The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-21
Kelly Winner
in Fight For
State COP.

Detroit, Mich. Apr. 2l-AP-Re-
publican state convention leaders.
claiming a resounding victory In
efforts TO block reelection OF Frank
u. Mckay as national committee
man. gave evidence today they
would be aler; against any last min
ute coup by the astute Grand Rap
ids politician.
Mckay himself refused to con
cede defeat. and offered TO his lieu
tenants the consolation that dele
gates whom anti-McKay forces had
pledged 70 fight him conceivably
might change their minds between
now and the Republican national
convention in Chicago June &c.
when he is TO come up for re-elec-
ton
1t was clear that Governor Kelly,
VINO engineered the apparent defeat
OF Mckay as titular leader OF so
called anti-bossism faction, had
thought Of this. too. Il was consid-
cred significant that Kelly was not
among those issuing statements OF
triumph after his aides in the fight
told him he had at least 80 Of the
IL Michigan delegates 10 the nation
al convention lined up to oppose an
other term for Mckay.
Endorse Dewey
Yesterdays convention climbed
aboard the presidential bandwagon
OF New York's Governor Thomas
f. Dewey, an Owosso native. en-
dorsing him as "the Overwhelming
favorite OF the voters OF this state
as the presidential nominee" and
urging the national convention dele
gates to keep this firmly in mind.
Ii was just short OF committing
the delegation 10. support him, and
this had the approval of Secretary
Of State Herman II. Dignan of ow-
osso, a close friend OF Dewey and
key figure in the New York go:er-
nor's Michigan campaigu organiza-
ton.
Not another name for the Repub-
lican presidential nomination was
mentioned TO the convention. L. S.
Senator Arthur II. Vandenberg.
who is backing Gen. Douglas Mac.
Arthur for president. did not attend
the coNention, nor did Y. s. Sena.
tor Homer Ferguson, who was the
first among high elective officials
to demand McKay's defeat. Nanden-
berg has not openly taken sides in
that dispute.
Names Seven
Kelly's assistants told him that
OF the "a congressional district del
egates TO the national convention
elected yesterday. % and perhaps
more were anti-Mckay. Kelly him
self named the seven delegates at
large in a slate approved by the
convention.
They are himself. Dignan. Repub-
lican State Chairman John i. Deth.
mers OF Holland, former Governor
Alex J. Groesbeck OF Detroit, L. p.
Smith, Menominee coal dealer, Miss
Royena Hornbeck, Kalamazoo, and
Miss Ann Coushaine. Port Huron.
Alternate Delegates t-large, who
would fill vacancies in the delegate
list. are Mrs. Betty Allie, Detroit.
Mrs Mildred Richardson, Lansing,
Mrs. Rae Hoker, Mt. Pleasant,
James +. Davidson. Bay City,
James Certify. Adrian, and Rep.
Howard Carroll. Van Dyke.
Take No Chances
The convention resolutions bore
strict injunction that thu vote on
national committeeman could be
taken only at the national Conven-
ton in Chicago, and that none but
Governor Kelly could assemble the
delegates 10 elect chairman. This
was frankly a "take-no- chances"
gesture, designed to help 20 assure
that the victors over Mckay would
reap the fruit OF their victor.
Resolutions adopted by the dele.
gate body praised organized labor
leaders who have in the face Of
difficulty maintained their no
strike pledges and affirmed the
Republicans belief IN the rights OF
worl;ingmen to prosper and have
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