Evening star., 1952-07-07


States. full page advertisements
are being inserted in the daily
newspapers. giving the Eisenhower
version Of the handling Of the
delegate contests by the Republi-
can National Committee. and
charging that the Taft forces are
out to "steal" the nomination.
The advertisements call on the
voters to wire their delegates to
the national convention demand
ing that Gen. Eisenhower be nomi-
mated and Senator Taft turned
down.
Senator Lodge Of Massachusetts,
campaign manager for Gen.
Eisenhower, made the first open
move in the fight to get the fair
tplay amendment before the con-
lvention quickly. He wrote a letter
to Republican National Chairman
Guy George Gabrielson, ANNOUNCE
ing the determination of the
Eisenhower forces to present the
rules amendment.
Gabrielson Disagrees.
Senator Lodge said it was his
understanding. from q converse
|tion he had with Mr.. Gabrielson
the program Of the national con-
Ivention for the first session will
provide that prior to the nomina-'
ton Of q temporary chairman. q
motion will be presented proposing
that until the permanent organ
ization is effected and permanent
rules adopted, this convention will
be governed by the rules adopted
by the national convention of
l948. This was the program at the
1S48 convention. Senator Lodge
said that the fairplay amendment
would be presented at that point
and by Gov. Langlie. He added
he would like to have Chairman
GabrielSon confirm the under
standing" and let Senator Lodge
know the. amount Of time it is
proposed TO allot to each side for
the debate Of the amendment.
A few hours later, Mr.. Gabriel
son came back with q letter to
Senator Lodge which indicated
there had been q very different
understanding on his part, any
way, he wasn't having any part
|of the Lodge proposal that the
rules fight should come before the
election Of a temporary chairman.
MIR. GabrielSon said that he had
told Senator Lodge "the customary
procedure would be followed at
the opening session Of the ma
tional convention" Then he dis
closed that. instead of following
the program Of the 1948 conven-
tion, he. Gabrielson, had gone
back to the programs of the 1874
and 1910 national conventions.
which. he said. placed the election
of the temporary chairman ahead
of the adoption Of the rules.
That, said Mr.. Gabrielson, was
the program which he intended
to follow. as presiding officer when
the convention opens. He did not
intend to have the adoption Of
the rules before the election Of al
temporary chairman.
Hallanan Bitterly Opposed.
Senator Lodge let the Gabriel
son answer stand, confident that
he would vote on the rules
amendment in any event.
The Importance Of Mr.. Gabriel
sons decision lies In the fact the
election Of the proposed tempo
.rary chairman. Walter 8. Halla-
nan of West Virginia, would be-
hailed as a Taft victory. Mr..
Hallanan has been one Of the
managers Of the Taft campaign,
and his selection for temporary
chairman by the arrangements
committee was harshly criticized
by Senator Lodge and other Eisen-
hover supporters. on the ground
that it was unfair to put such o.
partisan in the chair. Indeed, the
Eisenhower forces for some time
gave consideration to running q
candidate against Mr.. HaIlanan,
but abandoned it to make their
light on the rules.
Mr.. Hallanan's election, there
fore, would be hailed by the Taft
supporters as q victory-in the
belief it would be first blood and
mitigate the effect of q defeat on
the rules. II that defeat came
later. Also. it would put q Taft
man in the chair at q strategic
moment.
Telegrams Back Eisenhower.
The Eisenhower camp predicted
that the general would have more
than 500 votes on the first ballot
-and that the general would have
. greater number than Taft on
that ballot.
Already. 1t was reported. the
Eisenhower drive to have voters
telegraph their, delegates to sup
lport the general had borne great
fruit. More kilograms are Hood
ing the delegates than In the Will-
kie drive In the Philadelphia con-
lvention back in 1914. it Is reported.
Gov. G. Elmer Anderson Of
Minnesota predicted that all as
LOT Minnesota's delegation would
lvote for the fair play amendment
ito the rules. This is the old home
Istate Of Harold z. Stassen, former
lgoVernor, who has at present -
lof the delegates to 4 for Gen.
Eisenhower. Mr.. Stassen is UNDER
'lstood to favor . modification Of
1.-THE fair play amendment some
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