Evening star., 1952-02-24
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AsssGIsisd Press slsft W1Iisf

The Republicans win pick 0 lot
ei national convention delegates
IN the next two months and
present signs indicate Senator
Taft and Gen. Eisenhower may be
running nearly abreast In oftlelal
results by May I.
During March and April, o total
|of e4i Republican delegates will
|be selected In nine primaries and
II state conventions, This Ia more
This ID more than half the total
national convention vote Of laos,
10 clineh the nomination at the
convention opening In Chicago,
July 7, o candidate must asw up
|00S votes.
The Democrats also viii be busy
I'm March and April choosing 4eS
delegates In seven state conven.
tlons and nine primaries. preA.
dent truman ID sure 10 got the
lions share II he wants II.
Eisenhower Cards 10 be Played.
In The Democratic national eens
ventl6h, beginning July ai In Chs
ease, there will be 1890 vetesl
with eie needed 10 il0minatel MFl
Truman can have that many and
more whenever he says ths w0rdl
By The time The two months ore
ever, Eisenhower baekeFs viii have
played some OF thelP trump pre-
convention cards. Including the
expected delivery OF NEST Of New
Y0Pk's % V0tes,
The amount OF impetus 10 be
IRlVeR the General candidacy by
primary results In such States as
New Hampshire, New Jersey and
IPennsElVAnlR-heme areas Of some
Ief the top Eisenhower hackers.
VIII be demonstrated,
Senator Taft viii have tested
Ibis popular strength In New
HaMpshiVe-WheVe he has said he
viii be satisfied with four out ol
II delegates-and IN Wisconsin
q Key area for him,
0hi0 Votes In Reserve.
The Ohloan probably will have
accounted for most Of Illinois 90
votes, and will have In reserve fol
May an expected large majority oi
0hio's 81,
: With California's bloc Of II
votes tucked away for Gov. Ear
Warren. primaries and conven'
tions In the smaller populated
States In May and June now seen
unlikely to make either Gen
Eisenhower or Senator Taft first'
ballot winner.
An Associated Press State.by.
State survey indicates at this tim,
that Of the Gal delegates to bt
named In the next two months
more than 500 will be divided, tin'
ofiicially and about equally, be.
tween the two leading candidates
The tee.off battle is In New
Hampshire, where Taft delegatel
meet q slate Of Eisenhower back.
ers made up Of the States TOT
drawer Republicans In the Marct
II primary.
Macarthur Slate Entered.
A slate has been entered foi
Gen. Macarthur against his OK
pressed wish not 10 run. How /
fares may have some bearing OF
, other efforts TO promote him 40
candidate,
Gen, Macarthur has made 1
eieaF he Ia not for Gen, Eisenhewe
and ID regarded % @ Taft baekef
Gen, gisenhoWer's supporter
IRE counting on q heavy vote 70
him In the preferential, or popu
larlty, primary 10 support thel
claim that the general he's Wild
popular appeal 10 the voters,
Former Gov. Harold n, HtasleI
| Of Minnesota he's made II
thFeesIilan race but hasn't enterel
any delegate candidates.
IN tho Democratic primary II
New HainpAhire, Senator KafAuvel
Democrat, OF Tennessee, ID ehal
lenHlna q Truman slate, Senate
itefAuver hopes for 0 sh0win
there which will Give him q b00s
outside New fiAnipshlTe,
The scene shifts next 10 Min
iiesDtA'A March 10 primary An
Mr., btasBeh hopes 10 come Int
hlb OWh there
II NAV Be tOAiuslna,
tjhless II shakes dDWh, the Min
tits6tA BATHS tiilabt be hlhhly e0h
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