Platforms clash over party aims in post convention analysis
The piece argues the Democratic platform is stronger and more forthright than the Republican one, noting phrasing on racial rights and armed forces. It cautions that platforms matter less than interpretation by voters and leaders, citing Roosevelt and Dewey. It ends with a Time magazine reference to Negro Marines on Saipan and pride in servicemen regardless of color.
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Habit Keeps South Solid Despite Desire for Two Parties
In 1936 Gallup found Southerners doubted two parties would help the South. By 1941 and 1943 a majority favored two strong parties, yet most would still vote Democratic. They want change by others, not themselves, helping explain continued Southern solid voting despite trends.
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Gallup
South
Democratic Party
Surprising Negro Marines and the President's Speech
A contemplation of prejudice among Marines toward Black servicemen, praising the Negro Marine corps for meeting expectations. The piece analyzes the President's speech from a train at a Pacific base, noting understated drama and apparent restraint as effective showmanship.
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Washington
Pacific Naval Base
Rex Bowen Promotes Baseball Camp in High Point
Brooklyns scout Rex Bowen visits High Point to run a baseball camp praising local schools Junior and Senior High. Attorneys and officials comment on police changes and past presidents, with reflections on history and changing times in a small city setting.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
High Point
Community voices weigh in on conventions and duties
Local figures share opinions on the presidential nominating process in Chicago and on the role of home demonstration agents. They comment on tradition, practicality, and daily duties from various civic roles, while a judge rules on a small larceny case involving two youths.
The Southern Democrat and the End of Party Labels
The piece argues the Southern Democrat now aligns with Republicans on many issues, rejects socialist tax policy, and resents Northern controls. It predicts the traditional labels Republican and Democratic will fade as parties blur over New Deal alignments and regional interests.
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Hillman
Wallace
Earl Browder
David Niles
Sidney Hillman
Vito Marcantonio
Henry Wallace
New Deal Split and the Party Realignment Debate
The piece argues the New Deal divides supporters of faster reform from those who favor socialization. It predicts a national political realignment like Lincoln Douglas debates, notes Southern Democrats’ discomfort, and warns of a coming clash between centralized government and states rights as America moves toward perceived socialist trends.
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United States
Thomas Jefferson
Karl Marx
Chicago
Sidney Hillman
America
Earl Browder
Communist Party
Vere Democrats
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Behind the News Chicago Denounces National Conventions
A Chicago writer declares national political conventions obsolete as he recounts disillusion with Roosevelt Byrnes and the one leader driven shape of the party. He argues conventions are now mere political circuses aimed at radio publicity.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Byrnes
Indiana
Jim Watson
Hoover
Helen Gahagan
Clare
The Wake of Democracy Critics Warn of Mass Deception
Paul Mallon argues opinions have little impact and mass expression is undermined by radio, power politics, and centralized leadership. He condemns corruption in primaries and conventions, noting limited Negro delegation influence and CIO control, and laments the perceived decline of genuine democracy.
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CIO
On Broadway: Winchell Interviews President in 1873 Echoes
An excerpt frames William Winchell’s Broadway interview with a former president figure, discussing renomination, duties, and public burden. It weaves critiques of presidents, wartime policy, and media punditry with references to Pearl Harbor era presidency, Dies Committee and contemporary politics.
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House
R. S. Stripling
Dies Committee
Martin Dies
Dies
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