The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-07-03
Presidential
Race
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Taft's Chicago juggernaut rolled
on to 1atten more Eisenhower sup
p0rters today.
But hackers Of Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower, mad as blazes. vowed
the party's presidential nomination
wasn't going to be picked by the
Observation-Disclosures known as
the Ohio Senator's highly effective
majority on the Republican Ma.
tional Committee.
They predicted Eisenhower
strength would flow into Chicago
once large numbers of rank-and-
file delegates start arriving after
Fridays Fourth of July holiday.
Eisenhower himself set the pitch
of his camps determination to stop
the Taft drive short of victory.
Before leaving Denver on a
speech-making trip to this conven-
ton city-he's due in Saturday.
the general declared he would
"roar out clear across the coun-
try" for clean and decent conduct
Of next weeks convention.
Taft and his hackers denied any
chicanery past or future.
Whatever the opposition might
charge or whatever might happen
to change the situation next week,
they were in charge of the pre-
convention maneuverings today.
The 1O6-member National Com
mittee was called into session to
iron out the latest-but not the
last-Taft VS.. Eisenhower fight to
come before it. That was the siz-
zling fight for votes in the Is
member Louisiana delegation.
Votes are what ii takes 604, to
be exact--to win the nomination.
And the latest Associated Press
checkup, based on avowed and con-
coded delegates and those seated
by the National Committee, gave
Taft q l93 to Az edge over Essen
hover at the end Of Wednesdays
tug-of-war.
Eisenhower's forces loudly and
repeatedly declared their determi-
nation to carry to the convention
credentials committee and to the
convention floor the fights for del.
egates they lose before the Ma
t;onal Committee.
In the final analysis, it's the
convention itself which can rule on
which Of two more groups of would.
be delegates shall be seated. And
the way the convention votes may
give an early tipof on whether
Eisenhower or Taft Is in the lead.
For all the conflict between its
two top contenders, the COP
seemed to be getting somewhere
on a platform for the winner te
run on.
Sen. Eugene Milikin Of Colorado,
chairman Of the Resolutions Com.
mittee. told q reporter there viii
be agreement on q blistering crit
icism Of Truman and Roosevelt
policies.
And John Foster Dulles, who has
been talking with both Taft and
Eisenhower people, said he thought
so, too. Dulles Is q former Re,
! publican adviser 10 the State De.
partment. He's been called In to
mastermind the drafting OF a for.
eign policy plank either Taft OF
Eisenhower could accept.
There was no such agreement
In today's Louisiana delegate fight.
Eisenhower forces tried-jusi
about hopelessiy--to knock out IL
Tan delegates and substitute their
own. Taft forces hoped ~ with far
more confidence - the conies.
would be limited TO six seats.
Ike's camp cried fraud and
"smokescreen" at the whole bust,
ness. But II giumly admitted that
al this stage the Taft people had
grab all &c Louisiana delegates
IL II wanted to--and q number OF
others 70 be decided upon later.
Two of Louisiana's IS votes are
not In dispute. They are soiidly ir
the Tan column.
~ today on . short trip 10 wash
The Ohio senator himself. lesv-
ing today On . short trip 10 Wash.
ington. stack By bis prediction tia;
he might win On the first ballet.
Tsss.s hrst-bslios victory talk
drew . seofhng rejoinder from .
leading Eisenhower hacker, ssw
York Gov Thomzs z. Dewey, zs
soon as he got in from the Gov
errorI' Conference u Hous;on
Wednesday night.
Dewey. here 70 help ths Elsen-
h0wer forces, saw a marked move
rent toward tAe general.
Moreover. said The 1ume COP
presidential candidate, even some
cf The governors supporting Tan
we're anoag The n CHIEF sxseu.
ssyes Who signed q statement ~
HOuzzon Wednesday backing Eis~n-
h0xgr's views en- shs conduct 81
sext we~kss eonvensson.
The gosernors tnrned thambs
dear CO Tsff.s willis gness - let
eoasesls6 delegates 70 ths ssassnr