Evening star., 1948-03-07
Dewey Faces First Test
In New Hampshire's
Primary tuesday
BY Gould Lincoln

SV1t6 6thSS''
The Nations first 1948 presi-
Dental test, New Hampshire's
primary election on Tuesday,
should indicate in some meas
ure whether Gov. Thomas E.
Dewey of New York is to ride
along toward another Republi-
can nomination, or whether the
opposition is strong enough to
put a spoke through the wheel
of his bandWagon.
In this particular test Gov. Dewey
meets head on with former Gov.
Harold E. Stassen of Minnesota.
Senator Taft of Ohio and Gov. Earl
Warren of California, the other
two announced candidates for the
presidential nomination, are taking
no parton the surface-in the
primary.
On the Democratic side of the
primary, all the delegate candidates
are pledged" to President Truman,
except one candidate for alternate
at-large, Bernard H. Cowette, of
Manchester. He is running un-
pledged and uncommitted to any
candidate for the presidency.
Both the Dewey and Stassen
camps are worried. Each, however,
claims victory. The Dewey support
ers, including Gov. Dale who is
running as a candidate for dele
gate-at large, insist the New York
er will have a majority of the 8
delegates New Hampshire is to send
to the Republican National Con-
vention. They claim anywhere from
s to delegate seats for Gov. Dewey.
John Guider, heading the Stassen
campaign, predicts that Mr.. Stas-
sen will get 5 and maybe more of
the delegates.
Stassen Campaigned.
If he comes out on top in this
contest, Mr.. Stassen will have him.
self largely to thank, for he has
campaigned intensively, visiting New
Hampshire three times and speak
ing all over the State. Gov. Dewey,
widely known in the State already,
has not visited there since Novem-
ber. His campaign has been left
to his New Hampshire friends.
Both the Dewey Stassen camps
might have been much more worried
at this stage of the campaign had
Gen. Eisenhower not called a halt
to the fast-moying drive which was
launched for him in New Hamp-
shire. His letter to L. v. Finder,
publisher of the Manchester Eve
ming Leader, declaring that he
could not" accept a nomination,
changed the whole situation several
weeks ago.
Nevertheless, some of his follow
ers in New Hampshire are convinced
that if he we're drafted by the
national convention. Gen. Eisen-
hover would accept. Indeed, 1t is
reported that Mr.. Finder, who was
an original backer of the Eisen-
hover for President movement Is OF
such an opinion. At present he Is
saying nothing about It..
If the Eisenhower delegates-at-
large, two of whom are still on the
list of delegate candidates, should
show we'll in the election next Tues
day, it seems entirely probable that
a new drive may develope to press
Gen. Eisenhower as the logical can
didate, particularly if there should
be deadlock between Dewey ana
Taft in the national convention.
Victories Estimated.
An estimate of probable delegate
victories in the coming election
gives Gov. Dewey 3 of the del
egates-at-large and Mr.. Stasseu l.
as follows: for Dewey, Gov. Dale,
former Gov. Blood and Robert w.
Upton. vice chairman OF the Re
publican State Committee; for Mr..
Stassen, Frank j. Sulloway, Repuo-
1ican national committeeman. In
the 1st District Virgil D. White, a
Dewey delegate, is expected to lead
the field. Two other Dewey can
didates are running. Chester w.
jerks, son of former Representative
jerks. and Thomas J. Manning.
Mr.. Manning was elected Dewey
pledged delegate in 1914. The Stas-
sen delegates in the 1st District
are William G. Saltonstal and
William L. Phinney Mr.. Salton-
stall, headmaster of Philips Exeter
School, isa new conner in politics.
If Mr.. Stassen Is to win one OF
these delegates, Mr.. Phinney may
be the man. Much work is being
done for him.
In the 2nd District. the Dewey
candidates are Charles A. Holder
and Charles M. Mills, both pledged
Philip C. Heald and Donald G
Matson are the Stassen candidates
Mr.. Matson is believed to have
good chance of victory.
One Pledged to Stassen.
Should Mr.. Stassen win another
delegate-at-large, Robert P. Bur
roughs of Manchester, former Re-
publican national committeeman, Ii
expected to be the choice. Earl S
Hewitt, Enfield publisher, is thu
only delegate candidate actually
pledged to Mr.. Stassen-the other!
have declared" for him. Under thu
New Hampshire law, a pledged dele
gate must continue to vote for hi
candidate while his name is before
the national convention. If a dele
gate is pledged" the names of thu
presidential candidate he favor'
appears on the primary ballot di
rectly after that of the delegate
candidate. This may give Mr.. Hewitt
an advantage since all voters whit
favor Gov. Stassen will know he i
a stassen delegate. Unpledged dele
gate candidates have only thei
own names on the ballot.
In the End District, Franklin
Flanders of Weare is delegate can
didate, unpledged but listed as fa
voring Gen Eisenhower. AS in th'
case of the two Eisenhower dele
lot hi not11i