"Dear Ike"

It was not a ground swell, but some waves were forming:

P:In Dallas, a small circle of aroused ladies formed the "Americans for National Coalition," composed a letter, and sent copies far & wide. The letter said in part: "There is now a greater need for change in the executive branch of our Government than ever before . . . We, a group of interested citizens in the great Southwest, feel that the greatest service can be rendered our country through . . . the drafting of ... Dwight D. Eisenhower."

P:In Fort Collins, Colo., a group of young lawyers and businessmen (Republicans and Democrats) formed themselves into the "Dear Ike" Club, sent out 2,000 letters which invited others to join. The simple rules: write Eisenhower a letter asking him to accept the Republican nomination; write at least ten other letters to friends telling them about the plan.

P:In Middletown, N.Y., the Young Republican Club voted on its presidential preferences. The results, on a point system of voting: Eisenhower, 90 points; Harold Stassen, 40 points; Robert Taft, Henry Cabot Lodge, and New Jersey's Governor Alfred Driscoll, nine points each.

P:Pollster George Gallup asked voters of both parties whom they would pick for President if the race should be between Eisenhower and Truman. The results, announced this week: 60% for Eisenhower; 31% for Truman; 9% don't know.

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