British check India invaders
Allied resistance stiffens at Imphal
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GOP in 2 states back Stassen and MacArthur
Nebraska and Illinois support servicemen
By the United Press
Write-ins for Dewey bring surprise
Washington (UP) –
The write-in vote of Nebraska Republicans for New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey for the GOP presidential nomination was viewed today by many Republican Congressmen as indicating greater-than-expected rank-and-file support for him.Governor Dewey polled less than half as many votes in yesterday’s Nebraska primary as did LtCdr. Harold E. Stassen, former Governor of Minnesota now on naval duty in the South Pacific. But Governor Dewey had refused to permit his name to be entered, and hence all of the votes cast for him were of the write-in variety.
Presidential stock of Gen. Douglas MacArthur and LtCdr. Harold E. Stassen, former Governor of Minnesota, was boosted today by incomplete and unofficial returns from yesterday’s preferential primaries in Illinois and Nebraska.
Three of every four Republican votes cast in the Illinois election were for Gen. MacArthur, whose only opposition was Riley A. Bender, a former pugilist not seriously considered as a candidate.
Stassen ‘definitely’ in race
Nebraska Republicans made Cdr. Stassen their 2–1 favorite over Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York, a write-in candidate.
The voting yesterday provided the second test for Cdr. Stassen and Gen. MacArthur. A week ago, Cdr. Stassen won four of Wisconsin’s GOP convention delegates and Gen. MacArthur three.
Cdr. Stassen is definitely in the presidential race “to the end,” pro-Stassen leader Senator Joseph H. Ball said last night.
Dewey men confident
Meanwhile, Senator John Thomas (R-ID) predicted that Governor Dewey would be nominated on the first ballot. Senator Thomas said his personal survey of Republican leaders show between 660 and 670 pledged to Governor Dewey. Only 530 votes are needed for nomination.
Reports that Dewey supporters had made overtures to Wendell Willkie, who has withdrawn from the race, to support the New York Governor appeared at least to be premature.
Rolland B. Marvin of Syracuse, leader of New York State forces supporting Mr. Willkie, met with the latter this morning – but they did not, he said, talk politics.
Mr. Marvin, who was reportedly in town to see Mr. Willkie about his possible support of Governor Dewey, issued a statement after their conference saying that by common agreement they discussed “old times and professional matters in which we happen to be commonly interested.” Mr. Willkie did not comment.
Barkley backs Roosevelt
Other news developments on the political front included:
- Tammany leader Edward V. Laughlin called for a fourth term for Mr. Roosevelt at a meeting last night. Mr. Laughlin said:
We believe he must run regardless of his personal wishes because the people need him, the soldiers, sailors and Marines need him as Commander-in-Chief and a gravely troubled world needs his wisdom and experience in the planning of an enduring peace.
- Senator Alben W. Barkley, Senate Majority Leader, in an address in New York City last night, hailed the administration’s record as the greatest in the nation’s history and challenged Republican critics to specify what portions of the New Deal program they would repeal or nullify. It was Senator Barkley’s most outspoken endorsement of the President since he broke temporarily with Mr. Roosevelt over the presidential tax veto message two months ago.
Wallace going to China
Meanwhile, it was disclosed in Washington that Vice President Henry A. Wallace will leave late this spring or early summer for an official mission to Chungking, China.
It has been reported that Mr. Wallace will go to Moscow and London, in addition to Chungking, leading to speculation that the Vice President might be out of the country during the Democratic National Convention in July. There have been reports that Mr. Roosevelt, should he accept the nomination for a fourth term, will drop Mr. Wallace as his running mate.
Mr. Wallace declined today to elaborate on his plans to visit Chungking, but said some speculation about it is “not true.”
MacArthur sweeps Illinois primary
Chicago, Illinois (UP) –
Gen. Douglas MacArthur, one of two Republicans running for the Republican nomination in the Illinois preferential presidential primary election yesterday, swept the state on the basis of fairly complete but unofficial returns today.
Republican leaders stressed the fact, however, that his opponent was politically-unknown Riley Bender of Chicago, a former boxer who campaigned with the slogan “Go on a bender with Bender.”
59 votes in convention
There are 59 Illinois votes in the Republican National Convention – 50 candidates to be named in yesterday’s primary and nine to be selected at large by state convention. But they were not pledged. The vote in the primary was advisory.
Gen. MacArthur polled 437,696 votes in 7,369 precincts out of 8,728. Mr. Bender received 30,380.
Organization wins
The Republican organization slate headed by Governor Dwight H. Green swept to victory in contests for state offices.
Governor Green polled 498,592 votes (in 7,513 precincts) to 81,738 for Oscar Carlstrom. Richard Lyons won the GOP nomination for U.S. Senator with 434,353 against 69,463 for Deneen Watson, in 7,499 precincts.
Rep. Stephen A. Day won the GOP nomination for Congressman-at-Large, polling 313,828 against 145,764 for Col. Edward Davis, in 6,306 precincts.
Democratic candidates were unopposed. There were scattered write-in votes for President Roosevelt.
Republicans happy
Republicans hailed the voting as significant because their totals topped the Democrat primary figures for the first time since 1932.
Democratic leaders said the figures indicated a Democratic triumph in November because of the size of totals rolled up by the unopposed Democratic candidates.
Nebraska favors Stassen, Dewey
Omaha, Nebraska (UP) –
LtCdr. Harold E. Stassen maintained a two-to-one Republican presidential primary lead over write-in candidate New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey, while a close fight developed between Patrick J. Heaton, 40-year-old lawyer of Sidney, and George W. Olsen, 62, Plattsmouth war worker, for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.
Governor Dwight Griswold, seeking nomination to a third term, held a lead of approximately 8–1 over William R. Brooks on the Republican ticket.
Wendell Willkie, who withdrew from the presidential race a week ago, but whose name remained on the ballot, trailed Cdr. Stassen and Governor Dewey. President Roosevelt, the only entrant in the Democratic primary, received a token vote.
Figures listed
The returns from 1,345 of 2,013 precincts gave:
| Willkie (R) | 5,952 |
| Roosevelt (D) | 22,917 |
| Republican | |
|---|---|
| Griswold | 50,854 |
| Brooks | 8,457 |
| Democratic | |
|---|---|
| Heaton | 14,349 |
| Olsen | 14,083 |
Realtor’s stand attacked by OPA
Told income data sought, agency says
By Robert Taylor, Press Washington correspondent
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Civilian output is frozen in labor shortage areas
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GOP group to meet
Des Moines, Iowa –
Governor Bourke B. Hickenlooper, chairman, announced today that the Agricultural Committee of the Republican National Committee will hold its next meeting at Salt Lake City April 24, when cattle and sheep growers and other major food producers in the area will be consulted.
Lifting the draft fog –
Confusing changes in draft are really part of definite plan
Selective Service procedure divided into three distinct phases
By John Troan
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Chicago Tribune seeks Wisconsin subsidiary
Chicago, Illinois (UP) –
The Chicago Tribune announced today that it had applied to the War Production Board for newsprint necessary to start a morning newspaper in Milwaukee.
The announcement said the step was taken in recognition of the defeat of Wendell Willkie in the Wisconsin primary election last week.
In its application, the Tribune said:
The recent Wisconsin primaries have demonstrated that the people of that state, through their repudiation of policies of many of the Wisconsin newspapers, are dissatisfied with the service they are receiving from Wisconsin newspapers.
After Mr. Willkie’s defeat in Wisconsin, the Tribune said editorially that the issue in Wisconsin had been “Tribune policies against Willkie policies.”
Mine owners back proposal to fix prices
Measure differs from old Guffey coal law
By Fred W. Perkins, Pittsburgh Press staff writer
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Production held ‘road to real wealth’
AFL told spread work idea gospel of despair
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Girl (Democrat) attempts suicide over man (GOP)
Chicago, Illinois (UP) –
A violent political argument between a 22-year-old girl (a loyal Democrat) and her fiancé (an ardent Republican) led to an attempted suicide by the girl yesterday – after she had cast her vote.
Miss Jane Zak said she and Vito Capozzielli argued about their party affiliations on the way to the polls today, and that after she had marked her ballot, she returned home, locked herself in her apartment and turned on the gas stove jets in an attempt to take her life. She was saved when Mr. Capozzielli broke into the girl’s room and rushed her to a hospital.
U.S. warships blast Japs on Guinea coast
Five more bases in Marshalls captured
By the United Press
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In Washington –
Returning Congressmen face disputed issues in brief, busy session
Prices, Lend-Lease, bonus, debt limit and appropriations are on schedule
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Farley heads harmony meeting of New York State Democrats
Fourth term endorsement seen in resolution urging ‘continued direction’ of war effort
New York (UP) –
The New York State Democratic Committee unanimously reelected James A. Farley as its chairman today and unanimously approved a resolution that was interpreted as an endorsement of a fourth term for President Roosevelt.
The resolution was proposed by former National Chairman Edward J. Flynn. Endorsing President Roosevelt’s administration, it did not specifically mention his renomination and reelection.
‘Continued direction’
The resolution said:
The inevitable victory of our righteous cause can best be assured the sooner by his continued direction of the great contribution that armed America, agricultural America, and industrial America are making all over the globe in defeating the forces of tyranny.
Mr. Farley had opposed Mr. Roosevelt’s nomination for a third term ands resigned as national chairman after the 1940 convention. Today’s resolution appeared to be a compromise with state Democratic factions wanting a specific endorsement of Mr. Roosevelt as a presidential candidate this year. The Albany O’Connell faction wanted to remove Mr. Farley as state chairman.
All in 40 minutes
Passage of the resolution, reelection of officers and the unanimous election of a slate of 20 delegates-at-large to the national convention took only 40 minutes at the meeting in the National Democratic Club.
Mr. Farley and the other committee officers were placed in nomination by Frank V. Kelly, Brooklyn leader, and were seconded by George B. Doyle of Erie County, who declared from the floor:
We are most fortunate in having such a great leader as Jim Farley as our chairman.
As chairman, Mr. Farley pushed through the regular order of business with no deviation.
He said:
No one can be more proud of his friends than I am now and have been through the years. I can assure you that I will never give you any cause to regret the confidence you have placed in me.
Wants no compromise
Tammany leader Edward V. Laughlin’s call for a fourth-term draft climaxed today by completion of the pro-Roosevelt slate.
Mr. Laughlin issued his Draft-Roosevelt statement in Washington last night through the Democratic National Committee which in a session last January “solicited” the President to seek another term.
As leader of Tammany Hall, the New York County Democratic organization, Mr. Laughlin said:
There can be no compromise with ivy-towered isolationism. The blood that has been shed by our boys on the battlefields must not be in vain. We Democrats in New York support without reservation President Roosevelt and his policies.
It is appropriate that New York should take the lead in the movement to draft Franklin D. Roosevelt.
His statement followed by 48 hours a bitter attack by two Tammany district leaders upon his leadership of the New York organization. John L. Buckley and Dennis J. Mahon are assailing Mr. Laughlin on charges of “trafficking” with Rep. Vito Marcantonio, American Laborite member of Congress from a Harlem constituency, whom they accuse of being a communist intent upon swelling American Labor Party strength at the expense of the Democratic Party.
Mr. Buckley and Mr. Mahon said Monday in New York:
The endorsement of President Roosevelt or whoever may be the nominee of the Democratic Party this year by the present controlling influences of our organization would be a travesty and a liability.
Mr. Marcantonio is leader of the left-wing American Labor Party element which captured party control throughout the state in last month’s primaries.