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"super-human" plan to end the
Korean war.
Mr.. Craig was accompanied by
Representative Brownson, Repub-
lican, Of Indiana; holland Wright,
Republican State chair
man; Dale Brown, assistant State
chairman, and Elmer Sherwood,
described by Mr.. Craig as prob
ably the original Eisenhower sup
porter in Indiana"
Mr.. Craig added that all men,
bers of the group were pre-
convention Eisenhower supporters,
although he noted that the In
diana delegation to the conven-
ton was for Senator Taft.
Won't Take Sides.
Earlier today an aide said that
under no circumstances would
Gen. Eisenhower take sides for
Senator Taft or any other Repub-
licans in the running for Senate
majority leader.
This aide. who asked not to be
named, said Gen. Eisenhower is
so determined to be neutral that
he has declined to discuss the
leadership issue with even his
closest associates.
The general takes the position,
the aide said. that it is a matter
for Senate Republicans alone to
decide and that he is not going
to interfere in the slightest de-
gree.
There were signs, meanwhile,
that if Senator Taft decides he
wants the leadership post he will
have the backing of a group of
G. o. P. Senators who supported
Gen. Eisenhower against the
Ohioan in the contest for the
nomination.
Senator Carlson Of Kansas, an
Eisenhower adviser during the
campaign. conferred with the
general yesterday and told news
afterward that if Sen
ator Taft wants to be Republican
leader Of the Senate, II presume
he will be-"
And Senator Carlson added he
would favor Senator Taft for the
lob il he bids for il.
FOresee No Fight for Job.
Both Senator Carlson and Sen
ator Smith of New Jersey, who
also supported Senator Taft, pre-
dicted there will be no fight among
Senate Republicans over the post.
They said they are convinced SEN
ator Bridges Of New Hampshire
doesn't want it.
Both declared they didn't dis
cuss the matter with Gen. Eisen-
hover.
Senator Carlson said there was
some general discussion Of Senate
organization as a whole, but none
on the specific issue of the
majority leadership.
Republican Senators in Wash
ington regarded Senator Carl
sons support of Senator Taft
as significant, in view of Sena-
tor Carlson's close association
with Gen. Eisenhower
Senator Taft, chairman of the
Senate COP Policy Committee,
has said he is available for the
job. but is not making a fight for
it. Senator Bridges, minority
leader in the Democratic-con-
trolled 82d Congress, has made it
clear he would bid for the ma
jority spot only in an effort to
avert a party fight.
The possibility of a battle was
when Senator Taft
sharply criticized Gen. Eisenhow-
er's selection of Martin P. Durkin,
the head of an AFL labor union,
as his Secretary of Labor in the
new administration. Mr.. Durkin,
a Democrat, backed Gov. Adlai E.
Stevenson for the presidency.
Durkin Calls on General.
Mr.. Durkin called on Gen. Els
enhower yesterday and told re-
porters he still wants to get to-
gether with Senator Taft to talk
over the possibility of amending
the Taft-Hartley Labor Law. Mr..
Ourkin said he hopes to arrange
q conference after he takes Office
January 20.
Prime Minister Sidney Holland
Of New Zealand, and that coun-
try's ambassador to the United
States, Leslie K. Monro, called on
Gen. Eisenhower yesterday.
Mr.. Holland told reporters he
brought Gen. Eisenhower greet
lngs from a nation which always
has had pleasant relations with
the United States. He said, in
reply to a question, that he had
not discussed the United States
New Zealand-AuStralia Pacific de-
fense pact with Gen. Eisenhower
He did not say whether the mat
ter was discussed with John Fos-
ter Dulles, who will be Secretary
Of State in the new administration.