The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-03-13
Political
Notes
By MARVIN |. ARRoWsMITH

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WASHINGTON dR-Political OBJ
ponents CT President Truman and
Sen. Taft ranked them today as
still formidable adversaries de-
spite the New Hampshire presi-
dental primary victories scored by
Sen. kefauver and Gen. Eisenhow-
er.
Kefauver, Tennessee Democrat,
upset MIR. Truman in Tuesdays
Granite State contest. And Eisen-
hover swept over 0hio's Taft on
the Republican ticket.
Say what you want about Harry
Truman, he's fighter, especially
when he's hurt - and heir fight
now" said Sen. Aiken tR.yt.l.
Aiken is anti Truman. He has
not announced his choice for the
COP presidential nomination.
The Vermonter predicted last
month Kefanyer would beat the
tar" out of Truman in the New
Hampshire primary.
As for Taft. Sen. Ives Urn. "
- who is backing Eisenhower
against the ohioan for the COP
presidential nomination-declared:
Don't anyone think for a minute
that Bob Taft is out of the race.
On our side, We aren't taking any
thing for granted. That July non
mating convention is still a long
way off and anything can happen
in politics. '
In New Hampshire. Kefauver
won oyer Mr., Truman in the pref.
erential popularity contest by 20.
LAT votes To 1925. The Tennessean
also won all IL Democratic dele
gates, who have eight convention
votes.
On the Republican ticket, Essen
hover piled up 46.4s7 preferential
votes 10 $500 for Taft. And Eisen.
hover, too, made a clean sweep
of the delegates - IA to the COP
convention.
Eisenhower hackers expressed
delight over the outcome in view
of the fact the general so far has
taken no part in any pre-conyen-
ton activities in his behalf. He
has said he would accept the nom.
ination but won't seek it.
Ives said the New Hampshire
vote proved Eisenhower can get
the nomination without coming
home to campaign, if he wants II
that way"
In Europe, where he is supreme
commander of the North Atlantic
defense forces, Eisenhower com
rIiented that any American who is
honored by so many other Ameri-
cans considering him fit for the
presidency should lie proud, or. by
golly, he is no American.
i kefauser, weary from two weeks
of New Hampshire campaigning,
told news conference late
Wednesday;
Il still have q long. hard, uphill
fight, and II is going to take a LOT
Of work by my supporters over
the country. I think / have
come long way since Jan. q
when | announced / was in this
fight TO the finish and that is my
position today"
Taft, campaigning in Texas. said
he was "a little disappointed"
about his showing in New Hamp-
hire. He had counted on winning
al least four Of the Ii COP dele
gates and sad he had been Eek
pecfing a horse race" in the pref.
erential voting.
Mr.. Truman declined to comment
on his defeat by Kefauyer.
However. the Presidents press
secretary. Joseph Short, said al
the Little White House in Key West,
Fla. that Kefauver's victory would
have absolutely no effect on Mr..
Humans decision on whether 10
seek reelection.
Short added that Mr.. Truman
had said so himself.
Sen. Humphrey I'D. MINI. said
il was political mistake" FOR
Mr.. Truman TO have decided &c en-.
ter the New Hampshire primary
after first declaring that presiden-
iisl preferential primaries were
'.eyewash.
He had everything 10 lose and
absolutely nothing 10 gam said
Humphrey. who is entered in Min
nesota's March 10 Democratic
presidential primary as Flavor.
lie son" candidate. Humphrey has
said he win throw fhe support OF
the state delegation 10 Mr.. Truman
if the President runs again.
Monroe General hospital. He