The Glacier reporter., 1963-11-28
Washington
News Notes
Nixon Has a Chance
Ike Helping Cause
Doubt In viefnsm-
The Economy In "a

John Kennedy in a close 1860
presidential election and thought
finished two years later by Gov
ernor Edmund Browns victory
in a gubernatorial race, is in the
running for the 1864 COP nomi-
nation.
This has become clear i'm the
last few weeks, one primary rea-
son being the attitude of former
President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
The former Supreme Command
er and President said recently
the COP convention might turn
to Nixon in the event of a dead
lock.
This was tantamount to Ike
saying he hoped for a deadlock
and for others not to give up
hope that such a deadlock would
occur. To some observers it has
become increasingly obvious that
Ike shudders at the thought of
Senator Barry Goldwater's nomi-
nation.
Those of this opinion, and
there are many, believe the for
mer President would undercut
his efforts of the moment if he
said as much publicly. He did
say in recent interview people
usually don't know what they
mean" when they say they are
for Goldwater because he is a
conservative.
He also said flatly that Nixon
would be a likely man if the
convention deadlocked next June.
He used such terms as "courag-
eous" in describing the former
Vice President.
Ironically, a little more active
support from Ike in 1860 might
have won the election for the
Californian. But there were
things the President would not
do and there was also a school
of thought among Nixon men
that favored staying away from
the Eisenhower record as much
as possible.
This combination reduced Els
enhower's role in the 1860 cam
paign, and this - coupled with
. some evidences of doubt in Els
enhower's mind in 1852 and 1856
: left the impression Eisenhower
! was not all-out in his persona
enthusiasm for Nixon.
: Today he is turning to the for
: mer Vice President as possibl!
: a man who could make contes
r of it with Goldwater and Presi
: dent Kennedy. The suspicion il
some quarters is that Governor
{ Nelson Rockefeller couldn't wiz
: national election.
The key to the COP picture
is whether the eastern Repub
licans. Ike, Rockefeller and the
, others. can prevent Goldwatel
from lining up over fifty pei
cent of the delegates prior Il
next June. This fight is now 60
! ing on within the Republican
: Party, and Goldwater is yer!
D.. close to having his majority.
The United safes rates 1t!
fortunes as having improved IL
Vietnam as a result of the couI
which overthrew the controver
sial Diem regime, but there ar'
some not so sure about Gen
Ton That Dinh. 1t was Dinh wht
proved the key figure in the re
cent revolt against Diem.
He was thought loyal by Diem
until almost the very end. HI
was the man who organized tht
, raids against the Buddhists anc
their temples. Thus he has beer
on both sides, and recently. Tit
latest report is that some gen
j. erals are vying with him fo
power in a schism developing
among members of the ruling
Ijunta.
This is an old story in Asia
while morale among soldier
has risen, and while U. S. OF
ficials are relieved that th'
Diem regime is ousted, U. S
I troubles in Vietnam may not ye
be over.
Senator Harry F. Byrd's pro
, posal that tax cutting legisla
I ton wait until 1864 threaten
the Kennedy Administration
!. plans for 1864. If the economy /
[ certain to be expanding, tax cut
!. are needed, in the official view
If Byrd, Chairman of the pow
1 erful Finance Committee, ca
= delay tax cut legislation unit
/ 1864, their effect, even if the,
!, apply to 1864, will not be notice
able by November, the date o
= the Presidential election.