Evening star., 1951-03-18
Republicans 10 Meet
AT Tulsa May II 10
Pick Convention City
By Gould Lincoln

The Republican National Com
mittee will meet in Tulsa. Okla,
May II and IL. to select the city
and date for the 1852 National
Convention.
Six cities have so far indicated a
desire to be hosts to the conven-
ton, Republican National Chair
man Guy George Gabrielson said
yesterday. These are Atlantic
City, Philadelphia, Detroit, Chi
cago, San Francisco and Los
Angeles.
Chicago, because of its central
location and its adequate facilities,
is favored by some of the members
Of the national committee. No de-
cision, however, has been reached.
A committee on site for the con-
vention was named by Mr.. Ga
brielson at the meeting of the ma
tional committee here in January
It is headed by Representative
Carroll Reece of Tennessee. for
mer national chairman. The other
members are Mrs. Howard A. Cof-
fin of the District of Columbia.
Mrs. Margaret Rockwell of Ari-
zona, Mrs. Bertha D. Bauer Of
Illinois, Harlan l. Peyton of Wash
ington and Frank j. Sulloway Of
New Hampshire.
Cities Asked to Send Aides.
The site committee is inviting
representatives Of potential host
cities to meet the committee here
April 81. After it canvassed the
whole situation, the committee
will draw up a recommendation
to be submitted to the Tulsa
meeting. The full committee will
make the final decision. There
may be brisk bidding on the part
Of the various cities, as there has
In the past. The committee has
sometimes been Influenced in it's
selection of a convention site by
the contributions offered. It is
regarded as nest egg to help pay
the expenses of the convention.
Backers of various potential
candidates for the presidential
nomination also frequently split
over the site question. and it may
happen this year. No candidate
has yet thrown his hat in the ring
for the nomination. However,
the geographical range of the pos
sible candidates stretches from
New York to California-New
York. where Gen. Eisenhower,
president of Columbia university
and commander of North Atlantic
treaty forces. is backed for the
nomination by Gov. Dewey, and
California. where Gov. Earl War
rem is the important Pacific Coast
Republican figure.
The Midwest has Senators Taft
Of Ohio and Dirksen of Illinois,
as presidential possibilities. Of
them all, however. the race seems
today lie between Senator Taft
and Gen. Eisenhower-and much
depends upon whether Gen. Els
enhower will be- available"
G. O. p. May Wait on Democrats.
In recent years the Republicans
have invariably held their ma
tional conventions in advance of
the Democrats-usually in June.
There has been some discussion,
however. among Republicans
about the adyisability of stflis
year waiting until after the Dem
ocrats have held their national |
convention and nominated their
candidates. If the Democrats are
TO- renominate President Truman,
they could easily outwait the Re-
publicans if they desired, putting
their convention in August or
even September. The Republi-
cans necessarily feel that since
they are to pick candidate not
now in the White House, they
must have time enough to build
him up and get their campaign
well organized. Therefore, they
could not wait too long.
Also, there has been wide dis
cussion over the politics of Gen.
Eisenhower and the possibility of
his being nominated by the Demo-
Gratis for President, with Presi-
dent Truman's blessing. The
general never has said whether
he is Republican or a Democrat.
Republicans favoring his nomina-
ton might feel they preferred to
hold their national convention
first and get the Eisenhower nomi-
nation completed.
The Republicans have tackled
the matter of selecting a site and
a date for their national conven-