Evening star., 1952-01-11
Eisenhower Views
On Domestic Issues
Demanded by Aiken

UCHiuIiuCu Wy AIhcH
A new demand that Gen. Eisen
hover shed his uniform and cam
paign if he wants the presidenc,
came today from Republican quar-
ters after President Truman hat
asserted that the NATO com
mander would be relieved in Eu
rope only if he requests it.
Senator Aiken, Republican, O
Vermont, who frequently has bat
tied the "Old Guard" in his party
said that ''if Gen. Eisenhowe
wants to be President, he shoult
ask to be relieved of his presen
job and make his views on domes.
tic issues known. He should com,
out swinging and not be so COY
about it," Supporters of Senator
Taft of Ohio have said the same
thing.
The Vermonter, who remarked
that he comes from an Eisenhower
area, but has not yet joined othel
New Englanders in the Eisen.
hover movement. said the "voter
are entitled to know Ike's views
Seeks Stand on Other Issues.
HE certainly can't differ much
with the administration foreign
policies, because he has been car.
rying out part Of them" saic
Senator Aiken. but the added, he
would like to know how the gen.
eral stands on such issues as labor
health. education and farm pro-
grams and the st. Lawrence
waterway.
While the President told his
news conference yesterday he
wanted to keep Gen. Eisenhower
as head of the North Atlantic
Treaty forces, he said the officer
wo1ld, of course. have to resign
if he wins the G. o. P. presiden-
tial nomination.
Mr.. Truman'S comment at the
same time that he had once been
told that Gen. Eisenhower was a
Democrat, got quick veriflcation
from Kansas, the Eisenhower
home State, the Associated Press
reported.
The President, indicating that
Gen. Eisenhower's avowal of Re-
publicanism came as surprise to
him, told reporters that brother
of former Kansas Governor told
him the general was a Democratic
precinct worker at the age of 18
Addressed Democratic Banquet.
In Olathe, Kans., Frank Hodges
brother of the late Gov. George H
Hodges, said that as young man
Gen. Eisenhower made a speech
at a young mems Democratic club
banquet in Abilene, Kans. He said
he told Mr. Truman about it in a
letter.
President Truman repeated yes
terday that he still hoped the
Republicans would nominate
Senator Taft. When a reporter
wanted to know why, the Chief
Executive repeated that the ques-
tioner should be able to figure
that one out.
Administration supporters long
have argued that Senator Taft
would be the easiest Republican
to defeat.
Senator Taft had no comment
on the remark, but it was re-
called that he had said he hopes
to see the President back at the
head of the Democratic ticket.
Senator Lodge. Republican, OF
Massachusetts,, who has been
sparkling the Eisenhower cam
paign, made public yesterday a
strong Endorsement of the gen.
eral by Republican Gov. Payne
Of Maine.
Eisenhower Drive in Texas.
In Texas, R. P. Wall, Dallas Re-
publican, launched drive to get
$4,000 signatures urging the nom
ination of Gen. Eisenhower. He
said several hundred persons
signed few hours after the Pc
titions were released. In Rich
mond, a "VirginianS for Eisen-
hover" move was started.
Senator Lodge said the Gov.
Payne Endorsement was typical of
messages from all States since it
became known that Gen. Eisen-
hover was in this fight to finish. +"
Taft headquarters countered by
claiming the first delegate ac-
tually named for the Republican
National Convention in 1882"
He is j. c. Bradford of Nash
vile, Tenn, and was quoted as
saying Senator Taft will be
nominated on the first ballot"
In New Jersey, Gov. Alfred E.
Driscoll reported substantial sup
port among Republicans for Gen.
Eisenhower and some backing for
Senator Taft and Harold Stassen
Gov. DrIScoll was a "favorite
son" candidate in 1948 and threw
his support to Gov. Thomas E.
Dewey of New York. Gov. Driscoll
did not say who he is backing.
Humphrey Rules Himself Out.
Another potential "favorite son.
Senator Hubert H. Humphrey,
Democrat, of MinneSota-said if
he should decide to enter Mime
sofas presidential primary and
wins he would hand over his dele
cation to another candidate at
the national convention. He
said he does not aspire to the
Office of President"
Mr.. Truman has declared him
self out of the Minnesota primary
but one of his supporterS-as
Senator Humphrey is-could run
as "favorite son" and later
throw his support to the Presi-
dent.
Meanwhile, hackers of Mr.,
Stassen said a slate of delegates
will be entered in the Illinois pri-
mary April 8 to provide a full
test of strength with Senator
Taft.