The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-01-07
Eisenllower's
Status Still
Uncertain
Sen. Lodge Comedies
He Has No Direct
Authorization From
The General
Nv JACK pEil
BY JACK BELL

WASHINGION R-Gen. Dwight
D. Eisenhower is in the Republi-
can presidential race for what Sen.
Lodge Or. Mass said will be
Finish fight unless the general
declares himself out.
Lodge confidently declared he
win not Withdraw but there was
no word from Eisenhower Paris
headquarters today TO support or
discredit this.
The Massachusetts Senator an
ri0unced Sunday he is entering Els
enhoWer's name in the March II
New Hampshire COP presidential
primary.
He conceded he had no direct
authorization from the general, but
contended Eisenhower is prohibit
ed by Army regulations from en-
gaging directly or indirectly in a
nomination campaign" while in
uniform.
Lodge, national chairman of the
COP Eisenhower for President
movement, told a news conference
that Eisenhower's press aides
would be ready for his announce.
ment. and invited reporters to
Check that in Paris.
Efforts to do so were fruitless.
Col. Harry Connolly, the generals
chief information officer, finally
said after repeated calls by news
men that despite Lodges sugges-
ton, there would be no immediate
statement. Aides said any possible
reply must await Eisenhower re-
turn to his desk today.
There was no concrete reply
from Paris Sunday.
Something was promised today.
however.
Brig. Gen. c. 7. Lanham, public
Information officer at Eisenhower
headquarters, said the general
will make statement in his own
name before he leaves the office
today"
That would be some time before
2 p. m. q p. m, EST
(. Eisenhower conferred for an hour
with his principal advisers in Paris
this morning but had nothing to
say to newsmen at that time.
This initial silence, plus the fact
that Lodge produced only verbal
assurances Eisenhower is a Repub.
hcan and available as a candidate.
left the generals political status
somewhat UP in the air In the
minds of many politicians.
Roderick McKaye, leader of
Democrats for Eisenhower in
New Hampshire. said he was going
ahead with his plans to enter the
generals name on the Democratic
ticket regardless of Lodges state
ment.'
Dayton ID. Mexican, chairman of
the Democratic committee in the
same state, said this could be done
and might bring things to a head.
He said If both parties filed Eisen.
movers name in the New Hamp-
shire primary, the general would
nave to rcpudiate one party within
10 days.
Lodge, however. said New Hamp-
shire Democrats can not enter Els.
ent1ower as candidate because
General Eisenhower has person
ally assured me he is a Republi-
can"
Comment ranged from confident
statements by Eisenhower rooters
mat Lodges announcement ICON.
flrms" Eisenhower's entry into the
COP race, to expressions by I'M
committed Republicans that the
whole matter is ''still up in the
Ar and Democratic assertions
that Lodge and his colleagues are
playing "a guessing game.
Senator Taft of Ohio. an active
candidate for the COP nomination.
declined comment in Cincinnati on
N~%~ ACKNOWLEDGEMENT uut UlulCdl"
cd he might have something to say
here later in the day.
Harold f. Stasscn, another an,
nAlnced candidate for the Repub.
hcan nomination. said he is making
no statements as to Eisenhower's
party utilization or availability.
Earlier, on an NBC televlsion pro-
gram, he refused to say what he
and the general discussed in Paris
recently. He emphasized, however,
that he had made no deal of any
Kind with Eisenhower.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New
York, the COP nominee in 1874
and isiS, repeated in Albany his
prediction Eisenhower will be nom
mated and elected. He announced
his support of the general more
than Il year ago,
However, even continued silence
by Eisenhower would put him auto.
niatically in the presidential con.
test. under Lodges instructions TO