Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-28
Strong Dewey Trend
Continues 10 Grow
In Missouri, Kansas
BY GOULD LINCOLN,
Star Staff Correspondent


licans for Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of
New York is on the rampage. The
same is true in neighboring Kansas
Together these two States have q
bloc Of 40 delegates, 80 for Missouri
and 10 for Kansas. It's bloc any
candidate for the Republican pres
idential nomination would be de-
lighted to have at his back.
Gov. Dewey is not candidate
and is not lifting a finger to get
delegates to the national conven-
ton. But they are coming his way
Notwithstanding.
Missouri will choose its four Re-
publican delegates-at-large in a
State convention April IL. It's 2t
district delegates will be chosen ir
conventions beginning this week
While 1t is the usual practice
in this State to send uninstructeo
delegations to Republican Nationa.
Conventions, there is a move or
foot which may result in some Of
the district delegates being in.
structed for Gov. Dewey and in
having the State convention adopt
a resolution commencing Gov
Dewey to the entire delegation.
Republican leaders here and ir
st. Louis report there is little il
any chance that a single Willkie
delegate will be selected-despite
the fact that Wendell l.. Willkie had
much support in Missouri in 1910
Mr.. Willkie still has strong friends
IN the State, but they are not con-
trolling it when it comes to the
selection of delegates to the ma
tional convention. One of them
admitted today he saw no prospect
OF Willkie delegates.
Willkie- Queeny Row Cited.
Mr.. WILKES row with Republic
cans in Missouri came to a head
when he fell out with Edgar
Queeny, president OF big chemical
company In st. Louis, or vice versa.
Mr.. Queeny did not like Mr.. Will
kie's support Of some OF the Roose-
welt policies after the 1910 election
and before this country entered
the war particularly foreign policy.
Mr.. Queeny said so, without quail
fication, and the fight was on
In 1910 Mr.. Queeny was the big
"angel' of the Willkie campaign,
raising many thousands OF dollars
and tossing in lot of his own cash.
Other Republicans in Missouri felt
pretty much as did Mr.. Queeny
about Mr.. WILKES postelection
attitude.
Missouri Republicans believe they
can carry the State next November.
But they fear, they say, that Mr..
Willkie cannot be elected If he is
nominated. Further. hey believe
that Gov. Dewey can win. The
swing of the political pendulum in
Missouri since 1910 has been
marked. Even in the 1910 election,
President Roosevelt's lead in the
State was only $1,000 votes as COM
pared to his margin of 414,000 over
ALT Landon in 1896. And the Re-
publican candidate for Governor
was elected in 1910.
COP Tide Strong.
When 1912 rolled around the Re-,
publicans were going strong and
sentiment against the New Deal was
marked. The COP elected eight
members of the House to the Demo-
Gratis five. 1t swept into control Of
the State House of Representatives
for the first time in years. 1t
broke even in the State Senate,
with II seats to II for the Demo-
Gratis. The only reason it did not
carry the Senate lies in the
fact only half OF the Senate mem
was up for election.
With such a record, enhanced
further by victories in city and
county elections, and congress
sional by-election, the Republican
party in Missouri sees the prom
ised land" ahead.
Leaders admit that beating Pres
ident Roosevelt in this war year is
still tough job. They believe, how
ever, they can carry Missouri. Their
is strong and well
fortified by jobs, State, county and
city. They are in far better shape
than the Democrats, it is said.
They do not doubt, however, that
Robert G. Hannegan, now Demo-
cratic national chairman and for
merly Democratic city chairman in
st. Louis, will throw mohey and
speakers on a large scale into Mis-
souri, during the coming campaign.
1t will be natural, they say, for
Mr.. Hannegan to do his utmost
to carry his own home State.
Some Bricker Sentiment.
While there is no Willkie sentiment
In Missouri likely to show up in dele
gate strength, Gov. John w. Bricker
of Ohio has support in several dis
tricts. The chances are four or
five delegates favoring Gov. Bricker
for the presidential nomination will
be chosen. But even these dele
gates. it is predicted, will not hold
out even a minute against Gov.
Dewey if he shows real strength in
the coming national convention.
Kansas Republicans are favorable
to a Dewey nomination for Presi-
dent, although it is expected they
will send an uninstructed delega-
ton to the national convention.
When the late william Allen White
died, the last chance of Mr.. WILKES
having a delegate from Kansas took
wing. Mr.. White favored Mr.. Will
kie. Mr.. Willkie, however, has on
several occasions reflected upon
former Gov. ALI Landon, and Kansas
even those who have
been favorable to Mr.. Willkie, re-
sent 1t.
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