Evening star., 1952-07-12

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Party. today started out on what
he described as a Republican cru
sade for freedom in America and
freedom in the world.
Gen. Eisenhower took only one
thrill-packed ballot to dispose of
Text Of Gen. Eisenhower's Acceptance Of
Nomination. Pose AS
Vote on First BoIIot and Lost Minute
Shifts Shown on TobIe. Poee AZ
his rivals for the G. o. P. nomi-
nation-Senator Robert A. Taft,
of Ohio; Gov. Earl Warren, of
California: former Gov. Harold E.
Stassen, of Minnesota, and Gen.
Douglas Macarthur.
His running mate in the crusade
is Senator Nixon of California.
He was hand picked by Gen.
Eisenhower and his advisers for
the No. spot on the ticket and
dramatized the new Republican
bid for the support of the Nations
younger people.
Acting swiftly to organize
mpaign, Gen. Eisenhower
met this morning with Republican
members of Congress who were in
Chicago. The closed session was
to discuss policies.
Taft Supporters Join In.
AS scores of Republican Con-
gress members gathered. Gen.
Eisenhower pledged himself to
help elect Republican Congress
in November.
Among those visiting the gen.
erals hotel suite were a number
who actively backed Senator Taft
for the nomination. They in
cluded Senators Bricker of Ohio,
Millikin of Colorado and Ferguson
of Michigan and Tom Coleman,
@. o. P. leader in Wisconsin, who
helped manage the Taft campaign.
Senator Nixon attended the
conferences.
Others present were Senators
Mccarthy of Wisconsin, Kerr of
Missouri, Duff of Pennsylvania,
Cain of Washington, Bridges of
New Hampshire, Saltonstall of
Massachusetts,, Ives of New York,
Mundt Of South Dakota, Gordon
Of Oregon, Williams of Delaware,
Hendrickson of New Jersey, Carl
son of Kansas and Seaton of Ne
braSka.
Dewey Also Attends.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New
York, one of the top StrategiSts
in the Eisenhower victory drive,
also attended.
Representative Bender of Ohio,
who led the convention floor dem
onstration after Taft's name was
put in nomination, appeared wear
ing a button on his lapel which
read, II like everybody"
Inside the Eisenhower suite, his
congressional colleagues reported
Mr.. Bender threw an arm across
the generals shoulder and sang
with him, Onward Christian Sol
diers."
Prepared to Lead Crusade.
Accepting his nomination for
the presidency last night, Gen.
Eisenhower told the Republican
National Convention he was pre-
pared to lead a great crusade for
freedom in America and freedom
in the world"
"Our aims" he told the cheering
delegates" are clear; to sweep
from Office an administration
which has fastened on every one
of us the wastefulness, the arro-
gance and corruption in high
places, the heavy burdens and the
anxieties which are the bitter fruit
Of a party too long in power"
He said that it was "Our aim,
too, to give the country a program
of progressive policies drawn from
our first Republican traditions"
Total victory. he declared, must be
had, and in that fight, II will keep
nothing in reserve"
Gen. Eisenhower said that VIC
tory could not be won with di-
vided or uncertain forces.
Rivals Pledge Support.
II have had helpful and heart
warming talks with Senator Taft,
Gov. Warren and Gov. Stassen. /
wanted them to know, as want
you now to know, that in the hard
fight ahead we will work intimate
ly together to promote the prin-
cipleS and aims of our party. I
was heartened and strengthened
by their instant agreement to
support this cause to the utmost.
Gen. Eisenhower's triumphant
appearance before the delegates
brought a dramatic climax to
Strife-torn convention and did
much to heal it's wounds. There
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