Evening star., 1944-09-11
Dewey
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population was in the armed serv-
ices as against a national average of
8 per cent. Up to last week, he said.
$1,000 applications had been re-
ceived for absentee soldier ballots
Iowa provides a full State ballot.
1t does not recognize the short form
Federal ballot. Gov. Hickenlooper
said State officials had received sew
eral ballots marked Roosevelt for
President" three weeks before the
President was nominated for a
fourth term.
The Dewey party was augmented
during the night by Harrison B.
Spangler. counsel to the National
Committee and former national
chairman.
Second Tour Considered.
As the train came into Iowa there
were reports that Gov Dewey was
considering second campaign
swing through the Middle West,
with major speeches at Detroit, Chi
cago, Minneapolis and Kansas City.
There were also reliable reports
that COP advisers in the East
are considering the advisability of
having Gov. Dewey visit Baltimore
before election day. No announce
~ment has been made, however, of
the Governors campaign plans for
october. after he returns from the
Pacific Coast September %.
Will See Des Moines Leaders.
The Governor already has gone
into one border State-Kentucky-
and some party strategists are said
to believe it would be worthwhile
to have him make speech in Bal
timore in a bid for MARYLAND.
Wendell L. Willkie spoke in Balti-
more near the close of the 1910
campaign. Since that time the city
has elected Republican Mayor,
Theodore McKeldin, after a long
period of Democratic city admin
istration.
Shortly before Gov. Dewey's train
left Michigan a crowd of more than
500 persons at Niles heard he would
go through that town and were
down at the station with card
board signs to greet him. The
train stopped for few minutes
and the Governor stepped down to
shake hands with as many as he
could before it started again. He
told them his family once lived in
Niles.
From Des Moines he will proceed
to Valentine, Nebr, where he will
spend a day or two meeting party
workers from that and surrounding
States and studying the political
situation as it relates to the farm
vote.
Visits Owosso Hospital.
Before leaving his mothers home
in Owosso, Mich, yesterday AFTER
noon, Gov. Dewey stopped at the
Owosso Memorial Hospital to visit
Earl Putnam, on whose farm the
Republican nominee for President
worked in 1919 when he was 16
years old. Mr.. Putnam had wanted
to join in the welcome for the Gov
ernor Saturday, but was prevented
by illness, so the Governor called
on him.
Earlier in the day the Governor
and Mrs. Dewey and his mother
attended services at the Christ
Episcopal Church The Rev. Will
liam D. Davis prefaced his sermon
with word of welcome to the Gov
ernor and his wife, and recalled:
"A few short years ago Thomas
Dewey was faithful member of
the Boys Choir of this church.
Since that time he has achieved
remarkable success and has become
the Governor of the Great State
of New York. And is now the Re-
publican candidate for the presi-
dency of these United States. Hon
orable sir. we rejoice that you ar
ranged your schedule so that you
could visit the church of your
childhood at this time and we
extend you a most cordial welcome"
The house in which Gov. Dewey
was born Is on Main street but
his mother now lives in a white
cottage on one of the elm shaded
residential streets, several blocks
away. Mrs. George M. Dewey had
roast lamb dinner for her son
and daughter-in-law before they
returned to the train. Another
large crowd of townsfolk came down
to the station to hid him oood hy