Evening star., 1948-03-10
New Hampshire
Gives Dewey6
Of 8 Delegates
Stossen Describes
Race os Strong, but
Not Strong Enough
By Gould Lincoln

virtue of his 6-to-2 victory in the
New Hampshire primary for the
election of delegates to the Re-
publican National Convention,
holds his own today as the lead
ing contender for the COP presi-
dental nomination.
Former Gov. Harold E. Stassen of
Minnesota, Gov. Dewey's opponent
in the primary, made a good show
ing, for delegate candidates who
favored him ran in many instances
right on the heels of the Dewey
candidates.
the score stood when the votes
were counted: Three delegates at
large for Dewey, one for Stassen;
three district delegates for Dewey,
one Tor Stassen.
President Truman, unopposed. won
complete Endorsement in the Demo-
cratic primary, with slate of deie-
gates pledged to him.
Mr.. Stassen, commenting on the
primary, said of his winning two
delegates: "A strong showing. but
not strong enough"
He added, Our attention now
shifts to the important second In
ming in Wisconsin"
Dewey Aide Is Pleased.
Herbert Brownell, jr., who ran
the Dewey campaign in 1914 and is
aiding Gov. Dewey now, said: Gov.
DeWey's fine victory in New Hamp-
shire starts the l948 presidential
race. 1t greatly increases the lead
which Gov. Dewey already held &C
cording to the public opinion polls.
The New Hampshire vote repre-
sents the prevailing view among
Republicans throughout New Eng
land in my opinion"
The results of the New Hamp-
shire primary, the first voting test
III the race for the Republican
presidential nomination, while in
flnitesimal in the number of dele
gates who will sit in the partys ma
tlonal convention. are expected to
have distinct psychological effect.
On April 6, the Wisconsin and
New York primary elections of dele
gates will be held. In the first, Gov.
Dewey is matched against Mr.. Stas-
sen and Gen. Macarthur. Gov,
Dewey's victory in New Hampshire.
testifying to his underlying strength
among the voters, will greatly en-
courage his supporters in Wiscon-
: sin, where Gov. Dewey always has
. been popular. In New York Gov.
!. Dewey is unchallenged.
Stassen Made Three Trips.
Gov. Dewey, except for a visit
to New Hampshire last November
during which he conferred with
many of his friends, did not enter
the State. Mr.. Stassen, on the
other hand, made three separate
forays into New Hampshire, speak
ing in all parts of the State. Dur
ing a press interview on his last
trip, Mr.. Stassen laid stress on the
New Hampshire primary as a test
of sentiment in the New England
States. If this was the case, then
Gov. Dewey has much to encourage
him.
The New York Governor had one
major advantage-the slate of dele
gate-at-large candidates who had
announced for him included three
OF the most widely known Repub-
licans in New Hampshire-Gov,
Charles M. Dale, former Gov. Rob-
ert O. Blood and former Gov Rob-
ert w. Upton. vice chairman of the
Republican State Committee. An
other advantage was that Gov.
Dewey was far more widely known
to the Republicans Of New Hamp-
shire than his rival, and had been
extremely popular with them in
1914. A third was his support by
the organization.
> In the primary was test, in some
measure, of the Eisenhower senti-
ment. 1t was not impressive. Gen.
Eisenhower had declared In letter
to L. v. Finder, publisher of the
Manchester Evening Leader. that
he could not" accept a presidential
: nomination
Continued to Hold Places.
Before the primary reports were
circulated that perhaps, after all.
Gen. Eisenhower would accept q
: nomination If it came to him as a
result of convention draft"
, Two delegates-at-large candi-
: dates, pledged. to Eisenhower, con-
tinued to hold their places on the
ballot, although the other Elsen-
t hover candidates gave up. except
. for one district delegate, Franklin
, Flanders. Charles w. Tobey, jr., son
!, of Senator Tobey, originally a dele
gate candidate in the second district
: for Eisenhower, finally ran un-
(See PRIMARY, Page A-4.)