Evening star., 1952-07-06
Eisenhower PIunges
Into Delegate Fight on
Chicago Beachhead
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but will deserve to elect, and
will elect President"
II am confident" Gen. Eisen-
hover continued, "that the Re-
publican Party now has an oppor-
tunity to bring an end to the con-
fused, complacent, even arrogant
Government of men and of a
party so long in power that they
are unaware of the growing wrath
of the people.
In spite of the gallant and
sturdy resistance of a strong
minority. the majority of the Ma
tional Committee has proposed
the delegates it wants the conven-
ton to seat. But a majority of
the delegates to the convention
themselves will shortly take over
the disposition of this matter,
There will be no iron curtain
between the convention and the
people-any more than there
should ever be an iron curtain
between our people and the Gov
ernment."
Contradicts Taft Sentiments.
In direct contradiction to the
sentiments Of Senator Taft, the
general charged that "the issue
here is not just a parliamentary
question"
1T is a moral issue of the first
order" he declared. There must
be no moral cloud on the Repub-
lican Party's proceedings this
week If it hopes to win in Novem-
ber."
This, said the general, was not
Just a personal opinion.
Il have come from seeing and
talking with thousands of Amer
leans across an important seq
ment of our country. They are
shocked-as am sure most voters
are shocked-at what has hap
pened so far in Chicago"
1t is impossible to describe the
sheer physical impact that this
town makes on a new arrival.
Gen. Eisenhower met it head on as
he stepped from his special train
into a screaming, near-hySterical
crowd that met him at North
western station.
Sees SluggIng Match.
A few minutes earlier, he had
been sitting in the trains lounge
car. chatting informally to the
reporters who have followed him
from Denver.
If they do give me this job
he had told them, brother, it's
going to be a slugging match
from beginning to end"
He spoke of the people who had
turned out along the route to
see him-people who provide the
key to the Transformation of spirit
that Gen. Eisenhower has under
gone in the last few days.
These crowds do something toI
me-" he said. Just can't take
that in my stride when I get
out there, it sure stirs up the old
heart and liver and lights and II
want to do something about it'll
Somebody asked the general if |
he thought he had gained ground
since his return from Europe.
1T would be false for me to say
I think I should have stayed over
there" he replied. These people
have done something for me. It's
hard for a Kansas farm boy like
me to think that I have a mis-
sion -. I hope I haven't damaged
the situation. From my mail, Il
believe an awful lot Of young
people think have something for
them. I'm sure of one thing: You
can't fake sincerity"
Thanks News Writers.
He thanked the reporters who
had been with him.
you've been pretty darned de-
cent to a guy as amateurish and
stumbling as I've been," he told
them.
General" one of them replied,
"after yesterday, most of us seem
to think you've lost your amateur
standing"
1t was probably the last relaxed
1nterlude for the general for some
time. What had happened to him
up to that point was nothing to
what awaited him in the conven-
tion-happy city at the end of the
line.
There was little warning at first
The crowd that assembled at thel
end Of the platform around the
candidates car was substantial,
but composed entirely of official
greeterS and photographers. The
mob was at the gate.
When Gen. Eisenhower reached
1t, pandemonium broke loose. He
walked with Mamie on his arm,
behind a brass band, a squad of
police and a baggage truck swarm
ing with photographers. He just
barely squeezed through.
Crowd Screams in Station.
People packing the station like
sardines screamed their lungs out.
A portable siren could hardly be
heard over the din. Youngsters
waving 1--WE Want Ike" placards
from every State in the Union
SWarmed around the stand from
which the general was supposed
to speak.
The general mounted the plat
form. You could see his mouth
moving. but that was all. As the
din subSided slowly, the loud
speaker started coming through:
e.. thank you. They told me
I was invading enemy territory
coming out here. If this is enemy
territory, let's have more of it."
Outside, there was probably Just
as much noise, but the effect in