The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-20

lSVen VO kuV0 AANSAS eh aSesS aS also has . telephone in his car, which Is connected ct lengthy stops, In order to contact COP headquarters In Albany or New York City,
 Dewey stlll makes few back platform speeches, even If erowos congreate in the rear of his ear' When he does speak, two huge amplifiers mounted over the back end of the platform carry his words to the crowd, Dewey used to survey his audience, always started by sNying: "Doesn't lock like there's a New Dealer In the crowd" But he has stopped thls after being booed by Roosevelt supporters on several occasions
 Only two of the nine cars on the Dewey train are paid for by the Republican National Coins mlttee. The other nine carry about 70 correspondents from all over the country, with on oeeas' ional foreign correspondent anS- ions to tell the folks overseas what Dewey looks and sounds like, They pay their own way, as they also do with Roosevelt
 AVOIDS STATION CROWDS
 Dewey is still anxious to avoid tho appcaranee of barnstormiilv' ns tlld Landon and Willkie, There" fore cuts down on impromptu talks, keeps them ct minimum To help do this Dewey has ore dered train routes kept secret hopes to keep station crowds down. However, occasionally crowds yell 10 loudly the Governor and Mrs Dewey 70 out, take bow. At one recent stope tho crowd nun. ber0d several thousand. However, Dewey, not yet dressed. wouldn't make an appearance, In le4o, Wiilkle slung a bathrobe over ms shoulders, appeared several times hair touSlod, waving gaily 70 crowds regardless of their size, de' spite warnings Of his physician against early morning stops.
 Unlike the Wlllkle train, which
 was hectic, often chaotic, the
 Dewey train runs lllko c well'
 gcared machine. Newsmen do
 no tearing of their hair worry.
 ing over advance copies 0t
 aneeohes. Releases are ready
 at least six hours before delivery
 time, Dewey sticks very closely
 Co the prepared text, practices
 his speeches several times Tor
 the benefit of his campaign Cabl'
 net before each appearance
 KEEPS TO HIS TEXT
 Tn io40 ,Wiiikie frequently worked until the last minute over hls speeches, sometimes changed tho text with numerous inc promptu remarks as ho went along Result was correspondents fOund covering Wlllkle nightmare, consider Dewey very tame. Dewey has also studiously avoided an' other Wiilklo habit, giving away tho theme of his forthcoming speOcheG in day.timo talks to small audiences. Wilikio ffcquents iy cId this, sometimes expressed himself better iil the oarly part of tho day when his voice was good, than ho did at night before impressive radio networks.
 !, The Governors wife seems to enjoy tho campaign trips, workS at being unobtrusiyc, staying out or her husbands way. At stops, Mrs. Dewey groets local nepuhli. can women, Is always accompanied by Ircnc Kuhn or Annv wheaton of tho COP National Committee staff. Mrs. Dewey makes no speeches, expresses no vicwB, and Republican strategistS emphasize ' this in order tO capitalize Oil the controversial character of Mrs. Roosevelt. Mrs. Dewey, they insist Is . home body.
 Dewey rarely leaves his pfl. yate car during trips, makes only occasional fpfays to visit the press, but plays hard ct being . haii-fel- loysW0ilsmot, The bulk Of enc ccrrespondents etlIi dislike Dewey, think him Otuify, say he neveE unhands, looks ilko no ls aetliif [ FoI0 in 6 drama night and day. Two best Dewey efforts to tiiis bend thus fer came when nc played . round Of poker ono night, in the pFoas car, and when li0 wandered into tic loingo with his encourage afd WaA whoedled into singing eoveFal campaign songs.
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