National Affairs: Beefed-Up Bandwagon

The Eisenhower bandwagon got ready for the big pull last week by shifting some loads and adding some new wheels. At a Washington press conference, Campaign Manager Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. introduced ex-ECAdministrator Paul G. Hoffman as the full-time adviser of the Citizens for Eisenhower committee. Hoffman, just back from a visit with Ike at SHAPE, will take a leave from the presidency of the Ford Foundation to work as principal salesman, idea man and talent scout of the Ike campaign.

To serve as chairman of the Citizens committee, Hoffman brought along W. Walter Williams, Seattle businessman and chairman of the Washington State Republican Committee. Williams and Hoffman are old friends: when Hoffman gave up the chairmanship of the Committee for Economic Development in 1948 to take on his ECA job, Williams was elected CED chairman on Hoffman's recommendation.