The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-14

RHVeS Dy StuJe COIlVGuVlOu UT ttle state political organizations may sel- ect them.
 After New Hampshire's vote today in which preference, If there Is any will be indicated by election oi delegates to the Republican and Democratic national conventions there will be Q lull until after March 2S then New York. Wiscon- sins primary is on April {. There after the primaries come in this or der: 0
 April il, Illinois, Nebraska; April 25, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania May l, Maryland: May 2, Alabama California, Florida, South Dakota; May 9, West Virginia, Ohio; May l6 New Jersey; May l9 oregon. II Arkansas holds Q primary 1t must be at least two months before the national conventions. The date 1n Georgia would Do selected by the state committee.
 Activity
 Primary preliminaries SO for have been notable for activity by Wen- dell L. Willkie, the most aggressive campaigners for Republican presi- dental nomination, and apparent agreement by prepondcrance or Democratic organizations In pri- mary staets that President Roosevelt will have Q foutrh term nomina- ton. Only in Massachusetts is there any formal challenge so far to the accumulation of delegates by the Roosevelt. For President forces.
 Tn Massachusetts former Cover nor Joseph B. Ely has authorized the use of his name as an aspirant to the Democratic presidential nomina- ton. It Is strictly Q favorite son movement designed to prevent MT. Roosevelt from obtaining delegate support in that state. There was no chance of a contest between delegates pledged to Ely and 0 slate pledged to the President because Massachusetts statutes require that Q presidential candidate must file written assent to the use Of his name. So far MT. Roosevelt IS following the strategy of lo40 when he refused to reveal his political intentions.
 Neither Is any general test of strengnth likely between any or the leading Republican presidential pos- abilities. Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, of New York, has removed himself from the pre-convention campaign but remains available - so far as the record goes -- to Q draft fl the Republicans nominate him.
 States of Dewey delegates have been put up in several states but without any public encouragement from the governor and In at least one state-Wisconsin-he repudiated the convention campaign in his behalf. Willkie has detremined to make c statewide campaign there for delegate support. Under the circumstances he probably would have had an enormous advantage over the New York governor. For. mer Gov. Harold Y. Stassen, Of Min- nesota, now in the navy, is entered in Wisconsin.
 Concord, N. IT,, March l4 - (U. P.) - New Hampshire voted today in the nations first presidential primary of 1894, with supporters of wendell L. Willkie and Governor Thomas E. Dewey prepared for Q test of strength. A light vote was indicated.
 With Democrats virtually united behind a fourth term for President Roosevelt, interest centered on the Republican side in the Willkie- Dewey contest.
 Republicans were to elect seven delegat ates-at-large and four district delegates to their national conven- ton. Five candidates are running pledged to Wiilkie, who spoke here recently. Five others are pledged to the New York governor, but withe out his approval. one is pledged to General Douglas MacArthur. The other candidates are inpledged but c majority of them are Known to favor Willlie.
 It Is due to e quirk in state law that several of Willkie'S most ardent supporters, such aS Governor Ro. bert o. Blood and National Coms mitteeman Robert ?. Burroughs of Manchester, are running unpledged. This statute provides that any dele. gate who runs pledged to c particu- lar candidate must vote for that candiate until the candidate gives him written permission to vote for someone else.
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