Evening star., 1952-03-06
Lincoln
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1aIC people Is the SlaCe OF QelS-
gate candidates favorable to Gen.
Douglas Macarthur. These dele
gate candidates have persisted in
remaining in the race, notwith-
standing the generals insistence
he is not a candidate. They are
likely, it is believed, to draw more
votes from Senator Taft than
from Gen. Eisenhower. The Taft
people were encouraged when Gen.
Macarthur, replying to a letter
written him by j. Wesley Colburn,
State chairman for Gen. Mac
Arthur in New Hampshire but
stepped out of that Office when
Gen. Macarthur urged that his
name be taken off the ballot.
The general advised Mr.. Colburn
to vote for his second choice
Senator Taft.
Big Macarthur Vote Forecast.
The followers of Gen. Mac
Arthur. however. discount this
and predict that a heavy vote will
be cast for the Macarthur slate.
There is certainly evidence of a
Macarthur following in this State,
but whether it can be shifted to
Taft remains to be seen. Erwin
Hohensee, national chairman of
the Macarthur for President
headquarters in Washington,
D. c.. issued a statement taking
issue with the idea that Gen.
MacArthur's letter to Mr.. Col
burn would mean votes for Sena-
tor Taft. He said:
"It is amazing how quickly the
Taft forces Jump at any oppor-
tunity to interpret a statement
by Gen. Macarthur to mean that
the general Is supporting Taft.
Former State Senator j. Wes-
ley Colburn. a deserter from the
ranks of MacArthur's supporters,
wrote letter to Gen. Macarthur
in which he asked the general to
help Colburn out of his dilemma as
to whom he should support, Gen.
Macarthur his first choice. or
Senator Taft his second choice.
"JuSt because Gen. Macarthur
suggested to Colburn that. under
the circumstances. he should sup
port Senator Taft. his second
choice, certainly does not mean
Gen. Macarthur is backing Taft.
"The Taft forces are disclosing
their inability to get the nomina-
ton for their candidate by their
demonstrations and expressions of
Iglee every time Gen. Macarthur
lutters a word or statement that
they might slant or interpret for
Taft"
Eisenhower Drive Pushed.
Meanwhile, the Eisenhower
campaign managers are blanket
ing the State with speakers. Paul
Hoffman. former head of the ECA,
spoke for Gen. Eisenhower at the
University Of New Hampshire in
Durham last night. Today, Gov.
John Lodge of Connecticut is
speaking in Laconia and tomorrow
Senator Frank Carlson Of Kansas
speaks at New London, Senator
Saltonstall at Milford and Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts, at Nashua.
MFR. Hoffman stressed the argu-
ment that Gen. Eisenhower would
strengthen the two-party system
in this country by capturing mil.
lions of the independent voters
and a number of the Southern
States-feats which Mr.. Hoffman
said could not be accomplished
by any other Republican caudi.
dates.
Mr.. Hoffman insisted, too, thar
the way to get the best man fol
a job was to have the job go aftel
the man, not the man after tht
job. That, he said, had been hi,
experience when he was filling ke!
Jobs for the ECA-he had gon,
after the men.
q Mr.. Hoffman said that Gen
!. Eisenhower ~has total integrity
land an extraordinary capacity t,
adjust and to administer. Hi
humility of heart" Mr.. Hoffman
added, IS a complete answer t,
those who oppose having a mill
tary man as chief executive.
/ Mr.. Stassen is in the Stat
campaigning, too. but his strength
appears to have waned in tn
-Ibrisk battle between Gen. Eisen
hover and Senator Taft. He ha
: Ino delegates candidates on tn
ballot, but is running in the pref
ference primary. The Taft peopl
hope, with some justice, that tn
Stassen votes will be q loss t
Gen. Eisenhower, not to thei
candidate.
In the 1948 primary when Mi
: IStassen was entered against Gov
:, Dewey of New York for the con
!. vention delegates. 60.481 vote
were cast, with Gov. Dewey win
: lining all but two Of the delegates
It is estimated by Mr.. Johnston
: Taft manager. that $1,000 vote
win be cast next Tuesday in tn
Republican primary. He figure
THAT the larger the vote. the bet
; ter for Taft. The EiSenhowe
camp is worried over the outcom
l. of the preferential primary, bu
Z they are confident that nearly al
lof the Eisenhower delegates wi