Evening star., 1951-10-03
Gov. Fine Backs Away
From Duff Move 10
Indorse Eisenhower
By Gould Lincoln

GATLINBURG, Tenn, Oct. g.
Gov. Fine of Pennsylvania today
backed away-for the present at
least from following Senator
Duff into the Eisenhower-for-
President camp. He did not shut
the door. however.
In reply to a question whether
he favored Gen. Dwight D. Eisen-
hover for the Republican presi-
dental nomination, Gov. Fine re-
piled:
Il have taken no position on
the presidential nomination.
He denied, however, there was
any quarrel between himself and
Senator Duff, replying to reports
that there had been bad rift be-
tween them.
~ No Favorite Son.
pennsylvania, Gov. Fine be-
lieved. would not have a favorite
son candidate for the presidential
nomination next year. In 1948,
Senator Martin of Pennsylvania
was put forward as the States
candidate, but Senator Martin
Withdrew and threw his support
TO Gov. Dewey Of New York, there
by assuring a Dewey nomination
and at the same time creating a
deep rift in Republican leadership
ranks in Pennsylvania.
AS usual Senator Duff, as Gov
ernor, was head of the Pennsyl-
vania delegation. He was opposed
to Gov. Dewey. Gov. Fine said
today that the practice was to
make the Governor chairman of
the State delegation-but he added
this did not always mean control
Of the delegation.
The Pennsylvania Governor said
there were a number of good"
Presidential possibilities among
the Republicans. He listed Gen.
Eisenhower. Senator Taft of Ohio,
President Stassen of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania and Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts,. He ex-
pressed a hope there would be
no split in the Pennsylvania dele
cation at the G. O. P. national
convention in 1852.
Primary in April.
Pennsylvania will select its dele
gates to the convention at a /,
primary next April-when q
Presidential preference election is
held. Much will depend on what
happens in the next few months,
but the expectation today is that
there will be Eisenhower. Taft and
-StasSen delegates in the delega-
ton when the convention time /.
rolls around.
Gov. Fine admitted that the
rift in the Republican Party in '
Pennsylvania due to the tough g
fight between the Duff and
Grundy factions in the 1850 elec- II
tion has not been completely {
healed. He said that he hoped for '
party harmony. however.
i Pennsylvania delegation at ic
The national convention win be "
second only to New York's init
numbers and equal to that of
california. tt can have a potent
effect on nominations, if it sticks
together.
Byrnes Opposes Truman.
Gov. James F. Byrnes of South
Carolina has set tongues wagging
here over the probable tactics of l
the Southern Democrats who are
cunning fer President Truman or
any other Democratic nominee for
President in 1852 who supports
the Truman Fair Deal-Civil
Rights program.
: The South Carolina Governor, L
at a press conference, declared t
,hiS opposition to a denomination q
for President Truman and at the I
same time put himself on record {
as favoring the nomination of t
Senator Byrd of Virginia or Sen
ator Russell of Georgia.
Significance was attached to S
his prediction that the voters of I
the South will show much more /
political independence than for a
a long time-in the election of t
1882. Mr.. Byrnes declared that v
he believed they would pay more q
attention to principles" than to
party labels.
Byrd, Russell Lauded. ,
, Asserting that he spoke "as a
South Carolina Democrat" Gov. :
Byrnes said he would favor the :
nomination for President of ,
either Senator Byrd of Virginia ,
Or Senator Russell of Georgia. .
Both, he said, were able men and .
as former Governors of their
States had made fine records. He
said that they were sound on
foreign relations and stood four {
square for States Rights, andi
that they would be able to get
along with Congress if in the !
White House. It
; He said he was not making any
comment on Gen. Eisenhower as
a possible presidential nominee on r
either party ticket. He has. he I
said, no information regarding t
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