Evening star., 1944-08-05
Dewey Slated 10 Open
Intensive Campaign
After Labor Day
BY ]. A. O'LEARY,
Star gtaH

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ABOARD DEWEY TRAIN EN-
ROUTE TO PAWLING. N. T.,
Aug. 3.--Gov. Thomas e. Dewey
is expected to start out soon
after Labor day on an Intensive
campaign for the presidency,
the groundwork for which was
laid during the conference of
Republican Governors from 26
States in st. Louis this week.
Neither Gov. Dewey nor his ma
tional chairman, Herbert Brownell
jr., have given any inkling of the
campaign plans, or the exact date
when they will get under way.
1t was apparent to observers at
the st. Louis meetings, however, that
the new leaders of the party believe
they have chance this year to
break the string of Roosevelt VIC
tories and that they intend to con-
duct thorough, carefully Thoughts
out campaign during September and
October.
For three days the Republican
nominee and Mr.. Brownell had an
opportunity to drive home to the Is
other COP Governors the advant-
ages of close coordination of the
national and State campaigns in the
large area of the country now under
Republican State rule. If they sue
ceed in this goal, they will start
out next month with a powerful
asset.
The policy of making the Repub-
ican Governors feel that they are
an integral and important part of
the national organization is taken as
an indication that the COP effort
this year will be no hit-or- miss
affair.
Vital Areas Represented.
Among the States represented bv
Republican Governors are such vital
areas in the electoral college as New
York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Cali
fornia, Illinois, Michigan, Iowa, Ken
lucky, Wisconsin, Washington, Min
nesota, Massachusetts, Missouri,
New Jersey, Oregon and Connecticut.
Although generally optimistic, some
OF the Governors made it clear dur
ing the st. Louis meetings that they
expect hard fight in the battle for
the presidency.
Many students of politics believe
that Republican chances of victory
depend largely on whether Ger
many is knocked out of the war be-
fore the voters GO to the polls. Gov.
Dewey himself, however, told
press conference in st. Louis late
Yesterday that the Republican
ticket will win regardless of such a
change in the war picture.
Il am convinced" he said. "that
the Republican party will win re-
gardless of the war. 1 am exceed
lngly happy over the successes be-
ing reported on the war fronts"
Cpnfers With Missourians.
The Governor spent all yester-
day meeting delegations of Mis-
sourians, including groups of vot-
ers, as well as politicians. He made
no comment at his press conference
on what they told him, but persons
familiar with conditions in the
State say the Republicans have
good reason to feel they have a
better chance of carrying the State
than in the previous Roosevelt
elections.
Some of this Republican encour-
agement springs from last Tues
days primary, which showed sharp
drop in the Democratic vote. as
compared with the primary in 1910.
In this weeks senatorial primary
the Democratic candidates polled
4l,OO0 more votes than the Repub-
licans, but in senatorial primary
IN the summer of 1910 the Demo-
cratic candidates had a ma jority
OF more than $4,000.
In the November election four
years ago the President carried
Missouri by 87,476 votes over Wen |
dell Willkie, but in 1886 his ma ior-
lty over Alfred M. Landon was
more than 100000. 1t would be