Evening star., 1952-06-09

over by the pennsylvania dele
gates. On Tuesday he will be
visited by the delegates from Ala
bama, Georgia and North Caro-
lima; on Wednesday he will have
with him the delegates from New
Jersey, Maryland and New York,
and on Thursday those New Jer-
Sey delegates who could not meet
him on Wednesday, and the dele
gates from Rhode Island, Ver-
mont, Maine and Virginia.
The New York delegation will
have a dinner meeting with Gov.
Dewey at the Astor Hotel Wednes-
day night. The New York Gov
ernor, who declared himself for
Gen. Eisenhower for the presi-
dental nomination before the
1850 elections, expects to line
up the New York delegates, 96
in number. almost solidly for
Gen. Eisenhower, notwithstand-
ing claims made by Senator Taft
and his managers that some 20 of
these delegates favored the Sen
ator and would be found voting
for him.
Has Not Made Up Mind.
To specific questions about the
presidential candidates, Gov. Fine
replied yesterday:
II have not made up my mind"
He said he wanted to talk to
the other Pennsylvania delegates
he will himself head the dele
gation-before saying anything.
He said. too, that he would inform
Gen. Eisenhower and Senator Taft
which way he was jumping before
he made any public announce
ment. If any decision is made at
the time the Governor meets with
the delegates and alternates, he
will have to move fast to get his
decision to the candidates. Al
secret known to 40 men is not
likely to remain secret long.
The Governor said that he had
discussed foreign policy with Gen.
Eisenhower; that he was intensely
interested, because of the threat
war holds for his own children and
for all Americans, and because of
the tremendous expenditures now
being made for foreign aid and
our own national defense.
The Governor said he found
himself generally in agreement
with Gen. Eisenhower on foreignl
policy.
did you like Gen. Eisenhower
Abilene speech?" the Governor
was asked. He answered that heI
thought the speech "quite gen.
eral," but quickly denied he
thought it ''too general"
Asked if he had discussed
patronage in Pennsylvania with
the general. Gov. Fine replied,
I'm interested in principles andE
not patronage"-and after a pause
he added, "at this time"
What Poll Shows.
The Associated Press has as
signed 20 Pennsylvania delegates
to Eisenhower, 18- to Taft and
left 80 undeclared and in the
hands of Gov. Fine. The Governor
himself declined yesterday toI
comment on the number of dele
gates he expected to follow his
lead. Indeed, he left the intima-
ton that he would test the senti-
ment of the delegates and be
guided by what he learned. He
admitted that Gen. Eisenhower
had rolled up a big vote in the
Pennsylvania presidential prefer
ence primary-about $50, 900, but
quickly pointed out that Senator
Taft had an amazingly large
write-in vote in that primary
some $4,000. He said that Eisen-
hover voters had carried every
county for the general in that
test, and at the same time nine
district delegate can
didates, unpledged, had been de-
feated in the primary and that
seven of them were beaten by
Taft men.
Where the Governor of Penn
sylvania finally winds up in this
contest for the presidential NOM
ination may remain a secret right |
up to the time of the national
convention. But when he does de-
eide the decision will be impor-
tant.
After his conference with Gen.
Gov. Fine went to the
home Of Herbert Brownell, one of /
the Eisenhower campaign man
ayers, and made arrangements for
the visit of the Pennsylvania del
egation on the general ut Gettys-
burg on Friday.