The Camas Hot Springs Exchange

Washington, D. C.
STASSEN-DEWEY DOUBLE HITCH?

Very quiet moves have been launched recently by the Dewey and Stassen forces to get together in advance of the Chicago convention. The approach was made through a close friend of Governor Stassen who came to see Governor Dewey the other day and suggested that while he couldn't speak outright for Stassen, the Stassen forces might be willing to get on the Dewey bandwagon if Stassen could be assured of the No. 2 spot on the Republican ticket.

Dewey replied that he had preferred Governor Warren of California, but he would certainly be glad to consider Stassen for vice president providing, of course, the Minnesota governor withdrew from the race for President in advance.

It was left that Stassen's friend would write to him asking him categorically whether he would withdraw from the presidential race if given the No. 2 place on the ticket, and also whether his forces would cooperate to nominate Dewey.

There has not been time as yet to receive a reply.

What the Dewey forces want to prevent is any remote chance of a deadlock at Chicago which might swing the nomination to Stassen, Justice Owen D. Roberts or to Willkie. While they have so many delegates they don't believe there is much chance of this. Nevertheless, they know that Pennsylvania's Joe Pew has been hoping for a deadlock which would throw the convention to Justice Roberts.

NOTE: Friends of Roosevelt are frank in admitting they would much rather have Dewey as an opponent than Roberts. The Supreme court justice has cooperated with the President at Pearl Harbor, has an even better record than Dewey's in breaking up graft as prosecutor of the Teapot Dome scandals, is tall, handsome, a powerful, brilliant speaker. However, GOP diehards consider him too much in favor of international cooperation.