Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-11-20
The Political Mil
The Political Min
Dirksen-T aft Alliance
Declared WeII-Timed
Supporters Of Ohio Senator
Are Overlooking No Steps
By Gould Lincoln

The Dirksen-Taft alliance, brought
into the open by the announcement
Senator Dirksen Of Illinois, Republican,
would be the campaign manager in
Illinois for the Taft-for- President
preconvention campaign, is indicative
that no steps are being overlooked by
the supporters of the Ohio Senator.
Illinois is one of the key States in
national political convention. It's dele
cation Will be so strong in the 1852
Republican convention. Senator Dirksen
today is the dominating Republican
leader in the State, by virtue of his
overwhelming victory last year over for
mer Democratic leader of the Senate,
Scott Lucas. He should be able to de-
liver great support to Senator Taft
aided and abetted by the Chicago
Tribune.
Republicans in Illinois have hoped
that the presidential nomination might
finally go to Senator Dirksen himself
should Senator Taft fail to make the
grade. They will continue to so hope,
believing that the Taft support would
go to their man more readily than to
any of the other potential candidates.
nee, Senator Dirksen, they hold, would
be an excellent candidate for Vice
President. Senator Dirksen is one of
the most eloquent political speakers Of
the day-and an interchangeable cam
paigner.
Support Held Timely.
This important senatorial support for
Senator Taft comes at a time when the
Eisenhower forces have just named
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, the
campaign manager for Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower, and when Senators Know
land and Nixon of California have in
tereSted themselves in bringing forward
Gov. Warren Of their State for the
presidential nomination.
The Warren candidacy is particularly
significant. The California Governor on
Friday made statement of his own
personal platform. in which he called
for social progress" He added, the
Republican Party has never been a rad
lcal party. 1t must not-as it values it's
Hfe-become a party of reaction. 1t
must occupy the field of activity between
these two extremes" Gov. Warren ad-
mitted that some Republicans refer to
progressive measures. for which he
stands, as 'Socialistic charge which
he denied emphatically, and proceeded
to show that they had been included in
the Republican platform of 1914 and
1913.
The entrance of Gov Warren into the
race for the presidential nomination is
likely to have its effect both on the Taft
and Eisenhower efforts to win conven-
ton delegates in the Pacific Coast and
far Western States. The California dele
cation, which will be 10 in number, with
ont doubt will be in Warren's pocket when
the convention meets. Gov. Warren had
been discussed frequently as a dark
horse candidate, before he made his an
nouncement. to whom Eisenhower sup
porters might turn in the event the gen.
eral was unavailable for a nomination
Or failed to have the necessary strength.
May Be Aid to Eisenhower.
But as the Dirksen support in Illinois
may strengthen the Taft candidacy, so
the Warren strength in California may
be an aide finally to Eisenhower. It
seems clear that Gov. Warren himself,
from his statement, would be inclined to
90 along with the supporters of Gen.
Eisenhower. The Taft people, on the
other hand, would class Gov. Warren as
another "me-too" candidate, along with
Gov Dewey of New York and Willkie Of
Indiana. the party's candidates in the
last three elections.
In his statement, Gov. Warren spoke
out strongly for bipartisan foreign
policy-which is anathema to some Taft
partiSans. He took his stand. too, for
unemployment insurance when condi-
tons beyond the laborers control cause
him to be unemployed. and for old-age
and survivors insurance when industry
relegates him to inactivity because Of
age. He favored public housing, when
private housing fails, and he declared
for medical care on reasonable terms"
for all citizens. Like Republicans gen.
orally, he attacked corruption in Gov
eminent, declared for economy and
criticized waste of the peoples money.
1t becomes more and more clear that
the fight in the G. o. P. for the presi-
dental nomination next year will be
over how much social progress" should
be the goal of the party as well as over
personalities. 1t will be fight in which
forces behind the scenes will play their
part.