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Newspaper
Cincinnati The Sun
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1948
Page
1
The CIO News staff columnist praises President Truman for his liberal program and labor support. The piece notes labor’s political strength and urges reactionary minorities to pause, reflecting postwar political debate and expectations.
Democratic control of the Ohio Legislature boosts worker protection with improved workmen and unemployment compensation. The real estate lobby loses ground as Walter Tarr is defeated in Hamilton County. Expect federal public housing and urban redevelopment bills, plus a move to abolish the 65 percent bond issue threshold. In Cleveland William Van Aken loses to a full Democratic slate and Toledo sends Thomas Burke to Congress by a wide margin. Eight anti labor figures fall.
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In Hamilton County Ohio the shift to Truman favored the Dem ticket. Local GOP losses and support for Taft Hartley framed national outcome as McGrath praised Ohio’s decisive vote. Local officials Bartlett Niehaus Simpson Tobin Collins pledged to back liberal party pledges.
CIO President Philip Murray telegraphed President Truman praising the New Deal victory and urging immediate repeal of the Taft Hartley act. He credited labor’s political strength for pressuring Congress to back progressive, humane government and highlighted the CIO Political Action Committee’s role in mobilizing voters nationwide.
Cincinnati's Jack Kroll, national director of CIO-PAC, predicted Truman’s victory and Democratic control state by state before voting. He credits PAC precincts and block workers for the accuracy, challenging Gallup polls and local editorial critics.
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