Evening star., 1952-08-24
General and Senator
To Confer Soon on
Ohioun's Aid Role
By Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Associated Press Stoff Nr;.sr

Eisenhower and Senator Robert A
ITaft-who was the generals chic
rival for the presidential nomina
tion-will confer soon, Gen. Eisen
hower's political chief of staff sal,
today.
The staff chief, Gov. Sherman
Adams of New Hampshire, told
news conference there is a pos
sibility the meeting may take plac
in New York next week if tn
Ohio Senator should decide t,
cut short his vacation in Murra,
Bay, Quebec.
Otherwise. the general and Sen
Iator Taft will get together early il
September in New York or Ohio
Gov. Adams indicated.
II am sure you can look forwart
to a meeting of Gen. Eisenhowe,
and Senator Taft in the near fu'
ture on some mutually-convenien
date" Gov. Adams said.
Gen. Eisenhower and Senator
Taft have not met since the Gen.
erai called on the Senator in Chi.
cago July IL few minutes aftel
Gen. Eisenhower was nominated
at the party convention. At thai
time, Senator Taft promised thu
General wholehearted co-opera.
ton in the campaign.
Determine Taft Role.
The Forthcoming meeting prob.
able will determine just how &C.
tive a role Senator Taft may play
Some Eisenhower supporters re.
portedly are not too anxious tc
have Senator Taft closely identi-
fed with the General during the
campaign because of the sharply
differing views the two men hold
on some issues. Other hackers
of the General feel he must have
as much help from Senator Taft
as possible to win in November.
At his news conference, Gov
Adams also:
l. Said it has been necessary
to thoroughly revise" plans fol-
Gen. Eisenhower's September q;
swing into traditionally Demo
cratic Dixie. Instead Of flying into
10 or IL Southern cities as the
proposed original schedule pro.
vided, a fair guess now is that the
general will speak in five or sis
cities. Gov. Adams said.
He added that the origina,
itinerary covered more territory
than possibly could be covered
in two days. But he said there
probably will be one or more ad.
ditional forays into the South
during the campaign.
Gov. Adams said the new timer.
ary will be announced in a day
or so.
Conferences Scheduled.
2. Said Gen. Eisenhower, Whe
flies to New York tomorrow anc
addresses the American Legion.
national convention in Madison
Square Garden Monday. will con.
fer in Manhattan with "variou.
important individuals"
Gov. Adams said the general.
visitors probably will include
Republican congressional leader.
who have not been able to gel
out to the nominees Denver head.
quarters. He mentioned House Mi.
nority Leader Joseph w. Martin
of Massachusetts, and Senator
Styles Bridges of New Hampshire
the Senate COP leader.
8. Declared "the Eastern Re-
publican party has had no criti-
cism as to the appropriateness" ot
Gen. Eisenhower headquarterine
in Denver since he won the nomi-
nation. That was in comment or
a remark by Democratic presi-
dental nominee, Gov. Adlai Ste
venson that "the Eastern Republi-
can party found Denver too incon-
venient. so the Mountain moved tc
Mahomet."
That was an obvious allusior
to Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New
York. a key Eisenhower supporter
Gov. Adams also told reporters
that from now on the genera.
will commence to speak out more
vigorously"