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Plan Credited to Duff Silent Pause in Pa Delegation Split
Washington June 15 AP Backers of Taft claim Gov James H Duff may swing Pennsylvania to Taft if Vandenberg boom collapses Duff told Taft he would seek a large share of Pennsylvania 73 convention votes for Vandenberg who says he is not a candidate If Vandenberg falters Taft followers expect Duff to favor Taft The Pennsylvania delegation is deeply split with one faction leaning Dewey and Taft while another backs Martin Pew and Stassen Taft forces expect a possible landslide if a convention deadlock prompts support for their man Illinois caucus also eyed with Green favored on first ballot
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Jack Bett
Washington
Robert A. Taft
James H. Duff
Pennsylvania
Taft
Duff
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Congress
Truman
Los Angeles
White House
New Castle
N. H
Edward Martin
Mason Owlett
Joseph Grundy
Dewey
Joseph Martin
Martin
Philadelphia
Joseph N. Pew, Jr
Oil Company
Penn
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Illinois
Dwight Green
Green
Bricker
Ohio
Massachusetts
Leverett Saltonstall