Evening star., 1944-06-25

to succeed Mr.. Bricker. Comdr. Stassen's
name will be presented by Senator Ball
of Minnesota, close friend of the
former Governor
Mr.. Dirksen will be placed in nomi-
nation by a fellow Republican member
of the House, Representative Frank B.
Keeke of Wisconsin.
Whether Gov. Dewey's name will be
formally laid before the convention in
a nominating speech or will just await
the actual roll call balloting remains
to be seen.
Gov. Dewey's chief political lieuten-
ants, National Committeeman j. Russell
Sprague Of New York, State Chairman
Edwin r. Jackie, and Herbert Brown
ing, jr., Dewey's campaign manager in
both his contests for the governship,
early last week declared that Dewey
would accept if nominated. That is as
far as they would 60, however. The
New York Republicans, they said, were
going to Chicago to draft Gov. Dewey"
for the presidential nomination. They
would not admit that Dewey was can
didate for the nomination
If Mr.. Dewey's name is placed in
nomination, when the roll of the States
Is called for nominations, it is likely
to be put forward by some State early
on the list-not New York.
Most Of Delegates Uninstructed.
The great mass of the 1858 delegates
who will make up the national conyen-
ton are coming to Chicago uninstructed.
Ordinarily under such circumstances the
presidential nomination might be any
bodys prize. Dewey sentiment, however,
has been strong even among the unin-
structed delegates. Further, some of the
State delegations will meet soon after
their arrival in Chicago and determine
for whom they shall vote when the time
OF balloting is at hand.
Two main reasons are advanced for
Dewey's strength with the convention
of New York and as such the man most
likely to carry the Empire State next
November against President Roosevelt
or any other Democratic nominee. The
other is that Dewey has captured the
imagination of millions of Americans,
first as racket buster" in his own city
OF New York, and then as Governor in
Albany. His courage, his capacity for
hard work, his ability to campaign all
have their appeal to the rank and file
Of the party. They saw him first win
election as district attorney in New York
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saw him put racketeers of all kinds in
Jail and crooked political leaders along
with them. They watched the remark
able campaign he made for Governor
in 1898 against former Gov. Lehman,
who had had three terms and who had
the strong backing of President Roose-
velt Dewey lost that race by only
$4,000 votes, a slim margin in State
that cast upward of four million votes.
Dewey was only So years old at the
time he challenged Gov. Lehman. Two
years later he made a bid for the Re-
publican presidential nomination. He
won in primary after primary, showing
his vote-getting capacity. His youth
he was only 38-and tremendous cam
paign organized for Wendell l.. Willkie
in the closing days, lost him the nomina-
ton. Many of his delegates turned to
Willkie after the first ballot.
Won Easily Two Years Ago.
Two years ago, however, Mr.. Dewey
was nominated for Governor. He won
hands down, topping the combined vote
for the Democratic and the American
Labor Party candidates by 245 900 votes.
Gov. Warren of California will deliver
the keynote address, as temporary chair
man OF the National Convention. The
delegates will have opportunity to see