Evening star., 1943-11-03
|Han|ey Victory Shows
Faith in His Regime,
Gov. Dewey Declares
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 3,-The lieu
tenant governorship of New York
remained Republican today in an
election which Gov. Thomas E
Dewey interpreted as a vote Of
confidence in his administration.
The election of State Senator Joe
r. Hanley. ST, by nearly $4,000 votes
over 1t. Gen William NJ Haskell
IS, retired, Democratic and Ameri-
can Labor party nominee, was eX-
pected to inject Gov, Dewey more
than ever into the 1914 presidential,
picture.
The vote in 8,907 of the States
1887 districts was Hanley, 1924 ,9O3
and Haskell, ,483 $50. Gen. Haskell
carried only one county upstate and
his New York City margin, 100000
was far less than his supporters
hoped for in this heavily Democratic
area.
AureliO Wins Easily.
The election also saw former
Magistrate Thomas A. Aurelio wiz.
easily a l4-year term as a State Su-
preme Court justice at an ahnua.
salary of s25, 900 a year DESPITE the
fact the Democratic and Republi-
can leadership had repudiated their
nomination of him.
Gov. Dewey has said he would
complete his term as Governor, eX-
piring in December, 1916. but shortly
after Mr.. Hanley had won, Re-
publican county leader, w. Kings
land Macy of Suffolk, said this
should increase the already spon-
taneous demand over the country for
MIN Dewey to take the Republican
nomination for the presidency"
A victory for Gen. Haskell would
have meant that he would have sue
ceedcd automatically to the gov
ernorship-returning the State K
Democratic control-in the event
that Gov Dewey should seek and
win election as President next year
Gov. Dewey commented last night
that the Republicans had not dis
cuSSed national issues, but he SAID
that the State has an important
duty to its people not to leave every
thing to Washington Mr. Hanlev
had declared in his campaign thai
the Dewey administration had tao
kled many problems without leav-
ing it to Washington"
Party Factions Backed Haskell.
The Republicans won despite in
dorsement of Gen. Haskell by fac
tions of dhe Democratic party. State
Chairman James A Farley and for
mer Gov. Alfred E. Smith spoke for
him and President Roosevelt came
to Hyde Park to cast MS vote, which
he had said previously would be for
Gen. Haskell.
The Republicans bettered their
victory for lieutenant governor a
year ago when Thomas w Wallace,
won over the then in
Charles Poletti. Demo-
cratic and American Labor party
by SO 500 votes This year S
election was necessitated by Mr.
Wallace'S death last July.
MI. AuIcllO scored ms victory
making campaign speech
or receiving the public Endorsement
Of any leader. Matthew M. Levy.
Labor Party nominee later
indorsed by the Democrats, had the
backing of Mayor F. H. La Guardia
and others
The Republicans and Democrats
had repudiated MI. Aurelio as their
after Manhattan District
Attorney Frank S. Hogan said the
by the Democrats was
brought about by Frank Costello, an
a omitted slot machine operator.
MI Aurelio maintained that he had
no knowledge of Costellos slot ma
chine activities"
Republicans, dropping their bi-
partisan Endorsement Of Nj Aureho,
turned 70 George Frankenthaler
who ran as an independent.
Mr., Aurelio received 267,349 votes,
Levy. 2l7.507, and Frankenthaler,
l40.767 Balloting was limited to
Manhattan and the Bronx.