Show GOP cop FORESEES 1 VICTORY WITH DEWEY DEWEY DEWEY-BRICKER BRICKER f Republicans Unite Solidly I- I F Behind Governors' Governors Ticket For Presidential Race B By GEORGE A. A BARCLAY MID AMID scenes of harmony JL n and enthusiasm that proclaimed proclaimed pro pro- l claimed to the nation the Rel Republican Republican Re Re- l i publican party's unity of puri purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose Gov Thomas E E. Dewey r. r of New York was chosen the f party's wartime nominee for forthe forthe the presidency at the national It convention in Chicago r The delegates whose nominating intentions had been apparent long r before they assembled in Chicago L 11 picked the year old governor by bya a to 1056 vote vole Then they made It Itan Itan an governor all Middle East-Middle West ticket by choosing Ohio's John W WI I Bricker for the vice presidential f. f nomination A single b Wisconsin delegate deleJ delegate dele dele- J I gate Grant Ritter farmer of Beloit I had cast a single ballot for Gen Douglas MacArthur for the t dency Governor Bricker was nominated nominated nominated nomi nomi- unanimously Wendell L. L Willkie Republican standard-bearer standard in 1940 was quick to congratulate Governor Dewey You have one of the great opportunities opportunities opportunities of history he told the i nominee in a message sent from i New York City Flies to Chicago As Franklin D D. D Roosevelt did in 1932 Governor Dewey flew fIe to Chicago Chicago Chisago Chi Chi- cago sago from Albany Alban New York to deliver in person his acceptance speech to the delegates Vast crowds surging around the Chicago Stadium hailed the nominee when he arrived from the airport Inside the convention convention convention conven conven- tion hall he was given a triumphant triumphant triumphant tri tri- ovation that ended only when Congressman Joseph W. W Martin Martin Martin Mar Mar- tin Jr of Massachusetts house minority leader and permanent chairman of the convention succeeded succeeded suc sue in gaveling silence Governor Den Dewcy's speech was forthright and direct It was received received re re- with rousing cheers by br bythe bythe the delegates and the 1 I. I citizens who ho thronged the convention con con- hall to the rafters 1 Y The nominee accepted his 4 great new honor with a pledge to end one-man one government in America crush Germany German and Japans Japan's will to make war and devote himself to e 1 1 min ning freedom at home homa The New Deal administration he hea a told the delegates has grown old i and tired and quarrelsome in office of of- flee fice and is unequal to the great f pressing problems of war and andt t peace Keep High Command Declaring that the military conduct conduct con con- duct of the war must remain coma completely completely com com- a out of politics Governor Dewey said he wanted to make it iti i crystal clear cleat that an any change in administration would not involve changes in the high command Gen George C. C C Marshall chief of staff and Adm Ernest J J. J King Ring com- com mander-in-chief mander of the U. U S S. S fleet are doing a superb job he declared and should retain their present position position position tion and responsibilities J Governor Dewey made known unmistakably un un- mistakably that he will stand squarely on on n his party's parts foreign declaration declaration declaration dec dec- and brook no postwar international international international inter inter- national plan that contemplates ai a at i t I super state He did envision however however however how how- ever American participation with I 1 other sovereign nations in a coop cooperative cooperative co co- op operative effort to prevent future wars He p pledged edged that he will make full employment a first objective of national national na na- policy He declared the New Deal had never had an employment policy and md finally got people to I work only after the country had entered entered entered en en- the war High interest had centered in the platform-building platform job on which the drafting committee headed by Senator Senator Senator Sena Sena- tor Robert A A. A Taft of Ohio had toiled Special attention was wasi i focused on m the controversial foreign II policy plank which had offered the only issue capable of producing a arousing arousing arousing rousing party inter-party battle The result however was a compromise com com- promise promise-a a the road statement statement statement state state- ment calculated to conciliate interI internationalist inter inter- I I nationalist and pro-nationalist pro el elements elements ele ele- e ments in the party at the same time This foreign policy plank favors American participation in postwar i security measures through organized organized organ I international cooperation but butI I shuns membership in a World State In sessions of the platform committee committee committee com com- preceding the presentation of its report the governors of 15 stat states s shad had sought to have have more positive and binding commitments on post post- 1 war international collaboration in in- Their views had the vigorous vigor vigor- ous support of Wendell Willkie Wilkie But the prospects of any floor convention battle quickly faded len ien the delegates delegates delegates dele dele- gates shouted their acceptance of the platform without any audible dissent Hail Dewey Leadership The conventions convention's action on foreign policy as well as on other planks in the platform confirmed the view that the Republican party will look to lo Governor Dewey for d decisive leadership For the delegates left to the nominee the responsibility for interpreting the pIa platform and translating translating translating trans trans- lating its planks i into a definite pro pro- gram The platforms platform's statements urging safeguards for the and expansion of American farming industry industry in in- commerce and labor were expressions of traditional Republican can doctrine The farm plank for Instance recommended what it calls an American market price as opposed opposed opposed op op- posed to subsidies at the same time leaving the door open for aid from the government when and as needed It promises the American farmer abundant production production production pro pro- of food and fiber crops It proclaims the need of guaranteeing guaranteeing guaran guaran- teeing farmers freedom from regimentation and confusing government manipulation and I control of farm Carm programs I Realistically enough the f farm rm plank gives heed to the fact that new surpluses might develop in the postwar world with markets declining declining declining ing and it endorses the principle of crop adjustment only in times when surpluses to be dealt with are judged to have become abnormal and to have lave exceeded manageable pro pro- portions Domestic Objectives In the field of domestic policy the platform enunciates a number of objectives These include taking taking taking tak ing the government out of competition tion with private industry and promotion promotion promotion pro pro- motion of fullest employment through private enterprise The platform pledges full support in restoring small business to a profitable basis by e elimination of excessive and repressive regulations regulations regulations regula regula- and government competition Decentralization of oC government government government govern govern- ment controls return to constitutional constitutional constitutional government abolition of wasteful government spending spending spending spend spend- ing protection of oC the rights of oC tree free American labor of oC which the party proclaims it itself itself itself it- it self the historical champion all are arc given their place in the program which the Republican party seeks to effectuate The labor plank is paced by a vigorous denunciation of the New Deal administration of labor laws Gov Warrens Warren's Keynote Address Governor Warrens Warren's keynote kenote address address ad ad- dress was a vigorous performance He listed these objectives of the party To get the boys back home again victorious and with all speed To open the door for all Americans Ameri Ameri- cans cans to to open not just to jobs but to opportunity To make and guard the peace so wisely and so well that this time will be the last time me that American homes are arc called on to give their sons and daughters daughters daughters daugh daugh- to the agony and tragedy of oC war Elaborating on the principle of providing jobs as well as opportunity Governor Warren declared that the formula lay in stimulating production to full blast in a climate favorable to 10 free enterprise After accepting the permanent convention chairmanship Martin ripped into the New Deal ideology which he said lives upon vast streams of government debt and taking its shapes and destinies from the directives directives directives tives of a bureaucratic bureaucratic- elite under the command of a self self inspired inspired leader The first thing the Republican party will do when it comes into power will be to restore to congress its responsibility and function as the peoples people's special instrument of control control con con- over their government Martin Martin Martin Mar Mar- tin said Herbert Hoover Speaks As the party's elder statesman versed in international affairs because because because be be- cause of his experience as Allied food administrator during the first J y l. J.-l.- O y s a t y r i GOV JOHN JOlIN W. W BRICKER World War Herbert Hoover took up the question of foreign policy saying saying saying say say- ing It is obvious from Crom the rise of nationalism that ideas of oC world no matter matter matter mat mat- ter how idealistic are already dead Peace must be based upon cooperation between independent independent independent inde inde- pendent sovereign nations nation Speaks for Cor Women Speaking for the women Rep Clare Boothe Luce of Connecticut raised the question of the U. U S. S doughboys doughboy's wants in the future G I I. I Joe wants his country to tobe tobe tobe be secure from here out out she declared If Jim could stand here and talk to you ou hed he'd say Listen folks the past wasn't per per- fed But skip it Get on with the business of making this old world better T. T We come to choose a president president president dent who nee need not apologize for the mistakes of or the past but who will redeem them who need not explain G. G I I. I Jims Jim's death but will justify it Bricker Stirs Delegates The honor of nominating Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Dewe Dewey for the presidency went to Gov Go Dwight Griswold of or Nebraska Governor GO Bricker who had withdrawn his own candidacy seconded the nomination nomination nomination nomina nomina- tion with an eloquent speech in which he declared he was more interested In defeating the New Deal philosophy of oC absolutist absolutism than being president of oC the United States so he was asking asking ask ask- ing lug the Ohio delegation to cast its vote for Governor Dewey J JI I |