Evening star., 1951-05-11
Taft and Eisenhower
Dominate Talk Of
6. 0. P. Possibilities
BY G staff Correspondent Of The stur


TULSA, Okla. May 11.--Al-
though the Republican National
Committee. as a committee, keeps
aloof from presidential candi-
sdacies, the corridors and rooms
sof the headquarters hotel here
today buzzed with discussion OF
possible 1852 nominees.
a A canvass of many members OF
the committee indicated that two
men are being given serious con-
sideration-Senator Taft of Ohio
and Gen. Eisenhower. Reports OF
Taft strength came from all sec
tions of the country. His interests
here are being looked after by
David ingalls, of Cleveland and
Ben Tate of Cincinnati, who
opened headquarters in suite In
the Mayo Hotel.
Representative Scott of Penn
Sylvania was equally busy in sup
port of the Eisenhower candidacy
and he claimed many supporters
for the general among Republican
leaders all across the country.
Duff Predicted as Leader.
A prediction was made that in
due time Senator Duff of Penn
sylvania would become leader
in the Eisenhower movement.
Gov. Dewey of New York already
has announced his support of Gen.
Eisenhower and Horald z. Stas-
sen. president of the University
of Pennsylvania. has said that
Gen. Eisenhower would be ac-
ceptable.
Mr.. Stassen, however. has not
reltnquished his own candidacy
and he was represented here. too,
by ardent supporters. Roy E.
Dunn, national committeeman
for. Minnesota, said that Mr.. Stas-
sen would be Minnesota's candi-
date.
He pointed out, too, that Min.
neSota had changed its primary
election laws so that the pr;-
marieS for the election of dele
gates to the national conventions
would be held in March--one of
the, earliest next year. and pre-
dicted that the delegation would
be pledged to Mr.. Stassen. Mr.
Dunn said that after Mr.. Stassen,
the choice of Minnesota Repub-
licans would be either Gen. Eisen-
hover or Senator Taft, with senti-
ment pretty evenly divided as of
today.
Kansas For General.
Harry Darby, national commit
teeman for Kansas, Gen. Eisen-
hoWer's home State, said that
Kansas would be for the general
If he were available when the
time came. He admitted there was
strong Taft sentiment in the
State, if Gen. Eisenhower is not
in the running.
National Committeeman Ralph
F. Gates of Indiana predicted his
State would send a Taft dele
cation" to the national conven-
ton, although he added there was
talk of Gen. Eisenhower. too.
Meanwhile, many members of
the Republican National Commit
tee are adverse to making the
Macarthur military program for
Korea a Republican issue.
This idea was expressed by
Clarence Buddington Kelland, ma
tional committeeman from Ari-
zona. He said:
The conduct of the war in Ko-
rea is President Truman's respon-
sibility. He took us into the war
His Far Eastern policy-or lack of
twas responsible for the build
up of the, Chinese Communists
and so for the war of aggression
started by the Reds in North Ko-
rea. I do not believe that the Re-
publican Party should tie itself to
the issue of military action as de-
veloped between Gen. Macarthur
and Mr.. Truman"
Treatment Called Shameful.
Mr.. Kelland agreed, however,
that the Presidents treatment OF
"one of Americas greatest SOL
dierS'' had been shameful.
Sinclair Weeks, Republican ma