13 for Ike

At Vermont's Republican convention in Montpelier last week, traditions toppled like tenpins. First, the 921 delegates repudiated the pro-Taft old guard by a 3-1 majority and elected twelve Eisenhower men to go to Chicago. Then they formally instructed the delegation to vote for Ike--a break with the custom of sending officially uncommitted delegations. Finally, they chose Eisenhower's state campaign manager--Edward G. Janeway, a onetime Wall Street broker--as Vermont's national committeeman. It was the first time in memory that the job did not go to a lifetime Vermonter.

Results elsewhere last week:

P: Vermont Democrats chose ten delegates (with six: votes), all unpledged. P: Washington state Democrats picked 32 delegates (with 22 votes), most of whom favor Kefauver, and heard a stem-winder speech by Candidate Robert Kerr. Sample passage: "Eisenhower hasn't committed himself on anything. He is the nation's only living unknown soldier." P: North Dakota Republicans chose eight Taft men, one Ike man and five uncommitted delegates to go to Chicago. P: North Dakota Democrats elected 16 unpledged delegates (with eight votes). P: Hawaii Republicans received assurances that both Taft and Eisenhower would support statehood for the islands, then elected eight uncommitted delegates.

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