Evening star., 1952-07-10
Credentials Member,
Act Without Aid Of
Smoke-Fi|Ied Room
By Robert K. Walsh
Siuv Stuff correspendenf


today to 60 down in history for
blasting the smoke. filled room
theory instead of fearing they
might need police protection at
the Republican National Con-
vention.
The SO men finally got a chance
to sit down but not relax in the
convention hall. Several Of them
had to keep on talking to dele
gates last night.
From early Tuesday until late
yesterday in a downtown hotel,
with only a few hours OF for Sleep
Ing and eating, the committee
held strenuous. sometimes sur
prising and often spectacular ses-
sions on delegate contests.
One Of the committees last
acts prior to adjourning and
leaving its decisions to the mercy
Of the convention was to vote,
n to "a, for seating of a Texas
delegation containing 20 for Sem
ator Taft and Is for Gen. Eisen-
hover. It was the Senator's last
triumph before the committee
shifted its site.
Fought by Eisenhower Group.
That decision was fought by
the Eisenhower forces. who ear
1ier yesterday scored a big break
through when Taft supporters
agreed to the seating of 13 pro-
Eisenhower and two Taft dele
gates from Louisiana. That re-
versed a Republican National
Committee decision last week
which would have seated Is for
Senator Taft and two for Gen.
Eisenhower.
Unlike the unanimous vote in
the Louisiana arrangement, nei-
ther side would bulge from its
original stand on Texas. The
committees. in turn, had devel-
oped from settlement suggestion
by Senator Taft.
The Taftite motion made byI
Representative Brown of Ohio.
the only national committee
member of the Credentials Com
mittee. downed a motion pushed
by Representative Heselton Of
Massachusetts. Mr.. Heseltonl
wanted the committee to favor
the seating Of a Texas slate Of 80
delegates for Gen. Eisenhower and
i've for Senator Taft.
Those Of us in the Eisenhower
effort" the Massachusetts, memberl
announced. want no compromise.
We are never going to compromise
with the votes of any American"
In an impassioned reply, Mr..
Brown hailed Senator Taft as "an
outstanding American who has
earned and well deserved the title
Of Mr.. Republican.
Cites Fair Play Talk.
"The controversy in this COM
mitee's hearings" he asserted,
"haS revolved around certain per-
sons who are not candidate for
President but are seeking political
preferment.
I'VE have heard a lot Of talk
about fair play and willingness
to compromise in this convention
for the sake of harmony. But II
say that all the willingness was on
our side. We offered the settle
ment for the Louisiana delegation
and we support the % to Is Texas
compromise suggestion, even
though I personally believe it was
unfair to Senator Taft"
Mr.. Brown did not blame Mr..
Heselton. He said he and his
House colleague frequently hud-
died in the hope of working out
q harmonious solution to bitter
rivalries among states of delegates.
The only kind of compromise
plans broached by the Eisenhower
high-command. he protested,
would have taken more delegates
away from Senator Taft.
Committee adjournment was In
an atmosphere far friendlier than
had prevailed earlier in the after
noon as spokesmen for the con-
tlicting Texas groups had their say.
Monte Appel, Washington attor-
ney representing the Texas G. o. P.
committee organization led by
National Committeeman Henry
Zweifel. accused the other faction
Of having "mobilized Democrats
to vote in Republican primaries. -
Contrary to Texas Law.
He described the alleged fiy-by-
night Democratic infiltration and
invasion as contrary to Texas law.
1t aimed not merely at electing
Eisenhower delegates but at wreck
ing the Republican organization
In Texas, he said.
A parade Of Eisenhower adj
vocates led by Jack Porter con-
tended that they complied with
the law. They accused the
Zweifel aggregation Of slapping
down all opposition within the
Republican Party in Texas and
0IoSOu4 ASA d1A 01AtCO W tuk ~
Democrats into Republicans.
Numerous committee members
Joined in the debate by asking
questions which often seemed to
require no answer. Some voiced
bewilderment at the intricacies of
Texas politics or aStonishment
over the highly conflicting presen-
tations at the committee hearings.
Lawyers from Washington.
George Faul of Iowa observed.
were able in some miraculous
manner to read the minds of
voters In far-away Texas conven-
tions and caucuses."
Warren E. Burger of Mime
sofa. a Stassep supporter. re-
marked that the hearings taught
at least one lesson. It was. he
said, that delegations from these
Southern. States will have to learn
to accept majority rule and not
walk out of conventions and hold
rump meetings when they are de-
feated."
Philip Huhbell. committee men,
ber from New Mexico. held that