| Show 4 r withdrawal of Willkie Leaves 3 3 t OP in Tough Spot Jack Jack Bell WASHINGTON April 7 The h rhe difficult road that lies g ad r d for any horse dark-horse hopefuls Was impressed on Republicans cans cansay day ay as a result of Wendell L. L Willkie's retirement from the e for the party's presidential nomination With ith Willkie ie out of the running i riving fwing ing appeared under way for forS Thomas E. E of f Dewey o ol S j 0 l t Nty v York definite indications indication s I R loped eloped that Dewey would col col- I col-I rt ita a major share of the support lich felt Winkle Willkie renounced after hi hiat his 1 s eat at in Tuesdays Tuesday's Wisconsin ry ry I ong these was the prediction tion I if Senator Danaher R. R Conn inmost of Connecticut's 16 un- un delegates to be selected int t. t week would favor Dewey greatest was in New England andis and andis It lis is there that other candidates uld uld have to make inroads i if jf f ey hoped to transfer his sur support ort ortI h I themselves tired red Deadlock There acre ere were some Republicans envisioned the possibility and Willkie would pret pre- pre t almost equal strength on thet the si t ballot Any such result they d might lead to one of those deadlocks from which rk horses hoses spring galloping his This was the frankly expressed pe pi of Senator R. R ch eh who has been saying that Republicans ought to nominate ral Douglas MacArthur The Pacific commander denberg contends is the only in who successfully could oppose Roosevelt on what proms prom- prom s sto to be one of the major cam cam- Ign issues the Democratic nt against an ced man as comm commander i In chief hi f. f But the quick surge to Dewey pared likely to scuttle any such q ement despite the three votes Arthur picked up in Wiscon- Wiscon pt iI There was some doubt in r pus us states where the Willkie I gates would go but the pro- pro Republican minority in ine e south seemed primed to boarde board e New York governors governor's band- band jagon fagon on has Hopes I Governor Governor vernor John W. W Bricker of generally has been credited rith strength in the south largely assumption that his friend Taft R. R Ohio could deveer dever dever de- de ver veer ver some of the 1940 southern aft ft following to him Bricker Bricke r ld Id a press conference Thursday oat liat he hoped a share of Willkie Willki e would migrate his way utI there were no outward Indi- Indi of such a trend Thus Bri Bricker ker seemed to be in opposition POsition to duplicate rents when Taft and Dewey came camet t convention with the lions lion's l tare lare re of the delegates and created stalemate that permitted Willi Wille Will- Will lei i e eja- eja s. s political unknown to walk f 1 f with with the nomination Senator Nye R. R N. N D. D mean- mean hUe declared it was t ite tt that Willkie had sought to ace responsibility for the success governor Governor Dewey in the Wiscon- Wiscon i selection at the door of organ i- i dons t such as the America First Mr Willkie thereby contributes the continuing propaganda a st so-called so isolationism said in a statement Such would try to discredit e Republican party label it as Instrument instrument intending to avoid rId cooperation with the It f |
