Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-10
POLITICS
Nixon Preferred Over Rockefeller
In Survey Of Republican Leaders
Continued From First Page

ator Dirksen OF Illinois. /; SEN
ator Cooper Of Kentucky. /:
former Gov. Dewey Of New
York, /: Representative Halleck
OF Indiana. minority leader OF
the House. /. and Senator
Bridges OF New Hampshire. /.
Thirty-two were undecided or
had no second choice for Presi-
dent.
The poll on FIRST choice for
the vice'presidential nomination
showed: Nixon. 2: Rockefeller,
II: Goldwater. 9: Secretary OF
Interior Fred Seaton. 4: Lodge,
4; Secretary OF Labor Mitchell.
5; Simpson. 3: Dirksen. 3: for
mer Senator Jenner Of Indiana.
2; Senator Cooper Of Ken
lucky. 2: Senator Morton OF
Kentucky chairman of the Ma
tional Committee), q: Repre-
sentative Aleer OF Texas, 2. and
l each for the following: Secre-
tary OF the Treasury Anderson,
Knowland. atratton, former
Gov. Handley of Indiana, Fred
c. Scribner. Undersecretary of
the Treasury; Attorney Gen.
eral Rogers, Halleck. John Roo
sevelt. Postmaster General
Summerfleld, Gov. Underwood
Of West Virginia, and Secretary
Of State Christian A. Herter.
Undecided. "a.
Second choice for the vice
presidential nomination found
secretary Of the Interior Seaton
leading with 9 supporters, Cole
water with 4. Rockefeller 3.
Lodge 2; scattering added up
to %. and AZ had no choice in
this category.
The poll on choice between
Nixon and Rockefeller gave
Nixon rs, Rockefeller 6. Six
were undecided.
The final questionable most
likely nominees for President
and Vice President aside from
personal preference - produced
the following combinations:
Nixon and Rockefeller, II; Nix
on and Lodge, 4; Nixon and
Goldwater. 2; Nixon and Sea-
ton, /; Nixon and Halleck. /:
Nixon and Cooper, /; Nixon
and Simpson, 1; Rockefeller
and Nixon, 1: Lodge and Cape
hart, /: Lodge and Anderson, |
/; Nixon and Stratton, /, and
Nixon and Rogers. /.
On that question, many who
favored Nixon gave his name
without any running mate and
the same held true of those who
favor Rockefeller for President. |
A large number did not reply
to the question at all. Many
indicated their belief that the
vice presidential nominee would
depend in large part on the
choice for President. Some said
they thought the presidential
nominee should have a major
voice In the selection of the
man for second place on the
ticket.
"Much Can Happen"
Several Of those included in
the undecided" list said it is
too early" to express an opin-
ion regarding a choice for the
presidential nomination, Much
can happen in Is months" one
of these leaders wrote. This
may explain the silence of some
who failed to answer the ques-
tiounahe.
Doubt was expressed by sew
eral party leaders that Gov.
Rockefeller would accept a vice
presidential nomination If it
came his way. The theory was
that he would prefer to serve
curt his term as chief executive
of that State and perhaps run
for a second term. making a
try for the top national spot
in 1864.
1t should be recalled, how
ever, that another Republican
governor of New York did ac-
cept a vice presidential nomi-
nation and went on to become |
President - Theodore Roose-
welt. Further. Gov. Rockefeller
is in a strategic position politi-
cally. He does not have to re-