Editorials Show Ike at risk as Taft loyalists tighten grip
The piece depicts Eisenhower facing a decisive setback at the Chicago Republican National Committee meeting as Taft loyalists control convention leadership. It notes Hallanan’s key role in orchestrating a Taft victory, reports Eisenhower backers’ passivity, and questions whether they have abandoned their candidate to save themselves. It urges a republican revolution to salvage Ike.
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Republican National Committee
Chicago
Eisenhower
Ike
Taft
Fine Gates
Texas
MacArthur
Hallanan
Army
Army Chief of Staff
Joint Chiefs
Truman
John &. Fine
Pennsylvania
Fine
Son
G. Mason Owlett
Readers' Forum Sparks West Virginia Green Slogan Debated
A lengthy readers forum letter from Ernest M. Snyder criticizes radio coverage and editorial policy, praising print media in Charleston and lampooning broadcasting critiques. John Mooney comments on election honesty and state politics, while Irving Cason thanks the Gazette for anniversary recognition from Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. of West Virginia.
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Gazette
Gastre
Teteere
Suiscite
WKNA
WENA
Frank Knight
Knight
Radio
Bertrand Russell
John Dewey
Refio
Federal Communications Commission
Charleston
Editor Gazette
June Gazette
John L
West Virginia
Statehouse
John L. Jackass
Loudendale
John Mooney
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Fayette County Democratic Chair Warns of Political Risks
A letter from Okey L. Patteson, Fayette County Democratic chairman, urges the governor to consider political caution in Fayette County, warning that locals take politics seriously and prefer prudent, steadfast leadership.
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Fayette County
Okey L. Patteson
Democratic Chmn
Potatoes Welcome Home Farmers in Wild Oat Farm Porch
Inez Robb Sack of Potatoes greets returning farmers at Wild Oat Farm in tyemington New Jersey. Emma Stanley jokes about government supply, while Mr Stanley recalls planting potatoes from habit and the family notes a vacation ended with agricultural worries and garden misplacement.
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Tyemington
N. J
Robb
Bib Stanley
Emma
Mr. Stanley
orBat
Washington
MacArthur to Keynote Taft Convention in Chicago
Taft forces fill convention roles with loyalists while Gen Douglas MacArthur is chosen to keynote. The split in the party shows Ike’s camp weary but calm as Chrome, Hallanan, and Owlett maneuver to secure Pennsylvania votes and shape the platform.
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U. S
Walter S. Hallanan
West Virginia
Lugene Millikin
Coto
Senate
Texas
Herbert Hoover
Taft
Ralph Cake
Oregon
Eisenhower
Ike
Harry Darby
Kansas
Sen
Gen
MacArthur Keynoter Feud Faces Taft and Ike Forces
In Chicago on June 11 the GOP Arrangements Committee clash over Gen. MacArthur as keynote reveals a Taft tilt in credentials. Ike supporters lament a stacked committee, while MacArthur’s pro Republican stance makes the keynote choice a lightning rod for power and strategy ahead of the convention.
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Chicago
Bud Keilland
Arizona
Mr. K
Taft
Palmer House
Guy Gabrielson
Eisenhower
Sen. Taft
Gen. MacArthur
Sen
Darby
Kansas
Ike
Abilene
MacArthur
Convention
Kelland
Joe Martin
Joe
Bugs Baer
Charles Evans Hughes
Walter Hallanan
Charleston
W. Va
Charlie Hacker
Chicago Bears
Los Angeles Rams
Tragedy of Elbe River retreat and Eisenhower critique
Westbrook Pegler reflects on Eisenhower's Elbe withdrawal order during World War II and its far reaching impact. He argues the decision, seen as political, aided the Soviet expansion and earned mixed reactions from Winant, Churchill, and others. The piece contrasts Allied restraint with British expectations and questions alternative paths to Berlin and a restructured Germany.
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Elbe River
Parla
Eisenhower
Ike
Olber
United States
Winston Churchill
Germany
Berlin
Prague
Danube Valley
Elbe
John
G. Winant
Roosevelt
London
European Advisory Commission
Winant
Lincoln
Joe Kingsley Smith
International News Service
Europe
Marshal Montgomery
Baltic
Denmark
European Advisory Committee
al Wedemeyer
Stalin
Wecameyer
Gooning labor rackets and polished mobsters clash
Victor Riesel blasts a shift in crime from crude goons to polished labor racketeers who run as middlemen in removing and placing picket lines. Treasury agents study strikes to trace unexplained payments, while insiders boast of large sums from dinners and souvenirs.
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Treasury Dept
T-men
Charleston Senators fall to Omar in a 11 to 5 loss
In a 11 to 5 defeat Charleston Senators baseball team lost to Omar. Post office clerk Jenkins reports early dahlia blooms. The Gazette notes Old Sweet Springs ad by C H Paxton and mentions various national and international items including Lindbergh wreath tribute and Chesterton books.
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Ciezette
Charleston Senators
Omar
Jenkins
Charleston
Old Sweet Springs
C.H. Paxton
the Alleghenies
U. S
Agson
Charles A. Lindbergh
John Wesley
Marie C. Qemler
Don Quixote
Gilbert K. Chesterton
Wellington Koo
Turisia, Marconi
Marie Scali
Rome
Cardinal Lualdi
England
France
William the Conqueror
Clarence Chamberlin
Charles Levine
Baden-Baden
Germany
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Elizabeth II
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Irving Cason
Ste, EL Mari
Charles R. Armentrout
Kanawha County
Doris Fleeson
Mac
Republican Arrangements Committee
Douglas MacArthur
Bob Considine
Westbrook
Pegler
Victor Riesel
Gen. McAulifie
Alex Bail
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