Evening star., 1943-11-13

Raymond MeIey. TALLY among the
people on. the street. His statement
on the day after election was that
he is not now and will not become
a candidate for the nomination. He
likes to be Governor of New York.
He has no desire to be a candidats
in 1914. But it is not fair to him
to say that he has any fear that
President Roosevelt cannot be
beaten. 1t is hard to see how he
can add to or take from his post
election statement. Sage political
opinion holds that Gov. Dewey
cannot pull Gen. Sherman, that
no man in the profession Of politics
and government can refuse the
mandate Of his party or an over
whelming expression Of public SEN
timent, that in contrast to Gen.
Sherman, who was soldier. Gov.
Dewey is an organization Repub-
lican, that the Dewey movement
will go on, and that If Gov. Dewey
Is nominated he cannot refuse TO
run.
Willkie Is Confident.
Mr. Willkie is very confident and
his campaign Is fairly we'll organ.
lied. His immense personal activity
is an advantage. The Mackinao
resolution, the ConnalIy resolution
and the Moscow Agreement have.
however, pretty much taken away
his case in the international field.
When everybody is converted the
evangelist's occupation is gone.
Friends of Mr.. Willkie say that he
brought the Republican Party
around on foreign affairs and that
the public will recognize and want
! to reward this service Which
means that those friends are
amateurs in politics. The public
does not pay OF in gratitude, espe-
cially to those who have converted
/ it to something.
If Mr.. Willkie is to make head
way from here on, he must con-
vince people by specific evidence
that he can run the executive de-
partment better than Mr.. Roose-
welt can do 1t. He must demon
strate in what specific ways he
would be better director general
OF the Nation. Mr.. Wilkes po-
litical problem will be to overcome
the spreading tendency in many big
States to instruct for favorite sons.
| That brings us to Gov. Bricker
of Ohio. Politics in Ohio, these
days, centers in the Republican
nomination for Governor. Four
candidates have been ready to en-
ter the May primaries TO succeed
Bricker as Governor, three of them
members of the present official State
family, the other, Mayor Stewart
of Cincinnati. Gov. Bricker has
been urged to take the nomination
himself. Negotiations are now un-
der way. however, which may make
it unnecessary for him to take the
nomination for Governor. Gov.
Bricker will be a candidate for the
Republican nomination, and all
signs indicate that his drive for
delegates will be accelerated from
here on.
Warren Undecided.
Gov. Warren of California has
not decided whether to try for the
California delegation himself. II
he does not, Mr.. Willkie could prob
ably beat any other candidate who
is in a position to run In the Call
fornia Republican primaries.
Sentiment for Gen. Macarthur
seems to be stronger than before
the election. 1t Is not at all limited
to the Chicago district. Comdr.
Stassen's candidacy will be a fac
tor in several States.
The situation in the Republican
party thus presents the picture OF
group of six leading candidates,
three or possibly four OF whom may
give no direct word of their inten-
tions before the convention. This /,
unusual, If not unique, especially
since the leading Democratic pos
slbility is also silent about his in
tentions.
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