Salt Lake Telegram | 1952-07-05 | Page 1 | Utah GOP Aid Arrives at Mother's Bedside

Utah GOP CAP Aid Arrives At Mothers Mother's Bedside Mrs 1 Ivy Baker Priest Priest Utah's Utah's Republican national committeeman committee- committee man arrived in Salt Lake City Friday at midnight from the G GOP 0 P Convention in Chicago to tobe tobe tobe be at the bedside of her critically ill mother mothe I Her mother Mrs 1 Clara Baker 2631 Chadwick St. St is confined at I Latter-day Latter Saints Hospital and is i suffering from a blood clot in the brain Mrs 1 Priest forced to cut short I I h her her r stay at the nominating con con- said her year old mother is unconscious and that there is little hope for survival Called From Meet leet The Utahn was called from the meeting of the national committee commit commit- tee which was considering the contested Texas Texas Texas' delegates and advised of her mothers mother's illness On the political situation on she said she voted on seating of Georgia and Louisiana contested delegates at earlier sessions She further said she voted in favor of oC the convention being televised Votes Convictions I felt fell I should certainly vote my convictions she said Mrs Priest also said she believed believed be be- the contested delegates I will take their case to the floor 1 of oC the convention I Although favoring the Eisenhower Eisenhower Eisen ELsen- hower faction she said It will be a close race between between between be be- tween two outstanding Ameri Ameri- cans I could wholeheartedly support either cither of them in the presidential race Mrs 1 Priest said it will be impossible impossible im im- im possible for her to return to the Chicago convention