Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-17
Supporters See
Vice Presidency
As q Possibility
BY GENE GOODWIN
Star Stan Correspondent

Theodore r. McKeldin will lead
Maryland's 48-member delega.
ton to the Republican National
Convention in San Francisco
this summer. where his support
ers still have hopes that he can
win the vice presidential NOM
nation.
Their hopes were stimulated
yesterday when Republican Ma
tional Chairman Leonard w.
Hall described Gov. McKeldin
as "one Of the great Republican
leaders of the day."
Mr.. Hall gave the keynote
address here at the Republican
State convention. which also re-
nominated Senator John Mar
shall Butler, elected "a delegates
and "a alternates to the ma
Itional convention and passed q
resolution supporting the States
ISo-called Ober anti-subversion
law.
Among the "a delegates select
ed were State Motor Vehicles
Commissioner Frank Small. jr.,
of Clinton and George c. War
ner, jr.. of Bethesda,
Butler Not Chosen
! Senator Butler himself was
not chosen for the San Francisco
delegation although his COL
league, Senator John Glenn
Beall, was.
/ Charles c. Matthias, jr., of
Frederick, chairman of the NOM
mating committee which brought
in the slate of delegates and
alternates accepted by the con-
vention, said Senator Butler was
not nominated because he is
a candidate for reelection"
One of the delegates, who
hoped to work for an Eisenhow-
Ier-McKeldin ticket this fall, said
that the Presidents support for
the denomination of Vice Pres
ident Nixon had put a damper
on the national convention as
far as he was concerned.
1.-The only chance We have
now is for Nixon to become I'M
available for one reason or an
other" said the delegate, who
asked that his name not be
published.
i Key Role for McKeldin
I Gov. McKeldin, nevertheless.
lis scheduled for key roles in the
IG. o. p. convention, set to begin
on August 20. He already has been
chosen Rules Committee chair
man and his exceptional orator.
ical skill has put him into con-
Itention for the keynote address
or the speech nominating Pres
Iident Eisenhower, a duty he per-
formed with obvious relish in the
1852 convention.
/ Mr.. Hall told the nearly 200
State convention delegates here
yesterday that President Eisen-
hover had brought a new,
cleaner climate" to Washington.
I'm not saying that there hasn't
been any wrongdoing; you'll
have wrongdoing by Republic
cans, too" Mr.. Hall added.
I But now it's cleaned up rather
than covered up"
Mr.. Hall, completely ignoring
the prepared text of his address
that had been distributed to the
press hours before, said that
Dwight D. Eisenhower looks
upon 100 million Americans as
one big family"
II go over and talk politics
with him once in a while" the
chairman stated. But If / ever
suggested that he might pick up
a few votes by playing of one
group of our society against an
other, he'd throw me out of his
Office"
Needs House Seats
He told the convention that
Maryland had sent the President
"a good team" in Senators Beall
and Butler and Representatives
Hyde, Devereux and Miller. but
give us one or two more seats in
the House, because we're going
to need them"
Senator Butler also set aside
a speech he had prepared, be-
cause. he said. Senate Minority
Leader Knowland wanted him
and Senator Beall to return to
Washington Immediately to vote
on the Niagara power bill.
In brief remarks before he
rushed of, Senator Butler said
he thought "Glenn and / mean
ing Senator Beall) are really do
ing a good job for the State"
The convention delegates. about
80 Of whom were colored, renom-
mated Senator Butler in accord
Iance with Maryland's unit sys-
tenn law. 1t provides that State
wide candidates are nominated in
party convention by the unit
votes of the % counties and six
Baltimore City legislative dis
tricts cast for which ever candi-
date received the most popular
votes in the individual counties
and districts.
Nominating Speeches
The Republicans did 1t up
brown. however, with nominate
ing speeches. Former State At
torney General Edward D. e.
Rollins nominated Senator But
Ter, and seconding speeches were
given by Mr., Small, National
Committeewoman Bertha K. ADJ
kins and Maryland's Racing
Commissioner Albert Shugar.
No other names we're placed in
nomination.
Mr.. Small said former Senator
Willard z. Tydings. the Demo-
crat who viii oppose Senator
Butler this fall. had grown arro-
CANT In once and aloof from the
people he served"