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has been done for the senator. Mr..
Farley, on the other hand, might
throw some monkey wrenches when
the general election rolls around in
November. Not that he would ever
come out for Gov. Dewey, but he
might make it difficult for Senator
Mead to amass as many Democratic
votes as he will need to be elected.
Mr.. Farley still has large personal
following in the State Mr.. Farley
is in Texas for the next two weeks.
Beating Gov. Dewey is going to
be no easy task. In the first place,
he has made an excellent Governor
The Republicans have ironed out
many of their intraparty difficult
ties, and the reports of Dewey sup
porters are to the effect he will
make a strong race-so strong they
predict he will be reelected by a
very considerable plurality, perhaps
as high as half a million votes.
This figure seems incredible. The
Republicans insist, however, that a
lot of Democratic voters and indie
pendents are fed up with Demo-
cratic administration of national
affairs and are not likely to turn to
a Democratic administration of the
State.
Democratic leaders, for their part,
say they will do exceedingly we'll.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick has just completed
a tour Of 81 upstate counties. The
reports he received on his travels
have led him to believe, it is said,
that Senator Mead will run strongly
In Buffalo, Syracuse, Rochester and
other industrial centers, particu-
larly with the aid of the CIO-PAC
and the American Labor party.
Mead's Strongest Opponent.
Senator Mead. it is pointed out,
has done we'll in certain upstate
districts and in Queens County in
past elections, when other Demo-
cratic candidates were receiving far
fewer votes it should be taken into
account, however, that Senator
Mead was then running for Senator
and was not running against Gov
Dewey, who will be by far the
strongest political opponent he has
ever met.
A sine qua for Democratic victory
In New York today is the support
of the American Labor party and its
former rightWing, the Liberal party.
Fortunately for Senator Mead he
will in all probability have the in
dorsement of both these independent
groups. In 1912, when Gov. Dewey
was Overwhelmingly elected Govern
or, the American Labor party would
not support John J. Bennett, jr, the
Democratic candidate for Governor,
and placed a candidate of its own in
the field. This means that this year,
Gov. Dewey will have to overcome
the combined vote of the Democratic
party. the American Labor party and
the Liberal party.
The American Labor party may
demand a quid pro quo for its sup
port of the Democratic ticket-a
place on the ticket for one of its
own members There has been talk
that the ALP would seek the nomi-
nation of former Mayor La Guardia,
either for Governor or for Senator
probably the latter This however.
would be seriously resisted by the
Democratic organization. 1t is clear
that the Liberal party will not sup
port and candidate selected from
the ALP-its hatred of the ALP is
intense.
Lehman'S Plans Uncertain.
Former Gov. Herbert Lehman is
the choice of the Democratic organi-
cation for Senator, provided they can
prevail upon him to accept a nomi-
nation. Mr.. Lehman, who gave up
running UNRRA sometime ago, now
is reported to be in good health. He
has not committed himself on the
senatorial nomination, but has been
vague in his replies to newsmen who
have inquired about his political
plans.
If the Democratic leaders can
not prevail on Mr.. Lehman to run
for Senator, they would like to have
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt for that
place on their ticket They believe
she would sweep the State. Mrs.
Roosevelt. however, has insisted she
is a candidate for no Office. Fur
thermore she is intensely interested
in the work she is doing in the
United Nations and it might be
exceedingly difficult to get her to
drop that work to seek political
Office.
So far as is known, the Repub-
licans still are giving consideration
without having reached a deci-
sion-to the party nomination for
Senator. A number of names have
been discussed, including those of
Former Assembly Leader Irving M
Ives, William J. wild Bib Dono-