Evening star., 1948-04-07
Wisconsin
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boom either will fold up, Or the
general will be little more than q
dark horse candidate when the con-
vention opens.
While the vote cast for Gen. Mac
Arthur in Wisconsin was large-a
change of only few thousands
would have given the general a
majority of the delegates instead
of Mr.. Stassen-it fell far short OF
the proportions claimed by his sup
porters in advance of the election
Since Wisconsin claims Gen. Mac
Arthur as distinguished son, his
failure to run ahead there Is COM
parable to a failure on the part
Of Senator Taft to run ahead in
an Ohio primary.
Observers read into the results
a failure of the heralded popular
uprising for Gen. Macarthur. Some
Nebraska supporters Of the general
had been told that If Gen. Mac
Arthur did not show great strength
in Wisconsin. there would be no
great effort in Nebraska, where his
name has been entered in next
weeks presidential preferential pri-
mary. Indeed, they were told to
save their money and wait and
see.
The failure of Gov. Dewey to win
even a single delegate in Wisconsin
unless later returns should give
him one or tWo-iS a black eve for
the 1914 standard bearer. It is rem
iniscent of the disastrous defeat
which Mr.. Willkie-the party's
presidential nominee in 1940-
suffered at the hands of the
Wisconsin voters four years ago.
His defeat in Wisconsin caused Mr..
Willkie to withdraw from the presi-
Dental race Immediately.
Results Not Fatal to Dewey.
Gov. Dewey, however, picked up
80 New York delegates to the party S
national convention yesterday and
he will have seven delegates-at-
large also when they are named by
the State convention. In addition,
he already has won six of New
Hampshire's eight-man delegation
in the primary there, and has dele
gate strength already chosen in
Kansas, Maine and Iowa. While
the Wisconsin result may be check
for the Dewey candidacy, it cannot
be considered fatal at this point.
A week from today the results OF
Nebraska's presidential preferential
primary will be available. In that
race seven Republican presidential
possibilities have been entered, in
Guiding Gov. Dewey, Mr.. Stassen,
Gen. Macarthur and Senator Taft
of Ohio. Should Mr.. Stassen run
ahead there, as his supporters claim
he will, his right to be considered
one of the leading contenders for
the nomination will have been
established.
Mr.. Stassen's victory in Wiscon-
sin undoubtedly will have some ef-
feet on the Nebraska primary-as
will the failures of Gen. Macarthur
and Gov. Dewey. Mr.. Stassen will
nave Stclu OppOSitIOn A4oAA 0CAA-
ator Taft, who has the backing
of Senator Butler and his strong
organization.
An Associated Press summary Of
the district delegate contests shows:
First-Two Stassen candidates
leading in 125 of 227 precincts.
second-Two stassen candidates
elected.
Third-Two Stassen candidates
elected.
Fourth-fwo Macarthur candi-
dates leading in 200 of 274 precincts.
Fifth-One Macarthur delegate
leading. Stassen delegate second in
ITS Of 305 precincts.
Sixth-Two Macarthur candidates
leading in 173 of 215 precincts.
Seventh-Two Stassen delegates
leading in 313 or 375 precincts.
Eighth-Two Macarthur dele
gates leading in IA Of 286 precincts.