Evening star., 1944-04-09
Trend Toward Dewey
Due for Test This
Week in 9 States
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Politics are awaiting this week S
selection in nine States of 142 more
Republican delegates to see whether
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey's big lead
for the presidential nomination
takes another squirt.
Both parties will pick delegates on
large scale, and there will be Sc
lections every day except tomorrow,
with the Democrats naming 154 in
six States, while the Republicans
are choosing their 142.
Only two primaries are set on
Tuesday - Nebraska and illinois,
and little national interest attaches
to them. Wendell L. WILKES with
drawal from the Republican race
narrowed the Nebraska presidential
contest, and party leaders there
expect it to wind up ultimately in
favor of Gov. Dwight Griswold as
a favorite SON.
Stassen's Name Up.
Mr.. WILKES name is on the pref
erence ballot because his decision to
quit the race came too late for its
elimination. Also on the ballot is
1.-THE name of 1t. Comdr. Harold E.
Stassen, but the preference vote will
not be binding on the 15-man dele
cation to be elected in a competition
between a Stassen and Griswold
Islate, Comdr. Stassen is given a
chance to get a few delegates.
Nebraska also elects II Demo-
cratic delegates and nominees in
both parties for Congress, Cover
nor, and full State ticket. Gov
Griswold is a candidate for third
term nomination. He is considered
too, a COP vice presidential pros
pect.
Illinois elects so district delegates
in each party and nominees for
Senator, Representative, Governor,
and other State offices.
AS in Nebraska, the preference
vote there is not binding. Gen.
Douglas Macarthur and a Chicago
real estate man, Riley Bender, are
the only entrants in Illinois and
the 80 candidates for delegate are
running unpledged.
State Ticket Contested.
There are no candidates in the
Democratic preference primary
but leaders say the delegation will
be for a fourth term nomination.
as will that in Nebraska, if Presi-
dent Roosevelt decides to run.
OF more interest to Illinois party
chleftains is the battle for Repub-
llcan nominations on the State
ticket. The party organization has
entered nine candidates for as
many Statewide races and is op-
posed in six. Major battles pit Gov
Dwight Green against former State
Attorney General Oscar Carlstrom
for the gubernatorial nomination.
and Richard J. Lyons against De-
neen A. Watson for the senatorial
nomination.
The nine Democrats in the State
wide primary have no opposition
The ticket is led by Senator Lucas.
seeking denominations: Thomas J
Courtney, States attorney at Chi
cago for u years, for Governor, and
Mrs. Paul Douglas, Chicago, for
Representative at large.
Dewey Due to Gain.
Gov. Dewey's already pledged and
claimed delegate total of 1874 out of
278 so far named is expected to be
increased considerably during the
week. A New York Republican
Committee will pick eight at large
to complete the State delegation of |
SO on Tuesday; State conventions
will name four at large in Missouri
Wednesday, 16 in Connecticut and
IL in Maine Thursday and Friday,
and in Arizona, II in Idaho and
l9 in Virginia Saturday.
Besides Nebraska and Illinois, the
Democrats will select 10 at large by
the State Committee in New York
Wednesday to complete delegation
of 96; 38 in Michigan Friday, "a in
Minnesota and 20 in Iowa by State
conventions Saturday.