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TV KOHT MEBrORD (OMOOK) MAIL TRIBUNE Thursday. August 23. 19SS Eisenhower Builds Fire Under Republican House and Senate Candidates Joe Smith Gets 1,320-0 Beating For Vice Presidential Nomination San Francisco (U.R) Joe Smith is through. No aspirant to high office could take the beating Vice President Richard M. Nixon han ded him Wednesday night and survive. If Joe were anything but a fig ment you'd feel sorry for him. Maybe you will anyway. Joe almost got one vote for the vice presidential nomination in Wednesday's balloting at the Republican national convention. Support Withdrawn But in the end his own crea . tor, Teiry (The Terrible) Car penter of Scottsbluff, Neb., with drew his support. Result: Nixon 1.323, Joe 0. While he lasted Joe gave the delegates a good time. He also gave convention chairman Jo seph W. Martin, Jr., a bad time for a few minutes. Democrats among the television watchers must have loved him. Joe's rise to national political eminence was sudden and unex pected. They were calling the roll of states for putting people in nomination for the vice presi dency. Alabama yielded to Mass achusetts whose Gov. Christian A. Herter later made the nomin ating speech for Nixon. Every delegate but on thought Nixon would be unopposed. But when the roll call got to Ne braska, delegation chairman Hazel Abel reported with cha grin that one member "desires to place a name in nomination." "Maverick in Nebraska That member was Carpenter. A word about Carpenter: He has been a "maverick . . . lone wolf . . . irregular" in Ne braska politics for more than 30 years. He is 56. He is a rich real estate operator. He developed and owns most of "Terrytown," a Scottsbluff suburb. In 1932 he was elected to the . House of Representatives by a 46-point margin as a Democrat. He tried to get the Senate seat of the late George Norris and lost. Then he tried to beat the late Sen. Kenneth S. Wherry and lost. In 1954 he turned Republican and ran for the GOP senatorial nomination. Again he lost, run ning fourth against the incum bent Senator Carl T. Curtis. Chang of Heart He continued to call himself a Republican, however, but he didn't endear himself to the regu lars. After President Eisenhow er's ileitis operation he said If the Republicans renominated him they should be "indicted for murder." He said he wouldn't vote for Mr. Eisenhower at the 1956 convention. But he did. He also said he would) put In terior Secretary Fred A. Seaton, a Nebraskan, in nomination to replace Nixon. But he didn't Seaton wouldn't let him. But Carpenter wasn't through. As he told newsmen later, "bas ically this convention is a very, very dull affair." So when the putting-in-nomination roll call got to Nebraska, Mrs. Abel told Martin she had a delegate who had a nominee other than Nixon. Hairy Brows Bristle Who? asked Martin. She didn't know, said Mrs. Abel. Find out, Martin ordered. Mrs. Abel whis pered a moment with Carpenter. "He's going to nominate Joe Smith," she reported. "Joe who?" barked the incred ulous Martin, bristling tiis hairy brows. "Joe Smith." The convention delegates laughed and laughed and Martin said "Nebraska reserves the right to nominate Joe Smith whoever he is." The delegates laughed again. Reporters swarmed toward Carpenter in the Nebraska dele gation, Martin didn't know Joe Smith from Adam Smith, but he knew a disturbing influence when it reared its ugly head. He told the sergeant -at -arms to break up the traffic jam. "Get Joe Smith out ol here, we've got to get on with this con vention," he said. Reporters did get to Carpenter, however. He told them a number of things: 'Very Prominent' Citizen Joe Smith was a very promi nent" citizen of Terrytown. He I was "a Republican in good stand ing." He was "retired because he is tired." Carpenter even gave the guy's telephone number. "This," said Carpenter, "is go ing to come as a real surprise to Joe." But in the actual balloting Carpenter deserted his creation. He didn't vote against him he just passed. When the roll call was over, however, he had his vote recorded for Nixon, making it unanimous for the vice presi dent. None of all this amused Mar tin who had refused to let Joe's name go before the convention or Mrs. Abel. She said she "ex pected something like this" from Carpenter because "he's unpre dictable." Carpenter went on reporting why he had wanted to nominate Joe Smith. He said "The least we can do is to create in the minds of the people that this is a free and open convention. "If this is an open conven tion," he said, "I'll have an op portunity to nominate Joe Smith." Enterprising reporters who called the number given by Car penter got Carpenters wife in Scottsbluff. She said she was proud of her husband "of everything he does." Enterprising reporters who scoured Terrytown for Joe Smith couldn't find him. But Joe Smith supporters were rallying. As he sat there in the midst of his unsmiling colleagues of the Nebraska dele gation, Carpenter got a flock of telegrams from TV viewers and listeners. One from Bluehiil, Me., said "We are for Joe Smith . . . nom ination finest thing you ever did." Lawyer Accepts An Albuquerque, N. M., law yer named Joe Smith accepted the nomination with thanks. A New Yorker wire that Car penter should have nominated himself not for vice president but for President. After Martin had canvassed Republican party bigwigs sit ting backstage to find out if there was such a person at least a nominatable person as Joe Smith, Carpenter got around to admitting: "There is no Joe Smith. Joe Smith is a symbol. I was out to prove whether this was an open or closed convention. After Joe's 1.323-to-0 defeat, a reported asked Carpenter what he would do next. "I think," he said, "that I will not retire with Joe Smith." Nixon's Meeting With Oregon Delegation Marked by Harmony By BOB DICKEY Alternate Delegate San Francisco Vice Presi dent Nixon's meeting with the Oregon delegation Tuesday morning was characterized by harmony. The meeting lasted for ap proximately 15 minutes, with Nixon commenting on the 1952 vote for Eisenhower in Oregon and the continuing Oregon sup port of the President. His own cause was mentioned only by indirection. His com ment concerned the write-in vote he received in the Oregon primary even though he did not file a declaration of candidacy. Endorsement for McKay He dismissed the group with "WORDS of PRAISE" CONTEST mm for TWO via BELGIAN WORLD AIRLINES PBAISE New Premium All-Purpose Dressing Offers You This Opportunity of a Lifetime! Picture yourself sightseeing in London . . . Paris Brussels . . . Amsterdam ... on famous Sabena Airlines Four-Capitals Tour! 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Superficially, the Oregon group's position towards Nixon is one of support. There are, however, rumblings by a num ber of the delegates that they believe that he, as the vice pres idential candidate, will weaken the ticket. They have raised a legal question as to whether they are actually bound to Nixon because of the write-in vote he received in the primary. It is their posi tion that because Nixon did not file a declaration of candidacy the write-in vote he received does not bind the Oregon group. The Nixon opposition in the delegation is in the minority but is substantial. One prominent member of the group planned to get word to President Eisen hower of the belief that Nixon will weaken the ticket and hurt the Eisenhower cause. On the floor of the conven tion opposition to Nixon is heard quite often, but, by and large, these dissenters are reluctant to stand up and be counted. Nixon appears extremely con fident but has been diligently politicking in a very friendly and polished manner with all of the delegations and as of this writing he appears to be vir tually a shoo-in. In commenting on his write in vote in the Oregon primary, President Plans . Mid-September Drive on Demos San Francisco (U.R) Presi dent Eisenhower put a blowtorch behind Republican candidates for the House and Senate today, urging them to campaign vigor ously to regain GOP control of Congress. The President himself was ready to undertake a slamming campaign against the Democrats, opening up about mid-Septem ber. Mr. Eisenhower's decision to begin moving against the Demo crats in the middle of next month did not represent any material change in his plan to confine his campaign to five or six basic television appearances. According to close political associates, the Chief Executive was pawing the ground. He wanted at the first opportunity to take a roundhouse swing at his opponent, Adlai E. Steven son. Mr. Eisenhower previously was expected to take it easy po litically until early October. But he changed the signals today. In his first act as the 1956 Republican presidential candi date, Mr. Eisenhower invited 40 congressional office-seekers to his St. Francis Hotel suite to shake hands, chat, and have their pictures taken with him. Several GOP governors and gubernatorial candidates also joined the parade into Mr. Eisen hower's suite. White House Press Secretary James C. Hagerty gruffly re jected a newsman's suggestion that the whole performance should be dubbed "operation coat-tail." Hagerty said the President's callers included a number of "very strong candidates" who did not need to ride Mr. Eisen hower's coat-tails in November. Mr. Eisenhower told reporters' Wednesday at a hastily-called news conference that the Repub licans should guard against the attitude that he could pull the party ticket across the finish line. He advised his GOP cohorts to work hard against the Demo crats on the theory that while he might be favored to' win the presidency the big issue in 1956 would be returning the Republi cans to control of Congress. Besides holding his unprece dented live-telecast press con fernce, he saw a string of top GOP leaders and watched on TV as the GOP National Convention unanimously renominated him. Wednesday night he attended a centennial ball. Today, in addition to his hand shaking chores, Mr. Eisenhower had to put finishing touches on his acceptance speech which he will deliver at the final conven tion session. Today's calling list embraced 27 GOP candidates for the House, including a number of incumbents, and 13 for the Sen ate, also including incumbents. Stassen Seeks To Repair Damaged Career San Francisco (U.R) Harold E. Stassen today tried to repair the extensive damage his politi cal career suffered in the wreck age of the "dump Nixon" drive at the Republican National Con vention. Stassen appeared confident he could put himself back in the good graces of the party even though his fight against the re nomination of Vice President Richard M. Nixon was a total failure and drew criticism and even ridicule from GOP leaders. He said he would be back in Washington on Monday to re sume his White House post as Mr. Eisenhower's disarmament adviser. He took a 30-day leave of absence from the job before the GOP convention began to have a free hand in pushing his "stop Nixon" move. Retains His Post ' There had been speculation that Stassen would voluntarily resign or would be requested to do so if he failed to prevent Nixon's renomination. But he told reporters Wednesday, "I have never divorced myself from the job." Mr. Eisenhower backed him up on this point. "He has never left it, except to take leave," Mr. Eisenhower told a press conference when asked if Stassen would be al lowed to resume his White House position. Nevertheless, the question re mained: Would Stassen be al lowed to remain high and secure in the President's official fam ily after bucking Nixon? From the very start of his drive against Nixon, there were reports from administration sources that even if Stassen did remain in his cabinet-level job, he would be consigned to po litical isolation by 'having his authority reduced and being given less and less to do. Formally Abandons Fight Stassen started his efforts to get back in line with the party by formally abandoning his fight against Nixon and then going before the convention Wednes day to second Nixon's nomina tion "with humility and forth rightness." He first told Mr. Eisenhower of his about-face and Mr. Eisen hower announced it at a news conference so that the conven tion itself would know what Stassen planned to do and grant him the right to speak. As a non delegate, Stassen could not ad dress the convention without its unanimous consent. The delegates were in a for-give-and-forget -move and stood cheering when Chairman Joseph W. Martin Jr., introduced Stas-1 Stassen conceded in his speech sen as a "long - time valuable that Nixon was "the overwhelm- worker Party." for the Republican ing and considered choice" of 1 the delegates. Warmer Weather Back Over Much of Nation By UNITED PRESS Warmer weather returned to day to much of the nation which has been cooled by Canadian air. Weatherman said widespread warming was occurring from Texas northward through South Dakota and northeastward on through the Middle Mississippi Valley, the southern Great Lake states and into the North At lantic coastal states. Only a comparatively small area of general cooling remained. Citizens for Eisenhower Make Change in Name , San Francisco (U.R) The National Citizens for Eisenhower organization has ' changed its name to National Citizens for Eisenhower-Nixon. The group took the action on Wednesday after the Republican National Convention renominat ed Vice President Richard M. Nixon. The committee took the same step in 1952 after Nixon's nomination. Ohio Passes Nomination First Time in 20 Years Convention Hall, San Francis co (U.R) For the first time in 20 years, the Ohio delegation to the Republican National con vention Wednesday passed up an opportunity to nominate a can didate for president. In 1936, the late Sen. Robert A. Taft was Ohio's favorite son for the nomination. He was a serious conteder in 1940, 1948 and 1952. In 1944, Sen. John W. Bricker, then governor, was an active contender. JUST ARRIVED! That Shipment of FOLDING ALUMINUM FURNITURE Wa'v Been Expecting and Premising You! 30 OFF OUR REGULAR PRICES On All OUTDOOR FURNISHINGS Chaise Lounges (Alum, and Redwood) Aluminum Gliders (Single and Double) Folding Alum. 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