The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-19
Observations
Dewey Has Dog;
But Great Dane
Not Political
BY Helen Essary

Lloyd Wright OF the Buffalo News
speaking:
Whatever made you think Gov.
ernor Dewey didn't have dog too?
You wrote that he ought TO have
one because the President has one.
Don't you know Deweys got the
finest Great Dane ever bred?
Sure he has, And the COVER
nor's dog has brother living right
here in Washington. Belongs TO
Don Hogate. Don Hogate's broth
er. Kenneth. gave him. What's
that? Gave the BROTHER OF Don's
dog TO Governor Dewey. said.
Kenneth Hogate lives on the farm
next door TO the governor at Pawl.
ing What? | AN trying 10
make il clear . The governor
is satisfied 10 let his dog be a
dog He doesn't talk about
what his dog THINKS over a ma
tion.wide hook.up Certainly,
the governors dog can do tricks
He can stand up on his hind
legs and rest his paws on the gov
ernor How much meat does
he eat? co.. How would | know?
His name?. Never heard
it. What difference does that
make? He's just a dog, isn't he?
Not stage business
Now isn't that just like Republi-
can! What an attitude! Four
weeks before election day! Atten'
ton, Brownell-Get your candi-
dates dog a personal public rela'
tons man.
THE STORY THAT AL SMITH
wore a Dewey button on his bath
robe remind S me Of tale | heard
about the visit of the former COVER
nor of New York 10 present COVER
nor OF New York-you will recall
that the name OF the present gov
ernor Of New York is Dewey,
AL, so a friend OF his told me sew.
eral months ago, stopped in at the
executive mansion in Albany.
meaning to pay a formal call on
Dewey. Sort OF a courtesy call.
Leave a card and that kind OF thing.
But Governor Dewey invited AL
to stay awhile. and have a little
talk. The talk stretched over many
minutes and finally came TO an
end three hours later. How TO best
govern the state Of New York had
been the subject OF the converse
ton.
Al.Smith Il think the names OF
important people should be hyphen-
ated Wendell-Willkie, Frank
lin Roosevelt, Chloe and so forth,
anyhow, Al-Smith was delighted
with the Dewey method OF running
the most influential state in the
union. And said so. Even added:
You've done a better job than
even | did, Tom. And ! think l
was pretty good"
HAVE AN AMUSING RECOL-
LECTION of Wendell Willkie.
When he came TO Washington to
talk before the National Press Club
and the Women's National Press
Club, the mems, that Is the Ma
tional Press Club, booked Willkie
for "a Monday.
The usual meeting day OF the
women's club was on Tuesday. But
the ladies did not want to come
tagging in at the end OF the Willkie
program. So they neatly arranged
a tea for Willkie on Sunday-one
day ahead of the gentlemen's meet
ing.
was on the committee that
went 10 meet Willkie at the airport
that Sunday afternoon. He was in
great spirits. Very hurried, but
very alive and magnetic as he al
ways was. Likewise very busy
with engagements-and he always
was.
He couldn't come TO the tea-party
NOT that minute, he said. He
hadn't had time TO shave yet.
But could he be trusted TO keep
his club appointment on time?
Well Better trail along up
TO his suite at the hotel. There'd
be a lot OF people there who thought
they had to talk to him and
might help dig him out for the
meeting.
There were lot Of people at the
hotel. Willkie, undisturbed by the
audience. went on with his shaving
with the door OF the sitting room
wide open and gave a couple OF
interviews meanwhile.
I'm waiting. Mr.. Willkie," I said
firmly, when the shaving was fin
ished. Better hurry. I've got
car waiting downstairs" Willkie
smilingly obeyed. And few min
utes later was charming the ladies
OF The press and several hundred
adnirinR friends