Evening star., 1940-02-24

Structed for G. Gould Lincoln.
Roosevelt has been entered. After
the printing of the ballots-even II
a candidate withdraws-the name
would still be on the ballot, though
withdrawal probably would have the
effect of leaving the slate of dele
gates unpledged.
Two Farley-pledged delegates have
been entered in the New Hampshire
primary and two unpledged dele
gates. They may be whisked out
of the race against the Roosevelt
slate before the primary. The
Roosevelt slate, engineered by John
l.. Sullivan. candidate for Governor
on the Democratic ticket in 1898 and
newly appointed Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury, has the backing of
the Democratic organization and
should win without trouble.
Vice President Garner had strong
friends among the New Hampshire
Democrats and they might have put
on real fight. The understanding,
however, is that the Garnerites were
willing to let Farley have the eight
delegate votes of New Hampshire
and then Mr.. Sullivan spilled the
beans for the Farleyites, going into
the State and threatening to dump
out the organization leaders with
Roosevelt-pledged delegation. And
so the third termers are to have
first blood in the first presidential
preferential primary. Unless, to be
sure, the President should say sone-
thing which would eliminate him
from the presidential race prior to
March IL.
Bridges Fzvorite Son.
On the Republican side, Thomas
E. Dewey, Senator Taft of Ohio
and Senator Vandenberg of Michi-
gan have all stepped aside to leave
the New Hampshire delegation to
Senator Bridges-the favorite son
candidate. The delegation, with the
acquiescence of Senator Bridges, is
to run instructed. In fact, Sena-
tor Bridges urged that 1t be unin-
structed. But, nevertheless. the dele
cation will be expected to support
Senator Bridges in the Republican
National Convention on the early
ballots, or until he takes himself
out of the race. One Dewey
pledged candidate for delegate at
large. Mr.. Gile Of Nashua, has filed
and has refused to get out Of the
race, even though asked to do so
by Dewey. This lone Dewey delegate
candidate, however, is up against
the party organization and his
chances for making a real showing
are simmer than alternating bear.
The second presidential preferen-
tial primary-in Wisconsin on April
2-contains the elements which 60
to make up a real contest. First,
Roosevelt and Garner states of dele
gates have been entered on the
Democratic side Second, Vanden-
berg and Dewey states have filed on
the Republican side. AS pointed out
in this column in the past. no one
knows what the La Toilette Progress
sives will do. They are at liberty to
vote either in the Democratic or
Republican primary-and what they
do may make a lot of difference in
the final count. It has been sup
posed that If these Progressives 60
into the Democratic primary they
will support the Roosevelt slate of
delegates. How they would react to
Dewey and Vandenberg. if they went
in numbers into the Republican pri-
mary, is guess.
"Stop Dewey" Move Denied.
Senator Taft and Senator Vanden-
berg have both vigorously denied
they have entered into an alliance
to stop" Mr.. Dewey. The fact is,
however, that Senator Taft has re-
manned out of the Wisconsin pri-
mary and left the Dewey opposition
and possibly the Taft supporters
free to concentrate in favor of VAN
denberg and against the New Yorker.
There is no doubt that the Vanden-
berg supporters are quite confident
Of victory-and they may have 1t.
If that happened, it would be first
blood for Vandenberg and against
Dewey In these primary rows. On
the other hand, should Dewey win
in Wisconsin, and a week later pick
up the Illinois preference primary
in his stride, as he will do, the New
Yorker would have a real lead In
the race for the G. o. P. nomination,
| with chance for band wogan roll