Evening star., 1952-06-14
II Southern Contests
For 6. 0. P. Delegates
Sent Back 10 States
BY the Associated Press

Eleven contests over Republican
convention delegates in the South
"a prime factor in the Taft
Eisenhower duel for the COP
presidential nomination - have
been checked back to the States.
The II involve delegates elected
from districts within States. Eight
other contests over delegates
chosen at large were accepted for
hearing at the July Z convention
in Chicago.
The party's National Commit
tee. acting yesterday for the first
time in the dispute, thus upheld
hackers of Senator Taft of Ohio.
They point to a convention rule
requiring such disposition of con-
tests and say it should be strictly
followed.
Fight to Continue.
Gen. Eisenhower's forces are
against this. saying all delegate
contests should go before the con-
vention. Only yesterday, they
served notice their fight will con-
tinue.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,,
Eisenhower campaign leader, pro-
tested today's meeting of the
Louisiana State Committee att
Shreveport. He said it was an eff
fort to legalize trump delegates"
for Senator Taft and added:
They will never get away with
it."
At Shreveport, G. o. P. Nationalj
Committeeman John E. Jackson,
a Taft backer, said Senator Lodge
was repeating the words of
Louisianians who don't know what
they are talking about"
Mrs. Charles P. Howard of
Reading, Mass, National commit
tee and convention secretary, re-
turned the district delegate con-
tests to the State. These include
seven in Louisiana, one in Georgia,
one in Mississippi and two in Vir-
ginia.
Texas Still in Dispute.
At-large delegate contests &C
cepted included four each from
Louisiana and Mississippi.
No action was taken in the case
OF Texas. Taft and Eisenhower
states of 38 delegates each have
been formally filed from there.
The secretary must decide under
the rules whether a contest over
all 38 or just the six at-large will
be heard by the National Com
mittee.
Eisenhower leaders say all 38
Texas delegates were chosen at
large, but Taft forces disagree.
To-the-letter application of the
contest rule would be a boon to
Taft campaigners, who dominate
most State organizations involved.
AT stake are II delegates in
Georgia, IS in Louisiana, S in
Mississippi and the 38 in Texas.
The regulation requires settlement
OF district delegate contests by
State conventions or committees.
at-large delegate contests by the
national convention.
Lodge Attacks Hallanan.
Meanwhile. Senator Lodge and
couple of Taft rooters ex-
changed hot words about ar
rangements for the convention.
Senator Lodge denounced Wal
ter S. Hallanan of West Virginia
as "intemperate and abusive" and
called on him to resign as tenn
porary chairman of the conven-
ton.
That came in Senator Lodges
second blast. Earlier, he had
tolds a news conference of "ru-
mors that Mr.. Hallanan will not
recognize the Eisenhower spoke
men Cat the convention) and that
microphones will not work when
I want to use them"
To this, Mr.. Hallanan retorted
by telegraph: "You are obviously
having a political nightmare"
Mr.. Hallanan said he was
unanimously elected by the ar
rangements committee which
included some Eisenhower sup
porters. He accused Senator
Lodge Of being a spoiled political
child"