Evening star., 1944-09-05
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Ringing on Is States
Under COP Control
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PAWLING, N. =, Sept. 1.-THE
announcement that CIV. ThOnaaa|
=. Dewey win mako ! series Of Joint
broadcasts with each Of his fellow
Republican Governors before elec-
tion day gave further evidence to-
day Of the determination Of the Re-
publicans to build the paxty's fiehtl
for the presidency around Is States.
Ever since Gov. Deweys nomina-
ton the new leaders OF the party
have sought to keep constantly In
the public mind the fact that the
people already have placed their
State affairs in Republican hands
in 26 States.
First came the conference Of these
Governors at st. Louis last month,
at which they formulated declara-
tions Of policy on more than a1
dozen major issues in which both
the State and Federal governments
have an interest. Then came q Sc
ries of national broadcasts by some
Of these Governors, speaking indi-
vidually.
Work on Broadcasts.
The first intimation that the
presidential candidate also would go|
on the air jointly with the other Re-
publican State executives came last
night from James G. Hagerty, Gov.
Deweys press secretary. He said the
Governor began yesterday, and
would continue today, working on
these broadcasts, before starting on
hts first campaign tour Thursday.
The 26 States now under Repub-
lican control have q total Of 500
electoral votes, with 266 required to
win the election. OF course, they
include the five largest States in
the Union-New York, Pennsyl-
vania, Illinois, Ohio and California,
in which the presidential hight will
be particularly hard fought. The
existence Of Republican State ad-
ministrations may not prove the
decisive factor in these large centers
Of population in q national CAM
paign against President Roosevelt,
but 1t is definite asset and It Is now
apparent Gov. Dewey intends to
make the most OF it.
While details have not been an
nounced, 1t Is certain there will be
"a broadcasts In the series or as II
1t is decided to include one with his
running mate, Gov. John w. Bricker
of Ohio.
Talks to BE Brief.
The broadcastS are expected to be
brief and may be confined in each
case to a State hookup. The plan
may be to have the Governor Of
Illinois, for example, open the pro-
gram with q five or six minute talk
and then introduce his party's presi-
DENTAL nominee. It would afford
an opportunity to impress on the
voters the unity being maintained
between the party's national and
local leaders.
The broadcast series also serves
to emphasize again that the Re-
publican effort to break the string
OF Roosevelt victories is being more
thoroughly organized than in the
recent past. The gains the Repub-
ANekAAo nave A1dSAG III xCCCIlt years Ill
State and congressional contests
make stronger organization effort
possible. -.~-..s, 4
Gov. Dewey is scheduled to leave
his PAWiiug farm tonight or early
tomorrow TO spendaa day In New
York City, conferring with party
workers there, before going to Phil
adelphia Thursday for the first
formal speech of his campaign
From Philadelphia he win start oi1l
= 6,7o0-mfle Journey to the Pacifict
Coast, crossing a States, and itAisI
probable that some of the Joint
broadcasts with Governors will be
made on tf/ trip In States where mol
major Nationwide address Is sched-
uled.
Besides the five big States already
mentioned, the others with Repub-
lican Governors are: Colorado, Con-
necticut, Delaware, Idaho, Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massa-
chusetts. Michigan, Minnesota, Mis-
souri,, Montana. Nebraska, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon,
South Dakota, Vermont, Washington
and Wisconsin.