Evening star., 1950-05-25
The Political Mil
New York 6. .O.P. Chiefs
Urge Dewey Run Aeoin
Governor Moy Bow TO PIeo,
To Seek Stute Office Aooir
The Political Mill
By Gould Lincoln

For ten years people have been tryins
TO bury Thomas Z. Dewey OF New Yors
politically. The laying Of the Dewey
ghost, however. has been too tough Q
job. although it has been tried by botr
Democrats and Republicans They tried
1t after Mr.. Dewey in 1898 had lost thSt
guoernatorial campaign toy some so ,0S6t
votes only to Democrat Herbert L4h.
man, now U. S. Senator. They tried$ II
again after Mr.. Dewey failed TO win At
Republican presidential nomination Gr
1910. A third time. they tried 1t at&el
Mr.. Dewey had been defeated In Nhe
1914 presidential race by the late PreSi
dent Franklin D. Roosevelt They were
sure he was dead politically after hi;
defeat by President Truman in ls4S-
and ripe for burying.
What do We find today? Republican,
throughout New York State ureinS
Gov. Dewey to run for a third term
They insist, some of them. that he Is thu
surest man to carry the State for the
COP State and county leaders, anc
Republican committees have demandet
that the Governor run again. And ever
outside of the Empire State. Republi.
cans who feel the need of a party vic.
Gov. Dewey will agree to run,
Dewey Silent on Subject.
Gov. Dewey has made no public state.
ment himself so far on the subject. HI.
secretary, James c. Hagerty, recently
announced that Mr.. Dewey had tolt
Republican State Chairman William l.
Pfeiffer and Republican National Com
mitteeman j. Russell Sprague that h,
would not run. but that he agreed tc
confer with them again on the subjecl
after he returned from q vacation
which he is now on.
Close friends of Mr. Dewey say h,
does not want to run: that he prefers tt
return to the private practice Of law
And 1t is said that Mrs. Dewey is anx.
ious to have him follow that course, too
They add. however. that the Governor
mas strong sense OF loyalty, both u
the party and to those friends who hav,
SO long supported him They intimat
tnat the draft movement. which ha.
been on for months. may yet prevai
upon Mr.. Dewey to accept another nomi.
nation.
While there are some Republicans ir
New York who would be glad to get rie
OF Mr. Dewey-as a political figure-th,
number OF Democrats Is myriad Indeed
Dewey withdrawal would simplify foi
some OF them the problem of seeking q
guoernatorial. nomination. They under
stand that Mr.. Dewey would be a rough
campaigner and a difficult man to beat
Could Yield to Demand.
The way the vast majority OF Repub.
lcans in New York look at the guber.
material race is stated simply by a high
placed official. Gov. Dewey has giver
New York a good and progressive gov.
efnment. without running hog wild or
expenses and without adding to tn,
taxes. The only tax increase has beer
for paying of the soldiers bonus-whicE
was voted directly by the people them.
selves. Important State services hav
been improved and education has beer
advanced. with increases in pay foI
teachers. and the pay of State employe,
generally has been boosted. With suck
a record of accomplishment, it is fell
that Gov. Dewey can and will win re.
election If he is willing to run. Ant
having made 1t clear that his persona
desire Is not to run-the Governor couk
as matter OF duty yield to a wide de.
mand that he become a candidate.
There are, OF course. other candidate,
WHOM tne Republicans might name
None Of them. however, have either tn,
prestige or the experience OF Gov Dewey
new York has record Of electing effi.
clent Governors. and also of holding OF
to them for long periods The mani
elections Of the late Gov. Alfred e
Smith and Of Senator Lehman are case,
in point. In the event Mr.. Dewey fiatl,
refuses to run, the most likely candi.
date is said to be 1t. Governor Joe.
Hanley. While Mr. Hanley is popula,
upstate. 1t is unlikely he would geI
anywhere near as many votes in New
York City as would Mr.. Dewey.
GOV. Dewey is expected to attend tn,
coming Governors conference at Whit,
sulphur Springs. w. Va, June II
10 Il. At these gatherings in the pasi
Mr. Dewey has been an important f,gurs
Certainly at White Sulphur Springs thi,
year he will be a figure Of great in.
terest.