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Show Mo kA taps uu (Feme Predicts Win For Dewey On 1st Ballot By Jack Ben , tmi .Amrr.PHTA, June 22 CW Thomas E. Dewey got the first big break of the Republican national na-tional convention Tuesday when Pennsylvania's favorite son. Sen. Edward Martin, ' suddenly withdrew with-drew In Dewey's favor. Martin announced further that he would place Dewey's name In nomination before the delegates Wednesday. Taft Undaunted by Coup PHILADELPHIA. Jane 22. (UP) -Sen. Robert A. Taft refused Tuesday to regard Gov. Thomas E. Dewey's coup la Pennsylvania as a fatal setback set-back to his chances for ttte . Repubiicaa presidential aoimV '. aatioB. How many of Pennsylvania's massive 7 3-vote delegation Martin can carry with him was the big question. Asked this question, Martin said: "I do not know. X have made no estimate." Seventy-two of the delegates have been pledged to Martin. The chairman of the delegation. Gov. Duff, is reported to be for Sen. Vandenberg first and then for Sen. Taft of Ohio, Jf Vandenberg Vanden-berg seems unlikely te make the grade. The Martin statement came after an hours-long- conference of key Pennsylvania leaders behind closed doors. Martin also conferred con-ferred with Dewey. Martin Surprises ' It came as a big surprise. T he Pennsylvania delegation, m a widely heralded caucus Sunday night had decided to stick with Martin Indefinitely. This had the effect of keeping the delegation on the fence a fence from which -Martin Jumped Tuesday. The Martin swing to Dewey came after a two and a quarter1 hour session of the convention devoted de-voted to speechmaking denouncing the Democratic administration. A platform was readied, too, on which the convention presidential choice will seek election to the White House. Martin said his withdrawal was in the interest of Republican harmony har-mony in this national convention which is locked in a terrific struggle strug-gle for the grand prize the presidential presi-dential nomination. "Would you predict Dewey's nomination on the first ballot?" a reporter asked Martin. "No, I am not on the Dewey staff." Martin replied. . "I wouldn't know that" Asked to guess what ballot It might be, he said: "I think an Intelligent In-telligent guess would be the first ballot" This third convention session ' the first of the second day - got . under way 22 minutes lata. It recessed re-cessed until 9 p.m. It produced the first thing resembling re-sembling a demonstration. The Nebraska delegation grabbed its banners and marched after Ben. Kenneth Wherry f ot off a hardhitting hard-hitting attack on President Truman Tru-man and the Democrats. Wherry is getting mention as a possible vice presidential nominee. When Wherry left oft Rep. See Pag 2, Columa a Martin Quifs To Boost . Dewey Stock Continued treat Page On Frances Bolton of Ohio and Sen. Raymond Baldwin of Connecticut took over. Sandwiched between wa sznusic On Brief Skis The convention's resolatlons committee came up shortly after midnight with a draft of a proposed pro-posed platform.. It must get the formal approval of the convention, but ordinarily that la given without with-out major agument As party platforms go. this is on the brief side, about 2400 words. And. as usual, it has a little something some-thing to offer for everybody. Taft Hustles The Intensity of the delegaU hunt was illustrated by tha activity activ-ity of Sen. Robert A. Taft Before the morning session of the sonven tion, he conferred with the Missouri Mis-souri and Kansas delegations. . Awaiting him were conferences with the Wisconsin, Tennessee. Utah. New Jersey, Vermont, Iowa, Alabama and Hawaii groups. Talking with newsmen. Taft declined de-clined comment on the attitude of the Missouri and Kansas delegations, delega-tions, but said he feels his chances of winning the nomination are "very promising." Backers of Gov. Thomas E. Dewey and of Harold E. Stassen were no less active. And friends of Sen. Arthur Vandenberg and of Speaker Joe Martin were talking talk-ing up their man. bidding for support sup-port for them as men the conven- ' tion could unite behind. r The convention won't get around to nominating speeches - until Wednesday. Balloting may begin Wednesday night but possibly not until Thursday. Hint Surprises Herbert Brown ell, one of Dewey's managers, told reporters it will be a "startling revelation' when the name of the delegate to nominate Dewey Is announced. This presumably was meant to hint that it will be some leading GOP figure not yet publicly declared de-clared for Dewey. With this blits whistling around them, the men who front for the hefty Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Massachu-setts, New Jersey and Illinois delegations dele-gations pulled further back into their shells. By. unspoken consent they seemed to be agreed that with -the probable exception of an Illinois Illi-nois turn for Taft there will be no big break for any of the top runners until a third roll call is reached sometime Thursday. |