Evening star., 1951-08-13
California Democrats
Back Truman for 81;
Taft Victory Forecast
By the Associoted Press

Political weather vanes swing
ing toward 1852 have registered
couple of sizeable blows from
out of the West.
California S Democratic organ
lzation Saturday indorsed Pres
Iident Truman for reelection.
Senator Thye, Republican. OF
Minnesota, predicted today that
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower will
sweep Minnesota's open" presi-
dental primary next spring, if his
name is entered.
And Senator Cain. Republican
of Washington. said Senator Taft
Republican, of Ohio, would be
elected President if he got the
Republican nomination. Senator
Cain, interviewed on television
program, declined to say, however
whether Senator Taft was his per-
'sonal choice.
Gives Campaign Authority.
The California move to back
MI. Truman was made by the
Executive committee of the Dem
.ocratlc State Central Committee
which noted in a resolution that
State election codes give it the
power to become a State cam
+palgn committee working for cleo
ton of the party's presidential
candidate.
Mr.. Truman hasn't said yet
whether he will be a candidate,
The Minnesota test-next March
l8-iS the first in which a candi-
date can be entered without his
formal consent. Senator Thye said
ne will not be surprised if Gen,
Eisenhower is represented in some
way IN the bidding for Republican
delegates.
If Gen. Eisenhower isn't publicly
available at the time. this posi-
bly, might come through a maneu-
yer by Harold E. Stassen. former
Minnesota Governor and now
president of the University of
Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Stassen could say he was
seeking the State delegation in
order to deliver it to the general
If the latter becomes available.
Thye Is Doubtful.
Senator Thye told a reporter he
doesn't know about that. He said
he is going to support Mr.. Eisen-
hover If he runs and Mr.. Stassen
If the general isn't available.
Gen. Eisenhower hackers hope
that he will be free of his COM
mitments to the North Atlantic
Defense Command before March
18 and can let it be known that
he would be interested in the
G. o. P. nomination.
If that doesn't happen, Senator
Thye said he doesn't believe any
Eisenhower group will spring up
in Minnesota outside the Stassen-
Thye camp to put the generals
name on the ticket.
On the other hand, Senator
Thye said he could see the possi-
bility that some Republican group
might put Senator Taft's name
into the primary.
Senator Taft Won't File.
Senator Taft has made it clear
he does not intend to enter the
primary. He is credited with
some strong supporters there, in
cluding Roy Dunn, Republican
National Committeeman, and
some of them might be tempted
to try out the voters sentiments.
Mr. StasSen recently has been
patching some of the Minnesota
political fences damaged by Presi-
dent Truman's appointment of Re-
publican Gov. Luther w. Young
dahl to the Federal bench.
Senate action on Gov. Young
dahl's appointment has been
delayed but his departure from
the State house will leave in the
Governors chair 1t. Gov. c. Elmer
Anderson.
Apparently about the best the
Stassen forces can expect from
Mr.. Anderson in any scrap over
the Republican convention dele
cation would be neutrality.
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