Evening star., 1948-06-10
Stassen SET 10 Ask
Maryland S Support
This Afternoon
Bv the As,ocioted Press

BALTIMORE, June lO.-Harod
E. Stassen, who predicts he will win
the Republican presidential nom
ination on the ninth convention bal
lot. will make a personal appeal
this afternoon for the support OF
party delegates from Maryland.
The former Minnesota Governor
was scheduled to testify earlier to-
day before the Senate Appropria-
tions Committee in Washington for
restoration of House cuts in foreign
aid expenditures. His visit follows
by two days a similar conference
by Gov. Dewey of New York and
members Of the Maryland delega-
ton to the Republican National
Convention.
The delegates. who will cast l6
votes in the convention. also will be
wooed by a third major contender
for the nomination. They will be
guests Sunday of Senator Taft at a
reception in Washington.
Candidates Cross Paths.
Mr.. Stassen, working northward,
and Mr.. Dewey, moving south,
crossed paths yesterday at Rich
mond, where the Minnesotan pre-
dicted he would win the nomination
on the ninth ballot. Gov. Dewey
declined to make a prediction but
said the Republican nominee would
be elected in November.
After a press conference and
radio broadcast this evening, Mr.
Stassen will join the Maryland con-
vention delegation at a dinner ar
ranged by George Cochran Doub
Baltimore attorney and his State
campaign representative. He will
wind up the day by attending re-
ccption for party leaders at the
home of Mrs. John w. Garrett. NV
Mr.. Stassen said at Richmond
that he felt there was need fol
striking that delicate balance" be-
tween civil rights and States rights
both of which he regarded as i'm.
portant.
Gradual Progress Urged.
progress in civil rights must
come gradually" he said, land the
best of it will come from within the
States themselves with the impetus
given by forward looking leaders
Those of us who do not live
in the South shouldn't try to tel
the people of the South the answer
to all their problems.
The civil rights program of Pres.
ident Truman, which started thu
revolt in the ranks of the Southern
Democrats, "is much too extreme,
the Minnesotan added.
At the conclusion of the Stasser
dinner, a canvass Of Republican
leaders gave this apparent picture
Both candidates impressed the 2,
delegates and 81 alternates, all bu
four or five Of whom are leaning
toward Gov. Dewey or Senate
Taft on the first ballot. However
in protracted balloting. the Vir
ginia delegation may unity and hol
aboard some candidates band
wagon.
questioned on wallace.
To a question whether he though
Henry Wallace would still be in tn
race when election time come
around, Gov. Dewey told Rich
mond press conference:
II don't know and don't thinl
Wallace knows either. In fact, h
doesn't seem to know what he
going to do from day to day.
In any event we're going to win II
November"
Gov. Dewey brushed of a re
porter's query on what ballot h
thought would give him the nom
nation, by gazing at a light fixtur
on the ceiling of his hotel room an
observing:
II believe once represented tn
firm that made those lights. Blu
that was 20 years ago"
Gov. Dewey also said he didn
want to express his own stand on
Federal civil rights program unit
after the Republican platform ma
been drafted. He noted that TIL
would be done in two weeks or so.
:. AS for the Truman civil right
program Gov. Dewey said:
"Mr. Truman;s program Is pal
and clumsy, ill-presented. poorly
drafted copy of the Republican plat
form plank of 1914"
Later Gov. Dewey went to Raleig
to launch a whirlwind tour 10