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In the [[United States presidential election, 1952|1952 presidential election]], [[conservative]] U.S. senator [[Robert A. Taft]] competed with [[Moderate Republican]] [[Dwight Eisenhower]] for the party nomination. [[Tennessee]] Republican representative [[B. Carroll Reece]] predicted that the Republicans delegations from southern and border states would strongly support Taft.<ref>December 17, 1951. [https://www.nytimes.com/1951/12/17/archives/gop-in-south-solid-for-taft-says-reece.html G.O.P. IN SOUTH SOLID FOR TAFT, SAYS REECE]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved October 15, 2021.</ref>

In the [[United States presidential election, 1952|1952 presidential election]], [[conservative]] U.S. senator [[Robert A. Taft]] competed with [[Moderate Republican]] [[Dwight Eisenhower]] for the party nomination. [[Tennessee]] Republican representative [[B. Carroll Reece]] predicted that the Republicans delegations from southern and border states would strongly support Taft.<ref>December 17, 1951. [https://www.nytimes.com/1951/12/17/archives/gop-in-south-solid-for-taft-says-reece.html G.O.P. IN SOUTH SOLID FOR TAFT, SAYS REECE]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved October 15, 2021.</ref>

Indeed, Reece was proven correct when Howard led the Mississippi delegation among the Republican National Committee in supporting the nomination of the Ohio senator over Eisenhower.<ref>Apple, Jr., R.W. (August 31, 2004). [https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/30/us/republicans-convention-new-york-apple-s-almanac-father-southern-strategy-76-here.html THE REPUBLICANS: THE CONVENTION IN NEW YORK -- APPLE'S ALMANAC; Father of the Southern Strategy, at 76, Is Here for His 11th Convention]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved October 14, 2021.</ref><ref>Rothbard, Murray N. (June 21, 2011). [https://mises.org/library/swan-song-old-right Swan Song of the Old Right]. ''Mises Institute''. Retrieved October 14, 2021.</ref> The latter, however, ultimately maneuvered his way towards the party nomination with the bolstering of [[New York]] lawyer [[Herbert Brownell]],<ref>[https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/sites/default/files/finding-aids/pdf/brownell-herbert-papers.pdf BROWNELL, HERBERT JR.:  Papers, 1877-1988]. ''Eisenhower Presidential Library''. Retrieved October 14, 2021.</ref> and proceeded to defeat Democrat [[Adlai Stevenson]] in the general election by a landslide.

Indeed, Reece was proven correct when Howard led the Mississippi delegation among the Republican National Committee in supporting the nomination of the Ohio senator over Eisenhower.<ref>Apple, Jr., R.W. (August 31, 2004). [https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/30/us/republicans-convention-new-york-apple-s-almanac-father-southern-strategy-76-here.html THE REPUBLICANS: THE CONVENTION IN NEW YORK -- APPLE'S ALMANAC; Father of the Southern Strategy, at 76, Is Here for His 11th Convention]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved October 14, 2021.</ref><ref>Rothbard, Murray N. (June 21, 2011). [https://mises.org/library/swan-song-old-right Swan Song of the Old Right]. ''Mises Institute''. Retrieved October 14, 2021.</ref> The latter, however, ultimately maneuvered his way towards the party nomination with the bolstering of [[New York]] lawyer [[Herbert Brownell]],<ref>[https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/sites/default/files/finding-aids/pdf/brownell-herbert-papers.pdf BROWNELL, HERBERT JR.:  Papers, 1877-1988]. ''Eisenhower Presidential Library''. Retrieved October 14, 2021.</ref> and proceeded to defeat Democrat [[Adlai Stevenson|Adlai E. Stevenson, II]] in the general election by a landslide.

Howard's backing of Sen. Taft was consistent among the Southern "black and tan" delegations which represented the traditional roots of the GOP. The Arkansas delegation, led by lawyer [[Osro Cobb]], also supported the Ohio senator. Taft was an ardent supporter of civil rights who supported desegregation, [[anti-lynching legislation]], and spearheaded efforts to end racial discrimination in the workplace by pushing for a "voluntary FEPC" bill in 1950.<ref>Edwards, Lee (October 2020). [https://www.heritage.org/sites/default/files/2020-10/MAPT20.pdf The Political Thought of Robert A. Taft]. ''The Heritage Foundation''. Retrieved October 14, 2021.</ref><ref>Fascinating Politics (April 30, 2019). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2019/04/30/robert-tafts-conservative-proposal-for-civil-rights/ Robert Taft’s Conservative Proposal for Civil Rights]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved October 14, 2021.</ref>

Howard's backing of Sen. Taft was consistent among the Southern "black and tan" delegations which represented the traditional roots of the GOP. The Arkansas delegation, led by lawyer [[Osro Cobb]], also supported the Ohio senator. Taft was an ardent supporter of civil rights who supported desegregation, [[anti-lynching legislation]], and spearheaded efforts to end racial discrimination in the workplace by pushing for a "voluntary FEPC" bill in 1950.<ref>Edwards, Lee (October 2020). [https://www.heritage.org/sites/default/files/2020-10/MAPT20.pdf The Political Thought of Robert A. Taft]. ''The Heritage Foundation''. Retrieved October 14, 2021.</ref><ref>Fascinating Politics (April 30, 2019). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2019/04/30/robert-tafts-conservative-proposal-for-civil-rights/ Robert Taft’s Conservative Proposal for Civil Rights]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved October 14, 2021.</ref>