Evening star., 1948-06-29
Truman Will Receive
Districts 6 Votes al
Convention in July
By Cholmers M. Roberts

President Truman will get the
Districts six votes at the Demo-
cratic National Convention in Phil
adelphia next month
This was decided yesterday when
the President received 236 primary
votes to 235 for all write-in cand1-
dates combined. Gen. Eisenhower
topped the write-in vote with 181.
Supreme Court Justice Douglas was
second with 81.
The Truman Eisenhower vote was
practically a dead heat in six OF the
seven polling places, but the sew
enth. at 1852 U street NV, went
for the President, 90 to "a, and pro-
vided his winning margin.
Wallace Gets 6 Votes.
Henry A. Wallace, 6; Senator
Byrd of Virginia, S; Thomas E.
Dewey, 4 Mrs. Franklin D. Roose-
I velt, z, and the following one each:
Chester Bowles, Senator Vanden-
berg, Ellis Arnell, Representative
Dirksen, Illinois Republican,: Sena-
tor Wagner of New York and Gen.
H. C. Holdridge, retired.
The small vote was disappointing
to all factions involved IN the prl-
mary. The Veterans for Eisenhower
group, which had led the wrlte-in
campaign. and the liberal anti
Communist Americans for Demo-
cratic Action, as we'll as the regular
Democratic organization, all had
hoped for several thousand votes.
At that, it was the first time IN a
primary here, either Democratic or
Republican, when the votes were
publicly counted and an official tally
of results given the press.
There was no contest for the II
convention delegate posts (each will
have one-half vote or for the %
District Central Committee posi-
| tions.
Voted down by 227 to 206 was a
unit rule to bind the II delegates to
the will of the majority of them at
the convention. Approved, 397 to
40, was rule to require the dele
gates to stick to Mr.. Truman until
"a majority of the District's) dele
gates decide otherwise"
Considerable Confusion.
There was considerable confusion
at the polls yesterday over just who
could vote in the unofficial primary
Since there is no District election
law, the rules are made by the party
but the members of the Young
Democrats Club, who manned the
polls, couldn't agree on what they
were.
At one place, one of the two
persons in charge said it was all
right for persons who will vote tor
President elsewhere in November to
vote in the primary provided they
did not vote in another primary.
The other person in charge said a
vote could be cast here only If the
potential voter did not intend to
vote elsewhere in November. In the
end they left it up to the conscience
of the voter
Several persons wanted to know
if they would be violating the Hatch
Act in voting. The act forbids po-
litical activity to Government en-
ployes. They were told no.
Delegates Listed.
Delegates to the convention will
be:
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox. Tilford
E. Dudley, William L. Houston, Mrs.
Ernest K. Lindley, Mrs. Kathleen
Louchein, Mrs. Estelle Pearce, Joseph
L. Rauh, jr.: James Francis Reilly,
Arthur Clarendon Smith, John Wat
tawa, A. L. Wheeler and Edward
Williams.
Unopposed for national commit
teeman was Kelvin D. Hildreth who
heads the local party organization.
The national committeewoman again
will be Mrs. j. Borden Hartman,
also unopposed.
Members of the Central Commit
tee elected are:
Sam B. Bagnam, Harold V. Bois-
vert, James William Bryan, Frank
w. Cahill, Mr.. Dudley, DR.. F. Thomas
Evans, Mr.. Houston, Schell S. Hoye,
Mrs. Lindley, John L. Mcconnell,
Frank j. O'Connor. Mrs. Pearce,
Clement F. Preller, Mr.. Rauh. Ben
iamin C. Sigal, Mr.. Smith, Mrs.
Eunice Blake Thomas, J. c. Turner,