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March 11, 1952
The News And Views
Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
Commentary on the New Hampshire primary's potential effects on Republican nomination between Taft and Eisenhower, and Democratic contest between Truman and Kefauver, emphasizing bitterness and risks of party splits from intra-party attacks, including Stassen's criticism of Taft.
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nation without lifting a finger, a situation which would certainly stir the Taft men into even more strenuous effort and maybe the nomination.
At this point you can play guessing games all day with the possible results resulting from the New Hampshire primary not only on the Republican side but also among Democrats, since there's a contest between President Truman and Sen. Kefauver, too.
In the excitement of today's vote not much attention seems to have been paid to the question of what may happen inside the Republican party as a result of the kind of campaign the Republicans have waged against one another in New Hampshire.
Toward the end there was a lot of bitterness among them.
At this moment it seems sure - and the New Hampshire vote has nothing to do with this - that there will be a bad split among the Democrats because of the Southerners' hostility to the Trumanites.
It's possible a few more campaigns like the one in New Hampshire may put a bad split among the Republicans, too. For example, Harold Stassen on the Republican candidates today, sharply criticized Taft.
For 12 years, he said, Taft had been invariably wrong on foreign policy, and added, "a senatorial blindspot on foreign policy is unfortunate but a presidential blindspot on foreign policy would be tragic."
After such a statement it's hard to see how Stassen, if Taft wins the Chicago nomination, could campaign for the Senator.
The same goes for some of Eisenhower's New Hampshire supporters, who have torn into Taft's foreign views.
Taft had some things to say about Eisenhower, but he seemed to speak with less finality than, for instance, Stassen. And this is only the beginning of the struggle among the Republicans for the nomination.
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nation without lifting a finger, a situation which would certainly stir the Taft men into even more strenuous effort and maybe the nomination.
At this point you can play guessing games all day with the possible results resulting from the New Hampshire primary not only on the Republican side but also among Democrats, since there's a contest between President Truman and Sen. Kefauver, too.
In the excitement of today's vote not much attention seems to have been paid to the question of what may happen inside the Republican party as a result of the kind of campaign the Republicans have waged against one another in New Hampshire.
Toward the end there was a lot of bitterness among them.
At this moment it seems sure - and the New Hampshire vote has nothing to do with this - that there will be a bad split among the Democrats because of the Southerners' hostility to the Trumanites.
It's possible a few more campaigns like the one in New Hampshire may put a bad split among the Republicans, too. For example, Harold Stassen on the Republican candidates today, sharply criticized Taft.
For 12 years, he said, Taft had been invariably wrong on foreign policy, and added, "a senatorial blindspot on foreign policy is unfortunate but a presidential blindspot on foreign policy would be tragic."
After such a statement it's hard to see how Stassen, if Taft wins the Chicago nomination, could campaign for the Senator.
The same goes for some of Eisenhower's New Hampshire supporters, who have torn into Taft's foreign views.
Taft had some things to say about Eisenhower, but he seemed to speak with less finality than, for instance, Stassen. And this is only the beginning of the struggle among the Republicans for the nomination.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What keywords are associated?
New Hampshire Primary
Republican Nomination
Party Split
Taft Criticism
Foreign Policy
Democratic Contest
What entities or persons were involved?
Taft
Eisenhower
Harold Stassen
Truman
Kefauver
Southerners
Trumanites
Where did it happen?
New Hampshire
Story Details
Key Persons
Taft
Eisenhower
Harold Stassen
Truman
Kefauver
Southerners
Trumanites
Location
New Hampshire
Story Details
The New Hampshire primary features Republican contest between Taft and Eisenhower supporters, with bitter attacks like Stassen's criticism of Taft's foreign policy, risking party splits similar to Democrats' divisions over Truman and Southern hostility; potential impacts on nominations discussed.