Show Arthur Says f Ill I'll Il Run uman Also f Makes Makes' Bid Bd for or Top Spot as resident Declares 1 ck pell ASHINGTON March 9 UP P- P MacArthur Ma bid openly for top topon on oil the Republican ticket e ay even as President Tru- Tru foreclosed his mortgage on convention two announcements only apart in Tokyo and Wash- Wash Mi far n-far far overshadowed Tues- Tues New Hampshire primary the Tactual 1 voting for delegates ie c national party conventions cArthur's message saying he sellable table but will not actively the presidency caught protes- protes G GOP P O politicians by sur- sur put put the year old star five-star ral in the e positive candidate f along w with Ut Gov Thomas A. A ey Y of New flew se York Sen Robert aft Taft of ot Ohio former GOld Gov GO bid ld Id E. E Stassen of at Minnesota Gov Earl Warren of at Call Call- Names No Party supreme allied commander panS pan jan named no party in his that he would ac- ac public duty to which I It It it t be called by the American P a It This his statement took note of act Fact that his name has been ed d in the Wisconsin f primary next month Also 10 days ago the general sent ge ige to G 0 O P headquarters ch ich he be said The The Republican f has never deviated from the that all political power eslin the people his til announcement Monday t MacArthur said C have haves bet been n informed that peti- peti have have been filed in Madison b by many of my fellow citi citi- f f. Wisconsin presenting my to the electorate for consid consid- tn flat riat at th the primary on April 6 deeply grateful for this neou display of friendly ence N No man could fail faU tor to r f 1 stirred by such a ac ac Jc c c movement in this hour of import national ade and ad temporal and spirit- spirit e i Were f I Ito to Shrink Me lie it seems unnecessary for fori i repeat that I do pot actively or covet any office an and have plans lana lans f for r leaving my post inn in inn a. a n I 1 i can say and with due ity that I would be recreant concepts ot of good citizen- citizen were 1 I to shrink because of ot hazards and responsibilities from accepting any public to which I might be called by American people cArthur's Arthurs Arthur's announcement wid- wid Wl f further r er an already Republican n field jid d Mr Truman's decision tove to toye ye ve a new wedge into the cratic party split over his rights frIghts program B action killed any practical of t Dixie party members for promise candidate generally agree that the thc president has spoken the canno cannot be denied him J presidents president's availability was known by Democratic Chair- Chair r tJ J. J Howard McGrath Grave Gra Report the lobby obby outside Mr Tru- Tru White House office Mc- Mc gravely told a ring of ree refS re re- re- re fers e e president has authorized say lay ay th that t if he is nominated ae e C national Democratic conon con- con on U n. n he will accept and run run announcement had none of ama rama that marked the late Roosevelt's statement at a do d-do door a-door r news conference in that at he tie would seek seck a fourth Mr Truman's decision to go i See Page 2 Column 3 M Arthur Says Hell He'll ill Run Truman Also Continued from Page Pare One after his first full tun year four-year term touched off ott even greater controversy controversy controversy con con- within his own party Menaced by Henry Wallaces Wallace's Independent independent In Independent In- In dependent bid for the presidency has shown hown signs of fallIng fall fall- Ing apart at the seams because ol of southern anger over Mr Truman's Truman civil rights proposals With all an of or th this in m mind nd Sen Elmer Thomas Thom s D. D Okla told a reporter there isn't int a chance in inthe inthe the he world for Mr Truman nan to win winn In n NC November ye ber Out of South Row Rosy This TIis estimate was regarded as significant because Tho Thomas as has not Joined In the outcry of ot his Dixie colleagues against the anti anti- lyn lynching poll anti tax job anti-job discrimination and and Jim anti-Jim Crow v measures the president has asked congress to pass Thomas hom s his 1113 finger on thep the p l e of a border political state state state- the he kind Mr Truman must carry It f he wins a a close race over his unnamed R Republican 4 opponent The Tn OkI Oklahoman h man said ald he a ticket made up pp of ot Gen Gem DwIght D. D Eisenhower and James Tames A. A Fancy Farley Both Both however have s said ld they vont run Asked whether Mr Truman's an announcement 1 Was Vas the result remit of rumors that some of the big city bosses want to dump the president president dent ent McGrath replied Im glad as national chairman that hat this statement puts at rest all 11 these rumors No Southern Comfort But there was wu n nothing U ng in the presidents residents presidents declaration to give th the southErners southerner any comfort on the civil ivil cIvil rights Issue As AShe he emerged fr from m a 90 min ute uteJ conference in Mr Truman Truman's office office with I Gad Gael Sullivan the Democratic committee committees executive director McGrath said on this point The presidents president's position is unchanged un un- changed hanged since he lie delivered his message message mes- mes sage age to congress and I might say aay ay that in my view vie his position as expressed in the message is as 83 old as the constitution itself and as s new ew as the 1944 Democratic plat plat- form orm To a question whether a a vice residential presidential candidate candidate- had been discussed McGrath laughingly relied replied replied re re- re- re plied lied My gosh we forgot that The Tokyo announcement pl plainly surprised most o t. t Rep bli- bli ans cans They had looked for the allied Hied commander to remain silent silentor for br or some time to come I II I But the move served blunt n notice U e eOn On n both Dewey and Stassen the U the e etwo twp two wp contenders In ys New Hampshire lampshire b balloting that balloting that a vie vie- to ory for MacArthur in Vis Wisconsin's way three race next month w would ula be e followed I by widespread efforts forts In n his behalf elsewhere I Most politicians politicians looked looked for MacArthur's MacArthurs MacArthurs MacArthur's MacArthurs MacArthur's Mac- Mac Arthurs Arthur's entry in the ra race e to affect Taft most directly Many of Taft Tafts backers ackers have had a good load word t tsay to toay say ay for the general For instance Sen Hawkes CR R N. N T. T J J. in commenting on MacArthur's MacArthurs MacArthurs MacArthur's Mac Mac- Arthurs Arthur's announcement said the general would make a- a ae e pres- pres Ident dent II Ma MacArthurs U ur s. s own ba backers kers were overjoyed Warren Wright national national na- na I ional head of ot th the for MacArthur-for- I America club said The nation las has been for pr of Ing the generals general's acceptance and nd now now our prayers have lave been i answered On Capitol Hill Rep A A. A.- L. L Miler Mil Mil- leI ler er TR R. R Neb eb Mn Ma MacArthur's MacArthurs r s longtime long long- ong- ong time Ime friend said he w would renew his ils efforts to have hav th the general make a personal appearance inthIs inthis in thIs his country Miller was unsuccessful In earlier attempts to persuade de Ma MacArthur Arthur to o testify In pers person n. n on aid to China The Th One Man lan ManTe ManThe The Te Nebraskan termed MacArthur Mac Mac- Arthur Artnur the one man who can be nominated and c certainly elected o On n the Republican ticket i Otherwise congressional l comment com corn merit ment on MacArthurs MacArthur's move was was mixed |