Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 March 1952 — Page 12
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By CHARLES LUCEY ~The Minnesota result led to new Seripps-Howard Staff Writer 5 speculation on a possible Taft-|
WASHINGTON, Mar. 20— Eisenhower deadlock in the Re-|
3 vg i ¢ publican’'s July convention in! ‘onfidence became jubilation ice. It found Gen. Douglas]
imong Eisenhower-for-Presi- MacArthur mentioned by some,
¢ shrewd politicians ‘as the most | lent. leaders today I the oiew el to the GOP nominawake of the General's spectacular) [tion if a deadlock should occur, ‘howling in the Minnesota presi-| {ential primary. | From them ame forecasts; hat the torrent’ f: more than} 106,000 write- in 4 votes for Ike § ifter last week's’ New Hampshire victory, would ittract for their’, ide the doubters ind waverers who. have been | slow “to decide | boom, where to jump. | The ditty, which praises Gen. Politicians disagreed on wheth- Dwight Di Eisenhower as a presir the Minnesota razzle-dazzle dential ¢andidate, brought a neant Gen. Eisenhower would laughing, capacity audience to its!
| Arthur group are saying that if 2 {the Taft campaign falters, the’
By United Press NEW YORK, Mar. 20Ike,” political song in Irving Ber-| 'Yn's “Calli Me Madam,” appeared today to be an accurate barome74 [ter for audience reaction to each
Mr. Lucey
pull a Willkie” and run off with feet at the Broadway musical last! the Republican presidential nomi | pight. nation much as happened in 1940.) The General's men said it did. And they prepared to take full D . G4 k yeychological advantage of the ou 's oC
lemonstration of their man’s
aolid appeal at the polls. Pre-| Rises i in
sumably, it will be enyounesd| formally that Paul Hoffman, | ‘former ECA administrator and GOP Race present head of the Ford Foundation, will move into an important| new role in the Eisenhower cam-| paign. WASHINGTON, Mar. 20-—Gen. Generally, the politicians said Douglas MacArthur is the man
that although what has happened | so far hasn't dented the solid core
United Press Staff Correspondent
most discussed here as a compro-
of pledged Taft delegate strength, (mise presidential candidate {if it certainly makes-it harder for Taft and Eisenhower forces deadthe Taft people to nail down new [loc k the Republican National
l( ‘onvention Some of the top Republicans in [town are convinced Gen. MacAr-
I Like Ike" [thur will be nominated. The General, himself, disclaims presidential ambitions. He. asked that his
Sweeps Over mn: x xr ou ot roceninl -..Europeans
delegates.
he counseled his friends to support Sen Robert A. Taft (R. 0.)
r ig not-act- [© By R. H. SHACKFORD ing like.a candidate, But he talks Soripps-Howard Staff Writer like one.” He ‘was In Jacksog;
Already, some in the pro-Mac-|
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By LYLE CO. WILSON
Senator's strength should be the Senatorts showing in MinrePitened to Gen. BasAShur with. sota write-in votes was remark: e Tact and aoley uigye tia oe able, because he did everything much alike politically, and that Possitde “0 keep his name out of {1f it becomes plain that “Bob can’t the balloting. win,” the chance should. be passed - They contended the Eisenhower to one who can. Gen. MacArthur faction spent a sizeable wad of in their view, fills the bill, money in a newspaper-radio camThe Taft people, however, scoff paign for the write-in. Other poat talk that things are looking litical observers sald Ike's writerough for their man. They sald In was aided by a deep resent-
They clapped loudly to show|of ‘a Republican lapproval of Gen. Eisenhower's hopeful of getting his party back| (into the executive mansion, surprise showing as a “write-in” In the original version, two candidate in Tuesday's Minnesota, actors portraying Democratic primary. |8enators brushed aside Mr. Har-| Mr. Berlin wrote the song to! [rington’ 8 solo by chorusing “He's give the musical, which starsnot bidding . .. . even though | Ethel Merman as a party-loving they seem to think he’s kidding,” ambassador to the mythical king-| Bubsequent developments forced! dom of Lichtenbourg, a constant Mr. Berlin to change the lyrics {lyrical springboard for lampoon- to “He's no politician . . . what's ing or enshrining presidential more, he's in top condition.” Suis, | Don Hershey, stage manager, L everything else in the said the song “Brought down the satire on Washington politcs, the rafters the day Ike left for his song was subject to constant revi-| job in Europe and there was real sion to stay abreast of developments. the night after the New HampOn opening night, and for many shire primaries.” subsequent performanc es, the, “But the second biggest riot song was called “They Like Ike, "was right after he made that and was sung then, as now, by! qualified okay on a White House Pat Harrington, playing the part bid,” Mr. "Hershey recalled.
ov) | Ike’ s Song Cheered Loudly on Broadway
PARIS, Mar. 20—There’'s a big Miss.,, yesterday telling a joint
“1 Like Ike" wave of enthusiasm | session of the State Legislature
among Europeans. {what was the matter with the Gen. Dwight Eisenhower's sen- Truman administration. He found sational showing In Minnesota, no good in it, on top of New Hampshire, has caused many Europeans to hope]
the presidency. . | Before Strangely enough, only three|ries began § eng" generally was months ago West Europe officials judged to be fir out in front in shuddered at the thought of Ike|the race for Republican presi-
leaving his North Atlantic Treaty dential nomination. New Hamp- |
Organization (NATO) command. shire and Minnesota primary re-|
Today, many think the best turns have established Gen.! chance for continuing America’s | {Dwight D. Eisenhower as a interest in NATO is if Ike wins strong contender. the presidency. | There is no sure winner yet in| Thus Gen, Eisenhower can | sight, The issue may easily be! leave for the U. 8. t6 compaign in doubt until the last roll is! anytime and take with him the csjjed at the best wishes of the Atlantic Pact tion next July. countries. Decision Due
Some NATO officials feel lke's hoping for a deadlock and to be-|
NATO role is about completed come the compromise nominee. |
anyway. His prestige was needed So is Gov. Earl Warren of Calibadly in the early days. Now, fornia,
they 00 8 IAD OF IOAMAE DrOSHES| rrr argent Foul oviate
tion serves buyers and sellers Many also feel that Ike should| °° make a decision soon on depart.| \M The Sunday Times.
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“Two states don't make a President,” one West Europe official! acknowledged. “But if Ike only wanted a call to duty, the voters of New Hampshire and Minnesota seem, to have issued a pretty clear one.” Europeans fear if it isn't Ike, it will be Sen. Robert A. Taft. They feel Ike would be more sympathetic to them. |
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Since then, Mr. Berlin has changed the lyrics again. The ‘new chorus goes: “I like Ike . . . I'll shout it over a mike . . . Or a phone, or from the high- | est steeple, % I like Tke and Ike is easy to like.” The present chorus ends with “Why even Harry Truman says, ‘I like Ike.” That's where the {house usually responds with rolling applause,
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PERU, Mar. 20 (UP)-—Omer (Holman, publisher of the Peru | Republican and one of the oldest active newspapermen in Indiana, (will celebrate his 80th birthday anniversary Mar. 30 with a party {at the civic center here.
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