Evening star., 1944-06-30
browneII Picked
Chairman
By Republicans
Choice Unanimous;
Dewey Warns Foes
Seek to Split Party
BY ]. A. O'LEARY,
star staff CORRESPONDENT.

OAAASTA1St julie JUs--O uAIllS
nous selection of Herbert Brow
nell, jr., 40-year-old New York
lawyer, as chairman of the Re-
publican National Committee
was announced today.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey pledged
the party today to "a gigantic effort
in this campaign toward saving Of
the Republic and the winning Of the
war" He told members they could
expect to find "all Of the busy propa-
ganda agencies OF the National
Government directing their efforts
toward the division Of our party"
"You may be sure that they are
experts in division" he said. They
have been creating the impression Of
a divided American people a good
many years. But they are not going
to succeed in dividing US"
Praises Spangler's Work.
Gov. Dewey praised the work Of
Harrison E. Spangler, who is retiring
as chairman.
Early discussion of campaign plans
pointed to drive for the presidency
shaped to conform to the course of
the war.
Mr.. Dewey did a great deal Of
listening and not much talking dur
ing the night as one delegation OF
party officials after another, called
on him.
Mr.. Dewey was reported to have
been advised by such stump speech
veterans as former Gov ALI M.
Landon of Kansas that there might
be public reaction against the Gus
tomary special train coast-to-c coast
campaign tour. This would be re-
duced and the freedom Of movement
increased If the war appears about
to be won in Europe, it was agreed.
There was evidence that the
Dewey supporters had given this
considerable thought previously and
intended to gear their vote-seeking
appeals somewhat to the pace Presi-
dent Roosevelt sets, If he Is tho
Democratic nominee,
Spends Exhausting Day.
If the President visits defense
plants on inspection tours, Is he did
in the 1910 campaign, Gov. Dewey
will feel freer to take his appeals to
the hustings. II Mr.. Roosevelt goes
abroad to visit the troops or to con-
Ter with Prime Minister Churchill
and Premier Stain during the cam
Ipaign, there may be . Republican
demand for Gov. Dewey to dy the
ocean. at least to see the fiShting
men. N
The possibility that M. Roosevelt
might invite the Republican n0nn-
inee to 60 along for any interna-
tional conference has not been over.
looked In the Republican camp,
either. Many thought that Gov.
Dewey could not refuse, might well
come the opportunity.
Announcing his support of the two
men chosen to lead the COP this
year, former President Herbert
Hoover described Gov. Dewey as .
good fighting candidate" and Gov.
Bricker as a good second man"
Pointing out that the two-party sys-
tenn is an important adjunct Of
democracy. Mr.. Hoover said Gov.
Dewey started out with q good
speech Of opposition.
Hoover Tells Views.
Asked If he thought adoption by
the Republicans of a plank favoring
cooperation to preserve peace would
eliminate foreign policy as cam
paign issue, former President Hoover
said he did not think so. There is no
question, he said. that the country
is fairly we'll united for some form
of organization for peace, but
thought there would be differences
over the details of achieving it.
The ex-President reiterated his
own belief that the problems of
world readjustment should be
worked out gradually during five
or ten year transition period, in
stead of attempting to hold an i'm
mediate peace conference when the
fighting ends. Such a peace con-