Evening star., 1952-07-10

Martin, jr., who took over toda,
Republican Convention, here is
gavel during Interruptions to h
ernor had been sitting a few
minutes before.
After frantic gaveling by the
chairman, the uproar SubSided
and Senator Dirksen said he had
not intended to create a dis
Iturbance.'
Gov. Fine Aroused.
The angriest Governor. how
ever, was Gov. Fine. He had OBJ
tanned an agreement at the after
noon session by which the con-
vention was to recess for As min
utes after the arguments on the
Georgia case had been completed
so that the Pennsylvania and
Michigan delegations might eau
Gus and determine how they
should vote.
! When Arthur Summerfield of
michigan made a motion that this
recess be taken. the question was
put by Chairman Hallanan. It
was shouted down by the dele
gates and Mr.. Hallanan ordered a
roll call vote.
Gov. Fine. crimson with fury,
rushed to the platform after the
roll call had been begun. He
pounded the desk with his fist
and shouted, "An agreement was
made" The chairman ruled him
out of order and the call of the
roll proceeded. In the end, Gov.
Fine was compelled to announce
his count for the Pennsylvania
vote without having an oppor-
tunity to poll his delegation.
He announced 81 votes for Gen.
Eisenhower and 13 for Senator
Taft in the Georgia contest. The
vote was challenged and a poll
taken of the big Pennsylvania
delegation showed So for the Eisen-
hover delegates and 18 for the
Taft delegates.
Dewey Holds Delegates In Line.
Gov. Dewey was able to hold the
New York delegates in line for
Gen. Eisenhower. He lost only
four votes to the Taft people and
kept 80 for Gen. Eisenhower. This
was a great disappointment to the
Taft forces, who had expected
more support from the Empire
State.
Gov. McKeldin Of Maryland
held Is of Maryland's "a votes for
the general. and nine went to
Senator Taft another disap-
pointment for the Senator. Vir-
ginia voted in this contest Is for
Senator Taft and seven for Gen
Eisenhower. The District of Co.
lumbia gave all of its six votes
to the Taft delegates.
The bitterness which engulfed
the convention during the roll
call was more intense than any
shown in a Republican national
convention since 1912, when Sem
ator Taft's father, the late Presi-
dent William Howard Taft, was
seeking denomination against a
violent Col. Theodore Roosevelt.
The debate. as we'll as the roll
call, was punctured with frequent
boos and cheers from both sides.
Occasionally speakers were almost
shouted down.
The effect of the action by the
convention last night was to place
on the permanent roll of the con-
Ivention a Texas delegation COM
posed of 80 Eisenhower supporters
and five for Senator Taft; a
Georgia delegation composed of IA
delegates for Gen. Eisenhower,
two for Senator Taft, and one un-
committed.
Louisiana Report Accepted.
The convention accepted the
report of the Credentials Commit
tee in the Louisiana case, which
had been approved unanimously
by the committee. This delega-
tion has II Eisenhower members
and four Taft members.
AS recommended by the ma
Ijority of the Credentials Commit
tee, the Texas delegation would
have been divided % for Senator
Taft and Is for Gen. Eisenhower.
And the Georgia delegation
would have bene II for Senator
Taft and none for Gen. Eisen-
hover.
The vote on the Georgia case
gave the Eisenhower forces GOT
votes, or three more than a major
Iity of the entire 1905 delegates in
1.-THE convention. However, counted
in this total are the votes pledged
ito Gov. Warren and to Mr..
lStassen.
The convention agreed to the
Credentials Committees decisions
in the contest cases from Louisi-
ana, Mississippi, Missouri and
Puerto Rico, on motion of the
chairman of the committee, Ross
Ridley of Oklahoma, without q
dissenting vote. Mr.. Rizley's mo-
tions to accept these decisions
were seconded by Gov. Dan
/ JUNK