Evening star., 1940-04-06
Capper and McNary
Add Endorsement
To vandenberg
Nye to Take Stump
For Senotor as Vote
Neurs in Nebraska
By JOHN C.. HENRY.


The nucleus of a stop Dewey"
drive within the Republican party
appeared to be developing today as
two rival candidates for the party's
presidential nomination wheeled up
some of their oratorical artillery for
an assault on Nebraska voters,
scheduled to demonstrate their pri-
mary preference next Tuesday.
Badly beaten in the Wisconsin
test last Tuesday and perhaps fear
full that another decisive setback
would be disastrous to his chances,
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan
benefited by two influential indorse-
ments yesterday and was expected
to benefit further from a concen-
trated speaking program being
undertaken in the Prairie State
this week end by Senator Nye, Re-
publican, of North Dakota.
Capper and McNary Backing.
Yesterdays Endorsements came
from quarters calculated to have
real effect in that section of the
country, namely, from Senator Cap
per of Kansas and Senate Minority
Leader McNary of Oregon. The
former long has been recognized as
a. phenomenal vote-getter in his
own neighborhood State, where ag-
ricultural interests are parallel to
those of Nebraska. Both he and
Senator McNary have been consist
emily diligent in their efforts to aid
ftn otI iy, fhoir oprno1 IN
the progressive Western vote.
THE American farmers can trust
Arthur Vandenberg," Senator Cap
per wired, land their trust will not
be betrayed"
my farm friends will
always be safe with Senator Van
denberg," Senator McNary tele-
graphed. He may reject temporary
patent medicines, but he will always
be ready with real cures"
Senator Nye, identified with the
same group of pro-farm Repub-
hcans. was to take the stump in
behalf of Senator Vandenberg at
Fremont, Nebr., tonight. Later he
planned a Statewide radio broad
cast from Omaha and on Monday
arrangements have been made for
transcripts of Nye speeches to be
sent out at intervals over every
radio station in the State.
Gannett Visits Lincoln.
While not coming to the direct
rescue of Senator Vandenberg,
another Republican presidential
aspirant, Frank Gannett, Rochester
IN. " publisher, visited Lincoln,
Nebr., last night to display his own
interest in the farm problem. Under
the circumstances that Mr.. Gannett
is known to be particularly un-
friendly to the Dewey cause, how
ever, it is not unlikely that he may
have attempted quietly to swing
some strength away from the New
York district attorney. Only Sena-
tor Vandenberg and Mr.. Dewey are
entered in Tuesdays voting.
Pointedly, in his address, Mr..
Gannett advised the States farmers
to go to the leader of your party;
tell him that two-thirds of your
former normal income is not enough
Tell him that you want farm prices
fully restored. Also that you will
vote only for candidates and a
platform which will give American
agriculture its just income. Use
your political power"
That the Dewey forces are not
resting on their achievement of
capturing all "a of the Wisconsin
delegates has been plainly evident
however, by their own speaking and
organization efforts in Nebraska.
Rapidly building up reputation
for painstaking detail and thorough
ness in its campaigning, the Dewey
group had Mrs. Ruth Hanna Nc
Cormick Simms, one of its CONAN
ayers, scheduled for an Omaha
visit today. Possessed of money,
energy and renowned political
background, Mrs. Simms has been
accorded credit for much of the
New Yorkers success thus far.
IA Votes at Stake.
Fourteen convention votes will be
at stake in the Nebraska test.
With most of the immediate in
terest centered on the Nebraska
Republican race and the Illinois
Democratic fight, in which Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Vice President
Garner will meet again Tuesday,
there was relative quiet on the po-
litical front here.
Secretary of the Interior Ickes
announced yesterday, however, he
expects to be "a fraction of a dele
gate" from Illinois at the Democratic
national convention and that his
vote, like the entire slate" will be
cast for President Roosevelt for a
third term.
residence at Winnetka I'll