Vandenberg and the logical cam
didate, who stepped out of the way
for the stooge, was rewarded fo1
his treacherv by the Democratic
Party by being appointed governor
Of Austria.
! Calls Dewey Weak Candidate.
| Dewey ran 250,000 votes behind
the ticket in Illinois and dragged
a great many State and county
candidates down with him. He
wouldn't do any better this year
don't think he can carry more
than II States again this year.
"Stassen is strong with the young
people, but mature people think
he lacks maturity. In 1900 Mckinley
was nominated for his prestige anc
Theodore Roosevelt for his personal
popularity. Therefore it seems rea
sonable to nominate Taft and Stas-
sen for the same reason"
Taft supporters had expressed
confidence that their Georgia dele
CATION would be accepted by the
committee on credentials. In this
first fight there was again some at
tempt to align the Stassen and Taft
forces-and to carry with them some
of the favorite son delegates in the
committee. 1t failed. The fight can
be continued on the floor of the con-
vention when the Credential Com
mittee reports-if the Taft people
wish TO make another test-a test
which if lost by the Ohioan woulo
still further cement the Dewey con-
troll.
Mrs. Luce Praises Vandenberg.
Senator Vandenperg got rea
hand from the convention later In
the evening when Mrs. Clare Boothe
Luce, in her address said:
I'VE tremble to think what they
tthe White House, would have given
him tStalinD if Senator Vandenberg
and Foster Dulles and other Repub-
licans in the nation had not put
some backbone into the New Deal
State Department"
When Mrs. Luce got as far as
"Vandenberg' there was roar from
the delegates.
A comment by Senator Thye Of
Minnesota, protege of Mr.. Stassen
when the Vandenberg candidacy
was mentioned, threw some light on
the situation. He predicted that
Stassen would throw his delegate
strength to the Michigan Senator il
a strong Vandenberg-f for President
boom develops.
The Minnesota Senator said he
was speaking for himself and with
out authority from the Stassen
camp.
Il believe he said, "that Harold
Stassen would sacrifice his own per-
sonal plans because he is SO sin
'cerely devoted to good interna-
tional foreign policy
Georgia Fight Indicative.
In the Georgia delegation con-
test before the Credentials Com
mittee not only did Minnesota s
representative vote with the Taft
forces, but so did Michigans, CIV
ing color to reports that the Van
denberg people had also lined up
with the Taft and Stassen camps
in the effort to stop Gov. Dewey.
One report had 1t that the Taft
camp had made a deal with Stas-
senites whereby five of the Is pro-
Taft Georgia delegates would vote
for the former Minnesota governor
leaving IL to Senator Taft. All II
were committed to Senator Taft.
States upholding the Dewey dele