European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 21, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                1948 the stars and stripes Page 7 Enas convention gets under Way soften been called the dignified always impeccably looks like a cartoonists of a typical e e Man us accepted should a in the Early has consistently re its to put him in the Concession to talks was a statement last Stassen Young and Strong that no Man could i such a Strong isolationist in to became a wholehearted a Juthe War Effort since the championship an his of knowledge and political ring Many controversial Tilting this country to an has won him Robert Taft born into politics friends arid admirers in both he was one of the first delegates to the United and for Many months steered this country policy in that Joseph William speaker of the whether or not he becomes a serious contender for the top spot will be much in evidence As the permanent chair Man of the convention where he will Wield another the 64yearold speaker is still known in Washington As the capitols most eligible but describes himself As a Plain old like he can claim an impressive background both in the newspaper business and As a successful his record on the wag hour Bill has brought him support from across party lines in his an Industrial Earl Warren of California has Bis states 53 and that 53 is All he 5iasbargained Warren has made no and has refused to even simulate Supchac he has said that he will accept the nomination if right now he is the most sought after in the gop those 53 votes Are liable to be a deciding Factor if an when a dead lock his great claim to Arthur Vandenberg leading Compromise Choice Fame is that he has never lost any kind of an in 1926 he was elected District attorney of Alameda county which includes and was elected for subsequent terms in 1930 arid in 1942 he ran for governor on the Republican ticket and made it despite the fact of the registered voters were democrats and in 1946 he not Only won reelection on the gop ticket but also captured the democratic Nomina Macarthur is a third generation both his father and Grandfather were Active gop work ers in Hei became the nations youngest chief of staff at 49 under president and he left that position to assume command of the philippine Macarthur War record is Well he was launched politically when he announced his availability Early this two other favorite sons Are possible dark horse Ohio John who has been overshadowed in recent months by tafts Ascendancy to the and Pennsylvania Edward who will carry that states votes on the first ballot Warren californian favorite Tes claim ballot Republican con s indication As to what the on the first they Talt and Harold tl1 Fae cording to the associated 27 22 19 10 421 i foreseen late Wendell Willkie Only one to nominate Dewey in ten were needed to decide on Harding in a to Gar Fields nomination on ballot in 1860 is the All of other it took the 105 ballot sin 1924 to John an All party v where republicans will gop confident of Victory at polls elation rides High As party weighs candidates by Phil Bucknell staff correspondent june 20 from the Plush business hotel municipal club houses on both sides of the tracks from All the 48 states the men who can get out the votes for the gop Are gathered Here to nominate a candidate for the White four years ago when the Dele Gates met in Chicago the War was not yet and the party was fighting against a Dent change horses in Midstream there is no such Damper n Republican ambitions and the gop claims the Man who gets nod Here this week will be the next president in the House on Penn democrats prowl ing around the fringes of the making arrangements for their own convention three weeks from by no Means concur with such wide Choice the delegates have a wide Field from which to and the prime backers of the declared the undeclared Candi the sons and the dark horses Are Busy filling rooms with smoke As they seek to Maneu ver the necessary 548 votes for their around the hotel lobbies Are pretty girls with Dewey for presi Dent buttons and Taft for presi Dent buttons and Stassen for president and pretty girls boosting the causes of Douglas Arthur Van Earl Warren and a Host of state Thomas Dewey sup porters started something in Chi Cago last convention when they aligned enlisting the Aid of Gerry Youel models v for Vandenberg and Victory vote a Symbol introduced by a new Jersey Booster of Vanden Berg at the gop convention in numerous Beautiful to Dis Pense Dewey the new yorker got the of his chief threat John whose supporters provided Only a boys found himself in second deadlock possibilities with three contestants running up Dewey and there will already More than the usual jockeying for the votes of a pledged delegates 409 and those now pledged to favorite sons in sup porters of candidates such As Mac Arthur and Warren who have both would accept nomination if believe if there is a dead lock among the leading their candidates could easily Nab Dele Gates abandoning firs Choice can in addition to the declared can Many delegations Are known to be willing to look favourably upon House speaker Joseph and other favorite sons dark horse expect deadlock to develop such Leverett Saltonstall and should that deadlock the Man expected to Benefit most is a Man has repeatedly asked that his name not be Michi Gans the chairman of the Senate foreign relations com Mittee has been referred to As being the one most Likely to break any might get second spot it has been suggested frequently that any of the three top contestants might Well be offered the vice presidential the As sumption is a contestant would accept the vice presidency Nomina Tion because it is believed that if Vandenberg were to accept and be he would be willing to serve Only one his running mate then would be in a preferential position in Mike so Supply Cue for convention music june 30 conventions Are usually noisy the bigger the Bandise less use Ful is the bandleader Little when the demonstrations Start the Leader has to get his men together quickly on the appropriate and he cant do that with a myer Davis has solved the problem for the 75piece orchestra be will conduct at the he will have direct communication with key men spotted in various sections with the Aid of a microphone at the podium connected to headsets Over the musicians the sedate Beauty of Independence he reflects the glory of a past in ring which Philadelphia was the heart of