Evening star., 1952-07-04

goes, the case is expected to be
carried to the Credentials Com
mittee of the national convention
and to the floor Of the conven-
ton itself. 49,
The Eisenhower managers also
are planning to fight for their
Georgia and Louisiana delegates
before the Credentials Commit
tee and on the convention floor If
necessary.
Gen. Eisenhower himself has
shown a great amount of inter-
est in the Texas case. In a speech
in Texas, he compared the action
of the Taft people there to cattle
rustling. -. ,as sz ,.. =,
As in the case of Louisiana, the
Eisenhower managers insist that
a Taft-controlled State organiza-
ton in Texas stole" the delegates.
holding rump conventions when
they were outnumbered in the
regularly called meetings.
The Taft forces counter with a
charge that the Eisenhower man.
ayers brought Democrats into the
meetings to vote . for their dele
gates, whom the Taft people
called Republicans for a day"
Dramatic Contest for Delegates.
BY far the most dramatic of
the contest hearings to date was
that of the Louisiana delegates
yesterday. John Minor Wisdom.
leader of the Eisenhower forces in
Louisiana and a Tulane Univer-
sity law professor. made the chief
argument for his side as he pre-
sented nearly a score of witnesses
They testified repeatedly that in
the ward and parish meetings. the
Eisenhower Republicans - all of
them registered Republicans-had
outnumbered the Taft supporters,
sometimes three or four to one.
In case after case. the witnesses
said. the Taft forces, led by John
e. jackson, Republican national
committeeman for Louisiana and
boss Of the party organization. had
''rumped'' and elected delegates
of their own. They meant that
after being outnumbered in the
legally called meetings, the Taft
people had left the meeting halls
and held conventions of their own.
In each case, they testified. the
Republican State Committee. DOM
mated by Jackson forces, had
seated the Taft delegates.
Comments Of the Eisenhower
supporters after hearing the pres
entation was: NO wonder the
Taft people IN the national COM
mittee refused to ow-these hear
ings to be te1evised." !" ~
Mr.. Jackson countered by say
ing that the Americans for Eisen-
hover Organization in Louisiana
was dominated by Democrats and
financed by them-and that the
organization In reality was sepa-
rate party-something like the
Americans for Democratic Action.
Further Fight Planned.
Mr.. jackson spoke for 80 min
utes. He made no direct answer
Ito the charges that the Eisenhower
Republicans had outnumbered
those favoring Senator Taft at the
meetings in many places for the
election Of delegates.
The one victory the Eisenhower
people chalked up in the Louisiana
lcontests was for two delegates
from the Sd congressional district
1.-TWO appointed by the State Com
Imittee had sought to replace the
ielected Eisenhower delegates with
1.-Two appoint by the State Com
lmittee. The vote was 81 to Il fol
the Eisenhower delegates.
The national committee voted
;i58 to 43, In. favor Of four Taft
delegates at large and turned
down those Of the Eisenhower
'lgroup.
| Mr.. 0abrielson ruled that thu
lcommittee could not consider
seven district delegate cases from
;ILouisiana. because they had beer
.lsent back to the State committee
llfor decision. sEhe State commit.
.ltee, which Is Mr.. Jackson's group
.lhad thrown out the Eisenhower
CONTESTS and seated the Tai,
,ldelegates.
4 Had these district cases come
lIbefore the national committee
leven some Of the Taft-suppo porting
lIcommittee members admitted sew.
! .leral of them would have beer
decided in favor Of the Eisenhower
i tdelegateS.