Evening star., 1952-01-07
Dewey Sees Victory
Il Eisenhower Runs.
Senator Taft Silent

The announcement by Senator
Lodge, Republican, of Massachu.
setts that Gen. Eisenhower would
be entered in the New Hampshire
presidential primary brought q
new prediction of q victory fol
the soldier by Gov. Dewey of New
York, twice defeated as the G. O. p
presidential candidate-and si-
lence from Senator Taft of Ohio,
who is going for the Republican
nomination again this year.
Gov. Dewey, who has been beat
ing the drums for Gen. Eisenhower
for the last year, voiced his views
IN Albany. where he said that he
looked for Gen. Eisenhower to get
the nomination at the July con-
vention and then win in Novem-
Der.
At his home in Cincinnati Sen
ator Taft, already campaigning
actively, had nothing to say.
No Deal, Stassen Says.
In Washington Harold Stassen,
president of the University of
Pennsylvania, another G. O.P. as
pirant, said on television program
that he had not made any politi-
cal deal" with Gen. Eisenhower
when he visited the North At
lantic Treaty commander in Paris
recently.
Queried about his availability
for the vice presidential nomina-
ton, Mr.. Stassen replied that he
and his supporters had decided to
make an AL out drive" for the
presidency.
In view Of his proposal of No
vember 28' that Senator Taft join
with him in a draft of Gen. Eisen-
hover, Mr.. StaSsen was asked why
he had withdrawn that suggestion
and announced his own candidacy.
Decision Explained.
IF Senator Taft would have
joined, as I then said," he replied,
"and if Gen. Eisenhower would
then accept =. such a combined
draft as draft for a nomination,
rather than a draft to engage in
a fight for a nomination, then we
could bring our party together in
unity and concentrate on the de-
feat of the Truman administra-
ton. 80.
"As long as Senator Taft is
candidate, and driving hard with
his powerful organization, then it
means that the only way there
can be any other nomination is
through the decision of the voters
in the primaries and the conven-
ton. So then any call to any one
becomes a call to engage in a
fight with Senator Taft.
The chairman of the New
Hampshire Democratic Commit
tee, Dayton D. Mexican, COM
mented:
1T looks as if the mountain
has kind of brought forth a
mouse, doesn't it? Most people
have always thought Eisenhower
was a Republican"
Filing AS Democrat Called Legal.
Reached at his home in Han
over, N. H., Mr.. Mexican added
that there was no reason, under
New Hampshire law, why the gen.
erals name couldn't be filed for
the Democratic nomination.
Mr.. Mexican said. that if both
parties filed Gen. Eisenhower's
name, the general would have to
repudiate one party within 10
days.
There were these additional
developments:
The announcement from Wash
ington got little attention from
the French press. though London'sI
Liberal News Chronicle called it,
"a piece of world news of the
first class"
Headlines in Small Type.
Only two French = language
papers put Senator Lodges state
ment on page one and their head
lines were in small type.
In London the independent
conservative Daily Mail as well
as the News Chronicle banner
headlined the story.
Chairman Frank E.. Mckinney
of the Democratic National Com
mittee announced the appoint
ment of Lawrence Westbrook of
Hot Springs, Ark, as associate
chairman of the committee. Mr..
Westbrook, a research engineer
who was closely associated with
many projects in the early New
Deal days, will have the job of
maintaining close contact with
Democratic members of Congress,
Chairman Mckinney said.