| Show Wisconsin Primary Leaves Republican Nomination Race Even More Confused The outcome of the Wisconsin presidential presidential presidential primary election is causing a good deal of political reanalysis in the nation r The sweeping victory of Harold E. E Stassen former governor of Minnesota r. r was surprising Few had expected him to of the Wi Wisconsin capture so many many- c delegates to the Republican convention 4 His excellent showing definitely has 1 raised his stock While it is unlikely to 4 build him sufficiently to win tile tHe nomination nomination nomi- nomi nation it will give him a much stronger voice in the shaping of party policy and andin in inthe I the selection of the candidate Wisconsin 1 serves notice on GOP G 0 P political leaders that Stassen is a force to be reckoned with 0 The poor showing made by New NewYork's 9 Yorks York's Governor Thomas E. E Dewey i it is t a serious blow to his chances In the thelast thelast thelast last two presidential primaries in Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wis- Wis Dewey had a walkaway In 1940 he won the entire slate of delegates by bya a ft 2 to 1 i v vote te In 1944 although he did not campaign and asked that delegates 6 q committed to him withdraw very delegate delegate dele dele- m gate committed to him was elected Now r inthis in in this third trial he ran a very poor third winning not a a single delegate out of the 27 21 chosen 4 If the slip in Dewey following in WisA Wisconsin Wis- Wis A is any indication of loss of support in the generally his chances for the nomination are ruined The N Nebraska Nebraska Ne- Ne e- e braska primary next Tuesday will shed more light on that situation p General MacArthurs MacArthur's embryonic campaign campaign campaign cam cam- was likewise dealt a severe blow blowin in Wisconsin Returns indicate the general will have eight delegates to Stassen's Stassen's Stassen's Stas- Stas sens sen's 19 That relatively poor showing i in 1 the state which MacArthur claims as his own will take a lot of the fire out of the MacArthur drive Wisconsin Wiscon Wiscon- sin gave no evidence of the kind of grassroots grassroots grassroots grass grass- roots backing which would be required to force politicians to go outside of the ranks of their own fraternity for a candi candi- dat date Actually the Wisconsin primary leaves the Republican presidential campaign situation more muddled than ever It dealt a severe blow to the man who has generally been regarded as the leading candidate f It practically eliminated a a. war hero potential The Nebraska primary next week may clear up some of the confusion Seven candidates or potential candidates are arc entered in that race the race the three Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Wis Wis- contenders and in addition Taft Warren Varr n and Martin Dewey and Stassen face each other again in inthe inthe inthe the Oregon Or gon primary May 21 and Stassen I beards Taft in his home state of Ohio May 4 4 If the leading avowed candidates continue to get killed off or r at least badly mauled in these coming battles it might very easily open the way for a adark adark dark horse candidate like or Martin |
