Evening star., 1952-10-31
District Republicans
Cheer Predictions Of
Eisenhower Cleanup

- District Republicans today took
new hope from their rally in the
Hotel Statler last night, where
speakers denounced "the WASH
ington mess" and predicted Gen.
Eisenhower could and would clean
1t up.
The Republican presidential
candidate also was described as
the one who had the best chance
of meeting the Soviet Russian
problem.
This was the view of DR.. Erwin
N. Griswold, dean of the Harvard
Law School, who said he thought
both candidates are excellent
and worthy men," but added:
Il cannot get over the convic-
ton that the Russians will be far
more careful with Eisenhower in
the White House than with Stew
enson, and that Eisenhower's in
comparable background and per-
sonal experience are a far better
basis for successful results than
anything that Stevenson can
bring to the task"
Statements Produce Cheers.
The Harvard deans statement
brought enthusiastic cheers from
the crowd that filled the hotels
Presidential Room.
So did declarations from 1t.
Gen. James H. Doolittle and
others, that Gen. Eisenhower
would not tolerate incompetence
or corruption in his Government |
administration.
Gen. Doolittle, famous wartime 1
flyer and commander, told how
Gen. Eisenhower in the past war
had ouSted or denoted even Off
GERS he knew personally, when |
guilty of serious mistakes, and
added:
With him in the White House
there will be no disloyalty, incom-
petence, carelesSnesS or stupidity
in executive positions of high re-
sponsibility. He will permit no
one to put the primary objectivity
in jeopardy"
Recalls Own Case.
Gen. Doolittle told the rally he
knew from personal experience.
He recalled that, in 1912, he "al-
most was sent home
Gen. Doolittle, at the time, was
in North Africa. He was spend
ing some of his time flying a
single-seater fighter plane, hoping
he could find a German to knock
down.
Finally, Gen. Eisenhower, he
said, called him on the carpet
and told him: Il can get plenty
of Spitf1re pilots. I have only
one commanding general of the
18th Air Force. If you want to
continue to be he, be on the
ground and around when I>need
you"
Philip L. Graham, president and
publisher of the Washington Post,
who conducted the meeting, hit
at corruption in the Truman ad-
ministration. He brought quick
reaction from the audience when
he mentioned the latest 5 per
center deal involving an official
Of the Democratic National Com
mittee.
Others Speak.
Another principal speaker was
Mrs. Robert L. Vann, president
and publisher Of the Pittsburgh
Courier, who lauded Gen. Eisen-
hover for his position on civil
rights and his program to remove
determinations against Negroes.
The meeting was sponsored by
the District Citizens for Eisen-
hover and Nixon, headed by Rob-
ert E. Mclaughlin. A battery of
more than a dozen hackers made
brief talks.
These included Rear Admiral
Neill Phillips, a lifelong Demo-
crat; Wesley Williams, member of
the District Board of Education;
c. Carroll Morgan, a Democrat
heading the Chevy Chase Citizens
for Eisenhower; Mr.. and Mrs. L.
Corrin Strong; former Municipal
Judge James A. Cobb, Mrs. Mont
gomery Blair, Mrs. Frances Wells
and Hugh Bickford, head of the
Bethesda Citizens foI. EiSnnhoxuar