HOW THEY STAND

A count of Republican delegates already chosen and committed this week gives Taft 367, Eisenhower 338. In addition, the votes of some other delegations (e.g., Connecticut) can be forecast with a high degree of probability. The tabulation below, compiled from reports of TIME correspondents, gives Taft 479, Ike 406. Necessary to nominate: 604.

ALABAMA--14. Taft expects at least 8; Ike men are righting for 6.

ARIZONA--14. Convention gave Taft 10, Ike 2. Two uncommitted are likely to split 1 for Taft, 1 for Ike.

ARKANSAS--11. Convention gave Taft 7, Ike 1. Three uncommitted all lean to Ike.

CALIFORNIA--70. Primary expected to give Warren a solid 70.

COLORADO--18. Taft 2, a blow to his assumptions; Ike 15.

Stassen 1.

CONNECTICUT--22. Convention expected to give Ike all.

DELAWARE--12. Convention gave Taft 7, Ike 4; 1 delegate is uncommitted.

FLORIDA--18. State executive committee gave Taft 16, Ike 1; 1 delegate is uncommitted.

GEORGIA--17. Rival Ike and Taft delegations. Convention credentials committee must decide which to seat.

IDAHO--14. Convention gave Taft all.

ILLINOIS--60. Primary gave Taft 49, Ike 1. Taft is expected to get 10 more from the state convention.

INDIANA--32. Taft men expect 27; Ike men hope for 5.

IOWA--26. Conventions gave Ike 15, Taft 9. Two uncommitted likely to split 1 for Ike, 1 for Taft.

KANSAS--22. Conventions gave Ike 20, Taft 2.

KENTUCKY--20. Conventions gave Taft 19, Ike 1.

LOUISIANA--15. Rival delegations, a matter for the credentials committee.

MAINE--16. Conventions gave Ike 9, Taft 5, with others likely to go for Ike.

MARYLAND--24. Conventions expected to give Favorite Son Governor Theodore McKeldin 24. He may switch them all to Ike.

MASSACHUSETTS--38. Primary gave Ike 29, Taft 3. Six uncommitted are likely to split Ike 5, Taft 1.

MICHIGAN--46. Taft and Ike have 10 each, with Keyman Arthur Summerfield looking for the winner before committing the remaining 26.

MINNESOTA--28. Primary gave Stassen 24, Ike 4.

MISSISSIPPI--5. Taft's 5 will probably survive a credentials challenge.

MISSOURI--26. District meetings elected 17 for Ike, 5 for Taft; 4 others leaning to Ike.

MONTANA--8. Convention this week.

NEBRASKA--18. Primary gave Taft 16, Ike 1. One uncommitted expected to go to Taft.

NEVADA--12. Convention gave Taft 7, Ike 2. Three uncommitted expected to go to Taft.

NEW HAMPSHIRE--14. Primary gave Ike all 14.

NEW JERSEY--38. Primary gave Ike 31, Taft 6, Stassen 1.

NEW MEXICO--14. Unchosen. A 7-7 split expected.

NEW YORK--96. Taft hopes to wrest 6 or more from Ike.

NORTH CAROLINA--26. Taft 13, Ike 7, 6 wavering.

NORTH DAKOTA--14. Convention gave Taft 8, Ike 1: 5 uncommitted.

OHIO--56. Primary gave all to Taft.

OKLAHOMA--16. Conventions gave Taft 7, Ike 7, MacArthur 2.

OREGON--18. Primary gave Ike all 18.

PENNSYLVANIA--70. Ike has 20, Taft 18. Governor Fine could change some minds and, in addition, controls the remaining 32.

RHODE ISLAND--8. Convention gave Ike all 8.

SOUTH CAROLINA--6. Convention gave Taft all 6.

SOUTH DAKOTA--14. A close Taft-Ike fight in a June 3 primary.

TENNESSEE--20. Conventions gave Taft all 20.

TEXAS--38. Rival Taft and Ike delegations forecast.

UTAH--14. Convention gave Taft all 14.

VERMONT--12. Convention gave Ike all 12.

VIRGINIA--23. Taft will probably get 20, Ike 3.

WASHINGTON--24. Convention this week.

WEST VIRGINIA--16. Primary gave Taft 15, Ike 1.

WISCONSIN--30. Primary gave Taft 24, Warren 6.

WYOMING--12. Convention gave Taft 6, Ike 2. Four uncommitted likely to split 3 for Ike, 1 for Taft.

ALASKA--3. Convention gave Taft all 3.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA--6. Convention expected to give Taft all 6.

HAWAII--8. Convention chose 8 unpledged delegates. Two lean to Taft.

PUERTO Rico--3. Convention expected to give Taft all 3.

VIRGIN ISLANDS--i. Convention gave its 1 to Ike.

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