Evening star., 1940-04-05
Stossen Report Surprised
6. O. P. Quarters Here

Reports that Gov. Stassen had in
formed Washington friends that he
hoped to influence his States dele |
CATION to support Thomas E. Dewey
had occasioned surprise in some Re-
publican quarters here. 1t was
pointed out that Roy Dunn, Min
nesota party chairman, had been
working to send the States % dele |
gates to the national convention un-
instructed. The delegation will be
chosen in convention May %.
The 32-year-old Governor has
been mentioned as possible "key-
noter" at the national convention. |
For that reason some politicians
had been inclined to think he would !
seek to preserve a neutral attitude, |
at least publicly.
Democrats Look to Illinois,
Democrats, meanwhile, looked to
the Illinois primary for additional !
indications as to third term senti-
ment. Vice President Gamers
name will be on the ballot, opposing
President Roosevelt The Presidents |
3-to-1 defeat of Mr.. Garner in Tues
days Wisconsin balloting continued
to provoke pro and con comment,
since Mr.. Garner won two of the "a
delegates.
Secretary of the Interior Ickes
told reporters yesterday that Mr..
Garner's managers were talking
like Republicans" when they said |
that Wisconsin returns showed the !
third term was "a dead issue" be-
cause Mr.. Garner had polled 80 per |
cent of the Democratic vote. He
predicted the President would beat
Mr.. Garner in Illinois by to /.
Senator McCarran, Democrat, of
Nevada replied:
when did Mr.. Ickes get to be a |
Democrat? He's the last one in the
world who ought to be talking for !
the Democrats, because he is one of
such recent vintage"
Senator Murray, Democrat, of
Montana said he agreed with Mr..
1ckes that virtually all party leaders
would support Mr.. Roosevelt, and
Senator Ellender, Democrat, of
Louisiana said it was his belief that
the Wisconsin vote had boosted the
stock" of the third-term movement.
Bridges Assails New Deal.
Other political development of the
last "a hours follow:
At Hackensack, N. j., Senator
Bridges of New Hampshire, Repub-
lcan presidential aspirant, assailed
the New Deals record and de- |
manded wholesale tax revision,
shakeup of the Securities and Ex-
change Commission and withdrawal |
Of the American neutrality patrol.
At New York, Representative |
Reece, Republican, of Tennessee, a
member of the Monopoly Committee.
denounced the administration for its |
treatment of business through taxa
ton, labor legislation and restrictive |
regulation.
At Wichita, Kans, ALT M. Landon,
1896 Republican nominee, warned |
his party against letting "one man, |
or any group of money-raisers" pick
the Republican candidate.
In Dallas, Tex, Postmaster Cen
eral Farley eulogized Mr.. Garner
and smilingly said: But as for my
self-well, like Barkis (the famous
character from Dickens David |
Copperfeld) I'm willing"
Maine Delegates Uninstructed.
In answer to questions, Senator
La Toilette, Progressive, of Wiscon-
sin said he knew nothing of reports
that a meeting would be held in
Milwaukee to boom him for the vice
presidency, perhaps as a running
mate for President Roosevelt.
At Portland, Me-, Republicans, in
convention, selected 13 uninstructed
delegates to the national conven-
ton. No open contest for the dele
cation was made by any of the
Republican candidates. However,
some Maine support for Senator |
Bridges, Republican, of New Hanp-
shire, was indicated.
Kansas Republicans, meeting in
State convention, decided to place
the name of their States senior
Senator, Arthur Capper, before the
Republican National Convention as
Kansas 'favorite son."
In Washington, Chairman John
Hamilton of the Republican Ma
tional Committee issued q warning |
against solicitations for advertising
In a Republican Convention Edi-
ton" of certain publications. No
publication is being issued by or
with the approval of the party, he