Evening star., 1944-06-22
.bricker Insists
He Will Be PUT
In Nomination
Sure He Won't Be
Offered Second
Place on Ticket
DEWEY READY TO GIVE views on
platform. Page A
By GOULD LINCOLN,
Star Staff Correspondent

BY GOULD LINCOLN,
Star Staff Correspondent
CHICAGO, June %. - Gov.
John w. Bricker of Ohio told a
press conference soon after his
arrival here today that his name
would be presented to the Re
publican National Convention
for the presidential nomination
regardless of what happens
next week. He again said he
did not believe any nomination
would be made on the first bal
lot, despite the claims made by
the supporters of Gov. Thomas
E. Dewey of New York.
The Ohio Governor said he did
not believe the vice presidential
nomination would ever be offered to
him.
Would you decline vice presi-
Dental nomination If the convention
delegates and the nominee of the
party for President should agree on
you?" he was asked.
No Thought of Second Place.
Il am confident that will not hap
pen," Gov. Bricker said. He did
not elaborate.
Mr.. Brickers name has been sug-
gested as running mate for Gov.
Dewey if the New Yorker is NOM
mated. Gov. Bricker added he had
given the matter of vice presiden-
tial nomination no consideration.
The Ohio Governor looked tired
after night trip from Columbus as
he arrived to take personal charge
of the campaign to stop" Gov.
Dewey and to get the nomination.
He said he did not make predictions.
"The situation is too critical to-
day for any individual to put his
personal interests above party or
country" Gov. Bricker said, adding
that he would always back up the
action of the national convention.
He emphasized that he had no indi-
vidual in mind. Gov. Bricker said
the delegates appreciated the Sc
robustness of the situation and he
was convinced their choice of a
presidential candidate would be de-
liberate.
He was asked if he could deny the
published report that CALIFORNIA;
delegation of so would vote for Gov.
Dewey on the first ballot-50 votes.
Confident of COP Victory.
tI have friends on the California
delegation, that Is all can say"
was his reply.
He said he was confident the Re-
publican nominee for President
would win in November.
Mr.. Bricker will appear before the
Resolutions Committee tomorrow to
make a report for the Republican
Postwar Advisory Council on do
mestic issues, particularly on indus
try, private enterprise and re-em-
ployment.
He said he had no personal
representative" on the Resolutions
Committee. Senator Taft of Ohio
is chairman of the committee and
Ohio's representative.
Roy Moore, Gov. Bricker's cam
paign manager, recently expressed
a doubt that Ohio could be carried
by the Republicans unless Gov.
Bricker was the presidential NOM
inee. The Governor said he did not
agree with this.
Then you don't agree with Mr..
Moore?" he was asked.
Assails Democrats.
ooh, Roy and I differ on lot of
things" Gov Bricker replied with a
smile.
Gov. Bricker attacked the New
Deal for abandoning the Democratic
party platform in 1882 and in 1910.
He said the Republican convention
would write platform and it's nom-
inee for President would stand on it.
The strategy of the Bricker CAM
paign for the first place on the Re-
publican ticket is to have as many
State delegations as possible vote
for favorite son candidates when
the roll is called.
Pleas Fall on Barren Ground.
So. far the pleas of the Bricker
people have fallen on barren ground.
Outside of the Connecticut dele
CATION, which may vote for Gov.
Raymond F. Baldwin of that State
on the first ballot and the Ken
tucky delegation which has been
instructed to vote for Gov. Simeon
S. Willis, the Bricker people can
count only on Ohio, with its 90
votes, on scattered votes in sew
eral other States for the Ohio Gov
ernor. and on the IS delegates who
have been pledged to 1t Comdr.
Harold L. Stassen for support in
such plan. The Bricker man
ayers hope, too, that Massachusetts
may vote for Gov. Leverett Salton-
stall.
If the Brickerites could persuade
the Pennsylvania delegation to cast
its vote for Gov. Edward Martin of
the keystone State and the Illinois
delegation to vote for Gov. Dwight
H. Green, they would be overioyed,
but even that might not prevent a
first ballot nomination of the New
Yorker.
Instead of this, however. there
is strong possibility that either the
Pennsylvania delegation or the
Illinois delegation, or both, in caucus
the end of this week or the first
of next, will declare for Dewey. If
this happens. the jig will be up
and Dewey's nomination will quickly
follow.
Gov. Earl Warren of California.
most of the Republican leaders
already here say. can have the
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