Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-10
Hall 10 Seek
6. @. P. Nod
For Governor
BY GOULD LINCOLN
Star STAFF Writer


Star STAFF Writer
Leonard w. Hall, former Re-
publican National Chairman.
will run for the Republican
nomination for Governor of |
New York. If he wins, he will /
oppose Governor Averell Harri- |
man in the November general
election. Mr.. Hall is expected |
to make formal announcement |
of his candidacy in the near |
future. Only some thing un-
foreSeen could change his
present determination.
Mr.. Hall is to fly to Europe |
this week end where he will
represent President Eisenhower
at the opening Of the Brussels
World Fair April IT. He will
deliver a congratulatory mes
sage from the President to
Belgian King Baudoin. After
q brief stay Mr.. Hall will re-
turn to this country.
New York's primary election.
for the choice of delegates to
the Republican and Democratic
State conventions, whers
nominations for Governor and
Senator will be made. will take
place August IL. The conven-
tons will be held August Is
and IS. This is a month earlier
than the usual dates for New
York primaries and conven-
tons. Governor Hartman, 1t
Is said, will sign a bill advanc-
ing the primary and conven-
tons for this year.
While Gov. Hartman is as
sured of denomination for a
second term in Albany. the Re-
publican picture is not as clear.
The leading candidates for the
G. o. P. nomination are Mr..
Hall and Nelson A. Rockefeller,
although neither has yet made
formal announcement. Both
have strong backing-but
whether Mr.. Rockefeller will
enter the race is still to be de-
termined. He has indicated to
friends in the past he would
like to be a candidate.
Great Confidence in Hartman |
Democratic leaders express
great confidence that Gov.
Hartman will win reelection
no matter who is the Repub-
lican candidate for Governor.
They insist this is a Demo-
cratic year." due to unrest over /
the economic recession and dis
appointment over the EiSen-
hover administrations ham (
ding of international affairs. 4
Mr.. Hall, on the other hand.
believes that Gov. Hartman |
can be defeated. Mr.. Harri- I
mans margin of victory four
years ago. when he ran against
Senator Ives, Republican. for !
Governor, was only 10000 .
votes, which is only a shade I
in the big vote cast in New /
York elections. Two years ago. 4
President Eisenhower swept |
the State by 100000 votes /
over Adlai Stevenson. and Sem I
ator Javits. Republican. de- I
feated Democratic Mayor Wag- /
ner for the Senate with a lead /
of $4,000.
Mr.. Rockefeller, who has
served in various capacities for
President Eisenhower and his
Democratic predecessors. is a
new face in politics. He has
been much in the public eye in !
recent months, because of his
efforts to retain a National
League baseball club in New
York and because Of the report
and recommendations Of the
Rockefeller Brothers Fund on
reorganization of the national
defense setup submitted last
January. Mr.. Rockefeller was
one of six consultants who
helped Secretary Of Defense
McElroy with the reorganiza-
ton plan which President Eli
senhoWer has proposed to Com
greSs.
Health a Factor
Whether Senator Ives will
seek denomination depends, he
has said. on his health and how
he feels. II he wants renomi-
nation. he can have 1t without
doubt. He is concluding a
second term in the Senate.
In 1852, Senator Ives was re-
elected with a lead of 1882, 900
over his Democratic opponent.
Should Senator Ives decide
not to run. it has been sug-
gested in some quarters that
the Republicans might put for
ward a Hall-Rockefeller ticket,
with Rockefeller nominated for
the Senate.
The Democrats have at pres
ent three leading potential can
didates for the senatorial NOM
nation: Mayor Wagner OF New
York City. Thomas X. Finletter,
former Air Force Secretary, and
New York District Attorney
Frank S. Hogan. Mayor Wag-
ner gave strong commitments
he would serve out the four
year term TO which he was
elected last November, which
probably would be made an is
sue against him II he wins the
senatorial nomination. Mr..
Finletter headed the Adlai Ste
venson forces in New York in
1856, when Gov. Hartman was
candidate for the Democratic
presidential nomination - but
appears TO have been forgiven
by the Governor. Mr.. Hogan
has five times been elected dis