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servatives and would mean re-
placing a former Dewey chairman
with a former Taft backer.
The groups that have been try
ing since early yesterday to CEN
ter their strength on another
candidate have emphasized the
need Of recognizing the West, es-
pecially because of the task con-
fronting the Republicans of win
ming back the farm votes that
helped give President Truman his
surprising victory last year.
Foes Concede Head.
With 102 committee members
available to vote, the Gabrielson
supporters were claiming 81 or
So. The opposition conceded him
the lead, but scaled his strength
down into the 40s. It was report
ed early this afternoon that the
Gabrielson team would try to
have members from IS States,
including 10 from the West, Sec
ond his nomination, to indicate
his support was not confined to
the Eastern seaboard.
The opposition appeared to be
facing an uphill struggle to put
over any other last-minute can
didate.
Mr.. Scott displayed a keen
sense of humor in reviewing his
own career as chairman. He be-
gan by observing that he has had
zone of the shortest four-year
terms in history, although there
have been times when it seemed
unduly long"
Term Has Not Been Boring"
He was referring to the fact
that the. chairman chosen by one
Presidential candidate usually
serves until the party nominated
its next candidate. MIR. Scott is
leaving after one year. He added,
however, that although short. his
term has mot been boring"
Mr.. Scott, who won a vote Of
confidence after an earlier effort
to replace him at Omaha, con-
tinued:
"Some Of it, I suppose, could
be classified as just good. clean
lfun-or, at the least, fun. My
own traverse Of this obstacle
course known as the national
Craftsmanship comes to an ap-
|preciated end with this theme
|uppermost in my mind: Shoot If
you must this battered head, but
spare the COP, he said.'"
Time to Get to Work.
In a more serious tone, how
ever, he suggested the time had
come to end the fun, 'put away
our toys and get to work."
Mr.. Scott compared President
Truman to the Typhoid Mary"
who passed along typhoid fever
without knowing that she was do
ing so.
He said Mr.. Truman was spon-
soring "statism" without being
conscious Of that fact, adding:
II am sure that Mr.. Truman is
against the Stalinist or brass
knuckle state, that Mr.. Truman is
against statism, that he doesn't
know and doesn't believe that he
carries the malignant germs of the
police state around in his ideolo-
gies and his promise-a-lot pro-
gram.
''But he is the Typhoid Harry of
statism and his program is the
program Of the believers in an
all-powerful police state"
The Nebraska congressional del
egation kept the Howard boom
alive by issuing bulletins" in the
form Of question and answers
messages addressed to all COM
mitteemen. These stressed the
need for a Western man in the
belief the main battle-ground in
1850 congressional elections will
be in the Midwest.
Fund Report Unfavorable.
Mr.. Howard's opponents argued
he did not do. so we'll for the
party in that area when he d.
rected the Dewey drive there last
year.
Mr.. Gabrielson's candidacy
lacked the Eastern backing of J.
Russell Sprague, New York ma
tional committeeman, and Mason
Owlett, Pennsylvania committee
man, both of whom had been
staunch Scott supporters.
Before today's vote, James s..
Kemper Of Illinois. national treas
urer, was expected to give the
committee an unfavorable report
on recent efforts to raise funds
for the 1850 congressional cam
paign. !
According to Finance Commit
tee members, the Republicans
have only about $175.000 remain
ing out Of last years presidential
campaign war chest. Contribu-
tions have been extremely slow,