| Show W WALL By James mes STREET McMullin l Financial Observer VIEWS L J NEW YORK As As we e noted here here yes yesterdays yesterday erday New York York Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican leaders were thrown into vast confusion by the Hines mistrial Most of ot them had bad on District Attorney Attorney At At- banked so 50 heavily the their r torney lorney Thomas E. E Dewey as sole salvation that they dont don't know W where to to turn or what to do One influential element in the party organization still favors drafting Dewey for governor re re- re They have frankly convinced con COil vinced themselves that they cannot cannot can can- not riot win Will with anyone else and they believe they can build a hot campaign issue on Justice Pe- Pe Pecora's Pecora's coras cora's alleged partiality towards the Tammany mans man's defense But informed observers say that they are reckoning without Mr Dewey himself that himself that the D. D A. A will politely polite polite- ly but firmly decline to be drafted because he has other work to do On the other hand upstate G. G O. O P. P chiefs Who chiefs who were not too keen about Dewey anyway and andare andare andare are fed up with having New York City grab off the gubernatorial nomination every tune time are are now determined to name one of their own The state party convention to be held in Saratoga next week shapes up more like a prospective Kilkenny brawl than the feast of harmony originally expected If Dewey is eliminated three men figure as outstanding G. G O. O P. P a. a aspirants for the governorship Newspaper Publisher Frank Gannett Gannett Gannett Gan Gan- nett of Rochester Mayor Rolland B. B Marvin of Syracuse and State Senator Thomas C. C Desmond of Newburgh Impartial analysts figure that Marvin is the only one of lof the three who has a ghost of a chance to win in n November Gannett is too intimately identified with the extreme conservative wing of the party except on monetary policy policy policy poli poli- cy Desmond is virtually unknown unknown unknown un un- un- un known outside his own bailiwick But Marvin who used to rant and roar on the slightest provocation provocation provocation tion has been tactfully silent forthe forthe for forthe the past year He has taken particular particular particular par par- pains to cultivate friendly relations with Deweys Dewey's support support- ers The Syracuse mayor is a colorful and aggressive campaigner campaigner campaigner cam cam- and might make a real race of it Keep an eye on him Meanwhile the New York Democrats Democrats Democrats Dem Dem- have headaches of their own Nobody seems to want their gubernatorial nomination except Attorney General John J. J Bennett Jr and and t the e state party bosses are plainly not to too to about him I Governor Herbert H. H LehmS Lehmar shows no signs of yielding t strong pressure of which th there has been plenty but not from t E EWhite White House to run again f to the same office ottice Senator Robert Rob F. F Wagner evidently prefer prefers tc ic stay in Washington although in ina a pinch he will do as the organization tion decides Congressman Jam James s M. M Mead of ot Buffalo was supposed d to be the new deals deal's pet candidate candidate candi candi- date but last week he issued a an aim apparently inspired statement tithe fo ti the effect that he did not propose to sacrifice his assured reelection to the house to take a chance o oh on running for some other office tb that thit t the he might not win IOne j I jOne One thing is clear Jam James A A. Farley and Herbert H. H Lehman Lehma between them them not not Franklin D D' D Roos Roosevelt dOminate Roosvelt-dOminate dominate velt-dominate dominate the e Demo Democratic Democratic cratic party in New York state What they say goes goes or or will when they get together This st state T situation situation situation-In in both parties parties haS ha important national for 1940 M MA A couple of hitherto I facts shed a revealing light lighton on the background and operations of the Dies committee to invest investigate gate un-American un activities Congressman Martin Dies of Texas originally Introduced a resolution authorizing the gation in July 1937 This resol resold tion slumbered in the rules co con coi of of which John J. J OCon OCo nor F. F D. D Rs R.'s pet aversion in th time house is chairman until chairman until May pf f this year It was brought to light and put through at just about th the time when Vice President John N JT Garners Garner's breach with the WhiteHouse WhiteHouse White House became a a. matter of general gen gen- eral knowledge I IDies Dies asked for to carry carryon carryon on the committees committee's work The McCormack McCormack-Dickstein committee commit ee which conducted an earlier probe along similar lines only spent in 18 months The boa hauls hauls' committee on accounts couldn't see why Dies needed so much fo foa for fora a six-month six inquiry and cut him down to Mr Dies haf hn complained that he cannot borrow borro investigators from federal departments departments depart depart- ments and agencies but agencies but the Mc Me Cormack Dickstein group had hada no such help either Actually on oW only half the Dies committees committee fund funds have been spent to date The corn coma coin has blocked all efforts to get a look at the vouchers for its iG expenditures Copyright 19 1938 for The Tele j |
