Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-11

before a national party convention
any man could prevent his own
nomination.
IF any one should start Dewey
for President movement, will take
steps to stop it," he said. He will not
permit his name to be presented to
the voters in any of the presidential
preferential primaries. when those
elections are held in a considerable
number of the States in 1914.
Don't let any one ever make you
believe that am candidate for
Presidency in 1914" he said, sum-
ming up.
Mr. Dewey's ambition is to be an
efficient and good Governor of New
York, the country's most populous
State, during the next four years.
That he will seek a second term as
Governor when 1914 rolls around is
entirely probable.
Won't Speak Outside State.
How can any Governor do a
proper job in New York State" he
said, barking back to the presiden-
tial candidacy, land at the same
time keep his eyes on At other
States and his political prospects in
those States? 1t can't be done"
To emphasize his declaration that
he intended to give his whole atten-
ton to New York's affairs, Mr.:
Dewey said that he had declined all
invitations to make speeches out
side the State-speeches which are
often made by men who wish to
keep themselves in the political
limelight. He added that he would
keep to this rule for sometime to
come, and If he should later make
any such speeches, they would be
few and far between.
Mr.. Dewey has won the Office he
desired, an Office to which he aspired
four years ago and which he lost
then only by an eyelash. He will
be the first Republican Governor of
New York in score of years.
In Pink of Condition.
He has not lost his interest at all
In the Republican party. He intends
to make and keep New York a Re-
publican State, if he can. His re-
cent, overwhelming victory for the
governorship, running far ahead of
the combined vote of the Demo-
cratic and American Labor party
candidates, would suggest that he is
in good position to do this job.
Almost Immediately after his cleo
fin,, hn t,onofinr,
his return to New York he has been
working long hours to prepare for
his entrance on his new duties in
January. He starts early in the
morning and works far into the
night, each day. He has been work.
ing on the State budget and giving
attention to the men and women
he will appoint to office.
Mr. Dewey looks in the pink of
condition. He is only 40 years old
His reputation for energy. courage
and efficient administration was
made when he became the foremost
racket buster in the country and
served as District Attorney for New
York County, Manhattan. That he
Will w a oA1llihi ~ CllllCil JOD DO
Governor in Albany his friends con-
hdently predict.
Can Afford to Wait.
AS he sees it today his principal
work will be administrative. He
may have some legislative problems,
but they will be minor as compared
to actual job of administering New
York's State government.
Mr.. Dewey has already convinced
many Republican political leaders,
including some of the potential pres
idential candidates, and political OBJ
servers that he is sincere in his
determination to stay on as Gov
ernor until the conclusion of the
term for which he was elected-a
four-year term. In a measure this
gives him greater freedom of action
What he does and says will not be
construed as an effort to get himself
into the presidential picture.
This does not mean at all that
Mr.. Dewey will not give attention
to politics and his own political fu-
ture. All that has been said about
his not being presidential candi-
date in 1914 does not mean that he
has given up all idea of seeking the
presidential nomination at a later
date. He realizes that he is a young
man and can afford to wait, without
committing himself in any way to
becoming candidate for Chief Ex-
ecutive of the Nation.
Disagrees With Wallace.
Efforts have been made in the
past to picture Mr. Dewey as an
'isolationist' On the contrary, Mr..
Dewey declares himself in favor of
international cooperation after this
war shall have been won. He be-
lteves that most of the Republicans
and Democrats, alike, believe in
such cooperation and its need.
There is, he admits, difference of
opinion as to the extent of this CO.
operation. For example. he regards
the suggestions of Vice President
Wallace on the part this country
should play after the war as far and
away too extensive-just an inter-
national WPA project. with this
Coulltly uOllls Vic JoD. nc uotS Ue-
lieve that this country must take it's
full responsibility for helping to
maintain international peace.
At the recent meeting of the Re-
publican National Committee in St.
Louis. New York's two members, j.
Russell Sprague and Mrs. Ruth
Pratt. in the sparring between the
hackers of Werner w. Schroeder of
Illinois, opposed by Wendell L. Will
Ne, and of Fred Baker of Washing
ton. supported by the Willkieites,
cast their votes for Frank Gannett,
New York publisher.
Eft was a foregone conclusion that
the course of the New York men,
hers Of the committee would be
SCANNED as indicating the desires of
Mr.. Dewey so far as the committee
craftsmanship was concerned Mr..
1ewey's desire was to keep hands
Of. He had no candidate for the