Evening star., 1948-05-24
George Fears Truman
Fails 10 Meet Need
OF Strong President
By Jack Bell
As,eeiatsd Press Stoff Writer

Assceiotso Press Stoff Writer
Senator George. Democrat, of
Georgia. said today the voters
ought to elect in November "a
strong, one-term President who can
set this country on the right
course"
Senator George. who has been
mentioned as Georgia's favorite son
candidate in the Southern civil
rights battle against President Tru-
mans nomination, told reporter
he doesn't thing Mr.. Truman "is
the answer to the country's prayer
for leadership"
I'VE need a strong, one-term
President who will forget politics
and bring expenditures down to the
point where we won't 60 bankrupt"
the Georgia Senator declared.
Unless we change the trend we
are in now" he said, I'VE are head
ing for expenditures that may reach
48 or so billion dollars in the calen-
dar year 1949 We are heading for
a deficit and increased taxes and
I don't think the country can stand
It,"
Undecided On Candidate.
Senator George said he hasn't
decided vet who the one term can
didate should be. He added he is
waiting to see whom the Republicans
and Democrats nominate and what
the party platforms are"
Thu i,1IinofnI ho
not go along with one proposed
Southern move to put the name OF
Gen Eisenhower before the Demo-
cratic convention.
Gen. Eisenhower was quoted in
Chicago last week as saying he isn't
going to give public support to
either the Republican or Demo-
cratic nominee for President. Pub
lished reports said he declared he
had no intention of opening his
mouth about the various candidates.
This seemed to throw cold water
on back stage move by friends of
some Republican and Democratic
hopefuls to get the Columbia Uni
VerSity president to take sides in
favor Oh lnelf man.
1t was somewhat pleasing, how
ever, to the Southerners who think
they might oe able to push Gen.
Eisenhower over at the Democratic
Convention.
Maneuvers Outlined.
This possibility remote as it
seems to most politicians-was re-
ported to have been given serious
study by some of the hackers of
Senator Taft in his bid for the Re-
publican presidential nomination.
In this connection. the Taft camp
was credited with spurring the
latest move to get Gen. Macarthur
home to testify before the Senate
Appropriations Committee on Far
Eastern conditions before the June
81 Republican convention.
Some congressional sources say
the supreme commander will come
back If sufficiently urged. even
though he turned down a previous
bid from House members
The Taft hackers apparently think ,
that Gen. MacArthur-With eight
delegates backing him in Wisconsin, .
two in Illinois, and scattered
strength elseWhere-might be in
duced to support Senator Taft pub
licly if the general concludes he
can't win the nomination himself.
Taft Backers Worried.
The Taft camp admits privately |
that a chief worry is the feeling
among some convention delegates
that the Ohio Senator might not
be able to win in November If
Nominated.
The possibility of Gen. Eisen-
hower's being picked at the later
Democratic convention already is
being used against them, Senator
Taft's hackers say. Hence they
would like to have Gen. Mac
Arthur in their corner as Sc
curity hedge in the delegates mind
The Taft people said their fear
Of a convention blitz by Harold
Stassen was eased by the victory
OF Gov Thomas E. Dewey in last
weeks Oregon primary.
But what they gained there, they
lost in new worry about the New
Yorks Governors regained strength.
Besides the II presidential NOM
mating votes he picked up in
Oregon, Gov. Dewey apparently
shored up some of his weak spots
elsewhere. This seemed particularly
true in the South. where he and
Senator Taft have been fighting for
delegations that like to ride a
winner
stassen Support Cited.
Mr.. Stassen's supporters tried to
roll the Oregon punch with claims
that the Mlnnesotan had registered
more popular support in New Hamp-
shire, Wisconsin. Nebraska and Ore
gon primaries than any other can
didate.
Senator Mccarthy, Republican, of
Wisconsin said in a statement that
Mr StaSsen had won So delegates to
Gov Dewey's l8 in the four States.
This claim did not take into account
reports that Nebraskas S Is would be
split up.
Senator Mccarthy noted that Mr.
Stassen himself, or his delegates,
had wide margins over Gov Dewey
or his delegates in Wisconsin and
Nebraska
In view OF this wide popular
margin in four representative States,
Stassen is plainly the logical choice
Of the Republican Party this year"
Senator Mccarthy said.