Evening star., 1954-10-06


than most of the heads Of state
In the world.
His State sends the largest
delegation to Congress-. He nor
This is cnother Of several stories BY
rowing Assoeioted Press reporters
snokzins the compoisn in key
Stotes.
mally holds the key to the biggest
bloc Of votes in a national con-
vention. And the State House in
Albany has sometimes led to q
nomination to the White House,
In short, the Governors Office
Is a huge repository of political
power.
The battle for it this year
shapes up as q tremendous strug-
gle for a potential Z million or
more votes. And the appear
ance Of new factors complicates
the equation.
Dewey Bows Out.
The major one arose when
Gov. Thomas e. Dewey an
nounced he would not run again
this fall. He had held the Office
for three terms. Now the Demo-
Gratis profess to see the end Of
their long, dry spell-and they
are going all-out to seed the
political rain clouds.
But their candidate. Averell
Hartman, is a totally unknown
factor as a vote-getter. whereas
the Republican candidate, Sen
ator Irving M. Ives, topped Presi-
dent Eisenhower's New York
plurality in 1852.
The two men contrast at many
points.
Senator Ives. 58, is a former
small-town Insurance salesman.
Mr.. Hartman, So, a multimil-
lionaire, has been a top executive
in railroads. shipping. mining.
finance and government.
Mr.. Hartman is tall, lean.
aristocratic in manner and ap-
pearance. Senator Ives has a
rugged, rural look. f1avors his
speech with cross-road express
sions.
Senator Ives is a forceful pub
lie speaker. Mr.. Hartman has
made his record as a negotiator
in conference rooms.
Mr.. Hartman has never run
for elective Office. Senator Ives
has never lost an election.
Different Careers.
Senator Ives career has been
largely in State government,
developing laws relating to
labor, industry and agriculture.
Mr.. Hartman has been active
on the global stage, director of
foreign aid, Ambassador to Rus
sia and Great Britain, special
assistant to the President, Sec
retary of Commerce.
Mr.. Hartman was nominated
after a short but acrimonious
fight with the supporters of Rep
resentative Franklin D. Roosevelt
jr. Senator Ives, Gov. Dewey's
choice as successor, had no op-
position in a quiet Republican
convention. :
But apart from the person.
alities, this election is stirring
wide interest because Of such
factors as:
/. The Democratic ticket is an
all-New York City slate, al
though Mr.. Hartman has resi-
dences elsewhere. What effect
will, will that have 2 the upstate
2. How will Senator Ives be
affected by the policies of the
Eisenhower administration? Will
they cost him votes in the in
dustrial areas and on the dairy
farms?
8. The Democratic convention
closed in apparent party har-
mony, and Mr.. Roosevelt ac-
cepted the nomination for Attor-
ney General. But will there be
any bitter after-effects? (Some
analysts speculate he may run
ahead of Mr.. Harriman.)
4. The President is scheduled
for two appearances here, Oc-
tober 20 and 81. Will some of
his popularity rub off on Senator
Ives?
Politically, New York is two
Estates" about equal in size but
different in complexion. In
1852. Senator Ives pulled a
1.3 million plurality upstate. But
in New York City. he was a
bare $500 ahead of the Demo-
cratic candidate, while another
half-million votes were cast for
Liberal and American Labor
Party candidates.
This year, Senator Ives says,
the Democrats hope to roll up
such plurality in the city that
the rest Of the State will be
powerless to Offset it"
However, he said he sees hope
for some political capital in the
situation. He was quick to ex-
press public indignation over
what he called Democratic ef-
forts to create a cleavage
between New York City and the
rest Of the State.
Democrats Bank on City.
In any case, the Democrats
appear to be banking heavily
on the city, to which the G. o. P
can cry "Tammany dictatorship
and paint a picture of the met
ropolitan colossus dominatins
the rest of the State.
Apart from this issue-if II
Is one - what are the other
areas for battle?
Senator Ives said he intends
to campaign on the records oi
Dewey's administration and "tc
a lesser extent" on President