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Wisconsin
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ality for Roosevelt over Mr.. Willkie
four years ago.
Wisconsin delegates, though
pledged, are not legally bound to
vote for their man in the conven-
ton, even on the first ballot
The probabilities are that Gov.
Dewey will wind up with Is pledged
delegates and 3 uninstructed but
favorable to him. Comdr. Stassen
will have three and Macarthur three
delegates and Willkie none Final
returns may change these figures,
but no material change in the gen.
eral result of the primary is ex-
| pected.
The Dewey draft received a fur
ther boost yesterday in Missouri,
where district delegates chosen in
Missouri's 18th and 18th congress
sion districts were pledged to Gov.
Dewey. These are st. Louis dis
tricts. Already in the 9Th district
Gov. Dewey-pledged delegates had
been elected. The other 18 districts
delegates are unpledged, but at
least two of them have said they IA
vored Gov. Dewey. The four dele
gate at large will be chosen at a
Republican State convention next
week, and it is expected that most
of the delegation will favor Gov.
Dewey.
Mr.. Zimmerman, the leading
Dewey delegate at large in Wiscon-
sin, said today that the draft of
Dewey "is already an accomplished
fact"
Thomas E. Coleman, Wisconsin
State chairman, described the result
as indicating a preference on the
part of the voters which goes back
to 1940," when Gov. Dewey captured
the delegation and the States vote
in the convention for five ballots.
"It is quite apparent" he added,
that Wisconsin citizens expressed
la preference for men rather than
for any one definite principle"
Atmosphere Cleared, Fish Says. !
Representative Fish, Republican,
of New York commented, THE Wis
consin result is fine for the Repub-
lican party. 1t clears the atmos-
phere. Willkie made a door-to-d door
campaign in the State and he was
out to rule or ruin. The primary
showed the people will rule and it is
a great thing for our party"
Senator Nye, Republican, of North
Dakota told reporters the Wisconsin
results quite completely eliminate
Willkie as a contender for the NOM
ination and give Dewey the inside
track, with the possibility he may
win on the first ballot"
Senator Nye, long foe of admin
istration foreign policy, said the re-
suits do not surprise me too much"
The strength shown by Gov
Dewey was amazing, considering
the fact he had telegraphed weeks
ago the delegate candidates running
in his name, asking them to with
draw. Nine Withdrew. One of them,
Mr.. Thomson, shifted to Mr.. Will
kie and campaigned with him.
Fifteen remained in the race de-
spite Gov. Dewey's request, and
four ran as unpledged.
Willkie Stumped State.
Mr.. Willkie was the only one of
the four presidential possibilities
entered in the primary races who
went to Wisconsin to campaign.
Gov. Dewey remained in New York,
and Gen. Macarthur and Comdr.
Stassen are in the South Pacific.
For nearly two weeks Mr.. Willkie
stumped the State, making three
or more speeches daily.
1t was Mr.. WILKES hope that he
would win at least 13 delegates in
Wisconsin. Anything less, he ad-
mitted, would be blow to his can
didacy. To win none, therefore, is
devastating.
The results of the Wisconsin pri-
mary are expected to have at least
a psychological effect on the Ne
braska presidential preferential pri-
mary next Tuesday. Mr.. Willkie is
entered in the Republican primary
there against Comdr. StaSsen.
The opposition to Mr.. Willkie will
be united, presumably with sup
porters of Gov. Dewey and Gov.
John w. Bricker of Ohio back
ing Comdr. Stassen. Mr.. Will
kie himself, speaking in Nebraska,
harshly criticized this "ganging
up" against him. However, in
Wisconsin, the picture was just the
reverse, with his opposition widely
divided and still he was unable to
get anywhere.
During his campaign in Wiscon-
sin MI, Willkie repeatedly said that
the result of the primaries there