Show GOP 1 Hopefuls I Eye Critical Oregon Vote Vole Winner Exp Expected To Represent Grass Root Roof States B By Bj Associated Press The rank and files file's chance to designate its choice for the Republican Republican Re Re- publican presidential nomination arrived in a a. strategic place Friday Oregon's preferential primary where write-in write balloting will pledge that states state's 14 convention votes to the winner Although the Oregon delegation to the G GOP 0 P meeting is relatively small the psychological stakes are high since the winner will be credit credited cred cred- it d with grass roots support in a northwestern area expected to be bea a battleground between the two major parties in November As elsewhere the leading candidates candidates candidates candi candi- dates apparently ar are Governor Thomas E. E Dewey of New York who says he isn't in the race Governor Governor Gov Gay John W. W Bricker of Ohio who says he is and Lieutenant Commander Harold E. E Stassen who says he will run if he is nom nom- mated Some write-in write strength also is expected to show for Wendell Wendell Wendell Wen Wen- dell L. L Willkie who quit the race A victory for Dewey who has demonstrated strength on write-in write votes in Nebraska and Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsyl Pennsyl- vania would boost him along in a arace arace arace race where he already has captured captured cap- cap Lured the support of of the Republican delegates thus far chosen Victory for Bricker who has 56 delegates would indicate a change in the tide which seems to Lo have been running toward Dewey and nd maJ- maJ make maJe e Bricker a strong challenger for the backing b of those who yi remain remain uninstructed f V The Dewey total was inched up Thursday night when District of Columbia Republicans in convention convention convention conven conven- tion instructed their three delegates delegates dele dele- gates to vote for him hini For the first time this year bothof both bothof of a states state's senatorial seats are Involved in the Oregon primaries with Rufus C. C Holman Republican can seeking for the regular term and Guy Cordon Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican appointed to serve after the death of Senator Charles L. L McNary seeking nomination to fill out the McNary term which ex expires ex- ex pires in 1949 Holman is opposed by Wayne L. L Morse former formel public member of the war labor board and Cordon Cordonis is battling with former Governor Charles A. A Sprague for the short term nomination Other actions Thursday Illinois Republicans chose nine delegates at large to complete their slate of 59 uninstructed true ted dele dele- gates Negro Democrats who were re refused refused refused re- re fused places paces on the South Carolina Carolina Carolina Caro Caro- lina delegation announced they would submit a delegate list of their own to the Chicago conven conven- tion A Mississippi Republican group headed by George L. L Sheldon a former farmer governor of Nebraska chose six delegates to oppose the seating of six headed by Perry Howard Negro |