Evening star., 1942-08-24
WiI|kie Resolution
Riff Smooihed Over
By New York COP
Stote Convention Opens;
Nomination Of Dewey
Slated for Tonight
1I tie Associated Press.

D. tie Associated Press.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y.
Aug. "a. - Republicans of New
York, preparing to nominate
Thomas E. Dewey for Governor
by acclamation, met today in q
State convention keynoted by a
demand for the party's right "to
help save the Nation"
"The Republican party not only
seeks, but demands the right to
serve, to give its best brains to the
Nation without a surrender, either
OF It's convictions or its identity" Joe
r. Hanley, national commander of
Spanish War Veterans and tempo
rary convention chairman, told the
1850 delegates.
The convention, with the domina-
ton of sentiment for Mr.. Dewey s
selection everywhere apparent, ap-
preached the nomination tonight
outwardly placid after a behind-the-
scenes turbulence involving the
name of Wendell l.. Willkie.
Temporary Discord.
Temporary discord sounded when
ROLAND B. Marvin, Onondaga
County leader and an early sup
porter of Mr.. WILKES successful
contest with Mr.. Dewey for the 1910
Republican presidential nomination,
introduced in a meeting of county
chairmen last night a resolution
lauding Mr.. Wilkes support of the
war effort.
After stormy debate, the resolu-
ton, which party member said
also asserted that Mr.. Willkie holds
"the admiration and affection" of
the American people, was referred to
the party's State Executive Com
nittee.
Direct praise of Mr.. Willkie was
deleted from resolution which,
recommending a convention state
ment Of war and postwar policy for
his use on an impending trip to
China, Russia and the Middle East,
subsequently was adopted In closed
session of the Executive Committee.
Mr.. Dewey, whose supporters
months ago claimed more than the
BAL delegate majority required to
nominate him, would oppose State
Attorney General John j. Bennett,
jr., nominated by Democrats, and
Dean Alfange, New York City candi-
date Of the American Labor party.
Mr.. Alfange, a 44-year-old Greek
born lawyer author, was selected
Saturday night to head the ALP
State ticket.
ALP Has Own Candidate.
The ALP, which gave Democratic
Gov. Herbert H. Lehman 1000
votes and winning margin of 64, 900
over Mr.. Dewey in 1888, nominated
It's own candidate in protest of Mr..
BENEFITS selection by Democrats.
The ALP has been consistent
supporter of President Roosevelt,
who favored Senator Mead against
Mr.. Bennett. The latter was sup
ported by the State Democratic
chairman, James A. Farley.
Republicans Are hopeful detection
Of ALP votes from Mr.. Bennett will
give their party its first Governor In
20 wars. Mr.. Bennett, however, also
denied ALP support four years ago,
was reelected attorney general by
1000 votes.
Leaders planned Mr.. Dewey's
nomination and his personal accept
ance tonight after adoption of a
party platform to reflect strongly
Mr.. WILKES views on world affairs.
A platform committeeman re-
ported virtual certainty a plank
would be inserted to emphasize three
foreign policy essentials recently
outlined by Mr.. Willkie. These were
close cooperation with United Ma
tions in prosecution of the war,
avoidance of all thought of ap-
peasement," and initiation of post
war political and economic co-opera-
tion among nations.