Evening star., 1952-06-11

OeCOnO, zen. GlSeNIlOWeT Cal
bring into the Republican Part!
3 to 4 million young people WHIT
are lost to the party and have
been lost since 1912, when Theo'
dore Roosevelt was defeated fol
the Republican nomination b!
Senator Taft's father. William
Howard Taft.
"The young people are crazy tx
get back into the Republican
Party if Eisenhower is to be tn,
nominee" MIR. Hoffman said.
Mr.. Hoffman said that th'
Eisenhower forces had beer
charged in some quarters with
being dominated by Wall Street.
1--we been out collecting
he commented. "and Wal
Street has been the poorest hunt.
ing ground. A lot of people there
like Taft"
Won't Forecast Vote.
Mr.. Hoffman predicted the nom,
ination of Gen. Eisenhower. bu
would make no forecast as to how
many votes the general woule
have on the first ballot.
Il haven't any idea" he said
"A lot of guessing now going or
borders on reckleSsness. I do no
think that the Taft people are S,
naive as they sound when the!
are making claims. For example
they claim II out of IL delegate
in Nevada. They haven't go
them. I'd like to make a bet OF
that. And I don't think the!
have all the Indiana delegates
they claim, either"
Aside from his discussion with
Mr.. Hoffman, Gen. Eisenhower
planned today to see John Foster
Dulles and also expected to re.
ceive 8 or 10 New Jersey delegates
Tomorrow he will see the entire
delegation. This afternoon, aftel
meeting with the Maryland dele.
gates. Gen. Eisenhower planned tt
confer with the New York delega.
ton.
Today's conferences followed
Gen. Eisenhower's promise that HI
would campaign in the South ane
make a definite drive to carry
some of the Southern States.
Receives Southerners.
The general made his promis,
to convention delegates from
three Southern States, Nortl
Carolina. Georgia and Alabama
who called on him yesterday. HI
said he would make one or NOR,
major speeches of his campaign
in that section of the country.
The leaders OF these delegation
confidently predicted Gen. Eisen
hover would carry their States i
he is nominated. The one cir
which might proven
him would be the nomination O
Senator Russell.
They said frankly, however
that they did not expect Senate
Russell to be nominated. Asket
If Senator Kefauver of Tennessee
should be the Democratic nominee
James M. Bailey. Republican Stat
of North Carolina, sait
he believed Gen. Eisenhowe
could defeat the Tennessean ant
added that Senator Kefauver wa
not as popular in the South a.
he seemed to be- in other parts O
the country.
Pleased With FEPC Views.
Claude O. Vardaman, Republi
can State chairman of Alabama
satisfaction with tn,
generals attitude on a Fedora
compulsory FEPC and said he be
lieved he had lost no votes in tn,
South by the stand he has taken
The general has said he does no
favor such a Federal law ant
would leave FEPC legislation t,
the States, although he is no
to a voluntary" Fedora
whose purpose is educa
tional and persuasive.
do you believe Gen. Eisenhowel
can carry Alabama and othel
States if he is the Re
publican presidential nominee,
Mr.. Vardaman was asked.
Definitely. I do." Mr.. Vardamar
replied.
In the Alabama group visiting
Gen. Eisenhower wege five of th'
States IA delegates to the nationa
convention, three alternates ane
two interested parties"
Mr.. Vardaman predicted thar
when the first ballot is taken al
the national convention a mini.
mum of five Alabama delegate.
would vote for the general. HI
an opinion that Eisen.
hover sentiment had been grow.
ing in Alabama since the genera
returned to this country last week