POLITICS: Vote of Self-Confidence

Like a man who is all ready to cash the coupons of a gilt-edged bond, Bob Taft clipped off all 56 G.O.P. delegates in his home state of Ohio last week, and tucked them into his briefcase. The big Ohio bloc was never really in doubt for Mr. Republican; only Harold Stassen was entered in the primary against him. The vote put Taft back in front of Eisenhower in the seesaw delegate quotations (see box), and gave him a luxurious feeling of wellbeing. Said he with a satisfied air: "I'll never be headed...

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