Confident Republicans Pick Dewey Warren Ticket for 1948
Governor Thomas E Dewey of New York won the 1948 Republican nomination on the first ballot after a blitz aimed at building a bandwagon. Warren governor of California was nominated for vice president, with Earl Warren named by acclamation. the platform backed ERP civil rights, anti communism, and a revised electoral process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter A. Shead
Washington
Philadelphia
Thomas E. Dewy
New York
Charles Halleck
Indiana
John Bricker
Ohio
Warren
Dewey
Earl Warren
California
Arizone
Harold E. Stassen
Robert A. Taft
Gover Herold A. Stassen
Vanden
Govert Dewey
Tlinois
James Duff
Pennsylvania
Clarence Brown
Taft
Martin
Ite
John Br
Staessen
Bowey
New Yorker
Minnesota
Connecticut
Kenn Sigler
Michigan
Arthur Vandenbure
Edward Martin
Keystone State
James J. Duff
Vandenburg
Missouri
James P. Kem
Forrest Donnell
Misouri
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey
GOP
Resolutions Committee
United Nations
Arthur Vandenburg
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Massachusetts
Visser Family Visits from El Campo and Local Notables
Mr. and Mrs. Cris Visser and family of El Campo Texas spent last week with relatives in Boyden. Mrs. Visser is the former Evelyn Doerenbos of Boyden. Funeral services were held for Wim Vander Wilt Sr. in Middleburg. Mrs. Vernon Ingalls of Sheldon and Mrs. Ed Dickevers attended. Darlene Kimmel of Sheldon and Mrs. Lawrence Haze were business callers in George. Eddy Donkersloot called on the Henry Auberg home and guests included Mr. and Mrs. Wm Vos of Sheldon and Mr. and Mrs. John Vander Maaten. Nic Rouwenhorst visited Siem Schortinghuis in Sheldon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cris Visser
el Campo
Texas
Boyden
Visser
Evelyn Doerenbos
Vernon Ingalls
Sheldon
Ed Dickevers
Wim. Vander Wilt, Sr
Middleburg
Darlene Kimmel
Lawrence Haze
George
Eddy Donkersloot
Henry Auberg
Auberg
Wm. Vos
John Vander Maaten
Nic Rouwenhorst
Siem Schortinghuis
Convention Hall Sidelights on TV Coverage and Taft Candidacy
Governor Dwight Green delivered a keynote speech at the Illinois delegation meeting but the group shifted from Green to Taft for the vice presidency. The 1952 convention marked the first time networks pooled televised coverage from Richmond to Boston, with central feed and inland redirection. Viewers in Philadelphia and lounges favored TV coverage over the convention floor proceedings.
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Dwight Green
Ilinois
Illinois
Green
Dewey
Taft
Philadelphia
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Dewey-Warren
United States
Berzbuesa Party
Herzart Hoover
President and CO
Alf Landon
Ixancer
Hesver
GOV
Thomas E. Dewey
Boyden Howe
Leonard, Rensink
Rts
Byran Cleaners
Kooiman Barber Shop
Convention Hall
Seaboard
Richmond
Boston
No Commission Bank
Iowa
the Mutual Life Insurance Company OF
Sheldon, Ia
W. M. Pickersgill
Ie Ee
Tony
Kellogg’s
Scott’s
Hormel Spam
W. K. Corn
Empress Coffee
Sunkist
Calif
Ted Vanden Bosch
Boyden, Iowa