Evening star., 1948-01-20
COP. Committeeman
AreconfidenfM MaIIace
Is Hurting Democrats
By the ksseeiatsd Press

Republican national commit
teemen professed growing con-
fidence today that inroads into
the Democratic vote by Henry
A. Wallace this fall will help
elect a COP President for the
first time in 40 years. '
AS the committee assembled toI
approve a campaign budget and ap-
portion delegates to the June NOM
mating convention In Philadelphia,
National Chairman Carroll Reece
said Mr.. Wallace's entry Into the
race has resulted in "the desperate
efforts now being made by Mr..
Truman to recover his, disreputable
, lost foreign legion"
: This has left no doubt, Mr.. Reece
said in his address, Of "the domes-
tic partnership of the Democratic
Party and the Communist Party"
Representative Kath crime st.
George Of New York assayed the
effect Of MIR. Wallace's third-party
campaign in q speech to the Ma
tional Committee last night in these
words:
"Merciful Providence has sent him
as q candidate at this time"
Some Bank on Wallace Vote.
Senator Bricker Of Ohio, the Re-
publican vice presidential nominee
4, in 1914, told the same banquet meet
ing I'VE are going to nominate a
President In June"
Mrs. st. George cautioned the
gathering 1t would be unwise to rely
too strongly on the Wallace can
didacy for victory and said the COP
must pin its faith on "the principles
of republicanism."
But some members Of the National
Committee said frankly If privately
q that they expect the Wallace vote
to make the difference in their
States.
One committee member who asked
not to be quoted by name said he is
impressed by the percentage of votes
recorded in Mr.. Wallace's favor in
private polls taken in his State. He
said he has no doubt that If Mr..
Wallace maintains this percentage
in November the Republican nom
tnee, no matter who, will win.
Senator Bricker, who is support
ing his colleague, Senator Taft, for
the nomination. told the National
Committee that it is all right to
say that politics should end at the
waters edge in a bipartisan foreign
policy.
European Recovery Backed.
But before that point is reached,
Senator Bricker said, the Republic
ans should make certain that the
Nations foreign policy is thoroughly
discussed and understood by the
people of the United States.
Although there seemed to be a
general feeling that Mr.. Wallace's
candidacy would make it easier for
any Republican nominee to win in
November, many committee mem
bers said President Truman still
may prove difficult to defeat.
Some of them expressed the belief
that the convention delegates, in
recognition of this, may decide to
nominate a political outsider" with
vote-getting glamour.
In this connection most of the dis
cussion revolved around Gen. Eisen-
hover, who has said he is mot in
. terested" in politics, but who has
not killed of the draft-Eisenhower
movement.
National Committeeman. Harry
Darby of Kansas, an avowed sup
porter Of Gov. Dewey of New York,
said that If Gen. Eisenhower is a
candidate his native State will sup
port the general on the first ballot
ut the convention.
Several of the committee members
said they think Senator Taft and
Gov. Dewey now are in a neck-and-
neck race for top place on the first
ballot.