The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-07-09
Presidential
Race
BY JACK BELL

CONVENTION HAL, Chicago
B-The 18th Republican National
Convention votes today on a torrid
delegate dispute that may make
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower or Sen.
Robert A. Taft Of Ohio the COP
presidential nominee.
Even before a scheduled late
afternoon showdown. hackers Of Eli
senhower were fueling bandwag-
on they hope to start chugging II
they win a vital floor contes. over
the seating Of s. delegates from
Georgia, Louisiana and Texas.
They counted on Gov. John S.
Fine Of Pennsylvania to take the
drivers seat with an expected dec
laration for the general at a state
delegation caucus on the floor. The
caucus is planned after Fine ad-
dresses the convention.
Eisenhower hackers put pressure
on Arthur Summerfield, Michigan
national committeeman, to plump
for the general. Summerfield told
a reporter he I. considering an
nouncing his view. but would not
hint at the stand he will take.
The bandwagon movement--if il
develops-appeared certain of i'm
petus from some Of the Is dele
gates committed to former Gov.
Harold E. Stassen of Minnesota.
Dan Cainey. Stassen's floor man.
ager, told this reporter he is adj
vising Minnesota delegates-who
have indicated they won't stay with
Stassen more than one round in
any event--to jump to another can.
didate on the first ballot if they
choose. He wouldn't estimate how
many might do so.
There were new rumors of offers
to Sen. william Knowland of the
vice presidential nomination If he
would try TO swing CALIFORNIA; 20
votes 70 Eisenhower. California S
Gov. Earl Warren, himself can
didate for the presidential nomina-
ton, has made il clear he wants 10
see the first ballot through.
The general plugged his own
cause in talks with delegations
Tuesday with an assertion that
the Republicans must have
tremendous majority" in Novem-
Der.
II don't want see saw battle
that viii give US the executive Of
flee 1.-THE presidency. lose the Sen
ate and give us a small majority
In the House." he declared.
Taft's theme was that he was
willing to take organization people
from the other side into his camp
On "a fair and equitable basis" II
he gets the nomination.
The backdrops for the convention
shifted quickly today to fighting
scenes after q dramatic interlude
Tuesday night when Herbert Hoov.
er. 77-year-old former President.
set off a banner.waving parade
amid a IA minute ovation.
II was the first time the harried
delegates had chance 10 whoop
il up and they went happily stomp.
ing around the aisles TO all the
old familiar tunes.
In a serious vein. Hoover made
II plain he sides with Tan against
Eisenhower on foreign policy diff.
ferences. The only living ex.pfesi.
dent called the Western European
defense forces which Eisenhower
headed . phantom army" and
advocated reliance on alr-poeer.
as Taft has,
Although Hoover conferred with
Tan here, the former President
did not make any public announce.
ment Of his choice for the nomIna.
ton.
The struggle over contested del.
egaies went on again before the
Credentials Commit.
tee with n quick vote scheduled
On The is-msmbef Louisiana dele.
CATION.
Tan was expected 10 continue
has winning ways In the committee
dominated BY his supporters, with
The seating d = pro@Tsf, louisa a
group. After It's yose, the commit.
tee still had two more hours If
arTumens scheduled over Che -
vote Texas group when steal"
charges srs Likely 60 be rspestsst
and elaborated.
Ross Ri1isy ~ Oklahoma. com
mlttse Chairman. estimated il
would b. midastsrno<sn before ne
eo0vsntioo eoal6 ges Q rspor,.
Thsrs was taIk there might Be
shrss CO more reports CO Texss
because At dIvass0a IT opsns0n
10 the committee.
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