Wallace’s 1948 Campaign Fades Amid Indifference
As the 1948 campaign neared its end Henry A Wallace faced shrinking support and growing public boredom. The press relegated his news to inside pages while polls showed a clear decline. Wallace’s speeches, authored by ghostwriters with Communist echoes, failed to spark interest as voters tuned out and he prepared for a post election future.
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America
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United States
Mr. Wallace
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Communist Party
Norman Thomas
Thomas
Dewey
Truman
Turmoil in the South Hints at Two-Party Shift in 1948
The civil rights program under Truman stirs Dixiecrat disaffection and prompts some Virginia Georgia and Texas newspapers to back Dewey Warren. A two party contest in the South appears possible as business leaders and citizens move toward Republicans, signaling long term political change and potential shifts from Democratic dominance.
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Virginia
Georgia
Texas
North Carolina
Florida
Herbert Hoover
South
Washington Calling in Chicago Marks Political Downturn
A Chicago dispatch reviews campaign lows as Truman's demagogic rhetoric and Dewey's alignment with Gov. Green reveal party corruption. The St Louis Post-Dispatch reports Green machine graft while a Barrett led grand jury in Peoria indicts Theodore C. Link, signaling brazen tactics.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Dwight Green
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Missouri
George F. Barrett
Peoria
Theodore C. Link
Illinois politics shift as Dewey gains Ground and Green falls
Marquis Childs notes Dewey favored by state voters while Green, linked to Chicago Tribune lobbying, loses ground. Col McCormick doubts Dewey strength. Illinois grand jury clashes with Post-Dispatch over reporting. Democrats back Adlai Stevenson and Paul Douglas as stabilizing hopefuls amid Republican turmoil.
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Col. McCormick
Post-Dispatch
Grand Jury
Peoria Journal
U. S
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Senate
Paul Douglas
Reform
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Sen. C. Wayland Brooks
Tribune
Citizens weigh Wallace threat and local planning gains
A column argues against a Wallace vote linking it to Soviet influence and urges support for Norman Thomas. Plus a reader letter about a missing dog Major and a detailed note from F M Bistline clarifying Bannock County planning commission savings and flood control and highway planning projects with federal funding potential.
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J. C. Bruce
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Nema Ashton
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Planning Commission
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Pocatello
Marsh
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Halliday Street
U. S
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Planning Board
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Fish Creek
Fall and traffic woes spark lighthearted musings
A quirky column jokes about fall, cars on the road, and the challenge of waking careless drivers. It notes hats for spring and pokes fun at the average person’s grasp of figures, framing the season with witty, tongue in cheek observations.
Campaign money flows through split party committees in 1948 races
Washington columnist exposes how the Hatch Act is evaded by split donations to GOP and Democratic committees. Du Ponts and other 1948 money networks channel funds to Senate and congressional campaigns, with notable examples and timing across June to August. Pat Hurley campaign antics in New Mexico are recounted with a hotel-room telegram misadventure.
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Octavia M. du Pont Bredin
Marianna May du Pont
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Congressional Committee
Octavia du Pont Bredin
Mariana du Pont Silliman
Lucile du Pont Flint
Pierre S. du Pont 3Rd
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Albert B. Wells
George B. Wells
George Wells
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Justice Department
Pat Hurley
China
Pa Howell
Southern Pacific
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A New Camera Fiend Robert Ruark
Robert Ruark laments becoming a camera fiend in a humorous reminiscence. He recalls early photography obsessions, the influence of peers like Bill Williams, and the addictive pull of gear from Rolleiflex to a Bell and Howell foton. He admits costly indulgence and jokes about starting an amateur photographers anonymous.
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