Evening star., 1948-09-26
Experts Lend a Hand
in Careful Planning
of Campaign
By J. A. OLeoy
Stor StaH Corfs.pendsni

by }. a. OLeory
stor stoff cousspendsni
ABOARD THE DEWEY SPECIAL
Some new pinch h-hitters have beer
added to the team Gov. Thomas e
Dewey has organized to help him
win the pennant for the Repub-
lican ticket this year. Basically, II
is the same ef1icient aggregation he
has relied ON in running New York
State for six years, but here and
there a new player has been added
each with a special function.
In the Dewey camp nothing is left
to chance. Every step is carefully
planned, whether 1t relates to the
practical problem Of cooperating
with local political leaders in each
State, or to the so-called brain
trust" side of shaping and present
ing campaign issues.
II any mistakes are made, 1t will
not be for lack OF advance planning
During the first week Of Gov. Dew
eys swing through the West, team
work has paid of. Everything has
clicked smoothly, and there is q
rather general feeling among OBJ
servers on the train that the New
York Governor is proving a better
campaigner than In 1914.
Platform Style Changes
The most noticeable change is the
human touch Gov. Dewey is working
into his platform style. 1t Is in
sharp contract to four years ago
when, with the Nation at war, he
avoided the light banter and ths
fattering comments about the areas
through which he is passing. They
sound good to the home folk any
where, and create friendly at
mosphere before the serious topic.
of the campaign are taken up. Al
the second outstanding characteris-
tic of the l948 Dewey is his effort tc
play a constructive role. In the
vernacular of a salesman. the prod
uct he is trying to sell Is nationa
unity. True, he gets in q dig at the
Truman administration at regular
intervals in every speech.
But he keeps telling all of his
audiences that what this country
needs above ali else, in these days
OF unsettled world conditions, is q
united people. And he has done q
convincing job the past week 0!
trying to implant the idea that, /!
elected, his administration woule
concentrate on that goal u unity.
One of the new members of tn
Dewey team is Stanley High, ,
writer, who once served the lat
Franklin D. Roosevelt. Mr.. Higl
was with Mr.. Roosevelt in the 1873
campaign, when the New Dea
swept the country. Later the,
parted Mr.. High was in Alban.
for several weeks helping assemble
campaign material, and Is one o
the research men travelling on th'
train.
Allen Dulles Helps
Another newcomer Is Michae
Reilly, former Secret Service man
who helped guard President Roose
welt during the war. Together Will
George Boos, he Is helping Hamilton
v. Gaddis make the advance ar
rangements for all of Gov. Dewey
campaign trips. Mr.. Gaddis wa
advance man for the Dewey train Il
1914.
In the field Of foreign policy Gov
!, Dewey now has two members Of tn
Dulles family helping HIM. Allen W
Dulles, who, like his brother, Johl
Foster Dulles, has been a close stu
dent of world events for many years
Is on the train as an adviser thi
year. During the 1914 presidents
campaign, Allen was working 10
the OSS In Switzerland.
John Foster Dulles is Gov. Dewey
, closest mentor on internationa
. problems, and is regarded as likel
choice for Secretary of State if tn
) Republican ticket wins. Acting TO
Gov. Dewey four years ago he helpe,
, lay the foundation for existing bi
, partisan foreign policy, and for tn
! creation of the United Nations or
t ganization. As an American dele
gate to U. N, he Is now attending
: the Paris meetings.
! Allen is in a position to keep l,
touch with him by a train telephon'
, which can be connected at an,
stopping point. Thus, Gov. Dewe
, Is kept advised Of changing conci
/ tions overseas.
Allen Dulles graduated from
princeton In 1914, Travelled tFidel