Confident Republicans Name Dewey Warren Ticket for 1948
The 1948 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia nominating Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York for president on the third ballot and Governor Earl Warren of California for vice president by acclamation after Harold Stassen’s withdrawal. Dewey led on first ballot with 434 votes to Taft 224. Warren joined after Dewey’s blitz movement and subsequent withdrawals.
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Philadelphia
Thomas A. Dewey
New York
Charles Halleck
Indiana
John Bricker
Ohio
Warren
Dewey
Earl Warren
California
Arizona
Harold E. Stassen
Robert A. Taft
Arthur Vandenburg
Michigan
Raymond Baldwin
Connecticut
Joe Martin
Massachusetts
Carroll Reese
Tennessee
GOP National Committee
Douglas McArthur
Dwight Green
Illinois
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
Minnesota
Kenn Sigler
Pennsylvania
Edward Martin
Keystone State
James J. Duff
Vandenburg
Convention Hall Sidelights on GOP Convention Coverage 1948
Governor Green failed to clinch the vice presidency as Illinois shifted toward Taft. TV networks pooled coverage, delivering live scenes from Richmond to Boston. The platform backed ERP and UN support, strong civil rights promises, anti lynching, poll tax abolition, and calls to curb communism. Wide access made TV the favored way to cover the proceedings.
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Armed Services
Bezalel and Aholiab Craft the Tabernacle’s Grandeur
A sermon traces Bezalel grandson of Hur, and Aholiab of Dan, as divinely inspired craftsmen who built and furnished the Sinai Tabernacle. It emphasizes their spiritual discernment, the spirit of God in work, and the call for each person to find their daily task for guiding God’s kingdom.
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Sinai
Ezalel
Hur
Caleb
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Solomon
Henry van Dyke
Holiab
Dan
Hiram
Solomon’s Temple
Aholiab
Earth
Jesus
New Generations and God's Gracious Gospel
A Baptist era reflection credits God as the endlessly testing force who continually presents new generations with his gospel. The piece portrays each generation as abundant as morning dew, ready to hear and answer the divine challenge through renewed opportunities.
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God
E. M. Walker
Missions and World Needs Across All Borders
The quote notes that global needs are now everyone’s problem as nations share duties beyond traditional home and foreign missions. Roy L. Smith emphasizes a crowded world where aid and outreach extend to all people regardless of geography.
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Roy L. Smith
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