Evening star., 1948-06-23


candidate. Senator Martin will place
Gov. Dewey in nomination.
Dewey hackers were putting out
a suggestion that Gov. Warren
might be the vice presidential
nominee to run with the New York
Governor. Gov. Warren has in
sisted, as he did in 1914, that he is
not interested in second place.
The Dewey people expressed hope
that he might change his mind
They are fully aware that Gov.
Warren would add great strength
to the National ticket in California
and other States in the West.
The bandwagon movement to
Gov. Dewey appeared we'll on its
way following the Martin announce
ment. New Jerseys IS votes 1t was
recognized early would move over
to the New York Governor. The
Massachusetts and Indiana delega-
tions are both on the move to Gov.
Dewey.
The New Yorker won a majority
Of Missouris 80 delegates after a
spirited debate between his sup
porters and the Taft-Stassen
hackers in the delegation.
And informal poll showed: Gov.
Dewey, II: Senator Taft, 6; Mr..
Stassen, S: Speaker Martin l: Gov.
Warren l; Senator Donnell of Mis-
souri, l. and not voting, 2.
Missouris two Senators were on
opposite sides. Senator KEN, opened
the voting by announcing he has
decided to support Gov. Dewey and
looks forward to the New Workers
nomination on an early ballot.
Senator Donnell made an i'm
passioned plea for Senator Taft and
joined the minority in an effort to
stave off a poll of the delegation
until tomorrow Some of the Dewey
delegates told the others tomorrow
morning may be too late"
On a preliminary test OF strength
IT favored an immediate poll, Is
urged delay. Senator Ken, pre-
siding did not vote on that motion.
Gov. Dewey" Senator KEN said,
will be the next President of the
United States"
Little Rhode Island. with its dele
CATION OF eight, is making haste
toward the Dewey camp, too.
Stassen Sees Sign Of Weakness.
Statements eminating from the
Taft. Stassen and Warren camps
all insisted that the Martin an
nouncement has made no difference
in the situation here really-that
Senator Martin and the Grundy
faction had all along intended to go
for Gov Dewey.
Mr.. Stassen himself labeled the
trotting out of Senator Martin as a
Dewey leader of policy of despera-
ton" and confession of weak
ness" Mr.. Stassen insisted that it
would not have been done at
this time unless the New Yorker
had been slipping. Representative
Brown of Ohio, Taft manager, made
similar comments, but in different
language.
Gov. Dewey and his manager, Her.
bert Brownell, on the other hand
expressed the greatest satisfaction
over the Martin announcement. Gov.
Dewey said that Senator Martin,
former Governor and Republican
State chairman of Pennsylvania,
was one OF the foremost figures
in public office today and was his
warm personal friend.
Senator Martin, when asked II he
thought that this break in the
Pennsylvania delegation-which had
been committed to Senator Martin
himself would bring Dewey NOM
ination on a third ballot, replied:
That is an intelligent guess"
Planned Holding Operation.
The anti-Dewey strategy has al
ways depended on a holding opera
ton on the part of the big State
delegations having favorite-son
candidates. This included States
like PENNSYLVANIA, Illinois, Indiana.
New Jersey and Massachusetts,.
The New York Governor is say
ing nothing, absolutely nothing
about any possible or probable NOM
inee for Vice President If he has
first place on the ticket.
Il have no understanding with any
one. for vice presidential nomina-
ton, for jobs or patronage of any
kind" Gov. Dewey said emphatically.
However. as soon as the presiden-
tial nomination has been made. the
selection of vice presidential cam
didate follows Immediately. Specu-
,ation for a Dewey running mate
has run principally in two directions.
First, toward Gov. Green of Illinois
and second toward House Majority
Leader Halleck.
Obviously Senator Martin would
be entitled to consideration. II he
wanted it, except that he is geo.
graphically not suited. Usually, If
the presidential nominee is from the
East. his running mate comes from
the Midwest or the West. Already
Senator Martin Is in the gossip here
as a possible appointee to be Sec
retary OF Defense. He is a veteran
of two wars and was a major general
at the opening of the last.
The Dewey forces in the conven-
tion won finally last night the bat
tie for Georgia's is delegates. The
convention by voice vote and with
out much oral opposition, adopted
the report of the Credentials Com
mittee, which had sustained the de-
cision of the Republican National