Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-19
KnowIand Aims
To Extend Drive
To More States
BY GOULD LINCOLN


Senator Knowland of Cali
fornia, mistaken by the recent
flood of predictions that Presi-
dent Eisenhower will run, is
definitely planning to extend his
own primary campaign for the
Republican presidential nominal
ton.
States of candidates for dele
gates to the Republican Ma
tional Convention. pledged to or
favorable to the nomination of
Senator Knowland, will be en-
tered in California, Florida and
Wisconsin. it was learned yester-
day, unless there is an early an
nouncement by Mr.. Eisenhower
that he intends to stand for a
second term.
Senator Knowland's namel
already has been entered in the
Alaska and Illinois presidential
preferential primaries, and a
slate Of delegates favorable" to-
him has been placed in New
Hampshire. Also friends have
circulated petitions to have him
placed on the ballot in the Min
neSota primary.
Doubts Second Term Race
The California Senator, Re-
publican leader of the Senate.
still feels it unlikely that the
President will seek another four
year term. Therefore, he is TAX
ing no chances Of losing out I'M
the presidential primary States I
through failure to have his name |
on the ballots.
Campaigning in those States
Is already under way, particu-
larly among Democrats, The
first primary will be held in New
Hampshire March 10, and the
second in Minnesota March 20.
And In both of those States
there will be contests between
the supporters of Adlai Steven
son and Senator Kefauver of
Tennessee for the Democratic
nomination.
Pro-Eisenhower delegate can
didates have been entered in
New Hampshire, and the Presi-
dents name has been entered in
the Illinois primary. Also, dele
egate candidates favorable to Mr..
Eisenhower have been entered in
many other States, among them
Massachusetts,. where Republic
can Gov. Christian Herter is at
least sleeping" candidate. Gov.
Herter will head the pro-Eisen-
hover delegate slate which is
expected to sweep the Repub-
ican presidential primary,
If Mr.. Eisenhower makes his
decision known by March /. as
he has indicated he will, the
situation for Senator Knowland
and other potential Republican
candidates will be greatly SIM
plifled. However, Senator Know
land will go right ahead with
the mechanics Of getting him.
self into the California, Florida
and Wisconsin primaries.
Under California law, delegate
candidates and candidates for /:
President themselves must file
affidavits by March 7. The dead
line in Wisconsin is March 2 and
in Florida March 6.
Senator Knowland is going to
Wisconsin next week end to look
over the situation. Some Repub- +:
hcan leaders there are said to !:
be favorable to him. Gov. Kohler, |:
however, is heading a slate IA /:
vorable to Mr.. Eisenhower.
1t was learned, too, that Sem I:
ator Knewland is seriously con-
sidering proposals to enter his !:
name in some Eastern State
presidential primaries, including (:
New Jersey and Maryland. i:
II the President decides not to /:
run, Senator Knowland will !:
have plenty Of competition for:
the presidential nomination, |:
among them two fellow Cali
fornians, Vice President Nixon
and Gov. Knight.
Gov. Knight has predicted he
will head a pro-Knight delega-
ton at the convention if Mr.. |:
Eisenhower fails to run.
Gov. knight Understands"
Senator Knowland predicted
yesterday there would be more
than one slate of delegate candi- |:
dates on the Republican side of
the California primary. And he
said Gov. knight understands"
the situation.
Should the President run,
Senator Knowland is prepared to
give his support to the renomin- /:
alton and reelection Of Mr.. /;
Eisenhower. 1t will be too late
to take his name out of some |:
Of the primary contests, but he
will make it clear to the voters
that he is for Mr.. Eisenhower. |:
Also. Senator Knowland is
prepared to go down the line
for the Eisenhower program, as
Republican leader of the Senate,
whether the President becomes
o candidate or not. The Presi-
dents veto Of the natural gas
bill, Senator Knowland said, will
not affect his support of the
program-despite the fact SEN
ator Knowland favored that
measure.
The California senator said he
has not heard of any drive to
drop Vice President Nixon as
Mr.. Eisenhower's running mate. !