Evening star., 1948-06-22

proximately As of the Sc Illinois
delegates are deliverable to Senator
Taft, after the delegation has been
given a first ballot vote to Gov.
Green, favorite son.
At breakfast given col. Nc
Cormick by Senator Brooks of Illi-
nois and attended by the Illinois
delegates, impassioned speeches
were made declaring that Illinois
should not play second fiddle to New
York, but should exercise its influ-
ence to nominate Senator Taft. II
left to their own devices some OF
the as delegates who may be taken
to Senator Taft on the second bal
lot would support Gov. Dewey or
Mr.. Stassen. The Stassen supporters
60 along with the Ohioan if Mr..
StaSsen is to have second place,
and the whole delegation undoubt-
edlv would plunk for Senator Taft
if it appeared he had real chance
of going across.
The publisher came out for 1.-THE
Taft -StaSsen ticket and no other
He has long favored Senator Taft
for the presidency, but not until
yesterday did he seek to use the
strength of Stassen, former Cover
nor of Minnesota. to put over the
Ohioan. with Mr.. Stassen apparently
offered second place as reward.
Division Out in Open.
This latest move in the battle for
the nomination prize served to bring
into the open the division within
the party between the internation-
alist and nationalist wings.
In the fast-moving panorama of
the Republican National Conven-
ton another significant act was the
virtual tossing of the Vandenberg
hat into the ring.
Col. Mccormick Endorsement, of
the Taft t-Stassen' ticket - both
Senator Taft and Mr. Stassen
deny there is any such "ticket"-
was coupled with bitter words for
Gov. Dewey and Senator Vanden-
berg, both too jnternationalist from
the colonel's point of view.
"Var1denberg cant even carry
Micnigar7,,'' the publisher said Gov.
Dewey wouldn't do any better this
year than when ne lost to Presi-
dent Roosevelt in 1914, he added.
Vandenberg Issues Statement.
Senator Vandenberg, in a state
ment issued on his arrival yester-
day. said his interest is that the
party shall face the facts and give
America the looking pro-
gram that our opportunity requires" :"
To the delegates this meant:
Here I am-not seeking presi-
dental nomination, but take me if
you want to-
Mr.. Stassen called the Mccormick
Endorsement "a friendly statement" ,"
but said he was in the presidential
race to stay. He didn't slam the
door on the vice presidency idea,
however.
Senator Taft volunteered that he
would be glad to accept any vice
presidential candidate the conven-
ton nominates."
Gov. Dewey won an important
victory, meanwhile, in the contested
Georgia delegation case before the
Credentials Committee-by a vote
of Is to "a. Not only does this give
Gov. Dewey 16 delegates which
otherwise would have been Senator
Taft's but it demonstrated that the
Dewey forces are firmly in control
of the convention machinery. Not
only has this been demonstrated in
the action of the Credentials Com
mittee, but in the action of other
convention committees.
The Vandenberg statement on his
arrival said
Il am happy to be in Philadelphia
and at this great Republican con-
vention which has date with
destiny.
Says Party Mustn't Falter.
MY interest is that the party shall
face HE facts and give America the
forward looking program that our
opportunity requires,
Above all We must not falter in
our leadership for peace. I will do
all I can to those ends.
Since my personal attitude to-
ward the nomination remains the
same as always, I shall have MOTH
ing further to say upon this subject.
Il add my Warmest greetings to
my friends, my deepest attachment
to the Republican Party, and my
sincerest belief that it will succeed,
because of its deserts"
Arthur E. Summerfeld, Republi-
can, of Michigan. national commit
teeman, commented:
This is great news for the Michi-
gan delegation and the friends every
where of Senator Vandenberg and
the things for which he stands. 1t
confirms what Gov Kim Sigler said
Co roitoratoe Won.