Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-21
6. 0. P. Split
Here Held All
But Forgotten
Central Committee
Rutifies Bi-Winq
Convention Slate

about been forgotten.
The Republican State Central
Committee last night unani-
mously ratified bi-wing states OF
convention delegates and party
committee members it hopes Re-
publican voters will approve in
the May l primary.
Approval of the mixed" states
was seen by many observers as
an amicable settlement of the
rivalry between original Eisen-
hover supporters and supporters
of the late Senator Robert A.
Taft for the Republican nom;na-
ton in 1852.
Some party leaders. including
George L. Hart, jr., Central COM
mittee chairman. denied a split
ever existed and pointed out that
the states approved ,ast night at
a meeting in the Willard Hotel
contain the names of men and
women who, in the past. have
supported Mr.. Willkie, Mr.
Dewey. Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Eisen-
hover"
80 to Be Elected
To be elected on May are
Is members of the Central
Committee, six delegates and
six alternates to the Republi-
can National Convention, the
national committeeman and the
national committeewoman.
Clyde D. Garrett, the present
national committeeman, and
Mrs. Howard A. Coffin, were
named nominees for the latter
two offices, respectively. last
night.
District Commissioner Robert
E. McLaughlin, an original Els
enhower supporter was named
as one of the IS members of
the Central Committee. Com
missioner Mclaughlin had said
earlier he had discussed the
committee makeup with "sev-
eral people" Then. he said,
there were talks with members
of the committee.
"As things worked out" he
added. we're (meaning old
Eisenhower backers) getting
pretty good representation"
Backed Taft in 1852
The District delegation to the
1852 convention at Chicago
supported the late Senator Taft.
The rift grew from the feeling
by Eisenhower people that they
have not been represented ade-
quately in relation to former
Taft supporters.
He was pleased, in any case,
with the unanimous ratification
last night.
Mr.. Hart said the committee
and the states, as approved, are
'all Republicans. and all Eisen-
hover hackers" Any talk, he
said, of Taft-Eisenhower forces
must be put in the "so-called'
category.
Commissioner Samuel Spen-
Ger, also a longtime hacker of
the President, was named to the
slate of six convention delegates.
He promised his support of both
lists.
Mr.. Hart said the nominees
all sections of the city
and both the colored and white
Lamb Promises Effort
Fireworks on May l may turn
up in the effort promised by
George P. Lamb. an attorney, to
seek the national committeeman
post held by Mr.. Garrett.
Mr.. Lamb, an outSpoken new
conner on the District political
scene and an early Eisenhower
hacker. would be bucking the
committee. He opened campaign
yesterday in the
Pennsylvania Building, where he
held an open house from 5 to
pm.
The attorney, who plans to get
started in earnest with a tele-
vision show tomorrow, also plans
to hand out 10000 plastic tooth
picks marked Pick Lamb" He
has ordered 5000 red and white
beanie caps with Lambs the
Man" written on them.
He said his purpose for run
ming is to inject new blood"
into the Republican organization
and make it truly representa-
tive of Eisenhower Republicans y
States Ratified
The ratified states are as fol-
lows:
For delegate to the national
convention, Lewis T. Breuninger,
Miss Ruth M. Brown, Mr.. Hart,
Harry E. Polk, Commissioner
Spencer and Mrs. Emory A.
Alternates, Edward F.
Colladay, Mrs. William H. Day.
ton, Onton S. Lloyd, harrington
D. Parker, Mrs. Neill Phillips and
John j. Sirica.
For membership on the Cen
trail Committee, Mrs. Montgom
cry Blair, Miss Kathryn E. Bow
ers, Edward Burling, jr., James
A. Cobb, Norris A. Dodson, ST.,
Robert v. Fleming, Maurice
Friedman, Philip A. Guarino, Mr..
Hart, Mrs. Kathryne M. Knox,
Adelbert w. Lee and Mrs. Will
liam MacCracken.
Also Commissioner McLaugh-
lin. Mrs. William B. Mason, jr.,
Clifford H. Newell, Robert B.
Pearson. Mrs. Corina S. Rogers,
Mrs. Jack Rogers, Carl L. Ship
ley, Grahame T. Smallwood, jr.,
John L. Smith, jr., Micajah T.