Evening star., 1952-03-09
D. Republican, K
Leader Rebukes
Eisenhower Man
Mclaughlin Letter
Aimed at Publicity,
McGorruehy Says

The chief Of the Republican
State Committee here yesterday
rebuked a spokesman for the Els
enhower forces for seeking pub
licity" rather than "a fair and inn
partial discussion for our election
in naming convention
delegates.
Chairman Joseph c. McGar-s
raghy told Robert E. Mclaughlin,
head of the District Eisenhower
for-President Club, that "the
whole tenor of your letter was
such that it was obvious it was
written with a view to obtaining
publicity and not in an effort to
obtain q fair and impartial dis
cussion of our election proce.
dures."
Points to Responsibility.
Mr.. McGarraghy made these
points in a continuing controversy
with the Eisenhower adherent,
who fears all six local delegates
will be pledged to Senator Taft
with or without the popular sup
port Of the Districts Republicans.
/. Full responsibility for fixing
election procedures rests with SO
members Of the Republican State
Committee here.
2. In 1948, the Republican Ma
tional Convention doubled the
Districts delegates from three to
six in recognition of long-stand-
ling service of the committee, in
Ecluding the highest average Of
contributions among all the
States.
8. That Mr.. Mclaughlin did a
"diSservice to the Party by the
Representations which you make
in your press announcements and
in your communication"
Charges "Ill Grace"
4. That as a comparative new
conner, Mr.. Mclaughlin speaks
with "ill grace" in serving a So
called "ultimatum" on veteran
Party officials here.
S. That no arbitrary" selec.
tions were made in the 1948 pri-
mary. as charged by "a small
group headed by a recent resident
lof Philadelphia"
6. That the Convention repu-
dated the charges Of the rebel
group here in '48 and seated the
delegates elected under supervi-
sion Of the local committee.
H.. Since 1916, the rules under
which local candidates have been
selected have been approved by
1.-The succeeding Conventions from
1920 through 1948. .
\ Excludes Democrats.
Mr.. McGarraghy said the COM
|mittee would not permit "active
and unreconstructed Democrats to
vote in our primary" nor would
Mr.. McLaughlin's request for
representation on the credentials
committee by hackers of Gen.
Eisenhower" be approved.
He explained. "It has not been
the custom in the past for the
State Committee to appoint avowed
partisans of any candidate to its
credentials committee. Rather it
has been the custom to appoint
fair and impartial members of
the State Committee who are
avowed partisans of no candidate. -
Mr.. McGarraghy said: your
Interest would appear to be pri-
marily in a candidate and not
lin the Republican Party. You have
asserted in the press that the
Officers of the State COMMITTEES
'lare committed to certain candi-
dates. That is not true"
4 Candidates Invited.
The Republican Club Of the
I District, which operates under the
Committee. has invited all out
standing candidates. including
Gen. Eisenhower. to address the
'1voters here.
Harold E. StasSen accepted the
Invitation and made an address
February %, 1t was pointed out,
and Senator Taft will speak on
April %. Gov. Warren has said
he will try to speak here during
May, Mr.. McGarraghy said, and
lGen. Eisenhower was invited last
November to make a similar ap-
Ipearance at his convenience.
mo reply has yet been received
from Gen. Eisenhower" it was
said. "but we are still hoping for
4 favorable reply"