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hover committee, was effective. II
rocked the Taft leaders back on
their heels and made them UNDER
stand that the fight was by no
means over.
s.. The Taft strength is. in
reality. great among many of the
party leaders. but it must be
translated into popular support
for the Ohioan in the presidential
primaries and State conventions
that are yet to come.
6. Senator Taft made a mis-.
take when he did not come here
to speak for himself in person, be-
fore an audience containing many
OF his friends and also many
leaders who need to be convinced
that he is, as Mr.. ingalls, char
acterized him, "the best bet for
Republican victory" next Novem-
Der. He would have received a
great ovation.
Z. Three of the four speeches
made to the National Committee
by candidates for their represent
atives indicated opposition to the
views on both domestic and in
ternational issues held by many
OF Senator Taft's supporters and
MIR. Taft himself. In other words,
1t may be Senator Taft against
the field when the national con-
vention opens in July.
8. There will be increasing de-
mands as the days pass to see and
hear Gen. Eisenhower on the
issues of the day, and his man
ayers must be prepared to meet
this demand.
The National Committee COM
pleted its business. which was to
go further with the arrange
ments for the party's national
convention July Z in Chicago,
without any serious differences.
The apportionment of delegates
among the States was made in
accordance with the population
figures of the 1850 census, and the
total delegate strength of the
convention will be 1905, requiring
the votes of 603 delegates to
nominate.
The National Committee gave
its chairman, Guy George Gabriel
son, vote of conference.-the
only two dissenting votes-when
a written demand by Representa-
tive Meader of Michigan for the
ousting of Mr.. Gabrielson was filed
without reading. The two dis
senters were the Michigan mem
bers of the committee, Arthur
Summerf1eld and Mrs. Rae C.
Mocker.
Mr.. Meader gave as his reason
for asking Mr.. Gabrielson's re-
moval the latter's activities before
the Reconstruction Finance Corp.
in connection with loan to a
company of which Mr.. Gabriel
son contended that he was general
counsel and president.
Congratulated on Forum.
Mr.. Gabrielson contended that
he had a perfect right to repre-
sent his company in this matter,
and that certainly as a Republi-
can he would have no political
influence with that agency. The
committee upheld him. and he will
remain National Chairman un-
less he should resign, which is
entirely unlikely-at least until
the national convention and the
selection of presidential nominee.
Mr.. Gabrielson was congratu-
lated on all sides for turning the
National Committee into forum
for hearing the candidates for the
presidential nomination or their
representatives. 1t is the first time
this has been done.
Harold E. StaSsen, former Gov
ernor of Minnesota who is onI
leave without pay as president of
the University of Pennsylvania,
today announced he was entering
the Nebraska presidential prefer
entail primary. He said he had
advised his campaign manager inI
the State, John Quinn, to enter
his name without further delay
Mr.. Quinn had told him the nee
-essary petitions had been signed
and were ready for filing. So far
as he knew, Mr.. Stassen said, he
was the only entry in that pri-
mary up to date. The primary
falls on April l.. In 1948. Mr..
Stassen led big field in the Ne
braska primary, receiving $1,000
votes to $4,000 for Gov. Dewey
81 200 for Senator Taft and about
10000 for the late Senator VAN
denberg.
Mr.. Stassen so far has entered
more primary elections for party
preference than any other candi-
date, He will be in the primaries