The General and Holy Joe

On Nov. 2, New Yorkers will elect a Lieutenant Governor. A Republican victory would be a vote of confidence in Governor Thomas E. Dewey's administration, might prove that the Governor's grip on pivotal New York is strong enough to swing the State in a Presidential election. But the Governor would be reluctant to give up his job—even to campaign for the Presidency—if it meant turning over the State to the New Deal through a Democratic Lieutenant Governor. Last week the two candidates stepped gingerly into a four-week campaign.

> Republican Joe R....

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