Evening star., 1952-07-04
Delegates
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the TRUTH" Senator Taft said.
my public record denies any such
conclusion. ! have never tempor-
lied or condoned any fraud or
violation Of the law in 40 years of
public life"
Senator Taft said in his letter
that he has now made a study of
the Texas case himself, and has
come to the conclusion that in
the case of IL district delegates
from the 1st, 4th, 7th, 18th. 10th,
18th, Goth and 21st districts, had
been elected without conflict.
Contests in Single County.
Senator Taft said that in three
other districts, the 9Th and 18th,
with one delegate each, and the
18th district, with two delegates,
there were contests only in sim
gle county in each district. He
said the results of that county
contest would not have changed
the choice of the district delegates
in any of these districts. Senator
Taft said. therefore, that there
were Is district delegates, all Of
whom were favorable to him and
whose election appeared to be be-
yond question.
In three other districts-the I'd.
10Th and 14th, with a total Of four
delegates-the contest appeared to
him to be unsubstantial. The
equities of the dispute, he said,
clearly favored the Taft delegates.
Senator Taft said this left only
seven contested districts-the Sd.
5tll. 9Th, 9th, 10th, 18th and 18th.
with 13 delegates-where the de-
cision made by the Republican
State Executive Committee and
the State convention was based
on the question of infiltration by
Democratic voters. In these cases,
he said, the equities for the pur-
pose of compromise can be con-
sidered to be difficult to deter
mine.
1T is clear to me-" Senator Taft
said, that many of these caucuses
were 5swamped by Democrats who
had no intention of joining the
Republican party.
Nevertheless, I am so anxious
that unity again be brought about
in the Republican party in Texas
so anxious that the bitterness
and prejudices aroused by that
dispute be brought to an end, that
I now propose to Gen. Eisenhower
and his managers that the 10 dele
gates representing the first cate
CORY of districts be seated; that
the 13 delegates in the second
category be assigned to the Eisen-
hover faction. and that the six
delegates at large be equally di-
vided between the two groups.
willing to Take Loss.
"While will suffer a delegate
loss. am doing SO because I think
it is SO generous that its equity
cannot be questioned. and I am
willing to take that loss at a con-
tribution to the STRENGTHENING oi
the Republican party"
In conclusion, Senator Taft said
he hoped some method could be
worked out to accomplish his com.
promise proposal, and said. II
Gen. Eisenhower and his man.
ayers hold with me that the goot
of the party comes first. they VII
not hesitate to accept"
Mr.. Gabrielson had said ahea.
of time he didn't want any demon
strations, but his warning did NJ
good.
The national chairman didn'
allow any debate on the compro
mise plan, but read through tn
Hoover telegram and then tn
Taft letter with hardly q break
Then he banged the meeting int
recess. !.
Sinclair Weeks, MassachuSett
national committeeman. anothe
Eisenhower backer, said he trie'
twice TO get the floor but M
Gabrielson refused to recogniz
him.
ats the wackiest thing I eve
saw" Mr.. Weeks told reporter.
But he wasn't commenting -ol
the compromise plan.
Today's hearings are the fins
contest hearings before the ma
tional eammittee.
No dsstter how the decisio