Evening star., 1942-08-21
3-Way Race Is Likely
With Nomination Of
Bennett in NewYork
Labor Porty Expected
To Run McGoldrick
After Need Defect
b the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug 2l.-A three
way race for the New York gov
ernorship appeared probable to-
day with the power balancing
American Labor Party believed
likely to enter it's own choice
because of the nomination by the
Democrats of State Attorney
General John J. Bennett, jr.
Leaders of the Labor party, which
convenes here tomorrow, announced
last Saturday that if Mr.. Bennett
won the Democratic nomination
over Senator Mead they would name
an independent State ticket headed
by Joseph D. McGoldrick, New York
City controller.
This stand was strengthened after
Mr. Benefits triumph yesterday
when ALP left-wing leaders de-
nounced the Attorney General as a
Fascist" and voted to support Mr..
McGoldrick against Mr.. Bennett
and former New York District At
torney Thomas E. Dewey. who is
expected to win the Republican
nomination when that party meets
at Saratoga Springs Monday.
Party Split by Battle.
The apparent loss of the ALP,
whose vote in 1888 provided the mar
gin of victory for the Democrats,
was the price Democratic State
Chairman James A. Farley had to
pay in guiding Mr.. Bennett to sue
cess against such powerful Mead
supporters as President Roosevelt
and Gov. Herbert H. Lehman.
Meanwhile. Mr.. Farley was re-
elected today for another two-year
term rs chairman of the Democratic
State Committee at q meeting at
the National Democratic Club.
After one of the bitterest CAM
paigns in Democratic history-a
battle that split the party wide open
and ended in its first convention
floor fight in "a years-Mr. Farleys
power was proved by the official
delegate vote of 623 for Bennett
against 393 for Mead later made
unanimous even though only 500
ballots were required for the nomi-
nation.
Once the roll call at the State
convention showed Mr.. Bennett the
winner, however, all became out
wardly. harmonious here in the
party. Mr.. Lehman, whose refusal
to run for fifth term had precipi-
tated the Mead Bennett rivalry,
congratulated Mr.. Bennett and
wished him "the fullest measure of
success in this election" and the
act of making the vote unanimous
augured party unity behind its
choice.
Backs Foreign Policy.
Although the New Dealers had
been against him, Mr.. Bennett, a
World War veteran and native of
Brooklyn, pledged in his acceptance
speech that he would support, en-
courage and fight for" the foreign
policy of President Roosevelt.
Il am happy tonight he told
the delegates, that have the deep
consolation of knowing that
throughout this whole peroid of
world unheaval I have never once
faltered in my complete, whole
hearted, public and articulate faith
in and support OF the Presidents
foreign policy"
Seeking to soothe any hard feel
ines possibly left by the nomination
fight. he paid tribute to the Ca
pable, aggressive and genial" Sen
ator Mead, and after pledge of full
support of the winner was voiced,
the loser was quick to agree that
I'VE have had our fight; that fight
Is behind US"
The Bennett Farley group then
pushed through without further op-
position the following slate to run
with Mr.. Bennett:
Lieutenant Governor - Charles
Poletti, a denomination.
State Controller-Joseph v. o.
Leary, American Labor Party men,
ber, also a denomination.
Attorney General-Solicito Gen.
eral Henry Epstein.
Representatives at large-Repre-
sentative Merritt and Mrs. Flora
D. johnson, Syracuse, chosen to
succeed Representative Caroline
ODay, who has been i'll.