Evening star., 1952-04-20

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VILLAGE BECOMES AN ISLA
flood crest yesterday. Residel
ment, explaining why his name
! does not appear on the ballot
in the Pennsylvania primary. He
said:
II did not enter my name II
! the presidential preference pri.
mary in Pennsylvania because
that primary has never had the
slightest influence on the dele
gates from Pennsylvania and, o1
course, has no legally binding
effect. The delegates from Penn
Sylvania have traditionally gone
to the Republican convention
unpledged. AS in the past, a pre-
dominant number of the candi-
dates for delegates have filed
their qualifying affldavits to the
effect they are running unpledged
There was no reason, therefore
to assume the expense and the
time necessary for a state wide
| campaign in a State as large as
Pennsylvania.
For the same reason I have
asked my supporters not to write
in my name in the preference
primary in which I have not fled
The Eisenhower managers, con-
tend, however, that Senator Taft
and his advisers are counting on
the party bosses in Pennsylvania
to dragon the delegates into
support of the Ohio senator, with
out any regard to the wishes of
the Republican voters in the State
The Eisenhower supporters are
putting on a campaign to get
out the largest possible vote for
Gen. Eisenhower in the presiden-
tial preference primary. and hope
that it will be so impressive the
leaders cannot disregard it.
Stumped Pittsburgh Area.
Senator Taft, however, did
campaign in four congressional
districts in and about Pittsburgh
where states of Taft delegates
are. opposed to states for Gen.
Eisenhower. This Duff territory,
since the Senator's home lies
there. James Malone, district at
torney and a party leader, has
espoused the Taft cause, and is
directing the campaign for Taft
delegates. Representative Fulton
is the Eisenhower leader there.
Both sides are claiming victory.
One Eisenhower leader insisted
that the General would wind up
with five and possibly six of the
district delegates.
The drive to get out a big vote
for Gen. Eisenhower in the pre-
ference primary is directed by
the chairman of the Pennsylvania
Citizens-for- Eisenhower group
Edwin F. Russell publisher of the
Harrisburg Patriot and Evening
News. That organization is putting
on the steam.
The Eisenhower campaign man
ayers insist that a drive is being
made. under cover. for a large
number of write-in votes for Sena-
tor Taft; that rubber stamps,
bearing Senator Taft's name are
being circulated so as to make a
write-in easier, both where voting
machines are in use and the old
form of ballot. Further, they say
that the Republican organization
ward leaders are doing their best,
under instructions, to keep down
the number of votes cast in the
preference primary, so as to pre-
vent a good showing for Gen.
Eisenhower.
No Democrats Entered.
No Democratic candidates have
been entered in Pennsylvania S
presidential preference primary.
The party leaders in the State will
take an uninstructed delegation
to the national convention.
In New York, Democratic lead
ers are planning to take a delega-
ton, "a strong, to the Democratic
National Convention ready to vote
for w. Averell Hartman. Mr..
Harriman's candidacy for the
Democratic presidential nomina-
ton blossomed when Gov. Steven
son of Illinois declared he "could
not accept" a presidential nom
ination since he was committed to
running for reelection as Gov
ernor. It is doubtful, however,
that they can deliver a 100 per
cent delegation favoring Mr.
Hartman. There will be some OF
the delegates, it is expected, favor
able to Senator Kefauver of Ten
nessee and some to James A. Far
ley. and other potential candi-
dates.
Senator Bennett, Republican, o1
Utah, pledged his support late
Saturday to Senator Taft.
In letter to delegates to Utah's
Republican State convention, set
for next Saturday in Salt Lake
City, the lawmaker said: Bob
Taft is my choice enthusiastically
and unequivocally."
He added that Senator Taft has
demonstrated that he is a can
did candidate, always willing to
speak with vigor on any ISSUE"
Senator Bennett concluded, how
ever, that he would give all-out
support to whoever is named Re-
publican standard bearer in Chi.
cago next July.