Evening star., 1948-05-23
'5tassen Admits
Oregon Defeat;
Chances Jo|ted
Gov. Dewey Hos Leod
Of 6,621 With 33l
Precincts Uncounted
MAKES DEWEY Top
Contender Again. Page A.

by me SSsoctOFe0 FFeSS
PORTLAND, Ore, May a.
Harold E. StaSsen late today con-
ceded defeat by Gov. Thomas E.
Dewey in Oregon's presidential
preference primary.
From Minneapolis, Mr.. Stassen
wired congratulations to Gov. Dewey
as tabulations of yesterdays Oregon
balloting continued to maintain Gov.
Dewey's margin of more than 5000
votes.
1t was major setback for the
Minnesota contender for the Re-
publican presidential nomination
and it gave the New York Governor
II G. o. P. delegates, pledged to
support him at the convention.
With 80 per cent of the precincts
reported as counting stopped for
the night, Gov Dewey's lead had
increased to 6,621 votes. The tally
was Gov. Dewey 92,3l6, Mr.. Stas-
sen 1906 in 1880 of the States
1851 precincts.
Gov. Dewey's lead was compiled
mostly in Portland, which gave
him 5,4l2 Of his advantage. Up
state he led by 1909 votes.
A large part of the unreported
count was from Multnomah County
(Portland) which consistently was
giving Gov. Dewey a substantial ma
jority. 1t may be Monday, however,
before the official count is complete.
Congratulated by Warren.
Gov Dewey flew from Seattle to
Sacramento today, and was con-
graduated on his Oregon triumph
by Gov. Earl Warren of California.
Gov. Warren is a dark horse con.
tender for the Republican nominal
ton and California's favorite son to
whom the States big block of 63
delegates is pledged
Gov. Dewey described the efforts
OF his supporters in Oregon as
heart warming
Greeting Gov. Dewey, Gov Warren
told him you seem to have done
quite well in Oregon. Governor, and
I offer my congratulations.
Yes" Gov. Dewey answered, "ap-
parently I have done we'll enough
and am very happy about it,"
Gov. DeWey's victory was in large
part due to his surprising upstate
support, which had been largely
conceded to Mr. Stassen.
Leading in Upstate Areas.
The New Yorker was leading Mr..
StaSsen by slight margin in up
State areas. as well as in the metro
politan Portland district.
Going down to a surprise defeat
in the Republican gubernatorial
primary was Gov. John Hall, who
had been regarded as odds ION
choice for the nomination for full
term. AS speaker of the House, he
succeeded to the governorship last
October when Gov Earl Smell, the
Senate president and secretary of
state all were killed in a plane crash.
Gov. Hall conceded the victory of
State Senator Douglas Mckay, 54-
year-old Salem automobile dealer.
The closely watched Oregon elec-
tioiA ClliidhSu dll du-OuL eIOrC DY
the two candidates to capture the
last State primary before the COP
nominating convention at Philadel-
phia next month.
Campaigned Four Times.
Mr.. Stassen campaigned in the
State four times, hitting hard on his
assertion he was the Vests favorite
candidate. Gov. Dewey took the last
three weeks from New York duties
for an intensive village and hamlet
tour to try to overcome the effect
of Stassen victories in Wisconsin
and Nebraska.
Mr.. Stassen's statement in Min
neapolis that he had wired con-
gratulations to Gov. Dewey marked
the close of a campaign which took
both men into all parts of the State
and submerged important State and
| local issues.
| 1t also was sharper setback for
Mr.. Stassen than the IL delegates
would indicate He had won in the
Wisconsin and Nebraska primaries
/ (See OREGON Page A-4)