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Newspaper Page Textaha wmm n 1 1 r 0 n The i V-V-.:--.'., .. 5 . f DAYS NEWS My KHANK JKNKINA As these words ere written (Juat before noon) Uie tywi ol the nation r momentarily OFF Uie con vention auditorium and are fixed on amoke-lllled room In a down town Chicago hotel where the Tall dumtnatrd CIOP credential com milt It wrestling Willi the dvna-mile-laden problem ol what to do IUi contested delegations Iron) three key SOUTHERN states none ol which onn ba expected to give Ita electoral vol to ANY Republl can candidate, Thla la tho committee's dilemma; "Knowlnif that whatever we do will be appealed to the convention floor. IwlUch yesterday approved tit to MS an Elsenhower-becked nllun.aliall we rlak arousing Uie "rath -of the Moor bv bulling It through and giving all Uie dele Bates to Tall who will need them badly on the all-Important llrat bal lot r "Or ahall we plav It cagey and live a reaaonable ahare of the con tested delegates to Elsenhower, thua making It appear to the floor that we are going all out to be fair! In that event, we MIGHT gel a better break In Uie voting. A few mlnutea later: The committee decides to play II cagey. It Uvea tlie solid Oeor- ula delegation of 17 votes to Taft. Then It given Louisiana's contented II votei to Elsenhower. At thla la written, II la considering a pro posal to aplll Texas' 38 votea even Stephen 19 to Talt and 10 to Elsen hower. The deadline la creeping up fin me. and I won't be able to cover in thla piece what they doclded to do about Texas. But It 1 obvloua I that veiterday's floor vote shook ! the solid Taft phalanx In the cre- ! dtntlala committee. They'd like to 1 bull It throiiah. but fear the ef fect when their action la appealed to the lloor and ALL the delegates vote. That's the situation at U mo. menl ol writing this.. Watch the floor when tha appeal on delegate contests gets there. That will be (he high dramatic hour of this niatorio convention. While the politicians battle In the tmoke-fllled downtown hotel room . , ih niihlln la harredl the spectators at the convention auditorium oown m wnj - section mark time. I expect their state of excited puialemnnt will be augmented by a faol that Is Inherent In the audi torimn'a location. It la not unlikely that from time to time lh great t nana sir iii,hmw,... ' fall to funoUnn for a moment or ao and nauseatlh odort m craep '"Tlie delegates wont know wheth er these . disgusting smell! come from the adjacent stockyards or FROM TUB 8MOKE FILLED ROOM DOWM TOWN where the nolit clans . are surtuis ureu witches' brew. It could be, either way. lm. .. I. thjtw llcten to vv line IHOT " ... , political oratory. One of Uie apeecnea is mauo ov rrmjr la's Oovernor Fine, who tells them .... b.k..kiij-m mrl must TIN 1 1 E 1 1 ID ncniviiv.ii ' -' ----- If 11 Is to be victorious. The eyes of the Democrats, no say-, upon us and they're HONINO for .. i. 11 li.n., . 1 1 r- V. Wind- Ing up In a Donnybrook Fair, with everyooav using nu aiuiiaiicKii " everybody else. n-..n-..llu T V .rn 'r ninrn IIS for ths guv' Fine. It looka to me like he's waning arouno, ior m psychological moment to use the Pennsylvania delegates he l sup posed to hold In the hollow of his hand TO OET HIM WHAT HE WANTS. t , That's one of the big things wrong with the convention system. Let's flash back for a second to Isst night. Last night and 77-year- old Hoover. Herbert Hoover ana his hard-hitting, no-punches-pulled speech. Men who keep the fslth and fight the goat light, tnrougn oruiai un nnnularltv as well as admiring ac claim, through the bad days ss I well as the good. Men like that are the kind oi men to ue to. in the long, long pull, they're far bet ter for all of us than the dema gogues. They bring us fewer head aches. That 15 minutes of wild, cheer- j Ing, heart-warming demonstration they gsve Hoover last nigm was something. There on the spot, he shed some tesrs and out here 3,000 ! miles sway I felt like It. His head fmay be bloody, but last night It j was still unbowed. ? In closing, let me quote a para graph or so from the non-conven- tlon news of this morning, j At Castle Dale, Utah, yeatorday the army engineers Bet off 180 tons jot TNT and blew the side of a 'mountain out. The purpose of the siblast was to gather Information to (help determine HOW FAR DOWN (MAN MUST BURROW AND IN WHAT KIND OF TERRAIN TO BE SAFE FROM ATOM BOMBS. There Is a close connection be tween that experimental blast and what la happening In Chicago-this reek. That TNT explosion to find : out what Is best to do IF THE ATOM BOMBS BEOIN TO FALL 1s the grim backdrop against which the exciting drama In the Chloago convention nail Is being played out. $The atom bomb is the sword of Damocles that hangs over us. sus pended by. a slim thread.. Will it fall? ... it Put K this wsv. i" It will be LESS LIKELY TO FALL If we have the right kind ' of leadership. In Chicago, we're struggling to OET the right kind of leadership. The right kind of leadership Is the most important Ininrnt In the conduct of human flairs, i ' - GRASS BLAZE - The Oregon Tech fire depart ment wss called to the city dump on tne Old Fort oaa at e:30 p.m. I ylsterday to put out a grass flra. Rapid-Fire Mishaps Fell Seven An exploding tsr pot on a South Sixth Street construction Job yes terday afternoon was Uie first of a aerlea of unrelated mishaps that sent soven persons to hospitals heie In a few hours. lly the time things had settled to something resembling normalcy aiKnil six o clock yesieraay eve ning Jim Kaler and his ambulance craw were going like the prover bial "buckle on a barn door." fortunately, this morning only five of the seven disaster victims were still In hospitals and none of them were revolted as In critical condition. UllltNfcU Two men. M. E. Doty and his son, Marvin, were burned when tho tar pot boiled over on South mxw mreei, i ne emer uoiy suf fered painful leg burns-and is still In KJsmsth Valley Hospital. Mar vin, burned about the arms, wss trested at the hospital and released yealetday. Trie accident occured at South Sixth and Wanhburn Way, where a aervice station la under construction. Aa tha ambulance was taking the Dotys to the hospital, a call came from Klamath Agency, where Mrs, Alice Chinos had been stricken critically ill. She was taken to Hill. aide Hospital sno today was saio to be somewhat Improved. Aa Uie ambulance was returning from Klamath Agency with Mra. Chlpps, two elderly women were Injured about one mile north of Mnloo Point when their car piled up In a ditch. The women wore Mra. Fannie O. Vent, Santa Anna, and Mrs. Lottie M. Pierce. Ysklma. Both were seriously Injured, Today, Klamath Valley Hoapltal reported Mrs. Vent, with possible Internal Injuries, ss the more seriously in iu red of the two, THICKEN While the ambulance waa trans- Rurtlng Uiese two women to the oapllal, a Herald and News bust neaa office employe. Mra. Lois Brownlield. wss stricken at work. She was removed to Hillside Hoa pltal and today waa reported Im proved to the point of probably being able to go nome. The busy ambulance had no more than left the Herald and News with Mrs. Brownlield than a Her ald and News newsboy rode his bicycle from sn alley behind the H&N building and waa struck by a Standard Dry Cleaners truck. The ambulance raced back to Uie Herald and News but arrived Just aa a private ear was pulling away to take the Injured boy, Barry Savage-to Klamath Valley Hospital He wss treated for an ankle wound, bruises ang minor lacerations and sent home. The boy is Uie son of Mr. and Mrs. ; Ttd Savage, - til n. era oireei. Night Swim Plans Halted Public night swimming at the KUI18 nstatorlum Is to be discon tinued for this summer season, the Klamath Falls Recreation Commit tee decided yesterday. Night use of the small Indoor pool ao far this spring and sum mer has been almost microscopic. Kecreatlon Director Bob Botuiev ssld. Some nights nobody at all showed up to swim, and the largest night crowd has been Just 15 per sons. The pool Is setting good clay during the day, practically all from voungsters of less Ulan high school sge, but persons of high scnool age and adults apparently Just don't want any part of the natatorlum, Bonney said. me new pool closing time will be 6:90 p.m.. but parties may en gage the facility for night use at H7.M1 an hour, making reservations In advance. Otherwise. Bonney reported to the Recreation Committee, the summer recreation and playground program Is progressing satisfactor ily. Surfacing of a 53x7S-foot muiunle purpose court has been completed at Klwan s Park, but a seal coal Is necessary to prevent deteriora tion oi uie oiacK-iopping. inai ex pense Is borne by the Klwanls Club, as well as the cost of two recently Installed backstops for youngster baseball games at the same park. The recent revision of rate scheduled nut Into effect by the California Oregon Power Company Is going to cost the Recreation De partment more than It anticipated for lighting conger Hem. uonney said, and although teams and lpanues us no the field for softbnil and baseball pay rentals there Is no chance of breaking even at Con Rcr. A temporary son orina conces sion Is now In operation at Conger. The Park Bonrd same member ship aa the Recreation Committee yesterday decided to ask the City Council to make some repairs on roads In Moore Park which are deteriorating badly. In tho past the city has felt that the Park Department should maintain park roads out of Its own funds. The Council and State Highway Department will also be a.-.ked to put up signs in town and at high way turnoffs directing visitors to Moore Park. , ,Bert Scott, psrk superintendent, reported thst a current cleanup of th vti-nn Mpmorlal Park site has resulted in 55 loads of rubbish being hauled away, with still more to go, and was authorized to plant creeping Juniper In Hot Springs Park to complete landscaping there. ',-.' Wa;iwv FORECAST Klamath Falls and vicinity and Northern California! Fair with possible thunder 'show ers tomorrow afternoon. Low to night 65, high tomorrow 80. High yesterday M Low last night 84 Preclp yesterday ... Preolp since Oct. 1 17.11 Rama period laat year 14.04 Normal for period U.15 Price Five Cents II Paces I l ? d i m AlA) ft STILL OPTIMISTIC Sen. Robert A. Taft, still smiling after hit forest lost a major tttt of strength to the Eisenhower fac tion in tha Republican convention, leaves Conrad Hilton hotel after lnuing t statement that tha size of tha vote his forces polled "practically guarantees my nomination." Warren Holds Own Delegates CHICAGO IPi Gov. Earl War- ren of California Wednesday dash ed any hopes of Taft and Eisen hower supporters for a quick re lease oi nis 10 pledged avu-galcB to neip mem gel the Republican presidential nomination, . t ; -He made this comment on re ports that some of Ca Ifornls's 70 delegates and six Wisconsin dele gates pledged to him would like to switch to other candidates on sn "early ballot:" "Walt and see how they vote!" Warren did not specify what he meant by an "early ballot." his entire, rather modest pitch for Uie nomination Is founded on the ever present possibility of a deadlock between Sen. Robert A. Tail and Gen. Dwlght D. Elsenhower. Another development offered ev idence that the Golden State gov ernor and 1948 vice president nominee refuses to be counted out of the running, He talked Tuesday with dele gates from 13 stntcs and Hawaii In an intensive drive to pick up second choice support. Warren headquarters counted 300 or more In tho daylong pro cession of invited delegates and others from Oregon, Washington, PennsylvsniB, Soutli Dnkotn, Ver mont, Kentucky, Missouri, Virgin ia, Maine, Nebraska, North Car olina, Minnesota and Hawaii. Airpori Man Errs EUGENE Wl The Air Force. Intending to nick un civil defense. officials for a session at McChord FTi-ld, asked permission to land one of Its big, new Globemasters here. Airport Manager Earl Snvder told Eugene tills was a blcaer plane by far than any Eugene had seen. So J.0O0 persons drove out to the airport Wednesday morning to see the giant ship. What thev. saw was a conven tional, twin-engined C-46, a com paratively small plane. The -embarrassed Snyder went out and on tho hottest moi-nlnu of the yenr so far and explained to ocoupnnta of evory automobile that the Air Force had changed its mind about sending the slant plane. Truce Talks End 1st Year MUNSAN. Korea 11 The first yaar of Korean armistice negotia tions enaea weanesdny with the United Nations and Communist delegates meeting in secret for If. minutes. There was no announcement on whether progress had been made toward solving the prisoner ex change deadlock, key Issue block ing a truce. It was the shortest of six secret meetings held since many. Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckols. U.N, Command spokesman, snltl the session waa buslncssllko but "there was no change In tha at titude of either side." Another exebutive session Is scheduled for PaiiinunJom Thura- uiiy m ii a.in. -In Oslo. Norway. U.N. Secrctarv. General Trygvo Lie expressed hope for an armistice "by tho end of July or the beginning of August" because truce negotiators had shown "a certain positive willing ness" to reach agreement. s - Confusion Reigns, But GOP Convention Still Much Fun By MARY JANE MERRYMAX Sunday. July 8 Covering the na tional OOP convention Is like try ing to take care of the baby, paint the living room and give a dinner party all at once. Headquarters for all candidates and slates are In the Conrad Hilton Hotel. Delegate are, quartered In vnijwus nun-is mrougnoui UB9 xiiy where, by the way, anyone not di rectly connected with Uie conven tion la allowed only two days and then told to move on. The conven tion hall is four miles down by the stockyards where, as Oregon's na tional committeeman Ralph Cake remarked, there Is plenty of food to be had but It's all on the hoof. The Oregon delegation. 70 of them so far with more pouring In, meets for break fast at the Palm er House. Sena tor Taft was the guest Sunday, to everyone's mild confusion. I sat next to State Sen. Phil Hitchcock, who laughed and said "I surely thought I was in the wrong room." Taft looked fresh and confident, aiv.1 got a cheer from the Oregonlans when he re marked "I might better have gone to Oregon to campaign than some of the other states we picked out." At this point, the fight for con- GOP Platform Not Complete CHICAGO ! Republican plat form builders gave tentative ap proval Wednesday to controversial foreign policy and national defense planks. But an angry dispute about civil rights still threatened to explode, either within the Resolutions Com mitteo or Inter on the floor of the party's national convention. Most of tho 90 committeemen got their first peek at the proposed hnrmony platform as Uiey assem bled Wednesday morning. They worked behind locked and guarded doors. Sen. Eugene D. Milllkln of Colo rado platform chairman had Uie only complete copy of the long campaign document. Ho read Uirough the entire plat form with discussion banned, it was reported. Then 'he started through again plank by plank. Ono delegate, who departed for a few moments, said minor tiffs de veloped over changing a word here or emphasis there. t . This source said some wanted, to put more emphasis upon "air su periority" than did the compromise defense plank. . ' Milllkln finally "got the group to let his drafting experts make the final decisions on the best words. Milllkln hoped to win quick com mittee approval and then deliver tho bulky document to tho conven tion, possibly Wednesdoy night. John Foster Dulles, GOP elder statesman and one-time consultant to. tho Dcmocratio administration on foreign affairs, has been work ing with Uie group.. He hns been shuttling between Gen. Dwlght D. Elsenhower and Ohio Sen. Robert A. Taft, top con tenders for the- presidential nomi nation. 1 ; - i Dulles told Ropublloan senators he thought nil GOP : presidential aspirants could support the pro posed foreign and defense compro mises. - "They contain n lot of unneces sary verbiage on the pnst'but look ahoad In the right direction" Dul les said.. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY t, 1952 Wave CmUkises GUESS WHO THEY'RE FOR? The Oregon delegation showed up at Convention Hall in Chicago wearing these straw hats to show who they are for in the Republican presidential race tested delegates overshadows all other Issues. In an off-the-record session, Cske briefed the Oregon lans on their strategy at the con vention Itself. -Both he and Mrs. Marshall Cornell were commended for their work on the national com mutes ehich-.has ' beta In session all week, and Hitchcock1 amended Uie commendation to read "all of us are as contentious as you were at those sessions." Altho 65 Oregonlans jammed a room designed for 40 at their ini tial breakfast, it seemed positively deserted in comparison with the Hilton hotel where most of the bus iness is concentrated. GetUng an elevator to Uie upper floors takes something over twenty minutes at an inside estimate. Fortunately I bumped squarely into Mac Epley who la here from Long Beach cov ering the convention, along with Mrs. Epley and daughter Alex. Possibly Uie happiest people in Chicago are Uie Taft supporters who cool themselves off waving Inns Inscribed "I am a Taft Fan." There's no limit to the trick ln- signlas . Ike buttons are the size of a canteloupe with their op posite number marked no Life. Warren and Stassen must have got ten lost somewhere in the shuffle; their buttons are decidedly too modest. One thing did get lost . . . the baby elephant that was sup posed to lead off the parade re fused to broach the Michigan Ave nue trail lc. Stand on the street corner and you can go crazy in no time. One loud-speaker extols the virtues of Martha Taft, drowned out occasion ally by one in praise of Mamie Eisenhower, A pea-green Cadillac convertible swoops by marked "Warren'' and the woman next to me sighs, "Everyone in California has a Cadillac, didja know that?" Traffic is jammed through four stop-lights but everyone looks happy about it, oddly enough. .We were Just in time for Elsen hower's first press conference . . . everyone else looked fairly beat up what with the heat and the battle for living accommodations and those priceless tickets to the big show, but the General arrived with a healthy Colorado tan and his famous smile in evidence. Got a slash of the temper he's supposed to have when someone lll-advisedly asked if he would support Taft in the event that was the outcome. Eisenhower took a deep breath, clamped his laws together and snapped that he was tired of that question. He gives the Impression of an Intensely sincere, honest man anxious, to do what he thinks is right. Bloodmobile Visit Slated ' The next bloodmobile visit for Klamath Falls has been slated for July 15. For the visit the Benevo lent and Protective Order of Elks, 1347, has turned over the entire facilities of the upstairs portion of the lodge. Accommodations will be available for donors from one until six p.m.-on that-day. and the big Elks parking lot behind the lodge, ai i nirn ana Main nas Deen exclu sively reserved for the use of don ors. ... . If you are eligible to give blood you are asked to call 3313, 7184 or 8181 and make an appointment for that date. Klamath county has fallen far below its quota of blood and an urgent appeal Is put out for donors. There Is a pressing need for more plasma now. both for use in Korea and for stockpiling In case of emer. gencles, Ike Promises ' Xlean Sweep' CHICAGO Wl Gen. Dwieht D. Eisenhower said Wednesday that if he is nominated for president by the Republican party he will clean Washington of those in "appointive poslUona.'V. The general met the Oklahoma delegaUon to the Republican Na tional Convention for only a coup le of minutes before rushing off to confer with the California group. In response to a question, Eisen hower said he believed a fresh start was needed in the federal government in Washington and that those in appointive positions would be removed. Standing amid the delegation which had come for breakfast. El senhower said he had been asked frequently whether he was a "real Republican." He traced his Republican back ground in Kansas and added, "if I had been interested only as a politician there would have been far more Interesting places to start with" and an easier job. But he said "I believe the Dem ocrats have got to be thrown out." He reiterated that he owed no political debts and was not "ham strung." He said. too. he was not making any promises of curing everything from "poverty to flat feet." In turning next to the California delegation. Eisenhower was out for second-choice voices In the 70- vote group now pledged to Gov. Earl Warren and also sought by Sen. Robert A. Taft. Steel Strike Hits Rails PITTSBURGH UH Additional layoffs in the railroad industry loom as the result of the nation wide strike of 600,000 CIO United Steelworkers. Nearly 50.000 railroaders have been furloughed since Uie strike began June 3. They're part of Uie 423,405 workers in allied industries off the job because of the steel strike. The Pennsylvania Railroad, which laid off 10,000 men June 5, says It is being forced to furlough "several thousand additional workers. A spokesman declored, "The strike is having serious progres sive effect on traffic. . , , Now it is cutting off shipments from many concerns which depend on steel for their own production." The same situation holds true on many other railroads throughout the country. Many are moving only passengers, mail, express and per ishables as the production of dur able goods is curtailed because of the steel strike. Meanwhile, representatives of the iron ore industry say they plan to ask the steelworkers if a plan can be worked out to move iron ore now stockpiled m the Upper Lakes' Region. All ore shipments, along with Iron ore mining, nave been suspended and industry offi cials are fearful an Iron ore short age next winter will cause steel plants to shut down. Meter Take Decreases Mrs. Ruth T. Berry, citv treas urer, reported today that tho 1951 53 fiscal year saw the city take In t56.530.50 In nickels and pennies from its 600-odd parking meters. The total take was some (1300 less than the 1950-51 fiscal year collections of 156,821.50. Telephone Sill No. 2S65 100 Degree Weather Predicted By The Associated Press The sun poured down botlv from clear skies throughout Uie Pacific Norwwesi again Wednesday, keep ing this region among Uie most heated spots of the country. Little renei was in sight. There was great fire hazard, but no fires. Tuesday maximums pushed up to a high of 104 at Medford and there were other century readings in Oregon. Washington was close to record marks, Spokane's 93 being the season's high and Seat tle's 88 only two degrees under uie record for the date set in 1905. Portland's downtown weather bureau station reported 101 de grees, hottest there in six years, but its airport station was only 98. British Columbia readings were topped at 91 by Lytton in Fraser Canyon. COOLNESS LATE The customary night-time cool ing arrived slowly and with less effect than usual. At midnight in Portland the temperature was dropping between 74 and 71. The coolest it got was 60, at 6:30 a.m. All over Uie northwest interior the minimums were as much as 5 or 6 degrees higher than the night before. But the coast, though, got relief. Both Newport and North Bend, on the Central Oregon coast, had maximums in Uie 60s Tuesday. The day before Newport reported si and norm send tts. Guy Johnson, fire dispatcher for the regional Forest Service office in Portland, said Wednesday morn ing inai we nave lire weather but no -lire. ... - --' r FEW FIRES There were a few little bonfires, quickly checked, and general pre cautions were taaen. Much of Western Oregon's log ging halted under the law stopping it at 30 per cent humidity. Western Washington had complete closure In Pacific County Wednesday and Thursday under order of Forester Bernard oren. closure at noon, standard time, was ordered for Wednesday in Grays Harbor, Ma son, Thurston. East Lewis, Kitsap, Clallam and Wahkiakum Counties, and both Wednesday and Thurs day noon in most of Lewis County. Noon daylight time closure Wednesday and Thursday was or dered for Clark and Skamania Counties. Orell pointed out that berry pickers and recreationists are bar red from the woods where logging restrictions are in effect. HIGH HAZARD The Oregon governor's office, working under routine plans for fire weather, set aside a few small areas of high hazard as open only to those with legitimate business. That permits logging but keeps out those who lack facilities for quick action against fires, should any start. The Weather Bureau at PorUand issued a fire weather forecast which said conditions would not improve materially, except along the coast, Thursday. And the Thursday temperature forecasts said Western Washington would be 85-95: Western Oregon 95-105; Eastern Washington and Eastern Oregon 90-100. The heat wave led Portland to Institute restrictions on watering of lawns and gardens. Household ers were told to alternate sprin kllng days, houses with even num bered street addresses taking one day, odd numbers Uie next, U.S. Against British Plan WASHINGTON (fl The United States reportedly is cool to a Brit ish suggestiun that a team of polit ical advisors be named to assist Gen. Mark Clark, supreme United Nations commander in Korea. The State Department Is said to be against creating any formal new advisory group in the Far East theater at this time. But top American officials told a reporter Wednesday they are considering closer liaison between Clark and the American ambassa dors in Japan and Korea, as a means of preventing military de cisions that could result in world wide political repercussions. Informed diplomatic officials said Britain's minister of state, Selwyn Lloyd, suggested the Idea of a political guidance team when he talked with Secretary Acheson here several weeks ago. Lloyd reportedly argued such a group, on which Britain would be represented, would make sure Clark and top American military leaders in Korea realized the full international implications, of mili tary decisions they might make. ! A political guidance team, he felt, might have avoided the flare up between Britain and the United States which resulted from Ameri can bombing of Communist power plants in North Korea without first notifying - the British. Taft Forces Unveil New Strategy -BULLETIN- CONVENTION HALL, Chlearo W Taft forces pat across 27 to 24 In the Credentials Committee Wednesday their plan for split- ' ting op the 38 Texas votea In the Republican National Convention. Thla gives 22 to Sen. Robert A. Taft and 18 to Gen. Dwlght D. Elsenhower. Elsenhower bad made a bid f or U ef the votes, and will take to she convention floor their fight for these and other contested Southern delegates. By JACK BELL CONVENTION HALL. CHICAGO 'fl A surprise strategy move by Sen. Robert A. Taft Wednesday cut the firepower of Gen. Dwight u. Eisenhower's delegate - scandal charges in their GOP nomination battle. Shortly before the third day's session of the torrid 25th Republi can convention began, the Taft dominated Credentials Committee voted unanimously to seat a heav ily pro-Elsenhower delegation from Louisiana. The action, giving Elsenhower a net gain of 11 votes, punched a hole in the three-state lineup of Georgia, Louisiana and Texas con tests thai the general's backers had planned to carry to the con vention floor for a showdown vote on delegate contests that might go a long way toward Indicating the nominee. If it were followed by a further compromise on the disputed Texas delegation it would leave the Elsen hower backers in a weakened posi tion to push their floor fight. CHAIRMAN Chairman Ross Rizlev of the Credentials Committee said "there is talk of a compromise of the dispute over 38 Texas delegates. He made Uie comment to report ers during a committee recess of its hearings on the GOP National Committee's findings that gave 22 votes to Tan and 16 to Elsenhower. The report of the Credentials. Committee must be approved by the convention before each of the contested delegations- can take its seat. Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.. of Massachusetts. Eisenhower's cam paign manager, said the battle would go on despite the Taft con cession in Louisiana. ... If it. takes- .olace,Uie-struggle would come to a head on the seat-. Ing of a 17-vote pro-Taft delegation from Georgia, approved by a 30 to 21 vote of the credentials group Tuesday. LINE -UP This lineup was changed Wednes day when Pennsylvania shifted its Credentials Committee vote to make it 29-22. With the Louisiana decision, the Credentials Committee, working in Convention Timetable Convention called to order at 3:30 p.m. PST. National Anthen. Invocation by Dr. Harrison R. Anderson of Chicago. Music. ' " Addresses by: Rep. Joseph W. Martin Jr., of Massachusetts: Rep. Katherlne St. George of New York; Rep. Walter H. Judd of Minnesota; Sen. Harry P. Cain of Washington. Roll call of states for nomina don for president. Nominations for president. . Balloting on nominations. Adjournment until Thursday. the downtown Congress Hotel, took up the 38 disputed Texas seats. The convention itself, in effect marking time while Uie committee readies its report, got its decision underway with only a scattering of delegates, and very few spec tators, present. A lead-off speaker, Pennsylvan ia's Gov. John S. Fine, called on the Republicans to unite to "turn the Democrats out and save Amer ica." Many of the delegations held caucuses before the oonvention ses sion. The 70-member California dele gation voted 67 to 8 to support the pro-Eisenhower position on the contest over the Georgia delega tion. ACTION ' The action' at an open caucus came as the first possible Indica tion of the leanings of the big bloc toward Eisenhower in the event that its pledged choice. Gov. Earl Warren, drops out of the running for the presidential nomination. However, Sen. William E. Know land, the delegation chairman, urged reporters not to construe the vote on a political basis. He said Uie issue was being de cided on the facts and had no con nection with the battle over con tested delegates between Eisen hower and Taft. But In the New Jersey delega tion, there was an Indication of the possible effect of the Taft Louisi ana move. Three Elsenhower supporters an nounced thev will vote for the Credentials Committee report "un less a real fraud has been perpe trated." DELEGATES The delegates are Robert A. Crane, publisher of the Elizabeth Journal, State Sen. David Young and Warren Webster of Camden. By the maneuver on Louisiana, Toft forces evidently hoped to put themselves In the favored position of supporting the traditionally un- t broken acceptance by OOP conven- ' tlons of Credentials Committee's reports and to counter "steam- (Continued en Tan 4.)