Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-04-30
It's News
To Me
By o. J. Pecord

the primary election closer running
high in the contest in Ohio between Senator Robert A. Taft
and hopeful Harold Sessen to give the Ohio
waloping in his own baliwick
Frankly the contest academic practical
interest regardless what the political and
observers trying to make of it, The who going
to be given the Republican nod in Philadelphia to be
given matter how the % Ohio delegates
Mr.. Stassen receives next Tuesday.
incidentally regardless of Taft don't
kid yourself he isn't going say who
the Republican standard bearer Taft definitely
won't for Sassen whom he regards young whpper
snapper and upstsrt.
Nor is the Ohio Senator's opinion completely without
weight for during these two that Mr. Sassen has
spending lot money going up country
to modey proclaim his virtues for the presidency Taft
has been sticking by his in Washington leading the party
pleasing to the National Association of Manufacturers the
United States Chamber of Commerce big business
general.
PARTY CHOICE
More than any other Congress- Taft has been the
leader of the Republican (80h) Congress Taft think
ing controls TaftHartley and many other
highly important items that became the thinking and policy
and of his pay fact which leads to the conclusion
that should be Taft who should be weighed and measured
in the crucbe of public opinion and accepted repudated
along with his whole party.
the Republican party should nominate another and there
is possibility that may (athough it doubtful if
will be Sassen it would be admission by the party that
Taft and incidentally ITSELF before the
their decision.
Accepting the fact that Harold Stassen is engaging
figure that he has developed into speaker and ready
by of the number of public which he
has the past years; that he has captured the
group people say nothing of the
highly favorable him. not lessen the
that this young of Al possibly lead the Repub
can party fair test of public opinion based Repub-
program and performance for the past two years
The 1948 election and must not be permitted to
battle personalities in the light the issues which
the COPS control Congress
and its record during those two years
SIMILAR IDEAS
There is something rather deadly about both the major
parties the within them depose leaders
who under existing situations should be expression
of voter opinion Rejection of Truman by goody number of
large segment Republican party Both think that their
couldn't elected because of their boners and/o actual
performance in office.
beating for General Eisenhower is less
hopeful that which has been done
Mr. Sassen but the ideas behind both the same
TAFT AND TRUMAN
Stassen, Harold Ickes has rather
pungent point just who the people who been
financing Sassen nationwide junke for months?
wanted to able to could also
finance himself swing around the national
circuit, but then, all know that Taft is Independently
wealthy and could afford the vote gathering tour
Not Mr.. StaSsen So, when begin look for that
hidden dime find what interests
the former Minnesota might permit ourselves to
become just little bit alarmed about this longtime Stassen
One thing about which you positive
Sassen isn't spending his money to defeat Taft
Oh we'll, don't feel sorry Taft He'll be around
when the candidate named and
he will surely to it that it will be Harold Sassen
See my bookie for the bets