Evening star., 1949-09-08
The Political Mill
Dulles Hailed on Decision
To Run for Senate Seat
Nomination by G. O. P. Is Assured,
Faces Hard Race Against Lehman
Ey Gould Lincoln

John Foster Dulles has been catapulted
into political contest which he neither de-
sired nor expected-but which, on principle.
he declined to run away from. His decision
to accept a Republican nomination for
Senator from New York-an Office he now
holds under appointment of Gov. Dewey
has caused deep satisfaction among his coll
leagues. They have learned to know him
and to respect his abilities during the two
months he has served in the Senate.
His nomination by the Republican State
Committee of New York, which meets for
that purpose September Is, is assured. In
deed, Mr.. Dulles decision to make the race
was announced only after he had been in
consultation with Gov. Dewey, Republican
State Chairman William L. Pfeiffer, Senator
Ives and other party leaders-all of whom
insisted he was the logical candidate and
should run.
Mr.. Dulles will have approximately seven
weeks in which to campaign the State after
he has been nominated, not too long time
in which to cover upstate as we'll as New
York City. 1t will be a new experience for
him. But judging from the manner in which
he moved into the debate in the Senate, and
the way he handled himself, Mr.. Dulles may
turn out to be a much stronger campaigner
than might have been expected.
Lehman Is Well Known.
his opponent, lOTLLeT SON. r1eIDeiJ H.
Lehman, will have the advantage of many
years of campaigning-he ran and was
elected twice Lieutenant-Governor and four
times Governor, and was defeated in a race
for Senator in 1916.
Lehmans name is known far and wide in
the State. Mr. Dulles, for his part, is de-
cidedly not an unknown. For the last five
years he has played an important part in
the development of the foreign policy-the
bipartisan foreign polcy-of the United
States He has been Gov. Deweys chief
adviser and ambassador on foreign policy
matters-and had Gov. Dewey been elected
President last year. Mr.. Dulles in all prob
ability would have been appointed Secretary
of State. Also. Mr.. Dulles played his part in
writing the charter of the United Nations at
San Francisco and since then has been a
United States delegate to the U. MS National
Assembly.
Gov Lehman had his training in foreign
affairs as head of UNRRA-United Nations
Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
for couple of years. and apparently has
been in sympathy with the bipartisan policy.
That being so, it looks as though the coming
senatorial campaign in New York would be
fought out on domestic issues. Mr. Dulles
indicated as much in his statement an
nouncing his candidacy He will make the
Truman fair deal and all it's implications
a major issue.
Calls Trend Bad Deal
Asserting that in every country, including
America, powerful central governments are
assuming almost total responsibility for pub
lie welfare, Mr.. Dulles said he would be
opposed to proposals which "exalt the State
at the expense of the individual"
II care not whether these proposals carry
the label of dictatorship of the proletariat'
or the welfare state or the fair DEAL"
continued Mr.. Dulles. II know that the
present trend, unless stopped, will be for
any one a bad deal"
Mr.. Dulles is not one of those who believes
that the clock could or should be turned
back. He Is no hde-bound conservative.
But he has very definite ideas against turn
ing over to the Government the control Of
the people and their individual lives.
The New York senatorial contest will be
the major trial run this year between Demo-
Gratis and Republicans. President Truman
is expected to speak for Mr.. Lehman-as he
aided in persuading Mr.. Lehman to become
the Democratic candidate.
The political situation is not as uncom-
plicated for Mr. Lehman as the Democrats
would like. There is wide split in the labor
vote, with the American Labor Party eX-
pected to run Henry Wallace or another as
senatorial candidate. Also, the Liberal
Party which has Endorsed Mr.. Lehman has
as it's candidate for Mayor of New York
Newbold Morris, the Republican and Fusion
nominee against Mayor ODwyer, Democrat,
and the American Labor Party has Repre-
sentative Marcantonio as its candidate for
Mayor.
If Senator Dulles can get a considerable
vote in the city and get the Republican vote
out up State, he will have good chance.