Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-05-06
PRESIDEN
HOPEFULS BID
FOR DELEGATES

Estes kefauver of Tennessee, an
entrant in three primaries this
week, may be making one of his
most important bids for the DEM
ocratic presidential nomination in
tomorrow's Ohio balloting.
On the success of Kefauver's cf-
forts to win 81 of Ohio Sd con-
vcntion votes-he already has one
by default-may hinge control OF
this states powerful delegation to
the Chicago convention.
lie hasn't entered a full dele
gate slate against the party or
granization, which seeks TO elect
a 53-yote group pledged for hold
ing purposes to former Sen. Rob-
ert Bulkley.
If he could put Ohio in his vest
pocket, the crime busting Tennes-
scean could shrug off a possible
loss to Sen. Richard B. Russell of
Georgia in the Florida popularity
primary the same day.
Florida's "a delegates will be
chosen later in the month and Ke-
fauver may share in them anyway
AT stake il Florida is q test of the
Tcnnesseean's popularity in the
south.
In the third primary in which
he is involved-Maryland's vote
today-Kefauver is the lone entry
i'm the popularity contest. Whether
he gets all or part of that states
18-votc delegation will be deter
mined.
Ohio's balloting is expected to
attract about 100000 Republicans
and 100000 Democrats to the
polls.
Sen. Robert A. Taft appears as
sured of most of the states SO
republican nominating votes in a
strictly notwithstanding affair
where there is no popularity con-
test and where write-ins are bar
rcd.
Former Gov. Harold E. Stassen
of Minnesota, Intellectual in most
other primaries, is contesting for
AZ delegate places. He might get
support from some hackers of Gen.
Dwight d. Eisenhower but figures
to elect few delegates.
Two candidates who have said
unofficially they will back Eisen-
hover are running in district races
where as delegates will be chosen.
Ten will be named at-largc in a
statewide race.
Taft, winding up his campaign
in Cleveland, said last night the
United States should consider
Withdrawing its ENJOYS from Mos
COW.
He said in radio broadcast Il
Russians hold them virtual pris-
oners" and hardly let them out
of the embassy"
But Taft said he would not press
for withdrawal of U. S. recogni-
ton of Soviet Russia and her
satellites until he had more defin-
ite information on the consequence
cs involved.
Kefauver's largely-absentee bat
tie for democratic delegates may
involve control of the party ma
chinery in Ohio with a possibility
that a substantial majority of the
states vote might 60 to him at the
Chicago party convention.
Any such block would make it
more difficult for some national
party leaders who are working
against him to stop the coonskin
cap Tennesseean's drive for the
nomination.
Election of a substantial number
of delegates apparently would put
Kefauver in a position to deal
either with Gov. Frank j. Lausche
or Ray T. Miller, Cleveland DEM
ocratic leader, to set UP a new
party alignment favorable to the
senator's presidential candidacy.
Miller. who doesn't get along toe
well politically with the governor
is credited with an active effort
in putting the Bulkley slate into
the field, partly to forestall any
"favorite son" movement toward
Lausche.
. Lausche, who said he is running
only for governor, turned down 6
bid to put the Bulkley group be.
, hind him after President Truman
the original object of his affec,
tions. said he wouldn't run or be
drafted.
The Bulkley at-large slate ha.
some well-known Ohio democrat.
! running on it, including Secretar,
of Commerce Sawyer, Mayor
. Thomas A. Burke of Cleveland
: former U. S. Sen. James w. Huff
!. man, CLOS Jacob Kroll, AFL'.
( Philip P. Hannah and 1t. Gov
George d. Nye.