l)B--^HHM9Mff__H|BBBlMHI THOUGHT YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW 10 Hie Sentinel Begins Its Fourth Year With This Edition VOL. 3, No. 52 SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1952 DEFENDED NOTORIOUS 'RITZ GANG' ZTsffsC OHIO JOHN B. COMBS TALKS Heslip, Prominent Lawyer, •»N Given Year In U.S. Ten' POLITICS **£% Tk. ••Uioo. .,„r....a u* tki. cotmmm or. tb... *{ tho writor M _ _, TOLEDO.—Att'y Jesse S. Heslip, one of the state's foremost criminal lawyers, sscssssr SATURDAYs JUNE 14, 1952 entered the federal penitentiary at Milan, Mich., last Tuesday to begin a one year sen­ Hy r.t\,rt Ik. oolsaioe.. ol Th. S.otira.l— Editor. tence after pleading guilty to income tax evasion charges. COLUlVaaiUS. OHIO Heslip was sentenced when — One of the most potent devices which have been V S. Dist. Judge Prank i used against Sen. Robert A. Taft's campaign for Klorh rejected pleas for proha gangsters. The lawyer's orations the presidential" nomination, which his strategists ed a moat outstanding career in haven't met with equal force. Is the "Taft can't tion on the defendant's promise were so stirring and sensational the legal profession. He was high­ to pay $14,000 in back tares and that the trial held the spotlight win" propaganda, apparently promoted hy the ly respected in his community braintrusters in the enemy camp. penalities. in newspapers throughout the and was known as a philanthro­ The able attorney was indicted country. pist who contributed eagerly and Despite the fact that Taft has more than 500 April 1 by a federal grand jury, Irs Colo, defense attorney freely for progress among hia delegates pledged to him and expects to pick up 60 charging he had a gross income for Heslip. ploodoa] tor proha. people. more before convention time July 1, this propa­ of J6-1G6 in 1948 but filed no re­ tioa and asked for a psychiat­ He was one of the heaviest ganda continues to spread like a raging forest fire. turn. At the time of his arrest, ric examination before sen­ contributors to the erection of Mr. Taft attempted to put out this fire In a Heslip made a plea of nolo tencing. Colo declared ih.t tho the Indiana Av, branch YMCA speech before 96 of his 111 delegates at an or­ contend*-* (meaning he did not defeml.nl as tho result of a and was one of the founders of ganizational meeting at the Deahlcr-Wallick hotel contest the charge), and was re­ 1944 injury bod become a Frederick Douglas Commu n i t y here May 28. He expressed complete confidence leased on his own recognisance SUCCESSOR "confirmed alcoholic" mod had Center. nomination and the election in November. A brilliant smel highly suc­ lists suffered "misfortuns He was also active in NAACP SOME SEE CHANCES AS SLIM cessful sltoroer, Hrslip is be., after misfortune.*' and other civil rights groups and •irvej to h.TO dofeadod' more While his talk left most of his delegates displaying a "we can't first degree murder csin Ih.n Cole said th-.t Heslip could pay at one time served oa president lose" attitude, there were others who expressed the opinion tbat hi* aa- other lawyer in thi. city. $5000 on his back tax obligation, of the Nat'l Negro Bar Ass'n. chances are slim unless he wins on the first or second ballot. and would attempt to pay the Although the latter opinions were mere guesses, spoken in a So wade mat hi* rej.utataos. as remainder oi the 114,000 within • crimih.l lawyer that iao WO. hush-hush manner, they are, however, similar to the views held by n 30 days by selling his home, lo­ many other politicians and non-partisan newspaper correspondents. ** S"*;e>d by thro* nationally cated in a fashionable area of the Leslie Shaw In raotorious bandits to represent The feeling that "Taft can't win the nomination and even if he city. does, he can't win the'election" ia a piece ol political psychology, de­ thesa at Columbus Au robbery Judge Kloeb said he had known ckargoo ia 1947. Tils trial mt signed to create a defeatist stata among Taft's supporters. Heslip for 15 years and that the Buckeye Posl - It is a scheme which has been used in politics successfully for tko gane. knows, as <he> "Aits defendant had performed ably in years, and as the convention date draws near, it* effectiveness dob robb.rs."* lastod several federal court He said Hcslip's Leslie M. Shaw, 1022 E. Rich doesn't seem to be fading to any noticeable degree. days, dariag wbicb Ho.lia j..r- offense wa» not a casual slip-up, st.. civic and fraternal leader here for over 25 years, joined These rumors have been used by all anti-Taft groups in a man­ formej he for. » p»cls«-al court- which might be excused. ner which has indoctrinated many ot his ardent supporters so deeply Court officials said he would the public relations department at Buckeye Steel Castings Co. until it's, practically useless to attempt to convince them otherwise. - TEAMED WITH HERBERT be eligible for parole in 3, HARMFUL TO TAFT'S CAMPAIGN Paul M. Herbert, then lieuten- months, Monday of this week. This propaganda, and it must be accepted as such until it's ant governer, teamed with Hes- Heslip began the practice of Shaw, a retired police sergeant, proven otherwise, to date has done untold harm to Taft's campaign lip in defending the alleged law here about 1920 and is the first Negro to fill such a and it may spell the difference between victory and defeat at tha enjoy. position at Buckeye Steel. convention. Evoa though some of Taft's dslctstsi doubt that ho wilt win tho nomination, thoy aro non.-th.-loss sincere ia their boli.f that ho i. tko man bo.t qualified for tko presidency. Thoy argue that thoy aro simply trying ta fa«o tko .it us tioa opoa mitsdodly. Thoy do aot consider themselves as being unfair to Mr. Republican, but ' thoy'ro being fair to themitlesi. In soma political quarters it is* claimed that the "Taft can't win1* rumor has weighed heavy on the mfndg of some of hia delegates and friends. In fact, it is contended that it haa caused some of them not to be as solidly behind him as they might have been and placed them W*l> JtERQY \UOOO\AssXlXO in a spot where they're easy prey for rival candidates. This, they point out, is why Taft must win on the first or second ballot if he is to gain a victory at the convention. EISENHOWER HAS SOLID BACKING While Taft's pledged supporters are said to be uneasy and shaky, Eisenhower's are claimed to be uncompromisingly behind him and will likely remain intact even if the convention becomes deadlocked. La other words, they're saying the "everyone wants to be on the win­ ning side" adage may play havoc with Sen. Taft's final bid for thi presidency. f la further euppurt of tho "caa't wia** theory, it is also claimed tkat Taft'. .outhern backers ara extremely shaky and will aot Stick witk him whoa aad If tka fighting becomes rough. The southern Republic.ns, they amy, make their oaly contribution toward eJect- ia*> a COP president at tho conventions, and thoy ara aot likely to • take a candidate who hold, tho loa.t chance of winning. This argument seems to have merit, for with the one party sys­ tem of the south the only consolation for the GOP bosses down thera is to back a man for the presidency at the convention and then go home and pray for the voters elsewhere to elect him at the general election. •Ui\VaCr-»'cf*s-.- ^^ &if(t Tho oaly salvation for southern Republican, i. patronage •iaco their party ha.n't elected a president in aver 20 years, aad LOMAiKE VVILUAM*. <& becau.e Republican, aro never elected as governors, senators and congressmen in the south, Dixie GOPor. have suffered most pain­ OHfAaSO - - - to- NWRROVV**.« ^ fully for job. since the Now Deal came iato power ia 1932 •*Ara«iD ft»UMP- 7fJ<r*uVA6C 13, MUST BACK A WINNER MOTtt-V HAS mM w. mn p£f£ATtv t>**i Ttvicsr So in order to win control of the aouth's patronage, it a Repub­ OH rw\tXLai'lI£J& LAvr truJt WM Rur-jitt*.-UP lican is elected to the presidency, southern GOP bosses must back a •Toft TptsfT COMM. AT*. niak't. JUHIO winner at the convention. Therefore, it is claimed, they are likely to fT&*s* f*si*\ stye. ** \ be ready to jump on the Eisenhower bandwagon if it appears headed in the right direction. While the above argument* with respect to the "Taft can't win"* propaganda may not be as strong a, contended, they are not helping Taft s campaign. The promoters of thi-. rumor have done a thorough job In it to the public; in fact. It is so complete that the "I'm for T selling Taft but I don't think he can win" statement can be heard dnily amonam _g all classes of people. And the sadjpart about it is that Taft's leaders seem to be sty­ mied by this well-planned propaganda. RATTtil 7Mtrt&. Whether they'll be able to overcome it only time will telL roQ WORUI'S tAemmwi Tins Lewi* and Clark expedition ia believed to hav* C(?OWN.