The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-07-31

Heath Bell, former mem.
Der Of the New York Times editoria
board and for several years Dewey
personal adviser on financial mat
tiers; James c. Hagerty, former po.
litical reporter for that paper. Pau
Lockwood. longtime intimate friend
and associate; John Burton. sine.
1898 Dewey's chief research assist.
ant; Charles Breitel, his former Law
partner; Hickman Powell, wrlteI
who has been associated with every
campaign Dewey has made.
Bell how Is his superintendent Of
banks, Hagerty his executive as
sistant, Lockwood his secretary, Bur.
ton his budget director, Breitel his
counsel. Powell Is research special
list on farm problems for the O. o,
p. National Committee.
THERE May BE A
FREE.FOR-ALL
To this group Mr.. Dewey may pre-.
sent q very tentative first draft OF
the projected talk. More probably
he will tell them In broad terms
what he proposes 10 say. II any dis.
agree. there may be free-for-all
without gloves until substantial ac-
cord can be attained.
Then one or more of the subordin-
ates will volunteer or be asked to
prepare a draft. n more than one
Is written. the best material from
al will be combined by somebody
often Powell-into single version.
There Is" one participant tells
me. no pride OF authorship In the
members of his group, though some-
times we will fight for q phrase Of
which we are proud"
This working version combines
Dewey's ideas Gas modified. often,
by the discussion) and the facts and
figures obtained from or checked
with the most accurate sources TO be
found. Mr.. Dewey Is bug" on
checking all data.
There Is another get-together on
this draft, II the speech Is TO be a
major opus. somewhere along the
line four other men are liable to be
called In. These are George Medalie.
who first brought Dewey into public
life; Roger w. Straus mining exc
pert and philanthorpist: John Fos-
ter Bulles. expert on international
affairs. and National Chairman Her
bert BrOwnell.
As the campaign goes on other
consultants win be added. A speech
TO be made IN California, for eX-
l assasnla rmrasalA Raa kakasa GusN rurf4la ana
or more trusted ADVISER from that
state; one for the middle west would
be gone over with persons who know
ct first hand the problems and sem
timents Of that region.
NOW ENTERS MRS. DEWEY
At about this stage Mrs. Dewey
looks over the draft. One regular
participant cannot recall Q single
speech which she did not see shortly
before the final version was pgepaT-
ed. Nor is her part peFfunctoFy. She
makes suggestions as TO both con-
tent and form, and often they are
taken.
A. last q draft, now pretty well
worked 10 correct length, Is taken by
1 frsff e~~HEA WV s@~seHt-fsff EtAfttt ~ 30
raw material he dictates-oF writes
IN longband with pencil on legal.
size ruled yellow paper pads-his
own words, He may. and often does,
UT Q smooth phrase tDtaet-PoWell
ana Burton are good at catch
phrases, but so Is Dewey himself.
Some OF the best are his own.
lie dictates or writes meth0dleally
and meuculously, His principle ed.
lung JOB consists OF eh0pping long
sentences into shorter ones and az.
ranging bis phrases 80 that when
delivered they will ~ into the Fhy-
TIM OF his speaking style,
The acceptance speech was 0 par.
tai exception 10 this procedure. ne
started on that Tuesday morning,
locked IN q room IN the executive
mansion. That evening he went over
y gltb Bell, Lockwood, Powell and
HageFty and sinOOthed II out on the
plane Tying 70 Chicago,