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was not yet ready to announce de-
tails.
When will Gov. Dewey make 4
speech?" he was asked.
Il am not prepared to say" re-
piled the chairman. He added with
q smile, He will make q speech. I"
During his stay here Mr.. Brownell
met with the representatives of IL
Midwest States, going over CAM
paign plans with them.
The Democrats have by no means
given up the fight. They admit they
have a hard battle ahead. They
are relying on the Roosevelt draw
Ing power-plus the war-to win.
Even If Germany should be Knocked
out before election day arrives, the
Democrats say that the advantage
will be with Mr.. Roosevelt. He will
be needed, they argue, to take
charge Of affairs in the transition
from war business to peace-time
business.
Lucas Sees Roosevelt Victor.
Senator Lucas Of Illinois, Senate
whip, running on the Democratic
ticket to succeed. himself, said
today:
Roosevelt will win in Illinois be-
yond a doubt. People who were op-
posed to his reelection only a few
months ago are turning to him now.
This is true of some big business
men-who fear what might happen
to business if peace should come.
They don't want to be turned over
to a new and untried adminlstra-
ton
This sounds optimistic, SO far as
Roosevelt support from big business
In Chicago is concerned. This writer
talked with A number s@ them and
they are strongly opposed to q
fourth term, or to having the New
Dealers handle reconversion of in
dustry from war to peace. One of
the things they fear Il that q
Roosevelt administration will con-
tinue to clamp wartime restrictions
on business after peace has come.
COP Sees New Hope.
Many of these Republican busi-
ness men, however have had 4 de.
featist attitude. They have been
inclined to throw up their hands
and say: Roosevelt can't be
beaten" They are the same men
who hoped for a Landon victory in
1895, and who were rather conf
dent OF a Willkie victory in 1910.
They were disappointed both times.
They are beginning to get their
second wind, and little more hope.
particularly since the Democratic
National Convention and its intra-
party wrangles.
Democratic leaders minimize the
effect OF the battles in their ma
tional convention-both over the
vice presidential nomination and
over their platform. One of them
insisted that the elimination of Vice
President Wallace from the party,s
national ticket had saved that tick
ct at least $4,000 votes in Illinois
He also maintained that the defeat
OF the CIO, which backed Wallace
for denomination, gave the lie to
Republican sneers that the CIO has
taken over the Democratic party.
Count on Kelly Machine.
The Democrats are counting
strongly on the Kelly machine in
Chicago for victory in November.
1t is strong and just as ruthless as
the Green machine downstate.
Mayor Ed" Kelly of this city is not
only the Democratic boss in Illinois
but he Is now recognized as one of
the bosses of the national Demo-
cratic organization. He had a ma jor
part In the convention fight which
dumped Henry Wallace and took
Senator Truman of Missouri in his
place.
The Republicans cleaned up in
Illinois in 1912. They elected their
candidate for the Senate, C. Way
land Brooks. with a lead of 202, 900.
They won 10 congressional seats to
seven for the Democrats. They are
hopeful today, according to their
leaders, of gaining three more seats
in the House, in Districts l, 2 and
7, all in Cook County, which in
cludes Chicago. These districts were