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'Best Guesses' Divide
Southern Support
Between Taft, Dewey
By th« Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, June 21.—The
"best estimates” of Deep South del
egates to the Republican convention
are that Senator Taft Qf Ohio and
Gov. Dewey of New York are run
ning neck-and-neck in bids for
Southern support.
, Senator Vandenberg of Michigan
seemed likely to grab off sizeable
groups of delegates from both the
front-runners should they bog down
after five or six ballots.
Harold E. Stassen, as delegates
stand now. appears rertain of nu e,
maybe moie, Deep South votes on:
th first roll call. North Carolina’s
drlecation has two definitely for
Speaker Martin.
Courted as Never Before.
All delegates emphasized their
"best guesses" are based on condi
tions as they are today«" All admit
they were being courted politically
as never before.
. A run down of figures from
Southern delegations on which it is
possible to get more than one dele
gate to agree, showed twith “best
guesses” being used in all cases):
Taft, 73; Dewey. 70.
W. H. Gillespie of Clanton, an
Alabama observer and candidate for
Republican elector, said a series of
conversations with that State's 14
vote delegation indicate it will switch
to Senator Vandenberg in the event
of a Taft-Dewey deadlock. None
of the delegates, however, confirm
the 70-year-old Mr. Gillespie's sum
mation.
A source close to Texas' 33-vote
delegation said he believed the State
will go to Senator Vandenberg in
event of deadlock. As in the case
of Alabama, however, this was not
confirmed At least one delegate
challenged the prediction.
Hnuse Delegates Stand.
On the basis of "best guesses” by
delegates, this is how deep-South
delegations stand "as of now:”
Alabama—Dewey, 7: Taft, 7.
Florida—Dewey. 6: Taft, 6; Stas
. sen. 4.
Nortn Carolina—Dewey, 12 to 16:
Taft. 6 to 8: Stassen, 2: Martin.2.
(State has total of 26 votes).
Texas—Dewey, 2; Taft, 30; Van
denberg. 1.
Virginia—Dewey. 16; Taft. 5.
Louisiana—Dewey, 13 'questioned
by Chairman John E. Jackson).
Mississippi—Taft, 8 'contest pend
ing'.
Arkansas—Taft, 0; Dewey. 2;
Stassen. 2; undecided. 1.
Georgia—Contest pending on 16
vote delegation. One group favors
Taft, other reports majority for
Dewey. Latter group approved bj
National Committee, but Taft force
appealing to convention Credentials
Committee.
South Carolina—Six-vote delega
tion headed bv J. Bates Gerald of
Charleston, approved by National
Committee, but isn't saying yet how
it will vote. Group headed by B. L.
Hendricks of Estill appealing to (
Credentials Committee to seat it.
Georgia's squabble may bring the
first, floor test between forces of
Gov Dewey and Senator Taft, since
both sides have threatened to take
it, to the convention itself if the <
Credentials Committee rules again* <
them. 1
Platform \
t Continued From First Pagp.) v
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assert a set of principles intended t
io appeal to the working man. s
Biggest Split on Housing. p
The biggest GOP policy split t
seemed to be on housing.
Senator Taft, a leading presiden- (
t.tal aspirant, is reported to have (
told some other party leaders Iip is
displeased with the housing bill that ,
Congress passed in its dying hours.
This eliminated the public low-rent ’
housing, slum clearance and farm
housing aids in the Taft-Ellender
Waener housing bill that Senator
Taft drove to Senate passage weeks '
ago.
The measure finally passed, repre- i
nemed a victory for another Repub- i
Mean. Representative Wolcott, of t
Michigan, chairman of the House 1
Banking Committee. Mr. Wolcott
had cried "Socialism" at the dis
puted provisions of the Taft-backed
bill.
One of those who should know
said the platform probably will be f
ailent on the touchy public housing i
issue.
Action of Three Key Issues.
But the lawmakers in Washington (
quieted the platform-writers' jitters ,
just before yesterdav's dawn ad- ]
journment when they jammed
through bills dealing with three im
portant issues—foreign aid, the *
draft and farm policy.
The partv policymakers here were ,
reported to have kept the wires hot
all Saturday night pleading with
GOP leaders on Capitol Hill to make f
sure that legislation on which the '
platform must take a position was t
passed before Congress quit. f
Republicans figure they have dealt }
* blow to Democratic plans for hit- i
ting the' farm, issue hard in the 1
presidential election campaign.
The new farm program passed by
Congress in its closing hours yester- s
day provides for permanent Govern- t
ment price supports. f
• Second Request Not Heeded. j
But it did not touch on a second
major farm request from President^
Tinman That was for a "stand j
by ’ program to divert possible f
future food surpluses to low-income (
families instead of allowing them,
as the chief executive said, "to go
to waste while people are hungry." (
Ancher Nelsen. Minnesota farmer ;
and State Senator who headed a ]
platform subcommittee charged with
writing his party's 3948 farm plank, i
said the Democrats may try to ’
make political capital out of the ■
absence of this proposal from the
new farm measure.
"But therp's plenty or time to
dpal with that problem." Mr. Nelsen
told a reporter. "Congress meets j
again next January. It could take
the matter up then.”
The GOP farm plank has not yeti
be-.i made public. But Mr. Nelsen;
said it will pledge the Republicans,
to make any "improvements or j
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PHILADELPHIA.—GOV. DEWEY MOBBED BY SUPPORTERS—Gov. Dewey (arrow) was hemmed
in by well-wisners during a reception at iiis headquarters in the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel last
night. Mrs. Dewey is standing beside her husband.
spnator Taft and Mrs. Taft (center) were serenaded by members of the Ohio delegation at
Taft headquarters in the Benjamin Franklin Hotel yesterday. At left (hand raised) is Repre
sentative Bender of Ohio, who led the group. —AP Wirephotos.
:hanges in the farm program that
nay bo needed to make it ef
ective."
Battle Over Tidrlands Issue.
Meanwhile, a battle threatened
iver Western efforts to force in
lusion of the controversial tide
anas issue in the platform. With
he Resolutions Committee sched
led to take up the Western plank
his afternoon, it was questionable
hether it would include,* specific
pproach to the tidelands issue,
jrritorial statehood, or policy on
cctional river authorities for hydro
iectric development, irrigation and
ne like.
It was reliably reported that an
ffort. will be made to skirt the
horny tidelands issue.
The Resolutions Subcommittee on
Vestern Affairs meets with the full
ommittee this afternoon to lay be
ore it the results of nearly a week's
abor.
Although details were withheld, it
ras generally Jpelieved the proposed
tatement on Western policy does
lot deviate radically from 1944. and
hat. it follows with certain revisions
he platform adopted by the Western
tepub'ican conference at Denver.
Profits
(Continued From First Page.!
;ins have generally been main
ained."
The Board compiled data from the
jublished reports of 200 of the larg
est manufacturing corporations in
he country. They showed, accord
ng to the board:
"The average < median > profit aft
r income taxes (and other costs'
cas 7.8 cents per dollar of sales in
9f7. as compared with 6.7 cents in
946 and 7.2 cents in 1939. * * *
“Estimates for all corporations as
group indicate an even more fa
orable comparison of current with
irewar profit margins. This, is due
rimarily to the exceptionally small
lumber of unprofitable companies
a business today as contrasted to
irior years."
C ommerce supports Report.
The Commerce Department, in a
urvey revealed yesterday, supported
he report that business has taken
bigger and better turn after brief
lesitation in early 1948.
An upswing in spending and new
rders placed with factories during
4ay and this month ‘ marks the end
f the period of temporary hesita
ion." the survey said.
Stepped-up spending, it added.
>ut a halt to the piling up in stocks
f goods in the hands of business,
nventories had been showing a
arge increase in earlier months.
The rising clamor for goods also
irought a renewal in the price ad
ance and induced factories to pick
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With Dewey-Pledged Group
| By th* Associated Prejj
PHILADELPHIA. June 21.—The
old adage that politics sometimes
makes strange bedfellows found un
usual confirmation today in the Ore
gon delegation to the convention.
The Dewe.v-pledged group turned
up with Ted Gamble of Portland,
Harold E. Stassen’s convention floor
manager, as an alternate delegate.
Thomas C. Luke of Portland made
the designation so Mr. Gamble
could get floor credentials.
A hot dispute touched off by Mr.
Luke's action was smoothed over
only when Herbert Brownell. Gov.
Dewey's campaign manager, gave
his approval.
Mr. Luke appointed Mr. Gamble.1
up their production schedules, the
report said.
Behind the spending speedup the
department saw:
1, Lower taxes, which began leav
ing more money in pay envelopes
;as the lower withholding rates be
came effective at the start of May.
2. ‘‘Third round'' wage increases!
in the mass-production industries
“which in previous years established
! the pattern of wage increases for
many other industries."
' 3. Increased buying power under
the European Recovery Program.
Prices of foods and farm products,
j which had stumbled in early 1948.
got back on the upward path with
other prices, the department repor
ed, commenting that by the first
werk of June ‘ prices of goods were
within 2 per cent, and prices of farm
products within 4 per cent of their
earlier peaks. The i price* index for
commodities other than farm prod
ucts and foods was somewhat higher
than in January.”
1*2 Billion Backlog in Assets.
Strength in retail stores, it said,
continued to be concentrated largely
in four groups—automotive, build
ing materials, food and filling sta-j
: tions, which accounted for about,
one-half of total sales volume.
The American people started oft
this year with a $172,000,000,000
backlog in assets divided as follows:1
Cash. $20,600,000,000: checking ac
counts, $32,300,000,000; saving de
posits. $51,800,000,000; savings and
.loan shares. $9,200,000,000: Govern
ment securities, $58,100,000,000. the
Reserve Board's cash report said.
In addition there was $21,600,000.
000 held in trust funds along with
$150,400,000,000 in other personal
holdings.
But with spending increasing to
meet rising costs of living, Ameri
cans last year did not chalk up as
great a cash gain as in 1946. when
aowever. on the understanding mat
Vlr. Brownell would not stand In
he way.
Mr. Gamble thus became the sec
ond Stassen political manager to get
>n the Oregon delegation.
The other is Robert Elliott, who
lirected Mr. Stassen's unsuccessful
Dregon campaign and was elected
i delegate-at-large.
Both, however, are bound to Gov.
Dewey as a result of the State's
^referential primary. The New York
Dovernor won that contest by a
),000-vote margin.
Oregon law requires the delegates
o devote their "best efforts" toward
he nomination of the primary
winner.
he figure was $10,700,000,000. the
soard added.
Those that overspent their in
:ome either used past savings or
:redit to keep going—with some 3.
300.000 families reported to have
cashed all their Government sav
ings bonds last year.
Jap Beetle Quarantine
Put in Effect Here
The annual Japanese beetle quar
antine went in effect in the District
and nearby Virginia ard
counties today, the Agriculture De
partment revealed.
Fruits, vegetables and bulk ship
ments of cut flowers moving out of
“heavily infected areas" will be sub
ject to inspection and certification
until the beetles end their summer
flight.
The District is classified as "a
heavily infested area."
Alexandria is one of the infested
Virginia cities, together with Arling
ton, Fairfax and Loudoun Counties.
Other infested areas are listed as
he cities of Norfolk. South Norfolk,
Portsmouth and Suffolk and the
counties of Accomac. Norfolk.
Northampton, Princess Anne and
All of Maryland is classified as
infested except for the counties of
Allegany, Calvert, Charles, Garrett,
St. Marys and Washington.
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Maryland Caucus Due
On Delegate Problem
But All Get Seats
By th« Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, June 21.—The
Maryland delegation to the Repub
lican convention scheduled a caucus
today to determine what to do about
too many delegates at large.
Maryland voters elected eight del
egates at large and 12 district del
egates to represent the State's 16
votes. Robert O. Bonnell of Balti
more, delegation chairman, said the
idea was to have the delegates at
large use one-half vote each.
The National Committee, how
ever. ruled that half votes are un
acceptable.
However, as the convention opener',
this morning, all 20 of Maryland'
delegates had seats. Maryland'.
National Committeeman. Jaco>
France, had obtained assistant ser
geant at arms badges for the ‘‘ex
tras" and the entire delegation wa,
seated together.
Mr. France outlined a plan where
by the 20 delegates would continue
to sit together and still cast only
the acceptable 16 votes.
The half votes of the eight dele
gates at large would be "paired” or
compressed into one full vote for
each pair of half votes for the same
candidate. Any odd fractional votes
would not be counted. In case ol.
add fractional votes Maryland would
then cast less than its allotted tota
of 16 votes.
This plan will be presented to the
Maryland delegation for ratifica
tion at the State caucus today.
One of the delegates at large fc
Mr. Bonnell. The others are Deeley
K. Nice of Baltimore. D. Elridge
Rinehart of Hagerstown, Theodore
R. McKeldin of Baltimore, Arthur
J. Payne of Baltimore, E. Dale
Adkins of Easton, Mrs. Harvey D.
Kline of Hagerstown and Thomas
E. Latimer of Glenndale.
Two New Methodist
Bishops Installed
By the Associated Press
ALBANY. N.Y., June 21.—’Two
new Methodist bisriops. Lloyd
Christ Wicke and John Wesley Lord, I
today prepared to assume their
new duties.
Bishop Wicke, who replaces
Bishop James H. Straughin in the
Pittsburgh area, and Bishop Lord,
who succeeds Bishop Lewis O. Hart
man in the Boston District, were
consecrated yesterday at colorful
ceremonies in Trinity Church.
They were elected last week at
the five-day quadrennial North
eastern jurisdictional conference.
More than 1.200 Witnessed the
ceremonies in which eight bishops
participated.
The service opened with a pro
cession, led by a vested choir. The
participating clergy and bishops.1
clad in academic gowns and hoods. 1
followed. The bishops-elect were
flanked by elders who presented
them to the consecrators.
Bishop Fred P. Corson of Phila
delphia and Bishop Straughn con
secrated Bishop Wicke, who was
presented by the Rev. L. D. Spaugy
and the Rev. Harry A. Price, both
of Pittsburgh.
Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam of
New York and Bisl»p Hartman
consecrated Bishop Lord. The Rev.
J. Edgar Washabough of Morris
town, N. J„ and the Rev. Arlo A. i
Brown of Madison, N. J. presented
Bishop Lord.
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Nanking, succeeds Sir B. Rama Rau,
who is en route to become mo.a;
Ambassador In Wasningion.
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