Evening star., 1950-03-26
Jersey Republicans
Boom Gov. Drisco|I
For 1852 Candidate
BY Gould Lincoln
Star Stoff Correspondent

BY Gould Lincoln
s,ar Stoff Correspondent
NEWARK, Mar. Is. - Republi-
cans here are suggesting an
Eisenhower Driscoll Republican
ticket for 1852.
If Gen. Eisenhower should re-
fuse to become a presidential can
didate, they ask: What's wrong
with Gov. Alfred E. Driscoll of
New Jersey for first place on the
ticket?
Gov. Driscoll himself is saying
nothing about his political plans
at this stage of the game. How
ever, he is accepting hany invita-
tions to speak outside of the State.
He provided the bright spot for
Republican hopes last November
when elections here and there
around the country went not too
well for the Republicans. He was
reelected Governor, for four
year term-the first four-year
term for a Governor of New Jer-
sey and the first time Governor
could be elected for second con-
secutive term in office.
Is Prodigious Worker.
The New Jersey Governor, Al
years old, is a prodigious worker.
He seems able to carry on day
after day with scarcely more than
four or five hours sleep. He was
q marathon runner in his younger
days, when he was student at
Williams College and his staying
powers are still with him. A mem
Der of the progressive wing of Re-
publican Party, Gov. Driscoll has
given the State an excellent ad-
ministration. and has put through
= needed legislative program.
At the Republican National Con-
vention in 1948. when big block
of the Pennsylvania delegation
came through for the nomination
of Gov. Dewey for President. Gov.
Driscoll fell in line with the New
Jersey delegates.
This may be remembered by the
Dewey Republicans when it comes
to 1952-though it also may be
remembered by Gov. Duff of
Pennsylvania. who fought the
Dewey nomination and who be-
tieved that Gov. Driscoll would
stand with him to prevent the
selection of the New Yorker. Gov.
Duff. a candidate for the Senate,
is engaged in a brisk battle this
year with the Grundy- Martin
Owlett faction of the Republican
party in Pennsylvania. If Gov.
Duff wins and is elected Senator,
he will have aspirations for a
place on the national ticket two
years hence. also.
Wilson Was Last From State.
New Jersey has not had a po-
tential candidate for nomination
on the national ticket of either
the Republican or Democratic
parties since the late Woodrow
Wilson was elected for two terms
in the White House. 1t is ex-
pected that if Gov. Driscoll de-
velops real strength. the Jersey
Republicans will rally to him,
although in the past he has
rubbed several important Repub-
licans the wrong way-among
them former Gov. Walter Edge.
Mr.. Edge picked Gov. Driscoll to
be his successor. but when Gov.
Driscoll failed to carry on with
some Of Mr.. Edges pet projects,
Mr.. Edge criticised Gov. Driscoll
violently and publicly. More re-
Gently, however, Mr.. Edge indi-
Gated he would support Gov.
Driscoll for place on the ticket
In 1852 If Gov. Driscoll should be
in the running.
In the Jersey congressional
delegation, there are two Repub-
lican Senators, Smith and Hen
erickson, nine Republican mem
bers of the House and five Demo-
cratic members of the House.
Neither Senator comes up for
election next November-but all
fourteen House members do. AS
Of today it looks as though only
three of the House seats are in
doubt, two Democratic and one
Republican.
Howell Faces Battle.
This could change, of course,
IN the coming months. Represent
ative Charles R. Howell. Demo-
crat, in the Second District, will
have strong opposition from Gill
Robb Wilson, if the Republicans
nominate him as they are expect
ed to do this spring. Mr.. Wilson
is the aviation editor of the New
York Herald-Tribune. He was a
candidate for the Republican
senatorial nomination against
former Senator Hawkes. in 1912
and lost out by a mere 5000 votes.
The other Democrat who may
be in trouble is Hugh J. Addonizio.
representing the Eleventh Dis
trict. His Republican opponent
is expected to be former Repre-
sentative Vreeland.
In the Second District, Repub-
1ican Representative Hand will
face Elmer H. Wene, millionaire
chicken farmer, a former member
of the House and the Democratic
candidate for Governor last fall
against Gov. Driscoll. Gov. Dris-