Evening star., 1950-11-08
Dewey Easy Victor,
But HanIey Loses in
New York Contest
BY ME Associated Press

Dewey won his third term as
governor of New York yesterday
in a smashing election victory
that re-established him as a.
power to be reckoned with when
the Republicans choose a 1852
presidential candidate.
The rout of New York State
Democrats was virtually complete
except for the reelection of
Senator Herbert H. Lehman, the
72-year-old veteran campaigner
who rode to victory on the Demo-
crat-Liberal ticket.
More than 5,250,0O0 persons
voted-a record for an election in
presidential year. There
were 6,443,512 registered and ELI
gible to vote.
Dewey Has 100000 Margin.
Gov. Dewey defeated Repre-
sentative Walter A. Lynch, So
year old Democratic Liberal
candidate, by a plurality of about
100000 votes.
With $3.50 out of 9,706 districts
in the State. Gov. Dewey had
x2,807 1926 votes to 2,245,26 for
Lynch. who came out of the rela-
tive obscurity of a Bronx con-
gressional district to make the
race.
In the senatorial contest, Sen
ator Lehman, in 9,686 districts,
had 2,621,754 votes to 2,358,939
for 1t. Gov. Joe r. Hanley, who
broke down of exhaustion in the
closing days of the campaign and
met defeat in hospital bed.
A feature of Gov. Dewey's tri-
umph was his sudden, unusual
jump In the esteem of big-city
voters.
The 48-year- Governor has
said he will not run for President
again-after two defeats at the
hands of Presidents Roosevelt
and Truman. He has indorsed
Gen. Eisenhower as his choice for
COP presidential candidate.
Bitter Campaign.
This years campaign was New
York's bitterest in years, but
Gov. Dewey rolled we'll with the
punches. His cool, naughty pose
OF 1948 was replaced by an easy
going, down-to-earth manner that
paid of handsomely, making him
the first Republican to win a third
term as New York Governor.
He carried Upstate New York as
he always has, although not quite
rs strongly as in his record year
OF 1946 when he piled up an over
all majority of 687,151.
In Democratic New York City.
where Mr.. Lynch was figured to
be strongest, Gov. Dewey made
one OF his best showings. He lost,
but more narrowly than usual.
Lynch Conceded Early.
MIR. Lynch conceded defeat at
1882 pm, less than four hours
after the polls closed. Gov. Dewey
waited another hour and 20 min
utes to make an official victory
claim.
Gov. Dewey then pledged his
fullest support" of the National
Government in its struggle with
communism through the world.
Mr.. Lynch said his defeat win |
end his political career for the I
time being at least. He will finish
put his sixth term in Congress, he
said. and then return to private
law practice.
He never had lost political
campaign before, but he was little
known outside the Bronx.
1t was the second year in a row
Gov. Dewey had failed to boost a
Republican senatorial candidate |
TO victory. He tried last year in
b special election with John Fos-
ter Dulles, but Senator Lehman
beat Mr.. Dulles by majority of
i98,057 votes.
Roosevelt Wins.
In Manhattan's goth district,
Representative Franklin D. Roose-
Velt. jr., was reelected. 1t will
be the first full term for the rising
ton of the late President. He was
elected in special vote last year
to fill an unexpired term.
In Harlem's 22d congressional
district, Representative Adam
Clayton Powell won reelection to
D fourth term on the Democratic
ticket, although his rival called
him the Communists darling"
Mr.. Powell is one of two Negroes
In Congress. His opponent, Elmer
A. Carter, Republican Liberal
candidate, also is a Negro-Har-
yard educated.
In congressional races, the Re-
publicans picked up two seats in
New York's delegation to the
forthcoming 82d Congress and the
Democrats lost two. One seat
how held by w. Kingsland Macy,
G. o. P. leader of Suffolk County
on Long Island-was in doubt.
The new delegation will have %
Democrats and % Republicans,
with 45th to be decided. In the
current 81st Congress, there are
"a Democrats, 20 Republicans and
one American-Labor Party men,
ber.