Evening star., 1944-07-28

Thomas E. Dewey, Republican
candidate for President, today
denounced and repudiated Rep
resentative Hamilton Fish, Re-
publican, of New York for an in
terview attributed to him yester-
day injecting the Jewish racial
question into the campaign.
Gov. Dewey declared that injec-
ton of racial or religious issue
into a political campaign" is
''disgraceful, un-American act" He
added that he never has and never
shall accept the support "of any
such individuals"
Fish's Remarks Quoted.
Associates of Gov. Dewey said his
statement was prompted by a story
in the New York Post last night
which quoted Mr.. Fish as having
said:
The Jews are more or less for the
New Deal, unfortunately. II you
want more on that, they are for
Roosevelt and the New Deal. I think
it would be much better for them IL
they split their votes between the
Two major parties. / don't think a
single group should go all out one
way or the other. and I note from
the votes Of the Jewish districts in
New York City that the big ma
jority of Jews are New Dealers"
The Post interviewer went on to
ask Mr.. Fish to ccsnment on a pre-
diction attributed to him earlier
that he would carry every city in
his 29th Congressional District ex-
cept Fallsburg because it is 90
per cent of a certain people"
The paper quoted Mr.. Fish AZ
replying: Any one who knows
Fallsburg knows what Fallsburg is.
I don't think that needs amplifca-
ton"
Fish Issues Statement.
advised in New York today OF
the Dewey statement, Mr.. Fish
gave the Associated Press this
statement:
c'When I referred to the fact
that the people of Jewish origin
are largely in favor of the New
Deal, l stated fact that every
body knows. l made no attacks
whatsoever and never have on
the Jewish people. I never have
been anti-Semitic What I stated
was Just the plain truth-that
the Jewish voters are largely for
the New. Deal and President
Roosevelt.
1.-The people in my district will
choose their own candidate in
the primary on August / regard
less of outside interference from
Mr.. Dewey or anybody else. I
am for the election of the Dewey
Bricker ticket and will support
1t Loyalty as Republican. but,
nevertheless, the Republicans in
my district will renominate me
for Congress by very large ma
jority next Tuesday.
1.-The fact that Mr. Dewey has
given out this statement will
tend to increase my majority as
the people of my district resent
any outside political interfer-
ence and are thoroughly compe-
tent to choose their own candi-
dates. Evidently Mr.. Dewey
misunderstood what l said and
must have been badly misin-
formed')
Strong Statement Issued.
For several days Gov. Dewey has
refused to comment on questions Of
opponents of Mr.. Fish, prevar
isolationist, that the Governor come
out against him, as he did two years
ago. Following the New York ar
ticle last night, Gov. Dewey issued
this strongly-Worded statement:
Two years ago I publicly opposed
the nomination and election of Con-
gresham Fish. The statements at
tributed to him confirmed my judge
ment expressed at that time. ANY,
one who iniects racial or religious
issue into a. political campaign is
guilty of disgraceful, un-American
act
Il have always fought that kind
of thing all my life and always will.
regardless of partisan considera-
tions.
Il have never accepted support
of any such individual and I never
Shall"
Will Visit Three Cities.
Gov. Dewey will 60 to the confer
ence of Is Republican Governors in
st. Louis August 2 and by way of
Pittsburgh and Springfield, Ill., On
the trip he will continue the policy
he has followed since his nominal
Aon of consulting Republican mem
bers of the House and Senate. In
the three cities to be visited the Re-
publican nominee also will see
spokesmen for labor, business and
other groups interested in the prob
lens of each locality.
The gains the Republicans have
made since 1910 both in congress
sional and gubernatorial elections
puts back of the Dewey-Bricker
ticket much stronger party organi-
dotAoAi CAASICo lOul fCdlo ASO.
when Wendell l.. Willkie set out to
stop a third Roosevelt term.
There are other marked differ
ences between the situation then
and now. Gov. Dewey, although still
only A.. has been active in party
circles since he began his career as
district attorney, and starts out on
his presidential campaign with the
prestige of having carried New York
for Governor by 647,5O votes over
his Democratic opponent. John j.
Bennett, jr., two years ago. Mr..
Willkie, on the other hand, was
just entering the political arena
when he stepped out of a business
and legal career four years ago,
to win the Republican nomination
as a dark horse, last-minute entry.
Not . Fair Yardstick.
OF course, Gov. Dewey's showing
against Mr.. Bennett in an off-year
election, and after a sharp contest
In Democratic ranks over Mr.. Ben
nett's nomination, is not a fair yard
stick Of what may happen this year
in q presidential race against Mr..