The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-26

and fans were waving as the crowd settled down.
 The organist high in the loft ap- propriately sounded of first with Tn the Good old Summer Time" PICK UP ADD
 Governor Earl Warren, of Cali fornia, apparently was first choice of eastern and western delegates for vice president. Tonight he will deliver the convention keynote speech.
 The draft Dewey campaign wound up in stampede for his band wagon on Sunday as the big, unpledged states caucused in Chi cago's hotels, but Governor John w.. Bricker of Ohio, and the managers of Lieutenant Commander Harold E. Stassen, former governor of Minnesota, stubbornly contested the last pre-nomination hours. By a gesture of quick withdrawal, Bricker may take the vice presidential nor1a- ination for himself.
 One by one the big ones fell to Dewey. Dapper and politically astute Governor Dwight H. Green, of Illinois started the big state delegations into the Dewey camp, Green called a caucus last Saturday night and by Sunday morning 50 of the states 59 delegates had pledged themselves to the New Yorker. Pennsylvania caucused and Dewey tallied 70 more. Michigan added q. Then the managers of the draft Dewey" campaign came out from behind their caution and opened spacious Dewey for Pres ident" headquarters on the Stevens Hotels mezzanine floor.
 Taft, of Ohio, most likely com- promise nominee If this meeting had been unanswered into deadlock, did not give up.
 "The great majority of the dele- gates" said the senator, prefer to vote for Bricker. Why? Because he's the strongest candidate"
 But still the tally of Dewey dele gates went up. Estimates of his first ballot strength ranged up to 300 among the 1,057 delegates. A United Press tally showed 668 votes for him among 30 states and terri tories, headed by New York's 9S. The fact seems to be that Dewey was almost in by exclamation.
 There still is some fight in this convention, however, and it will show, if at all. in a possible floor fight over the platform which some of the more internationally inclined of the assembled statesmen complain contains some rubber words" in the foreign relations plank, But beyond that there does not appear to be any major likeu- hood of rift in party harmony.
 The domestic platform blanks tentatively are shaping up into an indictment of "New Deal regimen tation," a hint of hope for lower taxes and an agricultural program for bountiful production and some satisfactory substitute for subsidies. There is not much talk here of early balancing of the budget, but economy is riding high.
 Today's first session in this west side stadium was set for 11:15 a. m, EWT., for strictly routine work in- cluding election of temporary off, cers. Chairman Harrison E. Spang- Ter, of the Republican national committee, calls the convention to order and the delegates will return at 9:15 p. m. EWT., for the keynote speech.
 If the COPS streamlined pro- gram runs to schedule, the 1924 platform will be adopted tomorrow morning. Herbert c. Hoover and Rep. Clare Booth Luce, R., Conn, will be speaking stars Tuesday night the elder statesman who was pres ident and the party's prettiest con- gresswoman teaming to show the old and new in Republican politics.
 Dewey is scheduled for nomina- ton Wednesday morning, June 2a
 and has reservations on the New York Central's 20th Century which passes through Albany for Chicago at about 8 p. m, EWT., that day.
 Dewey himself will decide who shall be the vice presidential nom- inee. That Is a courtesy usually ex- tended, all other things being equal And Dewey is understood to want Warren. The Californian, in con- trast to politicians of this and other generations. is baking at this contest for A Well-paid federal iob His reluctance is known to be gen. uine but, also. it has been indicated that he will accept the nomination if the convention-and Dewey-in- sist.
 Failing Warren. there are half a