The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-04
Political
Notes
BIZ The Assoeiated Press

Dwight EISENHOWER S p0Iitleaf ID
Day dawned amid psychological
warfare-mounting returns from
the South Dakota primary in which
he trailed by a fraction of a per-
centage point.
Results from all but 244 of South
Dakota's 1,947 precincts showed
Sen. Robert Taft of Ohio getting
50.35 per cent and Eisenhower 49.65
per cent. Votes were: Taft 81, 579,
Eisenhower so, 734.
The total Republican vote there
is expected to break 1882 record
of 128, 900.
The South Dakota skirmish was
for IA Republican and eight Demo
cratic presidential nominating
votes. COP nomination requires
GOA and ID seemed mighty few to
be causing such nationwide
hooplah.
The reasons were psychological:
South Dakota was the last head-on
clash of Taft and Eisenhower, top
runners for the COP nomination,
before the July 7 National Conven-
ton. The winner would get not
only IA votes but a springboard
into the crucial convention floor
battles.
Even as primary ballots were
being marked Tuesday in South
Dakota--and California and Ala
bama as well-Eisenhower made
the transition from 5-star general
to private citizen.
In Washington, after 81 years a
soldier, Eisenhower took leave of
the Army. Downing a pin-striped
suit he conferred with political
aides. He held news conference.
kissed a baby--a little girl who
gave him flowers-and took off in
a chartered plane for Abilene, Kan.
AT home today, he helps lay a
cornerstone at museum to house
his war trophies, reviews parade
in his honor and--in a 6 p. m. EST
speech broadcast and televised ma
ton wide--hits the beach officially
In the campaign for his nomination
as COP standard-bearer.
Not counting Tuesdays results,
the Associated Press tabulation of
COP delegate strength-based on
known and conceded alignments-
gives Taft a APO to 387 lead over
Eisenhower.
Among Democrats, Sen. Estes
Kefauver -boWled over rival unin-
structed states by 2 to / margins
in South Dakota and California
Tuesday. The lanky Tennessean
thus picked up eight votes in South
Dakota and 68 in California.
These plus the $50 be already
had and is previously pledged
Maryland delegates named Tues.
day at a convention-ran Kefauv-
er's total to 244 in the Associated
Press tally of Democratic dele
gates. Nearest him is Georgia S
Sen. Richard Russell with S6t5,
followed by Mutual Security Adj
ministrator w. Averell Hartman
with 85I3.
Democratic nomination at the
July Fl convention requires GIG
Like Kefauyer, California Gov.
Earl Warren held a 2-to-1 lead in
The West Coast states primary,
winning 10 COP convention dele
gates and Republican Sen. William
r. Knowland, In what was inter-
preted as a slap at the Truman
administration, apparently was
nominated by both parties, assur-
ing his election.
knowland, Truman critic, beat
Democratic Rep. Clinton McKin-
non, a Truman supporter. They
we're entered in both party pri-
naries under. CALIFORNIA; cross.
ling law.
kefauver's opposition In Califor,
aia was a ticket headed by At
torney General Edmund Brown.
Warren's rival ticket was pro-Taft
nut technically pledged TO Rep.
Thomas H. Werdel of California
In Alabama's primary, o firm
supporter of Russell was trailing a
candidate who says only that be
leans" TO the Georgian. The con
teeSt will round out Alabama 5, q
member Democratic delegation
Russell and kefauyer each have
seven.
The others are uncommitted.
Taft, meanwhile, has luncheon
speaking date Thursday in Buck
harmon, w. Va. that will give him
an opportunity to comment on
whatever Eisenhower says today
An aide said. He'll have some
thing TO say regarding the political
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