Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-25
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The surprise designation or
California Gov Warren as key
noter spokesman for the Re-
publican presidential convention
has been generally attributed 10
Gov Dewey.
Actually il was conceived and
engineered by national chairman
Harrison Spanglcr,
The idea had not occurred 10
anyone else. Political writer's
were Specializing on Clare Luce,
Senator Nandcnberg, Leader
Martin and many another. Mr..
Spangler said nothing cot War
ronS private consent, and tip
tOed TO Chicago.
THERE the newSmcn deduced
L by good logic that Vanden-
berg was the best bet. or that
Martin would be II. because the
custom Of both parties has been
70 choose a congressman so
intimately connected with ma
tional questions as TO be able 10
speak carefully.
The logic of a fresh start with
a new figure outside Washing
ton, who might furnish a new
slant IN leadership was carried
into the arrangements commit
tee meeting by Spangler IN a
quiet way 50 as not 10 become
involved in personal squabbleS
between managers OF the publ
Cized claimants.
Twelve were finally nominated
for the job, Stili without any
public mention of Warren.
THEN Spangler brought for.
Il ward his man, first asked
the Ohio Bricker committee
woman, Mrs. Catherine Kennedy
Brown. what she thought, then
Deweys man, Russell Sprague.
Both we're pleased with Warren.
That ended the fights, in
Guiding the most threatening
one in behalf of Mrs. Luce by
the Connecticut Willkie man on
the committee. Not even A
vote Was taken to register
dissent.
Mrs. Luce will address the
convention otherwise. at the
personal invitation of Mr..
-SpanGfer,- who has the right OF
making that kind Of invitation
on his own authority.
Some commentators have in
terpreted the Warren choice as
a victory for the Republican
governors over the Republican
senators, but il is difficult 10
sustain that conclusion in view
Of the way the choice came
about and the unanimitY.
The Republicans are obvt.
ously doing things differently
this time.
THIS is the second dove
L feather 10 be plucked for
his cap by Mr.. Spangler, who
also negotiated a unanimltX that
was supposed TO he impossible
in the foreign policy declaration
at Mackinac.
Some say this-actinn-
eliminates Warren as the lead
ing vice presidential prospect
on a Dewey ticket; others that
II pushes him into the lime
light for Just such choice AS
A matter Of fact, IL makes no
difference.
Those who think Warren is
eliminated count entirely on the
precedent that no Republican
keynoter has ever gained
place on the ticket.
But II is apparent, the Re-
publicans have new life. and
are not letting precedent make
their decisions, Warren was the
favorite before, still is.
THAT Macarthur should have
Il leadership along the line Of
his genius in any new Repub-
lican government seems 10 he
the will of m { Republicans
around here.
If they could Get All the ir
candidates into the picture Of 4
new government that could be
presented 10 the minds Of the
people as an alternative for this
one. their campaign hopes and
promises could be effectively
dramatlzed.
For instance they could take
Bricker, Warren Macarthur,
Stassen and others and present
them alongside Dewey as what
they have in mind in the way
Of government: Bricker, say. as
attorney general. Warren as
vice president, Macarthur as
war secretary StasSen as agri-
culture secretary, The effect
might be more enlightcnlng i'm
preSsive and convincing than A
list Of campaign promises.
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