| Show L f 1 f ff f A E IKES IKE'S CHANCES r Y M MY Y A J JM r M f f 3 r s yf 1 l lr rr r f I JY i x 1 p. f r 1 4 A p. p I. I A jJ j- j J f v q v. v i I r I H. H 4 G. G t A I f J. J I I I c. c J J t 0 I AP AP P Fine on Ike Bandwagon Gov John Fine reported definitely supporting Eisenhower enjoys en en- enjoys joys jOS a laugh with Pennsylvania Young Republican at convention I Taft Awarded 22 12 Votes Voles in Texas Issue By LYLE C C. C WILSON ILSON CONVENTION HALL CHICAGO CHICAGO CHI CHI- CAGO July 9 UP UP Gen Dwight D D. D Eisenhower copped 13 disputed southern delegates in his drive for the Republican presidential nomination Wednesday and was to have won the powerful powerful powerful power power- ful backing of Pennsylvania's Gov John S S. S Fine The big California delegation decided to cast 60 of its 70 votes for the generals general's side in a floor fight that will rage late Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day or Wednesday night over 17 CONVENTION HALL CHI CHI- CHICAGO CHICAGO CHICAGO CAGO Jul July 9 WO 1 Sen William Villiam Knowland said Wednesday California's California's California's Cal Cal- vote 70 delegation will vote for Earl Warren through at least two G GOP 0 P presidential nominating bal bal- lots I contested delegates from Georgia The G GOP 0 P convention creden creden- credentials credentials committee refused to give Eisenhower 17 more votes his backers claimed in Texas and will carry their battle for them to the convention floor Wednesday night The net effect of the days day's maneuverings maneuverings ma- ma was to give Eisenhower Eisenhower Eisen Eisen- hower bower a sizeable boost toward the nomination for which he is battling against a still leading Sen Robert A. A Taft Wind rind Up Battle BatHe Battler T r h e credentials committee wound up its part in the roaring fight over contested southern delegations delegations del del- by voting Taft 22 to a Texas total of 38 and giving 16 to Eisenhower Ike backers claim legal title to 33 They will fight for the full number on the convention floor and md also will do battle in the same area Wednesday night for 17 Georgia delegates awarded by bythe bythe bythe the credentials group to Taft Tuesday The Republican Convention Credentials Committee awarded See Page 5 Column 7 Ike Given Two Powerful Boosts In Louisiana California Moves Moves' Continued from Page One I Eisenhower 13 contested Louisi Louisiana ana delegates 11 of oC them 1 at the 1 expense of oC Sen Robert A A. A Taft I 1 These developments came as i the G OOPs 0 Ps P's national convention convention con- con more than 24 hours behind behind behind be be- beI I hind schedule crawled through I Ithe the third day of its 1952 meeting There was lots of mighty campaign campaign cam camS oratory at Convention Hall but the days day's big show was in inthe inthe inthe the ornate Gold Room of the Congress Hotel where the credentials credentials credentials cre cre- committee heard the thelast thelast thelast last delegate contests tests from Louisiana and Texas Nearly 1000 spectators crowded into the marble and alabaster and plated gold-plated room to watch I the battle of oC titans over southern delegates whom the I II I Eisenhower camp says were I II I stolen by the Taft machine The I days day's f fiercest wrangle was over the 38 delegates from Texas I Award of oC the 13 Louisiana deleI delegates dele dele- g gates ates to E Eisenhower followed I Tuesdays Tuesday's decision to hand the I 17 Georgia votes to Taft The The committee vote was unanimous Taft men have a majority on the credentials committee But they I decided to let Eisenhower havethe have havethe the Louisianans for Louisianans for for the sake of oft M I 1 harmony they said and to quiet I I Eisenhower charges of fraud No Harmony Mood But the Eisenhower forces trailing Taft in assured votes for forthe forthe forthe the presidential nomination were I I Lin in no mood for or harmony They I intended to fight to the end on the convention floor to reverse I I the credentials committee on onI I Georgia Georgia and and on Texas if the committee goes against them on on I that state I I I 1 I I The 13 new Louisiana votes voles Drought brought Eisenhower's total in the United Press tabulation to but Taft still was out ahead with It takes to nominate Republican national chairman Guy George Gabrielson said he expected the credentials committee commit commit- tee could hand its report on the Southern disputes to the convention convention convention conven conven- tion when the night session convenes convenes con con- venes Eisenhower forces then planned to appeal to the floor from adverse decisions by the committee The Taft-Eisenhower Taft c earn camps a m p s agreed to a two hour time limit for each side in arguments on the contests California's nia's nias decision to throw 60 votes in with Ike on the Georgia Georgia Georgia Geor Geor- gia contest was an important gain for the general in this fight For President California is still holding holding holding hold hold- ing out for favorite son Earl E E. E Warren on the first ballot In the Texas dispute the Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican National Committee awarded 22 Texas delegates to Taft and 16 to the general ignoring ignoring ignoring ing declarations by Eisenhower forces that they were entitled to 33 Taft men waged a no quarter credentials committee war for their 22 Texans The senator himself himself him him- self said his side would go all out outon outon outon on the convent convention on floor for the 17 Taft Georgians How the convention votes on those contests conceivably could be he decisive in the Taft Eisen hower bower struggle for the lid nomination nomination nomina nomina- tion ion on which balloting r may a start Thursday night I Taft told a group of Wisconsin delegates that its exceedingly important that we win t the e Geor- Geor |
