The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-24
Presidential
Race
BY The Associated Press

delegates named and the top con-
tenders scrapping for presidential
nominating votes, new note
sounded today: Macarthur for vice
president
! Such move repeatedly was I'M
der discussion by some supporters
of Ohio's Sen. Robert Taft, a front
runner with Gen Dwight Eisen-
hover in the COP presidential
race.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur repeat
eddy has said he is not candidate
for any office. But some Taft fol-
lowers are understood to believe
Macarthur would accept second
place on the party's ticket if Taft
got No. l
The Democrats, meanwhile, were
less than 10 away from winding
up the selection of their 1890 con-
Ivention delegates. They have more
time. The Democratic convention
comes two weeks after the COP
gathering July both at Chicago.
Indiana's 26-vote Democratic del
egation was being completed today
at an Indianapolis convention.
None of the delegates is pledged
or formally instructed for any can
didate, but the bulk appeared
sewed up for Illinois Gov. Adlai
Stevenson.
Charles Skillen, Indiana Dmeo-
cratic chairman, said he surveyed
the delegates and found them
generally favorable, if not unan-
limously" for Stevenson. Today'S
naming of eight at large, with
a half vote each. plus % district
delegates chosen Monday fills out
the delegation.
Stevenson was expected to leave
a Chicago hospital today after
kidney operation. He has insisted
all along he is not candidate for
anything this year except COVER
nor again. He is described as Pres
Iident Truman's favorite, although
Mr.. Truman has carefully avoided
giving the appearance Of formally
supporting any of the would be
nominees.
Tennessee'S Sen. Estes Kefauver,
toward whose candidacy the Pres
ident has shown little enthusiasm,
visited the Indiana Democrats
Monday. He said he expects some
of them to support him, more If
Stevenson is not a contender.
Kefauver called Monday night
for a Democratic platform plank
favoring an end to filibustering in
the Senate. This talking todeath is
frequent device of Southern law
makers in knocking off civil rights
Legislation.
Kefauver, in a recorded Wash
ington radio broadcast, said he will
sponsor resolution which would
change Senate rules so debate
could be shut off after II to 20
days. Democrats should have such
a plank, he added
With 1.130 of the Democratic del
iegates named, Kefauver has the
most avowed and conceded sup
port - 2i6 in the Associated Press
Itabulati0n. His closest rival is
Georgia Sen. Richard Russell, with
ia Il. Next is Mutual Security
Administrator Ayereu Hartman,
who has 95 u
Russell was on a vote hunting
expedition in the West. At Phoenix
Ariz.. Monday night he advocated
government seizure Of the strike
bound steel industry under author
ity of the SelectiYe Service Act
Mr., Truman'S seizure Of the steel
mills has ben ruled illegal BY the
Supreme Court. The President s
request for such power, to halt THE
stel strike which followed this
ruling, has been rejected by Con
greSs.
Russell told ncWsmcn In Phoenix
seizure would be legal under a pro-
vision Of the draft Law dealing with
defense plants
/ Eisenhower and Taft were drly-
iag hard in the stretch for dele.
gate votes Eisenhower. after
edo safrs-f~s-~ rwc-aN Nd. a.