The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-05
Political
Notes
By The Associated Press

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Gen. Dwight Eisenhower gets a
chance to switch from the strategic
to the tactical today in his cam
paign for nomination as the Repub-
lean presidential candidate.
AT his home town, Abilene,
Kan, Wednesday night Eisenhower
launched his bid with a formal
speech outlining his program in
broad terms. A news conference
today will find hundreds of re-
porters popping questions that UNI
doubtedly viii call for pinpointing
answers.
Meanwhile, EiSenhower's chief
rival for the COP presidential NOM
ination--Sen. Robert Taft of Ohio
may have something to say. Taft
withheld his voice from the chorus
of cheers and jeers that greeted
Eisenbower'S talk but has said he
will be open to questions at
luncheon speaking engagement to-
day in Buckhannon, w. VA.
Taft and Eisenhower were locked
in neck-and-neck scramble for
South Dakota's IA Republican pres
Notwithstanding votes. Returns
from the Tuesday primary-the last
Taft-EiSenh0wer direct clash be-
fore the COP National Convention
next month-show the senator 591
votes ahead of the general, with
only is precincts missing.
Returns from 1881 Of South Da-
kota's 1,947 precincts give: Taft
81, 200, Eisenhower Ga, 109.
Eisenhower made four main
points in his speech. his first since
he stepped out Of uniform. With
a crack at the Democrats-''one
party has been in power too long"
he called for:
1. Cooperation between the ''eco-
nomic elements of our country"
2. Battling initiation by bringing
the national budget "under control
and taking ''the first step back to
sound dollar"
3. Elimination of waste, dupH-
cation and extravaganza from
taxation machinery.
4. An end To gradual ABSORPTION
by the central government OF func-
tons that belong to local commu-
mites and to individuals.
The speech was delivered In the
rain at a Homecoming celebration
for Eisenhower. It was radio.broad-
cast and televised throughout the
nation.
Reaction ranged from tart cril-
cism to high praise. For instance:
Rep B. Carroll Reece of Tonnes
see, leader for Taft, said, ut
looks like he Is pretty much for
mother, home and heaven.
Rep. Hugh Scott Jr. of Penn
sylyania, an Eisenhower hacker,
called il "a fighting. middle Of the
road speech that is evidence the
people viii not have TO guess where
he stands.
Eisenhower winds up his Abilene
visit and goes to New York Friday
alght. He has news conference
scheduled Saturday ia New York.
Among Democrats, Sen. Estes
Kefauver Of Tennessee and Presi-
dent Truman had a 2 p. m. EST
conference date at the White House
today. The President has shown
no enthusiasm for Kefauvef's can
didacy for the party's presidential
nomination.
MIR. Truman says he wants 20
remain neutral and Kefauver said
Wednesday: Il think that's what
the President should do. Kefauy-
err, fresh from primary victories in
South Dakota and California, said
he wanted to ten Mr. Truman about
what he has learned In his country.
vide campaign Tageis.
kefauvcr and California Gov.
Earl Warren, who seeks the COP
presidential nomination, ran away
with the California primary vote.
The pgizes-70 Republican and 60
Democratic delegate y0les--helped
rush KefauVer way ahead in the
Democratic delegate gathering
race and assured Warren ~ a
strong voice in the Republican Ma
tI0nal Convention.
Nomination az the Chicago con
yentions next month require COS
Republican and GIs Democratic
delegate votes. a simply ma jority
IN each ease.
| The Associated Press tahuiatlon
Of pre-ecnyention delegate strength
based ca known ard conceded pref.
eTencess nov standa
Repuhlicsn-Taf4 go. Eisenhow-
eT ss7. Warren rs (not counting
South Dakota.
| Democrat KefsuYer ~, Sen,
Richard Russell ef Georgia GglA.
Mutual Security Administrator w.
Avereu Hartman asts.