Evening star., 1952-03-24
4 State G Conyeniions
Within Nexi 10 Days
Are Taking Spotlight

Are Taking Spotlight
Presidential hopefuIs Of their
|spokesmen. wooing wisconsin and
Nebraska voters for primaries
April |. today looked for even more
significant tests IN state conven-
tions within the next 10 days in
Maine. Tennessee Iowa and Mich
igan.
Gen. Eisenhower and Senator
Taft have the most at stake ia
those sessions at which 1O8 dele
gates win be chosen for the Re-
publican nominating convention.
Such State conventions gener-
ally are run by active politicians.
The outcome may show whether
the popular votes cast for Gen.
Eisenhower In the New Hampshire
primary and his big Write-ill vote
In Minnesota have decisiyely Inn
pressed q. o. r. organization
leaders.
Supporters Of Senator Taft are
confident Of making d strong
showing in the four conventions.
Eisenhower hackers believe 4 .band
wagon already has been set In
motion for the general. They pre-
dict the Wisconsin and Nebraska
primaries April / viii further az
|fect the coming conventions In
the four other states.
Maine Convention This week.
The Maine Republican conyen-
ton takes place Thursday and
Friday with 16 delegates to be
chosen. The three other conven-
|tieHs come soon after the Wiscon-
sin and Nebraska primaries.
The political cauldron continued
TO boil today with these other
developments In Republican as
well as Democratic camps:
Gov. Theodore McKeldin of
Maryland, q Republican, predicted
that Southern Democrats opposed
to President Truman are sparkling
the greatest rebellion we've seen
down there since 1861"
But Gov. Paul Dever Of Massa-
chusettS, q Democrat, who took
part on an ABC televiSion program
with Gov. McKeldin, declared the
Democrats will win in November.
He said their political philosophy
is more dynamic and there are
more Democrats than there are
Republicans
Harold Stassen, campaigning for
the Republican presidential NOM
nation, said last night he hopes
to win the New York State dele
cations support II Gen. Eisen-s
hover and Senator Taft 90 into
a deadlock at the national con-
vention.
Lodge Seeks Reelection.
Other developments were:
Speaking in behelf Of Gen.
Eisenhower, Representative Hugh
Scott. Republican Of Pennsyl-
vania. Is at Little Rock. Ark.
Senator Lodge. Republican, Of
Massachusetts,, q leader Of the
Eisenhower movement, announced
his candidacy for q fourth term
as Senator.
w. Stuart Symington, who
gained q trouble shooter repu-
tation by filing several high posts
In the Truman administratibIi,
announced he win start q "whiIa-
wind campaign" this week for ne
Democratic nomination for SEN
ator from Missouri.
Another expression Of conf
dence. in Senator Taft's chances
for the Republican nomination
came last night from David s. In
gals, director Of the Ohio Sem
ator's drive.
Says Blitz win Fail.
what the Republican party is
witnessing these days is another
effort to pun on q Willkie hlitz,"
he declared. 1.-THE Republican
party viii not fan for the same
tactics by the same old crowd"
He was referring to the cam
paign by which supporters Of the
late Wendell Willkie stormed the
Republican convention and won
the nomination for him in 1910.
Mr.. Ingalls,. denying that Gen.
Eisenhower won any smashing
victory" In New Hampshire, said
q clearer trend win be seen in
primaries in Wisconsin April /,
Illinois on April 8. Ohio on May s
and West Virginia on May Is.
Gen. Eisenhower's name has not
been entered in those primaries.
In Nebraska vigorous efforts are
made by Taft and Eisenhower
groups to cause q big write-in vote
for their respective candidates.
The Democratic race In Nebraska
is between Senators Kefauver and
Kerr.
Taft forces are especially conf
dent that he viii make an impress
sive showing at the Tennessee
convention April 2. That con-
vention win finish selecting 90
delegates. to the national conven-
ton. He already has won Is in
district conventions In that State.
why scratch and