Evening star., 1940-04-07
Victory for Dewey
Forecast in Nebraska
Primary tuesday
Contest With Vundenbero
Watched; New Yorker
Also Entered in Illinois
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

interest primary battles in Illinois
and Nebraska Tuesday.
The fate of two Republican candi-
dates for the presidential nomina-
ton, Thomas E. Dewey of New
York and Senator Arthur H. VAN
denberg of Michigan, may be wrap
ped up in the outcome.
The Roosevelt third term drive,
which received a check in the Wis
consin primary last Tuesday, de-
spite the fact that President Roose-
welt won, 5 to l, over Vice President
Garner In the preference vote and
Al out of the "a delegates to the
Democratic National Convention,
will meet a new test in Illinois
against Mr.. Garner. In Nebraska,
the Presidents name alone has been
entered in the preference primary.
Mr.. Dewey and Senator Vanden-
berg are both entered in the Ne
braska preference primary. With
his Wisconsin victory back of him,
Mr.. Dewey is expected to win again.
In Illinois, Mr.. Dewey alone has en-
tered the preference primary. The
size Of the vote rolled up for him
by the Republican voters will be sig
niflcant.
Taft Camp Watch Contests.
Senator Taft of Ohio is not di-
rectly concerned with the primaries
In Nebraska and Illinois. However,
his supporters are keeping watch
full eye on what happens in those
States. They figure that defeat
either for Senator Vandenberg or
Mr.. Dewey will leave Senator Taft
in the position of principal con-
tender for the presidential nomina-
tion against the winner. While
Senator Taft has refrained from
entering any of the primaries, ex-
cept Ohio, an intensive campaign
has been waged for him and claims
were made last night that when the
convention assembled, there would
be 370 delegates ready to vote for
him.
The Vandenberg campaign man.
ayers have by no means given up
the contest in Nebraska. They were
surprised and disappointed at the
Wisconsin results. They had eX-
pected to win at least half of the
delegates. But Mr.. Dewey swept
the slate clean, taking all "a of the
delegates-and by considerable ma
jorities.
In an effort to stem the Dewey
tide, some of Senator Vandenberg's
friends in the Senate have come
openly to his assistance, among
them Senator McNary of Oregon.
Republican leader of the Upper
House and Oregon's favorite son
candidate for the presidential nomi-
nation. Senator Capper of Kansas,
also a favorite son candidate, and
Senator Nye of North Dakota have
stepped out for the Michigan Sem
ator.
Senators McNary and Capper sent
kilograms praising Senator Vanden-
berg and his record, to Nebraska.
Senator Nye is actively campaign
ing for Senator Vandenberg in the
State. He did the same for Sena-
tor Vandenberg in Wisconsin. Sena-
tor Vandenberg himself, however,
has continued to stick to his job in
the Senate here and declined all in
Ntations to appear in Nebraska in
person.
Capper Halls Party Unity.
Senator Capper made it clear yes
terday that he went to the aid of
Senator Vandenberg because he
thinks highly of him as candidate
and prospective president. His state
ment, he said, was not to be in
terpreted as an attack on Mr.. Dewey
The Republican party is more
wholly together and has less fac
tional rows today than it has had
for years." said the Kansas senator.
"Ihe Republicans of Kansas will
accept the candidate nominated by
the Republican National Conven-
tion, whoever he may be, and carry
the State for him."
Senator Capper expressed gratif1-
cation at the honor done him by the
Republican State Convention of
Kansas on Thursday, when it adopt
ed resolution pledging the Kansas
delegation to him as favorite son
candidate.
II appreciate the honor greatly"
he said. "Of course I know that I
am not a candidate for President.
If I had been 20 years younger,
probably should have been greatly
excited over the action of the con-
vention."
II Mr.. Dewey wins against Senator
Vandenberg in the Nebraska pri-
mary, the IA delegates to the Re-
publican National Convention will
be morally" but not legally,
pledged to vote for the New Yorker.
The primary is not, as it was in
Wisconsin, question of a Vanden-
berg slate against a Dewey slate.
The four delegate-at-large candi-
dates are unopposed, and in two
Of the five congressional districts,
the delegate candidates also are un-
opposed. The Vandenberg-Dewey
contest is in the preference" vote
alone.
Preference Vote in Illinois.
In Illinois, it is again a question
Of the preference vote. Mr.. Dewey
alone is entered there on the Repub-
hcan side of the fence. On the Dem
acratic side, President Roosevelt has
been entered-without giving his
formal assent-against Vice Presi-
dent Garner, who gave his assent.
The Democratic officials in charge
Of the primary ruled that President
Roosevelt's name could be entered
without his assent, although the law
appears to hold otherwise.
President Roosevelt has the back
ing of the Horner-Kelly-Nash Or
ganization. Its leaders put him in
the primary. He has the backing,
also, of the Stelle-Adamowski Demo-
cratic insurgents against the ina
chine" They expect to turn out a
huge vote for the President. The
Garnerites, on the other hand, have
no organization. The third termers
expect to roll up at least a 10-to-1