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took it hardest. The hard-cam-
paigning Minnesotan has a door
die following among younger Re-
publicans. They don't take defeat
easily.
Some wanted to put his name be-
fore the convention anyhow. But
Mr.. Stassen wouldn't hear of that
and, when the convention ratified
the Dewey -and-board decision. said:
Il will give my support to Gov.
Warren just as I announced last
night I would support Gov. Dewey
and other Republican candidates u
Before the Sprague announce
ment, word had circulated among
leaders at the convention that the
choice was narrowing down to
Warren and Stassen.
Apparently the system used was
to eliminate other possible con.
tenders one by one.
Shortly before Mr.. Sprague gave
out the word, Representative
Charles Halleck of Indiana. House
majority leader, was called to the
Dewey suite for conference. The
Indianan left with a long face
refusing to talk with reporters.
Presumably Gov. Dewey called
Mr.. Halleck in so he could tell him
personally that the decision had
gone against him. The Indianan
was one of those most talked about
as possibilities and had had long
early morning conference with
Dewey.
Others discussed during the night
were Senator Bricker of Ohio, the
Dewey running mate in 1914, and
Senator Knowland of California.
It was long wait for all parties
before the word came out that the
choice was Warren.
Gov Earl Warren has held every
political Office he ever sought in
California and long was his States
"favorite SON. candidate for Presi-
dent.
Four years ago his party wanted
him for its vice presidential candi-
date, but he turned down the invi-
tation He considered he mad para
mount obligations at home.
His long career has included two
terms as Governor. Gov. Warren
was the first chief executive of
California since the late Hiram
johnson to gain reelection and the
first one ever to win both the Re-
publican and Democratic nomina-
tlons.
He has been variously described
politically. Some term him mid
die of the roader." Others call him
a moderate liberal" liberal con-
servative" or even conservative. y
But there is one element'in his party
which has referred to him as a
Socialist" or radical"
The latter appellations resulted
in the main, from Gov. Warren S
advocacy of public owned power
and his espousal of so-called COM
pulsory health insurance, State
operated workers disability insur-
ance, liberalization of social security
benefits and collective bargaining.
President Truman recently told a
California audience that the Gov
ernor really is a Democrat"
The Governor dislikes the word
compulsory" in connection with
the health insurance plan he ad-
vocated unsuccessfully during both
of his gubernatorial terms. He
prefers to call it prepaid medical
and hospital care"
0f
pulsory' public school system" he
will argue Yet people, whether or
not they are parents, are obliged
to pay for it and children are COM
PEELED to attend"
Declaring that for many people
''illness is catastrophe" Gov. War
rem has said of his health insurance
plan:
Tt is not socialized medicine. II
is merely extending the principle
of insurance to one of the greatest
hazards which confronts the work.
ing man and woman"
His accomplishments as Governor
include material reduction ir
State taxes, reorganization Of the
States penal and reform system:
and 10-year highway expansion
plan.
Gov Warren refused to considel
the vice presidential nomination il
1914 because:
L have certain commitments il
my home State as Governor which
I have not yet been able to com
plete, and to complete them is TO
me more than a passing obligation.
He did campaign actively for tn
Republican ticket.