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Show Dewey vs. 'Roosevelt Radicalism By LYLE C WILSON WASHINGTON (UP) Well-informed Well-informed persona believed today that If District Attorney Thomas E. Dswey of New York goes to the people this year with an outline out-line of his political philosophy he will make a slashing attack oa "Roosevelt radicalism." He probably prob-ably would avoid challenging the tremendous following from other , states. The 140 Republican field is large and fairly strong. At least two formidable Republican contenders con-tenders against Dewey are quietly quiet-ly active. They are Senator Robert Rob-ert A. Taft of Ohio and Senator Arthur H. Van den berg of Michi- . scribed as fairly well cleaned up. The alternative would be aome aet speeches. Word reaching here I that he haa some definite objections to the Roosevelt administration and that one of them is what some critics have described as radicalism radical-ism and a tendency to dictatorial action. A French actress wants to restrain re-strain the screen's Ann Sheridan from using a title aha claims to have originated. She says humph to Ann's oomph. Misslonarlea In India are base ball fans, but have to get up at 2 a. m. to hear broad casta from the United States. At that hour, aa error by tha bom team would even tax a preachers patience. Dewey appears still to be leading lead-ing the pack of potential Republican Re-publican presidential nominees, none of whom ha announced a candidacy. But Dewey's rue vis both peculiar and apectacular and it will be necessary to culti-vets culti-vets his political prestige if it is to thrive, A poll of New York state Republican Re-publican county chairmen revealed re-vealed today that Dewey haa substantial backing there for the lfMO nomination, although areas of weakness also were indicated. Twenty-four of the ez county chairmen replied ta the poll questions ques-tions and fewer than half a dosea appeared t be actually opposed to Dewey. However, it wa evident evi-dent from the replies that Dewey'a youth and lack of executive ex-ecutive experience are factors against him, even in his home stale. Dewey, of course, must have the New York etate delegation ta the Republican national convention con-vention if be is ta get any eon-stderattoa eon-stderattoa there at all er he must eetna te tha eonvenUoa with a mn. At least one Republican governor gov-ernor cannot be overlooked, John W. Bricker of Ohio. Pennsylvania Pennsylva-nia offers Governor Arthur H. Jamee. and there are numerous less available local candidates. Political observers believe that Dewey must keep in the news and in the public's dinner table and smoking car conversation if he is to remain out in front He is there aow because of racket prosecutions, the conviction of Tammanya Jamas J. Hines aa chart aa of protecting criminals, and a campaign for governor of New York that wa so well done that he remained ia high favor despite defeat ' Dewey apparently will have to choose aow between continuing with his series of spectacular prosecutions or. aome months hence, taking to the speaking platform with aome attention-arresting attention-arresting statements of political faith. It waa underateod that there ia ne mere big racketeering er political po-litical game for Dewey ta bag la New York county. It ia de- e |