Show Nebraska Test Waited Wailed on Dewey Appeal w WASHINGTON ASHINGTON April 8 PI P 11 D I I Politicians sizing up the apparent De v shutout in Wisconsin waited waited wait wait- ed Thursday for tor Nebraska's pr primary mary to bring the tho Republican presidential race into pos possibly sharper focus The states state's star all show how next Tuesday I marks mark Gov GO Thomas E. E Deweys Dewey's first test of strength against Sen Robert A. A Taft Tart who wound up a three day personal appearance tour Wednesday Wednes day night It also provides a new showdown showdown showdown show show- down between the New Yorker and Harold E. E Stassen the former Minnesota governor who romped off with th tho Wisconsin prize Dewey flew into N Neb Nebraska e b r a ask a k a a Wednesday night for tor a a. two-day two speaking campaign with Stassen likewise on hand for a final ballot drive In all seven ven names will appear on the G 0 O P ballot including those of ot Gen Douglas MacArthur second second sec see ond man in Tuesdays Tuesday's Wisconsin r rice race ce and aid Gov Coy E Earl rl Warren of California alifornia the fifth avowed aspirant aspirant aspi aspi- rant for or the nomination Dark Horses Loom The two dark horses horse are Sen Arth Arthur r of Michigan and House Speaker Joseph W W. Martin Jr of Massachusetts The result of the preferential balloting will vill not be binding however however however how how- ever on the 15 national convention delegates to be picked the same day Although Stassen won at l least ast 19 of the Wisconsin delegates and andDew Dew Dewey y had a chance to grab only one of the eight in the MacArthur column the J ew Yorker still leads in the national race to date He can claim of ot the delegates picked out of a total of oC 1094 to be chosen Two more inclined Dewey-inclined delegates w were r e c named in Oklahoma V Wednesday day adding to the 10 he got there earlier New York has given him 90 and New Hampshire six Stassen holds the second spot In Inthe Inthe Inthe the delegate totals with 46 on the basis of 19 in Wisconsin 25 In Minnesota and two in New Hamp Ramp shire who has said he does not want the nomination is third with Michigan's 41 Of the total picked so 80 far are It takes to nominate Taft wound d up his Nebraska campaign with reiterated emphasis on the preparedness theme he stressed t In most of his 14 barn barn- s talks Ho He told a Fremont Fre Fre- mont audience he wants a powerful alt air force r e a. a and d while w opposed d to to universal 1 m military ty training t he thinks thinka ks- ks a a. temP temporary ret return to thedr thedr the dr draft fm may y be he necessary ary J. J i. i Howard Board McGrath Democratic national ch chairman an took issue with Taft's Tafts preparedness pared stand Noting that the Ohio s senat senatOr r has been quoted as saying he knows x f no Russian intention for military r aggression ag ag- ag- ag gr McGrath told a Portland Ore audience u I F Should B Ck U Li M T 1 If he knew the facts he be certainly certainly certainly would be advocating rather than opposing such me measures ri of ot American preparedness as universal universal universal sal military ry train training ng i M McGrath m major jor part of his speech to an attack on onH H Henry nry A. A Wallace t the third I party candidate He said Wallace Valla e is talking the same language With W th the same reasoning as as' Communist Communist Communist Earl Browder Wallace meanwhile was telling an Indianapolis a audience that tha Americana Americans are arc the victims of a dellbe Deliberate deliberate te 5 campaign to o cre create te fear He said the campaign is designed to win support for tor poll poll- cies des which would put our economy completely at the mercy of ot the military and nd international big r busin business The Th former vice president departed departed de de- parted from his text to deny reports reports re re- ports that he might quit the race rac if lf certain Democrats Democrat were nomI nomI- I IThe The Democratic party Is a wa war party and will not change its fa war wa policy polley and therefore I am going through Wallace Vallace said |