Evening star., 1947-07-10
kansas 6. 0. P. Wary
OF Pledge Until
Delegates Are Elected
By the Assoeiosed Press

KANSAS CITY, July 1o-Missouri
and Kansas Republican leaders
lavished praise and attention on
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey today, but
some of them sounded caution notes
against outright Endorsement now
of any prospective candidate fol-
the Republican presidential nomi-
nation.
This "wait and see" advice was
construed in some political quarters
as a Difference to 1948 convention
delegates still to be elected. But
other informed sources reported
undercurrents of Midwest sentiment
for Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senator Taft of Ohio and Harold
E. Stassen, former Governor of
Minnesota, the only man who has
come out and said he wants the
Republican nomination.
Hundreds Await Arrival.
Gov. Dewey arrived last night
from Sapulpa, Okla, where he felt
the Southwestern Republican pulse
for three days and was reported to
have found it beating in his favor.
particularly in Oklahoma, Texas
and Arkansas.
The New York Governors en-
trance into Kansas City had the
atmosphere of a presidential cam
paign tour instead of the non
political vacation trip his aides
had labeled it.
Hundreds crowded the railroad
platform to see and greet the Gov
ernor, among them B. T. Mat
tingly and Harry Darby, Repub-
lican National Committee members
from Missouri and Kansas, re-
spectively. In the station proper q
larger crowd applauded Gov. Dewey
WHO was accompanied by his wife
and two sons.
Darby Expresses Caution.
MI. Darby, strong Dewey backel
in 1910 and in 1914, issued a state
ment saying that in his opinion
Gov. Dewey ''is even more popular
today than at any previous time
AS if anticipating that this woulc
be interpreted as an Endorsement
of Gov. Dewey and a prediction
that Kansas 10 delegate votes woulo
be found in the New Yorker's col.
umn at the convention next June
as it was in 1914 and 1910, he added
obviously. 1t will not be known
as to how the delegation from Kan
sas will vote at the 1948 convention
in Philadelphia until the delegates
are chosen"
Mr.. Darby joined with Mr.. Mat
tingly, who last week predicted all
of Missouris 33 delegate votes
would be cast for Gov. Dewey, ir
sponsoring luncheon for the Gov.
ernor today.
Landon Will Attend.
Former Gov. Alf Landon OF
Kansas, 1895 G. o. P. presidential
nominee, was expected to attend
Mr.. Landon talked things over with
Gov. Dewey at the latter's Pawling
IN. " farm a week before the New
Yorker left Albany Friday night on
his four week western swing.
Gov. Dewey had full schedule
booked in Kansas City before leav-
ing tonight for the Governors Con-
ference at Salt Lake City.
1t included stag breakfast spon-
sored by three Republican groups. a
conference with Young Republicans
Inc; private talks with party leaders
and public reception under spon-
sorship of Republican women's
groups.
The reception scene is the Muehle-
bach Hotel, where the Dewey family
Is occupying the suite used by Presi-
dent Truman on visits here.
On the way from Sapulpa, Gov
Dewey made rear platform appear
ances, all unscheduled, to greet
crowds at railroad stations In In
dependence, Chanute and Ottawa
Kans.
At independence he was given
nine "rahs." One man shouted, "You
don't have to worry about Kansas ~
Remember us when you get to
the White House." another urged.
Il am very happy where I an,'
Gov. Dewey replied.
Gov. Dewey refused to comment
on the Kansas City vote frauds,
indicating he considered 1t improper
to discuss the situation inasmuch
as it is being investigated by a
Federal grand jury.