Evening star., 1944-06-24
PLAN TO REDUCE District dele.
cation expected to be dropped.
Page Al
BY GOULD LINCOLN,
Star Staff Correspondent.

0tdI Stdli SUIECSpuuuSlb
CHICAGO, June 24.-With the
presidential nomination of Gov
Thomas E. Dewey of New York
apparently as certain as it car
be in the absence of the vast
majority of the LOST delegates
to the Republican National Con-
vention, party leaders today
turned their attention to:
/. Selection of a vice presidential
candidate.
2. Withdrawal from the race TO,
the presidential nomination of other
candidates. including "favorite
sons"
As of today, the outstanding po-
tential vice presidential nominee Is
still Gov. Earl Warren of California
Warren Highly Regarded.
Undoubtedly the Dewey forces
would be glad to have Gov. Warren
ON the ticket as running mate. Ir
the first place, he halls from g
pivotal State and it is believed hi.
nomination would help the ticke
there. In the second place, Gov
Warren is highly regarded by Re.
publicans generally. The presiden.
tial race Is likely to be settled b,
VOTES In the Atlantic and Pacifi,
Coast States, and a Dewey Warner
ticket would cover the water front
1t has been reported here tha'
Gov. Warren will accept If nom.
mated but in all probability fina
assurance will have to await his ar.
rival here Monday, or perhaps unit
after he has delivered the keynote
speech.
Should Gov. Warren refuse, the
convention might easily turn tt
Gov. John w. Bricker of Ohio
Others who would be under con-
sideration include Gov. Dwight
Griswold of Nebraska, Gov. Dwigh,
H. Green of Illinois and Representa-
tive Dirksen, also of Illinois.
Byrd Boom Discounted.
The report from Washington tha
a movement had started among
Republican Congress members tt
have Senator Byrd of Virginia, {
Democrat, placed on the GOI
ticket as the vice presidential nomi
nee, did not cause a ripple. No
that the Republicans here do no
have a high regard for the anti
New Deal Senator, but because they
thought such a move at the It'll
hour could not be worked out, ever
if desirable, and because they die
not believe that Senator Byre
would accept.
Some Dewey supporters would likt
to see Gov. Simeon S. Willis o.
Kentucky, Representative Dirksen
Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin of Con.
necticut, and 1t. Comdr. Harold E,
Stassen request that their name.
not be presented to the convention
They realize that Gov. Bricker viii
fight to the finish for the nomina
ton, and they do not expect him
to withdraw. However, at least one
responsible leader has advanced the
idea that when the roll is calico
Gov, Bricker should propose thu
nomination of Gov. Dewey.
Almost all of the members of the
Kentucky delegation are reported
for Gov. Dewey. Strenuous efforts
are being made. therefore, to have
Gov. Willis forego the honor o1
having his name presented to the
convention. The belief is that Gov
Willis is really seeking a vice presi.
Dental nomination and he will be
urged to have his name put forward
for that nomination,
Mr.. Stassen's campaign managers
have insisted they will place the
former Minnesota Governor in nom-
ination for the presidency. One
way out would be for Comdr. Stassen
to cable to his supporters that he
considers the war in the Pacific
where he is now Stationed-of such
paramount Importance he desired
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