The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-10
Political
Notes

mdue pciooh0A FA
Southern presidential nominating
votes. his hackers were trying t.
beat off a na We to name Gen
Douglas Macarthur as convention
keynoter.
With the convention less than
month away--July z at Chicago
its Arrangements Committee wa.
meeting at Chicago. A major task
Selection OF the man who win key
note the get-together with a ira
ditional down with tae Demo
Gratis, up with the Republicans
speech.
e. Mason Owlett, Pennsylvania
national committeeman, told re
perters he win nominate Mac
Arthur for that role. Owlett who
has not said publicly how he stands
in the 1aff-Eisenhower duel, re
rortedly has rejected a protest
from Eisenhower partisaEs thai
Macarthur should not be named
because he favors Ohio 8 Sch Rob.
ert Taft as Republican standard
bearer
Eisenhower forces clustered In
hotel room conferences but 'ap
rarently we're unable o sgree or
any keynoier-nominee to oppose
Macarthur.
In New York, Eisenhower con.
tinues his timetable conferences
with COP delegates. This afternoon
every hour on the hour. he meets
groups from Alabama. Georgia and
North Car, lima.
The Associated Press tally oi
pre- convention delegate strength
shows al II delegates urcommit.
ted in Georgia: nine for left. four
for Eisenhower and one uncom.
mitted IN Alabama. AMI IL for
Taft, seven for Eisenhower ant
six uncommititd in North Carolina
Eisenhower's purpose in these
sessions-hc met Monday with del
egates from Delaware, New
Hampshire, Connecticut and Mas.
sachusetts--is to charm over to
his side any convention votes that
are not already there. Also, TO put
the clincher on those that are.
Clair ]. Killoran, Delaware
chairman. said his group, previous
ly reported Cd for Taft with two
uncommitted, now is rs for Eisen-
hover with two not pledged. The
New Hampshire, Connecticut and
Massachusetts states are general.
ly pro- Eisenhower.
A candidate for the Democratic
presidential nomination, mean.
while. was doing some sizing up
of Eisenhower on his own. Ten
nessee's Sen. Estes Kefauver com
nented in New York that Eisen-
hover ''has not made the strong
showing anticipated"
Kefauver flew to New York for
a Embarrassing dinner from Harris
burg, Pa, where he predicted he
would get strong backing from
among Pennsylvania 80 dele.
gates.
Sen. Richard Russell of Georgia
also out for the Democratic prize,
lad a committee of farm leaders
to boost him toward it. Russell
has handled the annual agriculture
appropriation in the Senate for Is
years. His campaign headquarters
announced the committee would be
advisory and would be increased
later.
However. one man on the Is-state
list. obed Lassen of Arizona. said
IL Phoenix his appointment was
news to him and he could not
serve because, as a federal EN-.
ploye. he is barred by law from
participating in politics.
Pennsylvania Gov. John Fine
who heads his states 7o-vote COP
delegation. was also interviewed
at Harrisburg Monday. He re.
peated that he wants the group
scheduled TO meet Friday with Eli.
senhower and later with Taft-to
keep clear Of any alliances before
the convention.
The Associated Press tabulation
of nationwide delegate strength.
based on known and conceded
preferences, now gives:
Republiesn-Taft &S2, Eisenhow-
er 800. Nomination needs 6O4.
Observation-Disclosures 24s, Rus
sell s6is. W. Averell Hartman
sSis. II takes sIs TO be nominated
In = tight fight at the Republican
convention. Pennsylvania 10 votes
as well as those contested in the
South. could make . big differ
ence.
The Arrangements Committee,
besides naming a keynoter, will
also select q temporary chairman
whose job would be to rule on
temporary seating Of disputed del
egatss. These might be in q posi-
ton to vote On seating themselves
permanently.
Macarthur Is understood not to
want this highly strategic gavel.
Job. Indications were