Evening star., 1952-07-11

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man who ;"
From 10 pm. until 3 am, spell
binders led the orchestration O
tumult at the Republican Nationa
Convention. They proposed can
didates for the G. o. p. Presiden
tial nomination - and thel
watched while the delegates madl,
demonstrated.
1t was in the tradition of Amer
lean political conventions. Speak
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Pictures and Excerpts Of Five Nominotin
Speeches. Poge A.
ers proposing various candidate
sang out the praises of their man
but carefully concealed" hi
name until the final words of thei
speech. Then partisans of tn,
candidates would demonstrat.
spontaneously"
Woman Breaks Tradition.
All of this happened for Box
Taft, Earl Warren. Dwight D
Eisenhower and Douglas Mac.
Arthur.
But a woman broke the tradi-
ton. Mrs. c. e. Howard of Min
nesota put Harold E. Stassen's
name before the weary delegates
shortly before 2 am. She upset
everybody by mentioning his name
early in the speech. And at the
conclusion. she asked that there
be no demonstration. The neec
for Mr.. Stassen as President. she
said, was too solemn to be marked
with rowdy floor demonstrations
She also might have remarked
that the hour was late, and the
galleries were thinning.
Indeed, it had been a strenuous
night for any delegate who sup
ported "the man who" will win
the nomination, win the election
and save the country.
Gets Underway Simply.
1t started simply. Convention
Chairman Joe Martin called the
roll of States in alphabetical
order to allow nominations.
Alabama yielded to Illinois sc
Senator Dirksen of that State
could place Senator Taft in nomi-
nation.
California said it had candi-
date of its own-Gov. Warren.
Colorado yielded to Maryland SC
Gov. McKeldin could present the
name of Gen. Eisenhower.
Minnesota wanted to name Mr.
Stassen. Oklahoma proposed Gen
Macarthur.
These were preliminaries. Their
Mr., Martin appealed for "toler.
ance" by partisans while the
nomination was being made.
Give every one chance tt
present his case." urged the
Stubby, square shouldered chair.
man, remembering Wednesday
boos and shouts at Senator Dirk
sen.
Dirksen NOminates Taft.
Again Senator Dirksen took tn
floor. o., ~ a5.
Il give you winner" he said a!
he nominated Senator Taft. g;
man Of experience, a man O
courage"
In conclusion, he Grated:
Il present to you
''Mr. Integrity,
''Mr. Republican,
'Mr. American,
II present my friend, Bob Taft
Taft banners sprang up in ever.
part of the huge hall, like a groul
of spears. A parade began will
thousands of Taft partisans crowd
ing the aisles. The organ blared
Tafties cheered. Representative
George Bender of Ohio stood OF
the speakers stand, ringing bil
dinner bell.
The bull-voiced Mr.. Bender go
"The Star Spangled Banner" SUM-
at the close of the demonstration
This forced all delegates to thei
feet. The demonstration ran TO
about 80 minutes.
Dewey Walks Out.
Richard Neville of New Yorl
seconded the nomination. HI
opened up on the opponents o
Senator Taft. He pointed his re
marks at Gov. Dewey of New Yorl
and his supporters. Gov. Dewe
walked out of the hall.
They led us to defeat in 194C
in 1914 and 1948," Mr.. Nevill
said. The crowd roared. Their
were boos, too.
1t served only to anger man
delegates.
Senator Knowland of Californi
placed Gov. Warren in nomina
tion., When he was recognized t
address the convention. a Cali
fornia delegation band playe
california, Here l Come"-th
same strains which dinned tn
ears of delegates to the Demo
cratic National Convention in 1872
when William G. McAdoo tough
it out with AL Smith for tn
party's nomination. Gov. Ware
hopes a deadlocked conventio
here will let him carry of tn
nomination.
/. Senator Knowland said Cali
fornia "is proud to offer candi
date who can give the leadershi
we need"
Only a few of the States joine
In the parade for Warren. Anon
them were Georgia, Wisconsin
North Carolina and California.
The chant was, Win, Wi
Warren: Win, Win. Warren" tt
demonstration lasted a doze
minutes. cut short by plea fro
Senator Knowland to give 9th
candidates a chance on the Al
Among those making secondil
speeches was Mrs. Mildred Youn
~er of California, striking br
nette whose appearance on t
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