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XeAelLd for July i 9220 CHICAGO » July 12th 1952. NOTE : Aimmail report from an observer in Chicago, just received. This is reszlly the morning after. Yesterday was dominated by the events of the nomination, the feverish expectations, and then the inhuman scrembie of Delezates trying to catch train and bus for home, Today, workmen are alresdy tearing down the signs of the Rex publicans and preparing for the Democrats to arrives Headquarters of the main contenders look like a bali+room the morning after a bhg shindig, Tomorrow the first official Democrats will arrive, though the local Democrats under the efficient ieadershhp of Cole Je Arvey. are aiready working feverishly on the preparations, Much has been said by the press about the convention and its possible aftermath, This is not worth repeating. Nevertheless the observer who tries to look deeper into the matters and tries, over the din ef propagends. to see things as they are, certain things appear now which will not be szil in the press, and which, in this observers estimate, will have a greet impact in November, These points are as follows § ; 3 a 126 Tart was defexted by superior finsncing, better stra= tegy, end u superiority in propagenda due to -the availability of far greater funds. While the press was vocul in accusing Taft of rigging the convention, of using strong-erm methods, the contrary was true in reality. The steom=-rhlier existed : but it was Eisenhower's Stemmroiier. 22, It is being said here, thet the victory of Eisenhower was a victory of youth over the "old guard". This again is far from reality. The nomination of Eisenhower was the victory of the Jeftwing of the Republican Party over its right wing, Following R publicen politics is interesting, since beginning in 1940 with Willie exactly the seme thing has repeated itself. The right wing is the balk of the Republicen Party, the precinct worker, the organization women, In election fer Congress and Senate, in the hard duy=—by—day work, it is these elements who carry the burden, who work during off% years. It is they who elect people lijke Taft, Bricker, Millikin, MeCarthy ete, The left wing on the other hand are the big moneyed special interests, like Wall Street, the large benks, the Movie industry ete. In politics they ure the people of the Dewey = Sprague Brownell ~ Lodge groupe They ere able to carry the conventions, since these are financielly influenced and aré easily stampeded/ 60.
