Evening star., 1950-09-08
IGubernatoriaI Battle
In New York Is Due
To Bring Fireworks
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

ALBANY, N. Y, Sept. ga
political slugfest shaped up today
in New York State with Gov.
Dewey promising to battle for re-
election ION every street corner"
and Democrats shouting Wall
Street candidate" at him.
Gov. Dewey's fight against Rep
resentative Walter A. Lynch, a
Fair Deal House memhe-:', appar.
emily will contrast with his
unity" campaign for President
in 1948.
Voters will give their decision
at the polls November 7. They also
will choose then between 1t. Gov.
Joe r. Hanley, COP candidate for
the Senate, and Senator Lehman,
Democratic nominee for re-
election.
Dewey Charges Mismanagement.
Gov. Dewey came out swinging
last night, charging the Demo-
cratic national administration
with continued mismanagement
Of our national safety"
Three times in his acceptance
speech at the Republican State
convention in Saratoga Springs
he promised to meet his oppo-
nents "cn every street corner"
He declared that I'VE will no
longer put up with excuses, in
competence and politics -as-usual"
in Washington.
Gov. Dewey arged that
American troops had been sent
to Korea "out-numbered, out
gunned, UNDERMINED and some
-. only partly trained" and he
blamed this on Incompetence" in
the national government.
Hall Is Darkened.
Gov. Dewey delivered more than
half Of his speech to a convention
hall darkened by an electric power
failure. He read by a battery
powered lamp on the rostrum.
The 48-year-old Governor
showed no traces of the rundown
health that was a factor in his
June decision not to run again.
Mr.. Lynch, accepting the DEM
ocratic guoernatorial nomination
at his party's State convention in
Rochester. attacked Gov. Dewey's
eight-year record in Albany.
Large corporations and bank
erS got what they wanted" under
Gov. Dewey's administration, bue
the rest of the people didn't, Mr..
Lynch contended.
The Democratic standard
bearer indicated he would try to
make Gov. Dewey stick to State
issues in the campaign.
Sees GOP-Banker Coalition.
"They tell me-" he said, "that
the Republican candidate is 60
ing to run his campaign on ma
tional issues, not on State issues.
Is he afraid to face the question
about eight years Of ineficiency
in Albany?"
He claimed that Gov. Dewey
was backed by a coalition of
Republicans and bankers
The Democratic convention
delegates went along" with Mr..
Lynch chiefly because he was the
choice of Edward J. Flynn. ma
tional committeeman and Bronx
boss and Of New York City's four
powerful county leaders who con-
trolled more than enough votes
to put him across.
Two candidates were placed in
nomination against Mr.. Lynch
Federal Security Administrator
Oscar Ewing, a fellow resident Of
the Bronx, and former State Su-
preme Court Justice Walter Bliss,
an up-Stater.
| Mr.. Lynch defeated Mr.. Ewing.
the choice Of Albany County
Leader Daniel P. O'Connell, 762 to
ST. Mr.. Bliss received eight votes.
On motion of Mr.. Ewing and
Bliss hackers, the nomination of
Mr.. Lynch was made unanimous.
Mr.. O'Connell. apparently re-
f1ecting the sentiments of many
delegates. opposed Mr.. Lynch's
nomination on the ground that
stronger and better known DEM
ocrat was needed against Gov.
Dewey.