Evening star., 1951-05-26
Democrats Conclude
lparley With Forecast
|N weeping Victory
By Gould Lincoln
c.. Err

tory" in the 1852 elections-made
by Democratic National Chairman
William M. Boyle. jr.-ringing in
their ears. members of the Demo-
cratic National Committee and of
the Midwest and Western Demo-
cratic conferences are leaving
Denver today.
By an overwhelming vote-83
to 16-the National Committee
voted yesterday to hold next years
Democratic National Convention
in Chicago. The 16 opposing
votes were cast for Philadelphia
and Pennsylvania's Democratic
national committeeman, David L.
Lawrence, quickly moved to make
the vote for Chicago unanimous.
Later, Chairman Boyle an
nounced that the National Con-
vention would open in Chicago
July 81, 1852. two weeks after
the Republican National Con-
vention begins its labors in the
same city.
An invitation to hold the con-
venticn in Miami was extended,
but received no support.
1890 Delegates to Be Named.
The National Committee also
adopted a resolution apportion-
ing the delegates for the National
Convention among the States and
Territories and the District oil
Columbia.
The convention will be COM
posed of 1890 delegates, four less
than the convention of 1948. un.
der compromise agreement. con.
tanned in the resolution, those
States which gained in represent
alton in the House under the
1850 census will have their dele
cations increased by two for each
new Representative. and the
States which lose representatives
in the 43d Congress will be per-
mitted to retain the same num-
Der of delegates as they had in
the 1948 National Convention.
Those States which failed to
give President Truman their
electoral votes in the 1948 elec-
ton are denied the bonus of four
delegates which are allowed States
carried by the party's presidential
candidate. Under the allotment
plan adopted, seven States lost
80 bonus seats" among them
the four Southern States which
voted for the States Rights can
didate. J. Strom Thurmond, and
new % seats were awarded those
States gaining Representatives.
California Gains Most.
The greatest gain in delegate
strength was made by California
l4-bringing its total delegation
te So. This puts California third
IN delegate strength. New York,
with "a, and Pennsylvania, with
70 delegates, are first and second.
Both these States lost four dele
gates, however. because they were
carried by Gov. Dewey in 1948.
Virginia gained two delegates,
making its total % delegates, and
Maryland lost two. The District
OF Columbia will have six dele
gates, as it did in 1948.
Here is the lineup of delegates
for the 1852 convention:
Alabama. %; Arizona, IL; Ar
kansas. %; California, So; Colo
RADIO, l6: Connecticut. 16; Della
ware. 6; Florida. "a; Georgia, %;
Idaho. IL; Illinois, so; Indiana
26; Iowa, "a; Kansas, 16; Ken
lucky, 26; Louisiana. 20; Maine,
10; Maryland. 18; Massachusetts,,
So; Michigan. 40: Minnesota, 26;
Mississippi. 18; Missouri, "a; Mon
tana, II; Nebraska, IL; Nevada,
10; New Hampshire, 8; New Jer-
sey. 80; New Mexico, IL; New
York. "a; North Carolina, 80;
North Dakota, 8; Ohio, 54; Okla
homa, "a: Oregon, IL; Pennsylva-
MA, 10; Rhode Island, IL; South
Carolina. Is: South Dakota, g.:
Tennessee, %; Texas, So; Utah,
~; Vermont, 6; Virginia, %;
Washington. %; West Virginia.
10; Wisconsin. %; Wyoming, 10:
Alaska, 6; District of Columbia, g.:
Hawaii, s; Puerto Rico, 6; Canal
Zone. 2; Virgin Island, 2. Total.
1890.
Boyle Warns Republicans.
Chairman Boyle's prediction of
Democratic victory was made at
Ia Colorado Jeferson-Jackson Din
ner last night. His confidence. he
said, was based on statistics of
voting trends and on reports of
leaders from all parts of the coun-
try.
Mr.. Boyle made plea for a
non-partisan approach to foreign
policy, but warned the Republicans
that If they insist on making the
Truman foreign policy an election
issue. "the Republican Party will
suffer a defeat from which it may
never recover"
He said that the Republicans
have campaigned for 20 years on
slender, smears and empty slo-
gans." because they have no posi-
tive program. The G. o. p, he
said. lacking issues, seeks to spread
suspicion. stir up hatred and Gre
ate doubt. He turned to the
Maryland campaign last year in
which Senator Butler, Republican.
defeated former Senator Tydings.
Democrat. as an example. The
Republican campaign there. he
added, showed that the desperate
and irresponsible leadership of the
Republican Party" would resort to
any tactics to win.
Truman Policy Backed.
"No leader of the Republican
Party" he said, has risen to
repudiate the lies. fraud, trickery
and deceit which were used in the
Maryland election. The Reuuh-