Evening star., 1952-03-24
Taft Now Considered
10 Have Inside Track
III Wisconsin Race
By ReImon MORN
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By ReImon MORN
Assoeioisd Pfoss ssoff Writer
MILWAUKEE. Mar. Avis
|consin. they say. is the grave
yard Of candidates. 2 and three Re-
publican presidential aspirants are
|Whistlipg hard today as the hour
approaches for another primary
election.
The people speak 4 week from
tomorrow. April I.
AS Of today. most Of the po-
|litical analysts believe Senator
Taft Of Ohio has the inside track
land is coming fast In the race for
the States 50 q. o. r. convention
delegates.
They are not, however, ruling
|Out the amiable Governor Of Calf
|f0rnia, Earl Warren, who Is rapidly
collecting friends here.
Stassen Il Long Shot.
Harold Stassen, x-Governor Of
Minnesota. is the third major Re-
publican candidate. He is con-
Isidered, at best. q very long shot.
Over the whole Republican pat
tern hangs the long shadow OF
Gen. Eisenhower. In q very real
way. Gen. Eisenhower, the man
who isn't here. can be considered
70 decisive factor in the campaign.
Judging from the number OIL
people who say they Like Ike, n
the general seems to immensely
popular. He is not entered IN the
primary. however, and there can
|be no repetition Of the Minnesota
write-inWave. wisconsin does
mot count write-ins.
WIN Release Delegates.
Consequently. both the Warren
land Stassen organizations are
trying hard to identity their man
with Gen Eisenhower. to put the
votes that would have gone to him
Into their own columns.
Gov. Warren's delegates, orig
|fnally, were Gen. Eisenhower
men. They called on the Governor
when Gen. EiSenhower's requiredi
consent was not Forthcoming
They say their votes win go to Gen.
Eisenhower, at the convention, ifl
or when Gov. Warren Is unable toll
obtain the nomination.
Gov. Warren ssas he will release
his delegates to Mahe their own|
choice in that event, But he isl
certainly not campaigning here ast
q stand-in for Gen Eisenhower.
Results Not Apparent.
Mr.. StasSen Is telling people hisI
views are closer to Gen. Eisen-
hower's than are those Of anyl
other Republican. In effect, hel
also is using the "a-vote-for-me-l
is-a-vote- for Eisenhower line.
II either the Warren or Stassenl
groups have made any progressl
in this effort, the results are byl
no means apparent. People dol
not understand the mechanics oil
conventions, the function Of dele
gates and switching on the fourth
ballot.
Senator Taft. Of course. is notI
involved in these maneuvers. ByI
the nature Of things, he would not
attract an erStWhile Eisenhower
vote.
He Is considered THE fayorite.
right now, for several reasons
his hold on the conservative tynel
OF Republican. his hard canlpa aigYIs
ing. and his organization. Az inI
New Hampshire. his organization
Is . thing Of beauty to q poli-
tician. smooth. efficient and fun
of power. Il
Racing Around state.
It is headed BY Tom Coleman.
former national committeeman.
In this State, even his opponentsl
tend to lower their voices when
they speak Of him, cautioning |
themselves and you mot to bet1
against Tom Coleman.'
Senator Taft Is racing up andi
down the State 81 an even more |
furious pace than he did in New
Hampshire. His daily schedule Of |
speeches and appearances is Sol
compellingly urgent that even his |
hackers although they travel In |
relaysnear drop from exhaus- |
ton.
The Democratic side, compared
With all this. seems curiously clear |
and uncomplicated. There arel
two Democratic states Of delegates |
in the field claiming to represent
the President.
On the record, leaders In both
these factions viii tell you that
they now virtually concede the
race to Senator Kefauver Of Ten
nesSee.