Evening star., 1944-07-14

ne believes WlukIe
Will Support Him
BY the Associated Press.
ALBANY, N. Y, July 14.-Gov.
Thomas z. Dewey, Republican pres
idential candidate, will have the
support OF Wendell l.. WiIlkie. In
the opinion OF the man who nomi-
mated Mr.. Willkie for President In
1910. se, st'.
Representative Halleck of Indi-
ana, chairman OF the Republican
Congressional Campaign Committee,
told reporters after . two-hour con-
ference with Gov. Dewey today that
he has not seen Mr.. Willkie nor
heard from him but added: =
MY view is he will support the
ticket"
TN New York, Mr.. Wilikie
laughed when informed of Mr..
Halleck's statement and said Il
don't believe I have had . talk
I "A~Ah SpsAAS AAA wv yG0I8.
Predicts COP House.
Mr.. Halleck predicted that I'VE
will have . Republican House of
Representatives" after the Novem-
Der election. Republicans now hold
2l2 seats: 2lS constitutes 4 ma iority.
Mr.. Halleck said he had 4 very
satisfactory" talk with Gov. Dewey,
principally on the coordination of
the presidential and vice presiden-
tial campaigns with the campaigns
for congressional seats.
Il have been tremendously Inn
pressed with the orderly. co-oper-
alive way that he Gov. Dewey Is
approaching the campaign" Mr..
Halleck asserted. This obviously
Is not going to be q one man show"
Asked II the Campaign Commit
tee which he heads will support
Representative Hamilton Fish for
reelection, Mr.. Halleck declared:
The Congressional Committee
will be supporting all Republican
candidates, including Ham Fish"
Cites Dewey's Interest.
To 4 question as to whether he
believed voters would distinguish
between candidates for Congress
and the presidency. Mr.. Halleck
commented that only time will tell,
but added:
Generally, in the past, Congress-
has gone pretty much with the
presidency"
Il am convinced Of Mr.. Dewey's
interest in the election Of Repub-
lican congressional candidates and,
as chairman of the Congressional
Committee, know they are tremen-
dously interested in his election" he
said.
Mr.. Halleck, who arrived BY train
from Chicago this morning, left
after the conference for New York
City. where he planned to see Ma
tional Republican Chairman Her
bert Brownell, jr. He said he also
would try to contact Mr. Willkie.
Gov. Dewey conferred with the
leader OF the Republican drive to in
crease party strength In the House
after pledgine in . speech yesterday y
, his own efforts to bring soyern-
. ment closer to the people"
He aSsailed the develepment ir
Washington OF concept that the
executive department of the Federal
Government Is apart from the su-
perior to the other branches Of Cow
eminent and Is above the people"
i Confident Of Success.
The Governor, addressing q ses-
sion Of Empire Girls State, . gov
ernment-training forum for New
York high school girls, then added:
That We shall succeed In restor-
ing government that is close to the
people have no doubt"
| Gov. Dewey said this objective
would be "one Of the big taskS of
the next few years"
Citing the growth and compIexity
OF all government. especially the
Federal" he attributed 1t In part to
increased demands on government
by the people.
Now We cannot 90 backward.
the presidential candidate ssid.
Many Of these comparatively new
functions Of government are highly
important and are here to stay, but
We must be on our guard to see
that government does not become 30
big and 70 complicated that 1t is In
danger OF losing touch With the peo.
pie"
Delegation Refused Interview.
The speech topped OIL 4 busy day
with State affairs for Gov. Dewey.
in the course Of which he refused
to receive q large delegation which
came to Albany to urge that he ap-
prove use of the Federal war ballot
in New York.
| Paul z. lockwood, the Governors
secretary, informed the delegation
by telegram. prior to its arrival, that
State machinery for soldier voting
Is "functioning well' and no pur-
pose would be served" by the pro-
posed conference.
| The delegation, seeking Gov.
Dewey's approval of the Federal
ballot, claimed by its leaders to
number more than TOO from
throughout the State, was headed
by Moss Hart. New York City play
wright and chairman of the Nom
Partisan Committee for the Service.
mems Vote.
4 After arriving in Albany, the dele.
CATION. wearing arm bands and
carrying placards, held q demon.
stratton meeting 1T hotel near the
Capitol. Addressing the meeting,
James p. Warburg. former overseas
director for the owl, cited Mr..
Lockwoods phrase that q conference
with Gov. Dewey would 'serve no
useful purpose" and commented:
1T reminds me of Herbert Hoover
at the time Of the bonus march"
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