Dewey Wins Republican Nomination at Philadelphia Convention
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey is unanimously nominated after a heated race with Taft and Stassen. The piece notes unity among GOP leaders, Taft's gracious defeat, and Dewey’s promise to appoint capable administrators. It also discusses vice presidential speculation and Hoover’s emotional convention moment.
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Philadelphia
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Republican Party
Taft
Stassen
Sen
Gov
Stassem
Empire State
West
Truman
New York
Mr. Dewey
America
Mr. Taft
Robert A. Taft
Gov. Dewey
Sen. Taft
House
Charles Halleck
Indiana
Freedom Loving Americans and the Mundt Bill Debate
Milwaukee Journal quotes opposing editorials arguing that the Mundt bill would expose foreign controlled groups and presses the need for transparency. It highlights Communist rhetoric and portrays free voting as essential to American liberty.
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Communist Party
Daily Worker
Milwaukee Journal
Cheerleaders Conference in Nashville Offers New Skills
A cheerleaders conference is planned in Nashville Tennessee in a couple of months to teach new cheering methods new cheers and new crowd control techniques. The Kansas City Star notes the course could aid a candidate preparing for the fall campaign.
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Nashville, Tenn
Kansas City Star
Lost Tribe Triumphs as Republicans rally in city and lobbies
The piece portrays a July 25 celebration in Philadelphia marking a power shift favoring Taft and Dewey while honoring Roosevelt’s expansive government legacy. It describes a web of security agents, police, and federal figures, praising Hoover and Dewey and foretelling a dramatic political realignment before the next administration.
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Philadelphia
New York State
Taft
Mr. Dewey
Empire State
Roosevelt
Treasury
Hawkshaws
John Edgar Hoover
FBI
Mr. Hoover
Tom Dewey
United States
Louis
Lepke, Buchalter
Lepke
Dewey
Fiorello la Guardia
Sidney Hillman
la Guardia
Mr. Buchalter
Hillman
Television’s Impact on Politicians in Campaign Era
In Philadelphia, June 25, a visiting reporter notes that conventions seem run for the press and TV, risking loss of real political points. Ruark suggests TV pressures politicians to perform on screen, can wash out speech content, and affects radio personalities. examples include Clare Boothe Luce and Senator Wherry, with a wary forecast that video will dominate campaigning. The piece also touches on GOP symbol origins, crediting Thomas Nast’s 1874 Harper's Weekly cartoon that created the elephant and reshaped party imagery.
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Philadelphia
Rebecca West
England
West
Madame Clare Boothe Luce
Elephant
Harper’s Weekly
Thomas Nast
Tammany Hall
Nast
King Features
Origin of GOP Elephant can Dewey’s Kissing Fame
A satirical column from Philadelphia on political figures and antics during the Dewey era. It lampoons Dewey’s image as a candidate and pokes fun at politicians like Joe Martin, James Duff, Joe Grundy, Victor Johnston, Sam Rayburn, Gene Tunney, and others. The piece blends humor about cameras, make-up, and convention hoopla with mild barbs at party loyalties.
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Herbert Hoover
United States
Hoover
Dewey
Taft
Philadelphia
State Department
Irving Ives
New York
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Joe Martin
James Winnie
Honolulu
Joe
Gene Tunney
Bull Moose
Convention Hall
Democracy in Philadelphia Delegates Rally for 1948
In Philadelphia during the presidential race, delegates mingle in lobbies and at Dewey headquarters. Taft backers push, Stassen supporters clash with taftites, and a festive, democratic atmosphere unfolds with celebrities and locals, including George Bender, Alice Longworth, and Mrs. Morris Cafritz. An elephant theme runs through coverage.
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Philadelphia
P. T. Barnum
Real Democracy
George Bender
Ohio
Chicago Tribune
Taft
Dewey
Chestnut Street
Alf Landon
Kansas
Herbert Hoover
Spotted Crow
Pine Ridge
S. D
Stassen
Bellevue-Stratford
Taft Rooters
Stassen Rooters
America
Europe
United States
Sun Oil Company
Carpenters’ Union
Alice Longworth
Morris Cafritz
Governor Green
Ferguson
Michigan
Senate
University of Pennsylvania Veterinary Hospital
Polao
Tod
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Frank Murphy
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Ed Flynn
Leon Henderson
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Interior
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CarlisLe
Robert C. Ruark
Endor
Kenneth Wherry
Wherry
Pete
Tyrone Power
Man Mountain
Union League
James H. Duff
Pennsylvania
Joe Grundy
U.S
Duff
Victor Johnston
Johnston
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Plumbers
Elec
Drew Pearson
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