The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-14

Dewey, nor even Fred Searls, Jr., ex-aide to Justice Brynes, who contributed S2.0O0 to the Dewey campaign. Actually, Dewey's best White House friend. in the opinion Of other Presidential advisers, IS General "Pa" Watson, FDR's own closest secretary,
 Pa is not for Dewey, but he Is accused Of playing into Dewey's hands by needing the President against Wendell Will kie.
 Other White House intimates have been reminding the Presi- dent how Willkie went down the line for him on taxes, on foreign policy an don every phase of the war, say that he coluld swing a million or so votes if he were brought closer to the White House. But their work is un- done by genial Pa Watson, the man who sees the President most, who privately considers Willkie a liberal not to be trusted, and who doesn't hesitate to give the President his views,
 If Roosevelt and Wiilkle get together, it will not be Pa Wat sons fault,
 Meanwhile, the Dewey camp is still sending all sort Of ambas- sadors Ol good will to Wlllkie, trying to win nim over to sup- port for the Republican ticket. Latest report la that Willkie can be Secretary of State if he joins up. So far, he hasn't budged; but if Pa Watson keeps on, ne may.
 GERMAN VOTE
 NOAalNATE6 ME
 When they got through count ing the ballots for and against is0lationist senator Gerald Nye in North Dakota's Republican primary, they found that t was Vict, Mcintosh County, which put him across,
 Mcintosh County 6 largely controlled by the WiShek fam lly, plus other Germans who have kept strong syIspsthles with the GalheFland, The county voted almost s0lidly for Aye- wlth 0pe unique eXeepli0p-glg- Ing hlm . l.s6s margin,
 At tlse last minute. election authorities almost held up the eounty's vote on the ground that no auditors election seal hat been placed on the abstract og votes. Had the l,s68 votes fins ally been thrown out, Yves ieads Ing competitor, Lynn Stambaugh, would have won, since ne tfalleg Nye by only D72 votes ln the oYeF' all State tally,
 UNIQUE EXCEPTION
 Unique exception to Yves sweep Of Megnt0sh county was lhe latl that Congressman Usher Bnrdlck, who ran a close htlrd, carried the town of Wishek, the county seat, Here Is the untold story Of how he did it,
 Driving throngh this German stronghold, BnTdiek decided that be didn't have a chance, put that he would at least see what the pa0ple. were talking and thlnkE ing ab0lK, So he dropped ln at q tavern where several Germans were drinking beer,
 Without introducing hlmselI, Rurdlek got to talking with them, bought them some sausage, and got into . game Of rundum, The game lasted most of the alteFs noon, Finally, one Of the Ger mans sald'
 "AssD't '. yes Congressman Bur- alek9s - that aaasn't make Rny alglers enaa, [ kn0W yeu are eu against me here, sad ] tilst wanted le drop iR RRd Aase some fun'"
 When the election returns were counted, burdlek, a t0rthFlRht antl.NaEt and antlslsolatlonlst, had carried Wlshek against Nye,
 NOTE W Republican Congress- man RuFdlek k being urged by friends 10 run as an independent against Nye sn November MERRY.00.R0ukD
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