Evening star., 1952-07-09
Committee OK. s
Concession by
Senator's Forces
By Robert K. Welsh
Stor Stoff Correspondent

CHICAGO, July 9.-The Creden-
tialS Committee of the Republican
National Convention today voted
unanimously for the seating of
Louisiana slate giving Is delegates
to Gen. Eisenhower and two to
Senator Taft.
This overnight concession by the
Taft forces on the Credentials
Committee completely reversed a
decision made last week by the
Republican National Committee.
That ruling by the national COM
mittee would have given Senator
Taft Is of the Is Louisiana dele
gates, and Gen. Eisenhower two.
The Credentials Committee ac-
ton also repudiated the regular
Republican State organization in
Louisiana. The regular slate was
headed by National Committee
man John E. Jackson. The pro-
Eisenhower slate which would re-
ceive the big share of the Louisi-
ana seats at the convention is led
by John Minor Wisdom.
Major Effect ON Battle.
Taft and Eisenhower members
Of the Credentials Committee
conceded that the startling turn
of events at the opening of today's
session would have major effect
on the convention battle for dele
gates between the two leading
contenders.
But Representative Clarence
Brown Of Ohio, a Taft leader and
the only national committee mem
ber on the Credentials Commit
tee, declared that the Taft group
would stand by its guns in the
Texas delegate dispute.
The Texas controversy, involv-
ing q 38-member delegation, was
taken up by the committee imme-
diately after the vote orfti1e Louis
lana question. Debate was eX-
pected to continue for several
hours. The committee hopes to
wind up that issue, as well as a
comparatively minor dispute be-
tween rival delegates from the
Third Virginia District late this
afternoon. The committee then
would submit to the convention
its reports on actions in all the
disputes it has considered since it
began hearings yesterday morn
ing. ~
Will Continue Texas Fight.
The Texas fight centers on a
Republican National Committee
compromise vote" last week to
: give % seats to Senator Taft and
16 to Gen. Eisenhower. Supporters
of Gen. Eisenhower have vigorous
ly protested such an arrangement
They said today that they will
continue to fight this, despite the
agreement relating to Louisiana.
The Credentials Committee had
been in session only few minutes
this morning when Eugene Wor-
rell, Virginia member and secre-
tary Of the committee, offered the
motion to give the bulk of the
Louisiana delegates to the Eisen-
hover group led by Mr.. Wisdom.
Last week the National Commit
tee recommended the seating o1
four Louisiana delegateS-at-large
for Senator Taft and two for Gen
Eisenhower. Two others were not
in dispute. The remaining seven
district delegate cases were sent
back to the Louisiana State Re.
publican Committee after National
Chairman Guy Gabrielson rulec
that the National Committee
lacked jurisdiction under the cir.
cumStanceS. The overall effect
of the National Committees rulins
was to give Senator Taft 13 anC
Gen. Eisenhower 2, an arrange.
ment which included the dele.
gates not in dispute.
Today's committee vote woulc
reverse the situation by seating /:
favorable to Gen. Eisenhower.
Moves for Harmony.
Mr.. Worrell, in moving TO
adoption of the new arrangement
declared his sole purpose was t,
promote harmony.
"The most important issue be
fore the convention, he said, 81
not who will be nominated, bu
whether the Republican Party wi
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