Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-11-16
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until April and for thirty days after
adjournment the governor will be
busy passing ON q raft of legislation
They point out that he would MOI
have time to 60 into a State X
campaign for delegates.
Notwithstanding the reported in.
crease In sentiment for Senator Taft
since his swing through the Yves,
in September and October-and the
intensive drive which Mr.. 6tasser
is now putting on. the Dewey forces
retain great confidence that the New
York Governor will enter the 1915
national convention as the leading
contender for the nomination.
Many Surprises Predicted.
They are not disclosing their hane
or making detailed estimates OF the
delegate strength which they ex.
pect Gov. Dewey to have at that
time. But they insist that there
will be many surprises In store fol
the other candidates when the ballot
taking gets under way in the con-
vention.
The need Of selecting a Republi.
can presidential nominee who is
strong vote getter, and also one who
is capable Of carrying pivotal New
York State, has become more thar
ever apparent, the Dewey forces
maintain, since the elections No.
vember 4 when the Republicans lost
the governorship Of Kentucky anc
met defeat in many Of municipa
elections throughout the country.
In that same election, while the
Republicans were able to fill vacan'
cies In the House from Indiana ane
Ohio, their margin of victory wa:
materially curtailed as compared tt
their margins in those districts II
1916. All of this, they insist point!
up the desirability of nominating
Gov. Dewey, who was reelected
New York Governor with a lead o.
$4,000 votes last year.
Gov. Dewey's personal strength ir
New York is far greater than tina
of any of the other Republican can
didates for the presidential nomina
ton, they insist. Indeed, they sa!
recent elections point up their con
tention that Gov. Dewey has
strong grip on the affection of tn
New York voters. For in 1916. n
carried Queens County by 10000
and in the election November
Queens County elected q Democra
for district attorney with a pluralit,
Of 10000 votes.
Attacks Called Propaganda.
The shafts aimed at Gov. Dewe!
by Senator Taft and Mr.. Stassen or
the ground that the New Yorker ha!
failed to discuss important issues o
the day, the Dewey supporters dis
count as mere propaganda by tw'
presidential aspirants who hav'
been out on the stump early in tn
game. Further, they contend tina
Gov. Dewey's stand on the most i'm
portant questions of the day ha
been disclosed. For example, 1t 1
well understood that Gov. Dewe.
considers the Taft-Hartley Labo
Act a good law, although it eventu
ally may require amendment.
Actually, Gov. Dewey took tn
lead in bringing about amendment
to the New York labor laws cover
ing some of the important feature
! of the Taft-Hartley law. For ex
ample, authorizing employers to cal
for elections in their plants and t.
talk with their employees. He ais
put through a law outlawing strike
by government employees.
Gov. Dewey has come out strongl
for universal military training
which Senator Taft has opposed. H
has Endorsed foreign aid. Further
during his administration as Ne'
York Governor, Gov. Dewey ha
spoken on and dealt with most Q
the domestic problems of the day
Also in 1914, he stumped the countr
as a presidential candidate deal1n
with many of the issues which ar
still problems today. 1t is idle. there
fore, the Dewey men claim, for an
one to argue that Gov. Dewey's vie'
on public questions are not know
and have not been discussed by hin
Will Have Chance to Speak.
Dring the next few months. Gov
Dewey will have opportunity t
speak publicly on many issues. II
has speaking engagement in Man
chester, N. H., this week. On tn
same day he will be luncheol
guest of the Governor of the Stat
| in Concord. This is the State i
which Mr.. Stassen has announce
he will enter a slate Of delegate
next year. New Hampshire Repub
lican leaders say, however, that Coz
Dewey still retains the inside trac
there for the nomination.
In the Dewey camp the drive t
nominate Gen. Eisenhower Is bein
watched carefully. Gov. Dewey sui
fered from the eleventh-hour can
didacy of the late Wendell L. Wiki
in the 1910 Republican Nations
Convention. However, the Dewe
supporters do not regard the Eiser
hover boom, they say, as majt
threat to the Governors chance
next year. One Of them suggeste
that, since Gen. Eisenhower neyt
has announced whether he is RI
publican or q Democrat, the gener'
may wind UP as q vice-presidenti'
nominee to run with President TIT
man.
The announcement Of Gov. Wal
rem that he will be candidate hs
brought no comment from Go
Dewey. He and the California Gov
ernor have been friendly in the pa
although Gov. Warren refused
ce-presidential nomination IN 1874
What the Dewey leaders hope an
expect is that many Of the We
Coast delegates to the national cor
vention, after having given Go
Warren q first ballot vote will shi
to the New Yorker, who has stror
supporters tn that section.