Evening star., 1951-11-15

cluded this week, were disclosed
by Mr.. Cole today in the wake of
California Gov. Earl Warren's an
nouncement he is a candidate for
the Republican nomination.
Gov. Warren'S move yesterday
put his hat formally in the ring
along with Senator Taft's. So far
Senator Taft and Gov. Warren
are the only avowed candidates
In either major party.
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publican hackers are hard at work
in his behalf. however, despite
the generals refusal to say pub
licly whether he will run.
Lodge to Head Drive.
Senator Duff. Republican, of
Pennsylvania. one of the leaders
of the move, announced in a New
Orleans speech last night that
Senator Lodge. Republican, of
Massachusetts, will accept the
leadership" of campaign to put
Gen. Eisenhower in the White
House. Senator Duff said he and
Senator Lodge will 60 to Paris in
December to confer with the gen.
eral. Senators Duff and others
have voiced confidence Gen.
Eisenhower will be available when
he feels he can leave his job as
commander of North Atlantic
forces in Europe.
Senator Lodge is expected to-
return here from Chicago Satur-
day and tackle the job of estab-
fishing headquarters here imme-
diately.
Former Senator Harry Darby of
Kansas, who with Senator Duff
announced Tuesday that plans
were in the making for the Eisen-
hover campaign, today expressed
qualification that Senator Lodge
was to be the executive head. Mr.. |
Darby said the original plan had
been to announce the selection of
Senator Lodge from Kansas, Gen.
Eisenhower home State, later in
the week.
Kansas Office Planned.
Mr.. Darby explained that a ma
tional advisory committee, with
headquarters in Kansas, also
would be set up, to which Senator
Lodge would report. The Ad-
viSory committee will have men,
bers from all sections of the coun- |
try, he said, as we'll as prominent
Kansas Republicans. He said
Henry Jameson, managing editor
of the Abilene (Kans.) Reflector,
who headed up the Kansas Eisen-
Observation-Disclosures Clubs, had
been in conference with outstand-
ing Kansas Republicans, and that
together they had reached the
conclusion that Senator Lodge
would be the right man to head
the Eisenhower drive. Mr.. Darby
then came to Washington Tues
day to confer with Senator Duff
on the matter.
Mr.. Coles poll, which brought
replies from 161 of the 1876 House
Republicans to whom he sent
questionnaires, gave Gov. Warren
five votes as first choice for the
party nomination. The balloting
was completed in advance of Gov.
Warren's announcement of his
candidacy.
Senator Taft and Gen. Eisen-
hover between them polled 1875
first choice ballots, with Senator
Taft getting a 17-vote edge. In
third place as No. l choice was
Senator Everett Dirksen of Illi-
nois with 13 votes. Gen. Mac
Arthur was fourth with IL votes,
followed by Gov. Warren with S.
Warren Second Choice.
The poll showed Gov. Warren
second only to Senator Taft for
Representatives second choice
with % votes to Senator Taft's 30
Gov. Warren was the Republican
vice presidential nominee in 1948.
Mr.. Coles conclusion was that
his survey showed serious con-
sideration' by his Republican COL
leagues for only Senator Taft and
Gen. Eisenhower.
Senator Nixon, Republican, of
California, however. termed Gov.
Warren "the strongest dark-horse
candidate" in the field. Senator
Nixon said he had found strong
grass roots backing for Gov. War
ren in several States.
Senator Taft's reaction to Gov.
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