Evening star., 1952-07-10
Thornton of Colorado, acting for
the Eisenhower forces.

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the Eisenhower forces.
Submitted by Ridley.
The majority report Of the
Credentials Committee in the
Florida contest was first submitted
by Chairman Ridley. It seated
the pro-Taft delegates, with only
one delegate of the 18 favoring
Gen. Eisenhower. Immediately,
Donald w. Eastvold. the commit
teeman from the State Of Wash
ington and an Eisenhower
supporter. took the stand and
seconded the motion of Mr.. Ridley
to place these delegates on the
permanent roll of the convention.
He said he regretted that he had
found it necessary to oppose dele
gate candidates favorable to Gen.
Eisenhower, but that the legal
aspects of the case were in favor
of the Taft delegation.
The Florida report was prompt
ly adopted on voice vote.
Next came the controversial
Georgia delegate case. Each side
was given As minutes to present its
case. Mr.. Eastvold read to the
convention the minority report.
which opposed the action Of the
Credentials Committee and IA
vored seating the Eisenhower dele
CATION, known as the Sommers-
Tucker delegates.
The minority report held that
the Sommers-Tucker delegation
had been properly elected, under
all the rules setup for the election
of the Georgia delegates to the ma
tional convention.
Gordon x. Richmond. the Cali
fornia member Of the Credentials
Committee. took up the argument
for the minority report. He said
he might have sat back and taken
no part in this controversy-and
waited to work for another issue
another day." presumably refer
ring to the candidacy of Gov.
Warren for the presidential nomi-
nation.
He said however. that he could
not keep quiet, but had to speak
up for clean party government.
Gov. Driscoll Speaks.
Gov. Driscoll also spoke for
the Eisenhower delegates. He
congratulated the Credentials
Committee for opening its hear
ings up to television so the
people might see and hear the
proceedings. He said the national
convention was the sole judge of
the qualifications Of its members,
and urged that the convention
not be guided alone by a decision
of lower court in Georgia. When
he said that to do so would "es-
tablish a dangerous precedent" he
was greeted with "boos" from the
Taft adherents.
Judge Thomas M. Lewis, the
Pennsylvania member of the Gre
dentials Committee, who original
ly voted to seat the Foster, or
Taft, delegation, announced he
had changed his vote to favor the
minority report. He said he had
believed the facts supported the
Sommers-Tucker delegation, but
because a court had determined
the other way, he agreed to go
along with the majority of the
committee. He changed his vote
he said. since he had learned that
an appeal had been made and
that the Credentials Committee
had decided Mississippi contest
because an appeal had been made
from a court decision.
The minority report was upheld.
too, by the Minnesota member of
the Credentials Committee, War
ren E. Burger.
Vernon Thompson, Wisconsin's
member of the Credentials Com
mittee. opened the argument for
the Foster or Taft delegates. He
argued that the precedents in the
Georgia case were with the
Foster group, which, he said, had
been the parent Republican or
ganization in Georgia.
Dirksen Takes Up Argument.
Senator Dirksen then took I'D
the argument. He urged the con-
vention to uphold the majority
report. He was given a great hand
when he took the speakers stand.
He has been frequently mentioned
as a dark horse or compromise
candidate for the presidential