Can Roosevelt be Beaten and Can Dewey Win
analysis of Roosevelt versus Dewey prospects across states and regions. It notes coast doubts, farm state Republicans, and strong industrial centers as pivotal. It cites state canvass results, regional shifts, and campaign dynamics including Warren’s impact and postwar plans.
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Dewey
Washington
Roosevelt
London Times
British Empire
Times
Pacific Coast
Oregon
California
Warren
Rocky Mountain
Wyoming
Idaho
Arizona
New Mexico
Montana
Utah
Nevada
CIO
Kansas
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Bricker
Ohio
David
Goliath
San Francisco
Roosevelt Renominated At Chicago Democratic Convention
The Democratic national convention renominated Franklin D. Roosevelt for a fourth term in Chicago on one ballot with 1,086 votes. Harry S. Truman won the vice presidential nomination on the second ballot overruling Henry A. Wallace. Roosevelt, accepting by radio, urged focus on victory over the Axis, postwar organization, and veteran economic security.
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Roosevelt
Chicago
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
James A. Farley
National Committee
Harry S. Truman
Missouri
Senate Committee
Missourian
Henry A. Wallace
Pacific Coast Naval Base
Samuel D. Jackson
Indiana
Mr. Roosevelt
United States
Resolutions Committee
Congress
West
Truman Wins Democratic Nomination at Chicago Convention
The Democratic national convention confirmed Harry S. Truman as nominee with widespread support from southern delegates and backing from labor groups. William O. Douglas and others received lesser second-ballots while Governor Kerr of Oklahoma delivered a key keynote urging continued Roosevelt leadership. Women figures in party leadership were highlighted as crucial delegates and speakers.
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Roosevelt
Truman
Wallace
Scott S. Lucas
Illinois
Supreme Court
Frank Murphy
J. M. Broughton
North Carolina
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Paul V. McNutt
Indiana
John H. Bankhead
Alabama
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Prentice Cooper
Tennessee
Joseph C. O’mahony
Wyoming
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Herbert O’connor
Maryland
Claude Pepper
Florida
Senate
Sidney Hillman
CIO
South
Gov. Kerr
Kerr
Robert E. Hannegan
Dorothy Vredenburgh
Charles W. Tillett
Helen Gahagan Douglas
California
Clare Boothe Luce
Doulas
Electoral College History and Tire Red Tape Highlight 1940s Report
The piece surveys past electors who vote contrary to popular will, citing 1876 and several early 20th century cases in Maryland California Michigan Ohio and more. It also notes post Pearl Harbor tire transfers delayed by red tape before civilian sale and reports on North Carolina governors heading to Chicago for the convention.
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Jim Farley
Hayes
Tilden
Teddy Roosevelt
Alton B. Parker
Maryland
Parker
Roosevelt
Bryan
Taft
California
Wilson
McKinley
Michigan
Benjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland
Harrison
Ohio
Cleveland
FDR
South
Pearl Harbor
U. S
South America
Latin America
United States
Rubber Development Corporation
FEA
Rubber Development
Defense Supplies Corporation
Jesse Jones
Col. Bradley Dewey
Dewey
North Carolina
South Carolina
Chicago
Broughton
Max Gardner
John Ehringhaus
R. L. Harris
Will Smith
Frank Hancock
Convention Briefs Weather Favors Demo Crats
Unseasonably cool weather marked the convention week with clear skies and chilly nights. A deputy sheriff badge and $75 wallet belonging to Albert Adams of Livingston California were stolen from a delegate during Roosevelt support.
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Albert Adams
Livingstone
Calif
Roosevelt
Former Sailor Danny O'Neill Leads Star Spangled Banner Hit
Danny O'Neill, a former USS Lexington sailor now a professional singer, sang the national anthem as the convention drew the largest Chicago Stadium crowd to date on its second night. Estimates place attendance between 25 000 and 30 000, far exceeding capacity.
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Lexington
Chicago
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White & N-Bidwey
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ST. Louis 3
Barry St. Louis
Mittony & Spruell Co
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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WNU
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