Evening star., 1952-10-13
Eisenhower Hits
Confusion Over
Western Lands
So U. S. Agencies
Have Finger in Pie,'
Nominee Charges
Stor Sfoff Correspondent

Star Stoff Correspondent
CASPER, Wyo., Oct. 13.-Gen.
Eisenhower charged here today
that SO Federal agencies have
some finger in the pie" of handl-
ing western lands.
He cited this as an illustration
of why I'VE have got to get some
ordinary business methods into
Government"
The Republican nominee said
the same overlapping occurs in
dealing with world affairs. He said
there is such a lack of co-ordina-
ton in economic dealing with
other nations that often one
branch of the Government does
not know what another branch is
doing in the same foreign capital.
The General made this the first
stop on 1,650-mile air schedule
that will take him through Okla
homa to New Orleans by evening.
Gen. Eisenhower was introduced
by Gov. Frank Barrett, who is
running for the Senate against
Senator O'Mahoney.
Gen. Eisenhower probably will
spend most Of the final two weeks
of the presidential campaign in
the big Eastern States. after an
intensive three-day drive into the
Southwest starting today.
Talks to Strategists.
A group of Republican strate-
gists, representing all sections of
the country. flew into Denver yes
terday for a conference.
There were reliable reports to-
day that they advised Gen. Eisen-
hover to concentrate on the East
from now on where big blocks of
electoral votes are at stake in
New York, Pennsylvania. New
Jersey and New England.
Among those who took part in
the Denver talks yesterday were
Herbert Brownell, who conducted
both of Gov. Dewey's campaigns;
Representative Hugh Scott of
Pennsylvania former Republican
National Chairman, Barak T..
Mattingly, Republican leader of
Missouri and Ralph Cake of
Oregon.
Flies to New Orleans.
The brisk pace this campaign
has attained is being demonstrated
by Gen. Eisenhower today, as he
flies from Casper to New Orleans.
In between he will land for
fifteen minute talks at Tulsa and
Oklahoma City.
Meanwhile, his special train will
have preceded him to New Orleans
to serve as a hotel on wheels,
transporting the Eisenhower
campaign party into Texas during
the night.
Arriving in Houston tomorrow
morning. the general again will
take to the air, flying to Waco,
Lubbock and San Antonio before
rejoining the train.
VIII Mark Birthday.
In San Antonio tomorrow Gen.
Eisenhower will observe his 62d
birthday anniversary. He was
stationed there in the early days
OF his Army career.
Gen. Eisenhower will be bid
ding today for 3 electoral votes in
Wyoming. 8 in Oklahoma and 1OI
in Louisiana. Oklahoma and
Louisiana are normally Demo-
cratic, but four years ago Louisi-
ana was one of four Southern
States which bolted to Gov. Strom
Thurmond Of South Carolina, the
States Rights candidate.
Wyoming has been debatable
territory in recent years. In 1914
Gov. Dewey carried it, but in 1913
the State returned to the Demo-
cratic column.
In the next three days Gen.
Eisenhower is expected to make
an all-out effort to pull Texas and
Louisiana away from their normal
Democratic moorings. The two
States have a total of "a electoral
votes. and in both of them there
is sharp conflict between Loyal
Democrats and States Fighters.
Gov. Kennon in Louisiana and
Gov. Shivers in Texas are both
off the reservation. along with
Gov. Byrnes in South Carolina.
Tidelands Are Key Issue.
One of the issues which has fed
the revolt in Louisiana and Texas
is the Federal Governments ef-
forts to control the oil-rich sub
merged t1delands along the coast.
The Supreme Court has ruled that
the Federal Government has
paramount interest" in these
lands, which the coastal States
for many years thought they con-
trolled.
Gen. Eisenhower has taken the
StateS-rights side of the issue,
which should help him in both
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