Evening star., 1952-07-08

dentials Committee yesterday saw
Ia Taft man. former Representa-
tive Ross Ridley Of Oklahoma
elected chairman by a vote of
Is to 20. with some of the mem
bers Of the committee absent.
The committee members from
Georgia, Louisiana and Texas
were not permitted to vote.
Warren Burger of Minnesota
was nominated to run against Mr..
Ridley. He is an Eisenhower
man, but was put forward as a
moderate. The Eisenhower peo-
Iple originally proposed to nomi-
mate Donald w. Eastvold of WASH
ington. Mr.. Eastvold, however,
Withdrew. saying he was an ardent
Eisenhower partisan and he did
not believe, for that reason, he
should be chairman of the COM
mittee. He proposed Mr.. Burger.
The defeat of the Taft forces
was achieved by coalition of the
Eisenhower, Warren and Stassen
|delegateS. Gen. Eisenhower must
have most of these delegates, par
ticularly Gov. Earl Warren's 76,
from California and Wisconsin, if
he is finally to be nominated.
Gov. Warren may have been
encouraged to hold on to his dele
gates, hoping for a deadlock and
believing that Senator Taft has
been stopped" Mr.. Stas-
sen. however. may come to the
conclusion that the time has
arrived to step aside and permit
the Minnesota delegation to vote
for Gen. Eisenhower, as it is ex-
pected to do.
Gov. McKeldin Confident.
Gov. McKeldin of Maryland,
whose appointment to place Gen.
Eisenhower's name before the
convention was announced yes
terday, was able to take 10 Of
Maryland's delegation of "a along
with him in the rules fight. He is
confident he will have as many
and perhaps one or two more for
Gen. Eisenhower when the roll is
called in the race for the presi-
Dental nomination.
The psychological effect Of Gov.
McKeldin's withdrawal as a fa-
vortie son candidate in favor Of
Gen. Eisenhower was consider
able. Gov. John S. Fine took 81
of Pennsylvania.s 70delegates into
the Eisenhower camp, at least
temporarily, in the rules fight.
Michigan, another key State, gave
the Eisenhower forces As Of its
46 votes.
Gov Thomas E. Dewey deliv-
cred 95 of New York's SO delegates
in support of the fair play amend
ment. California, under Gov.
Warren's direction. gave all its
70 delegates to the Eisenhower
forces The District of Colum-
bias 6 delegates remained COM
pletely faithful to Senator Taft in
this fight. but Virginia. whose del
egates the Taft people have
claimed, split badly, with 13 for
Senator Taft and 10 for Gen. Els
enhower.
Amendment by Brown.
The showdown on the rule came
on an amendment offered by one
of the Taft leaders, Representa-
tive Clarence Brown of Ohio. Mr..
Brown proposed to save to the
Taft group seven district delegates
from Louisiana, who had been
placed on the temporary roll of
the convention after the national
committee had declined, under the
rules, to review the contests by
the Eisenhower delegates.
OF all the grabs by the Taft
organization of Southern dele
gates. these seven district dele
gates were the rawest. Mr.. Brown
insisted, however, that they could
not properly come before the ma
tional convention for review. He
said he would not make a point |
Of order, but would just offer an
to exclude them from
the 68 delegates under contest
who are banned from voting,
under the fair play amendment,
on any question before the con-
vention until their status has been
finally determined.
Perhaps the Taft forces be-
lieved that they could win on such
an amendment, and give the
candidacy a serious