Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-02
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BY Paul
MaIIon

Nation
WASHINGTON. Aug > Gov.
W Dewey Is gong about his
campaign m a novel way
LIS tactics seem 10 be 10 keep
-QMcl and organic before he
lets 20. tie has gone about IT
with greater pains than any
candidate IN my time. APP
parcntly he has spent every
minute since his nomination AT
the Task.
Mr. Nj ReeSepelts-ea campaign has
been indirect and.-on-t+rc- sur
face,-lr+rUtfy involved with war
and peace developments. His
role Is commander IN chief.
When the Democratic conven-
ton was following directions, he
was inspecting an aviation plant
on the West Coast
1t is impossible to contend
war events. which he lSleadlng.
have no campaign effect, be-
cause they MAY be a controlling
factor IN whether he wins or
loses.
For instance. next logical
lump from our recently achieved
island Strongholds IN the Pacific
- che Philippines. In Tact tins
is the only place to go except
Japan itself.
If Gen. Macarthur should
happen 10 lead an invasion force
back INTO Manila within the
next three months, the reaction
here would be favorable TO Mr..
RooScvclt's chances.
Victory in Europe, unless II
happened TO be entirely Rus
sian breakthrough also might
have a profound campaign
effect.
On THE international political
" side the Breton Woods
conference has developed the
controversial financial b a n k
measure. which Mr. Roosevelt
apparently ~ going to keep out
of the campaign by rctralning
from presenting II TO Congress
until the January session after
election
Mr.. Hull is arranging a pre-
lminary peace conference here
of the big powers, and my guess
always has been that this viii
prepare the way for the Presl-
dent to so to Europe for a
big peace conference before
November
These developments alone
may constitute his campaign.
except that designated SpokeS-
men like Senator Wagner and
others may m Ike speeches
carrying the purely political
campaign PROMISES, outlining
WHAT inc President is doing,
saying what he proposes TO do
if elected.
DEWEYS preparations, on
~ the other hand. so far have
been a mcthodiCaG organization
of his party as il has never
been organized before while out
of the White House BY every
move he has offered the con-
traSt 10 one-man government.
The moment the convention
was over. he started on the
ground IN Chicago with round
ups of national committeeman
and women IN groups OF five or
SIX. He not only conferred with,
but ne listened ID every state
chairman as well.
To them he said this cam
paIgn was a Joint venture In
deed. he gave BriCkCr more con-
>idcration then and later than
vice presidential c a n d d a e
usually gets.
Returning 10 Albany he
started receiving state delega-
tionS of congressman without
their state chairmen) He has
heard Maine. New Hampshire.
Vermont Massachusetts. Con-
ncctlCut separately 50 far.
Those who attended these
meetings said they were like
lodge meetings Dewey did not
make a speech but simply de-
voted the meeting TO under
standing and organization. His
friends always have given HIM
credit for exceptional skill in
organization
~ HIS trip West he called
" IN The Pcnn>XlNanla- state
Delegation an Pittsburgh. the
Illinois delegation al Spring
field, and IS getting the % Re-
publican governors into his
organization ring with his
planned tWo-daN meeting at st.
LOUIS After that. The Missouri
Delegation WAS brought in
Obviously, Dewey'S game is 10
concentrate through his organ
lIatlon upon those 20 states
which VIII give him the election
hands down II he can get them.
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