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Lincoln
of the world to preserve peace after
this war has been won"
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Of the world to preserve peace after
this war has been Won"
Seeks Reelection.
Gov. Griswold is running for re-
nomination and reelection as Gov
ernor this year. He has said he Is
not a candidate for the presiden-
tial nomination. In this he &C.
cupies pretty much the same situa-
ton as Gov. Earl Warren of Cali
fornia, who has been talked of both
as a presidential and vice presi-
Dental nominee. And like Gov.
Warren, Gov. Griswold will have a
delegation at the national conven-
ton ready to PUNK for him for
place on the ticket If the oppor-
tunity arises.
While only two candidates have
been entered in the Nebraska presi-
dental preferential primary-Wen-
dell L. Willkie and 1t. Comdr Harold
Stassen, former Governor of Mime
sota-Nebraska Republicans are di-
vided in their ideas as to whom the
party should nominate. There is
considerable Dewey sentiment in
the State and some for Gov. John
Bricker of Ohio. -Four years ago
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York
won the presidential primary here.
Two States Entered.
Two full states of delegate candi-
dates have been entered in the
primary and more than a handful OF
independent candidates. One slate,
called the Griswold slate, but not
definitely pledged to the Governor
since he has said he is not a candi-
date for the nomination, is headed
by former Gov. Sam McKelvie. The
second slate, dubbed the Stassen
slate, is running with pledge that
it will support, at least on the early
ballots in the convention, the win
ner of the presidential preferential
primary 1t was set up by John
Quinn, manager of the Stassen
campaign in Nebraska, when Comdr.
Stassen was the only entry In the
preference primary.
Later Mr.. WILKES name was filed
in the primary. This complicated
things-for purposes of identiflca-
tion-this slate is still known as the
Stassen slate. One Of the complica-
lions is found in the fact that
Emmett Brumbaugh of Omaha &C
septed a place on the Stassen ticket,
and when Mr.. Willkie entered the
race, became Mr.. WILKES manager.
If Mr.. Willkie wins the primary, it
will be clear sailing for Mr. Brum-
baugh at the convention. Should,
however, Comdr. Stassen be the
victor, he certainly will face an en-
barrassing situation. He will be
committed to vote for Comdr
Stassen when the balloting begins.
Mr.. Brumbaugh was a college mate
of Mr.. Willkie in Indiana. He was
head of the Willkie-for-Pres
Clubs in this State in 1910.
Willkie Plans Tour.
Mr.. Willkie is coming into Ne
braska next week for a five-day
stay, making speeches in a dozen
different cities and towns, includ-
ing Omaha and Lincoln. His friends
in the State are working hard for
him. And they count much on the
fact that he is widely known,
campaigned the State four years
ago and will be the only candidate
personally to meet the voters again
this year.
The main Stassen headquarters
Is In Lincoln, under command of
MIR. Quinn. Arrangements have
been made for Gov. Thye, Senator
Ball and Representative Judd, all
Of Minnesota, to come into the
State for a series of speeches.
Masses of Stassen literature are
being sent out-280,000 copies of a
special Stassen paper, for example
The recent message sent by
Comdr. Stassen to Secretary of the
Navy Knox. saying that while he
Is not candidate for the presi-
dental nomination he would accept
if nominated, has perked up his
following here. They consider this
takes him definitely into the candi-
date class; that it is full notice to
the voters of his willingness to run.
Quinn Back From Capital.
Mr.. Quinn has returned from
Washington, where he conferred
with members of the Nebraska
delegation in Congress and with
other Republican leaders. He re-
ported that Stassen strength is
growing and going to amaze even
his own workers. Incidentally, he
estimated there are 5000 Nebraskans
now in voteless Washington, eligible
to vote in the coming primary by
absentee ballot. In order to en-
courage these Nebraskans to vote for
his candidate, he said he will set
up q Stassen-for-P President bureau
In the District.
Nebraska is placed confidently in
the Republican column of States by
politicians here. Indeed, they esti-
mate it will 60 Republican this
year by an even wider margin than
it did four years ago. In Omaha,
which in the past has been a