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Election 1944: Belgium-educated Negro seeks Smith’s Senate seat (9-1-44)

Reading Eagle (September 1, 1944) [americavotes1944] Belgium-educated Negro seeks Smith’s Senate seat Columbia, South Carolina (UP) – A Belgium-educated South Carolina Negro – competing against a Democratic governor and a Republican for the South Carolina Senate seat of E. D. “Cotton Ed” Smith – expressed confidence today that he has “a fighting chance” to beat the field in the November general election. The Negro, 51-year-old Osceola McKaine of Sumter, was nominated Wednesday by the Pro…

Election 1944: Three more governors speak for Dewey (9-1-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 1, 1944) [americavotes1944] Three more governors speak for Dewey New York (UP) – Three Republican governors launch the party’s second salvo in four days against President Roosevelt and the New Deal tonight in a nationwide broadcast supporting the candidacy of Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York. KDKA will broadcast the speeches at 10:30 p.m. ET. National headquarters here promised there would no repetition of the confusion caused Tuesday night when thr…

Ferguson: Polls (9-1-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 1, 1944) [americavotes1944] [img] Ferguson: Polls By Mrs. Walter Ferguson Elections used to be fun. That was before the polltakers got loose. Now, long before the campaigns start, the analysts tell us just how everything will turn out. We are kept informed to the fraction of a vote about major and minor trend. Week after week Mr. Gallup or Mr. Roper or Mr. Somebody Else, dishes up answers to all our queries. In a world where the means of communications ar…

Election 1944: Gallup faces ‘iron test’ in election this year (9-1-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 1, 1944) [americavotes1944] Gallup faces ‘iron test’ in election this year Pollsters have much to gain or much to lose in making presidential predictions This year’s presidential election, which gives promise of being the closest since the Wilson-Hughes race of 1916, will be an iron test of the accuracy of public opinion polls as conducted by Dr. George Gallup and other political pollsters. So says Amy Porter, staff writer of Collier’s, in an article in th…

Election 1944: GOP protests Georgia action (9-1-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 1, 1944) [americavotes1944] GOP protests Georgia action Chicago, Illinois (UP) – Herbert Brownell Jr., chairman of the Republican National Committee, today appealed to Governor Ellis Arnall of Georgia to “correct the disgraceful situation” created by the refusal of Democratic Secretary of State John B. Wilson to recognize presidential electors certified by the Republican National Convention. Mr. Brownell, in a telegram to Mr. Arnall, described Mr. Wilson’s…

Election 1944: Bricker to speak in Pittsburgh Sept. 19 (9-1-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 1, 1944) [americavotes1944] Bricker to speak here Sept. 19 Governor John W. Bricker of Ohio, Republican candidate for Vice President, will speak in Syria Mosque here Sept. 19, Republican County Chairman James F. Malone announced today. The Bricker rally will be the first major campaign event on the Republican program here. In October, Governor Thomas E. Dewey, presidential nominee, will probably address a rally at Forbes Field. Mr. Bricker will come here a…

Election 1944: Fala not on destroyer, President’s aide says (9-2-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 2, 1944) [americavotes1944] Fala not on destroyer, President’s aide says Washington (UP) – You can take it from Adm. William D. Leahy, as quoted yesterday on the House floor by Democratic Leader John W. McCormack (D-MA), that President Roosevelt’s Scottie dog, Fala, was not left behind in the Aleutian Islands and returned by a specially dispatched destroyer. Mr. McCormack’s refutation brought countercharges from Rep. Harold Knutson (R-MN) that 43,000 gallo…

Election 1944: Browder-Hillman axis seeks more power, says GOP governor (9-2-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 2, 1944) [americavotes1944] Browder-Hillman axis seeks more power, GOP governor says New Deal welcomes ‘political thugs,’ he adds; Truman inconsistent, Governor Martin charges New York (UP) – Governor Andrew F. Schoeppel of Kansas charged last night that the “Browder-Hillman Communist axis,” attempting to “parade under the banner of labor,” was backing the Roosevelt administration for a fourth term because “they want a government in Washington that is inde…

Election 1944: Boston to hear Dewey (9-2-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 3, 1944) [americavotes1944] Boston to hear Dewey Boston, Massachusetts – (Sept. 2) Governor Thomas E. Dewey, Republican presidential nominee, will speak at Mechanics Building here the night of Nov. 1, it was announced today.

Election 1944: Small shift needed, GOP chairman says (9-2-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 3, 1944) [americavotes1944] Small shift needed, GOP chairman says Chicago, Illinois (UP) – (Sept. 2) Herbert Brownell Jr., chairman of the Republican National Committee, believes that a switch of only about four percent of the vote cast in 1940 will be necessary to elect Governor Thomas E. Dewey Nov. 7. The GOP chairman said: There is a much greater defection for the New Deal, particularly in Texas and the border states than is indicated on the surface. …

Election 1944: Politicians or informants? (9-3-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 3, 1944) [americavotes1944] Taylor: Politicians or informants? By Robert Taylor, Press Washington correspondent Washington – The first two witnesses before the House Committee investigating campaign expenditures didn’t produce any startling information about the political activities of pressure groups, but they illustrate the breadth of the committee’s inquiry. They were Sidney Hillman, chairman of the CIO Political Action Committee and its companion Nati…

Election 1944: Thomas to address meeting Thursday (9-4-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 4, 1944) [americavotes1944] Thomas to address meeting Thursday The second of the presidential candidates to come here in this campaign, Norman Thomas, Socialist nominee, will speak at a public meeting in the Fort Pitt Hotel Thursday night. Before the 8:00 p.m. ET rally, sponsored by local officers of the Socialist Party, Mr. Thomas will be a guest at a dinner Socialist leaders said would be given by a group of Allegheny County labor leaders. Mr. Thomas is …

Election 1944: Truman to speak three times in Detroit (9-4-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 4, 1944) [americavotes1944] Truman to speak three times in Detroit Detroit, Michigan (UP) – Senator Harry S. Truman, Democratic candidate for Vice President, said today that if private industry fails to make “proper post-war use” of armament plants for peacetime production the government should operate such factories. The Missouri Senator, bidding for workingmen’s support in President Roosevelt’s fourth-term campaign with three Labor Day speeches in this i…

Election 1944: Wallace to speak (9-5-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 5, 1944) [americavotes1944] Wallace to speak New York – Vice President Henry A. Wallace will speak on behalf of President Roosevelt’s candidacy at a paid admission rally at Madison Square Garden Sept. 21. The Independent Voters’ Committee of the Arts and Sciences for Roosevelt, headed by sculptor Jo Davidson, will sponsor the meeting.

Election 1944: GOP protests letter given to soldiers (9-5-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 5, 1944) [americavotes1944] GOP protests letter given to soldiers President’s message called political By Charles T. Lucey, Scripps-Howard staff writer Washington – All members of the U.S. Army and Marine Corps serving overseas have been given a letter from President Roosevelt either on shipboard or after arriving on foreign soil, it was disclosed today. A White House spokesman acknowledged that political capital may be made of the letter, but he insiste…

Election 1944: Truman stresses reconversion (9-5-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 5, 1944) [americavotes1944] Truman stresses reconversion Seeks labor’s aid in Michigan speeches Detroit, Michigan (UP) – Senator Harry S. Truman, Democratic nominee for Vice President bidding for labor’s support in November, declared tonight that if President Roosevelt is reelected the nation’s armament plants will be converted to post-war goods production, but that if he is defeated they probably will be “junked.” Completing a Labor Day schedule pf three…

Election 1944: More governors to speak tonight (9-5-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 5, 1944) [americavotes1944] More governors to speak tonight New York (UP) – Governors of New Jersey, Michigan and Washington broadcast tonight over a coast-to-coast network in support of Governor Thomas E. Dewey, Republican nominee for President. Governor Walter E. Edge will speak from Atlantic City; Governor Harry F. Kelly from Lansing, and Governor Arthur B. Langlie from Olympia. The 15-minute broadcast will be carried by WCAE at 9:15 p.m. ET. Govern…

Election 1944: Women Democrats map vote drive (9-5-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 5, 1944) [americavotes1944] Women Democrats map vote drive Democratic women in Pennsylvania are planning the “most intensive drive on registration and getting out the vote since women won suffrage,” Mrs. Emma Guffey Miller, Democratic National Committeewoman, announced today. Women Democrats opened their campaign today with a regional conference here and in Oil City, the first of six similar feelings. ‘Democratic Women’s Day’ At these conferences plans wi…

Election 1944: Communists join registration spat (9-5-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 5, 1944) [americavotes1944] Communists join registration spat Communists today joined the Republican-Democratic dispute over the field registration schedules set up by the County Elections Department and the Pittsburgh Registration Commission. Democrats had accused the Republican Registration Commission of juggling the enrollment sites to Republican advantage. Republicans filed similar charges against the Democratic Elections Department. Maximum registrati…

Election 1944: First Lady denies urging social equality of races (9-5-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 5, 1944) [americavotes1944] First Lady denies urging social equality of races Mrs. Roosevelt blames political enemies for distorting her views Evergreen, Alabama (UP) – Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, accusing political enemies of distorting her views, declared in a letter received here today that she did not advocate race social equality. The First Lady pointed out four fundamental rights which, she wrote, belonged to all U.S. citizens, irrespective of color. M…

Election 1944: CIO office union supports Roosevelt (9-6-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 6, 1944) [americavotes1944] CIO office union supports Roosevelt Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (UP) – Delegates to a convention of the United Office and Professional Workers of America (CIO) today were pledged to support the Roosevelt-Truman ticket in an election which they said “will decide the speed of our victory in the war and the path to be followed in the peace.” In passing a resolution presented by the resolutions committee, the delegates praised Roosev…

Election 1944: Senator McCarran wins in close race (9-6-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 6, 1944) [americavotes1944] Senator McCarran wins in close race Reno, Nevada (UP) – U.S. Senator Patrick A. “Pat” McCarran today won the Democratic senatorial nomination for the third time as unofficial returns from yesterday’s primary elections in Nevada gave him an increasing lead over Lieutenant Governor Vail Pittman, Ely publisher and brother of the late Senator Key Pittman. With only 34 scattered precincts to be reported, unofficial tabulations gave M…

Election 1944: Dewey needed to rid nation of ‘bossism,’ GOP governors say (9-6-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 6, 1944) [americavotes1944] Dewey needed to rid nation of ‘bossism,’ GOP governors say Republican candidate can meet trials of post-war era, they assert New York (UP) – The Republican governors of New Jersey, Michigan and Washington, completing a series of nationwide radio addresses on behalf of GOP presidential candidate Thomas E. Dewey, asserted last night that his leadership was essential for the nation to rid itself of “bossism” and “pressure groups” a…

Election 1944: Campaign managers to get special gas (9-6-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 6, 1944) [americavotes1944] Campaign managers to get special gas Washington (UP) – Campaign managers of political candidates for state or federal offices will be given a special gasoline ration equivalent to a “B” book, the Office of Price Administration announced today. This allowance will amount to 325 miles a month on the East Coast, 400 miles on the West Coast and 475 miles in all other sections of the country and will last only until the general elect…

Election 1944: Ex-Senator opposes Clara Bow’s husband (9-7-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 7, 1944) [americavotes1944] Ex-Senator opposes Clara Bow’s husband Reno, Nevada (UP) – Former U.S. Senator Berkeley L. Bunker, who lost two years ago in the Democratic primary, won a victory in Tuesday’s primary contest for representative over incumbent Maurice J. Sullivan, returns showed today. He polled nearly 12,000 votes to Mr. Sullivan’s 8,300 and will meet Rex Bell, one-time movie cowboy and husband of former “it girl” Clara Bow, in November. Mr. Bel…

Election 1944: Norman Thomas hits Roosevelt peace plan (9-7-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 7, 1944) [americavotes1944] Thomas hits Roosevelt peace plan Socialist candidate visits city Norman Thomas, who has had his eye on the White House door for 20 years, came to Pittsburgh today to continue his consistent, if futile, efforts to become the President of the United States. Making his fifth stab at the Presidency on the Socialist ticket, the tall, gray-haired ex-minister is perfectly frank about his chances to beat out President Roosevelt or Gover…

Election 1944: Dewey, Hull agree on ‘waging peace’ (9-7-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 7, 1944) [americavotes1944] Dewey, Hull agree on ‘waging peace’ Washington – A new American attitude on world collaboration has emerged from the Dumbarton Oaks Conference. Governor Thomas E. Dewey, Republican candidate for President, has received through his emissary, John Foster Dulles, a complete picture of the plans for post-war security. He has accepted those plans as being above party politics and agreed with Secretary of State Hull that henceforth th…

Election 1944: ‘Dole economy’ rapped by Dewey (9-7-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 7, 1944) [americavotes1944] ‘Dole economy’ rapped by Dewey Saratoga Springs, New York (UP) – Governor Thomas E. Dewey, in a message to delegates at the annual meeting of the State Industrial Union Council today, assailed those “who seek to perpetuate a dole economy” sand warned that “wage earners of this nation must go forward to an assured peace in which there will be jobs for all.” His message, read to the meeting, made it clear that Governor Dewey wishe…

Election 1944: Cleveland newspaper supports Dewey (9-7-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 7, 1944) [americavotes1944] Cleveland newspaper supports Dewey Cleveland, Ohio (UP) – The Cleveland Plain Dealer, one of the Midwest’s leading morning newspapers, today announced that it would support Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York for President. The Plain Dealer, which backed Wendell Willkie in the 1940 campaign, said that another term for President Roosevelt would bring on “a totalitarian socialist country.”

Election 1944: Bricker to speak (9-7-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 7, 1944) [americavotes1944] Bricker to speak Hartford, Connecticut (UP) – Governor John W. Bricker of Ohio, Republican vice-presidential nominee, will make a major campaign speech at Norwalk, Sept. 23, Republican State Headquarters announced today. The address will be broadcast.

Election 1944: First campaign speech of Governor Dewey (9-7-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 7, 1944) [americavotes1944] On air at 10:00 p.m. – Dewey makes first campaign speech tonight Domestic economy to be stressed Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (UP) – Governor Thomas E. Dewey said today he will open his campaign as Republican presidential nominee tonight with a speech covering the “fundamental issues of the campaign” – which he termed a healthy domestic economy in peacetime. Governor Dewey, in Philadelphia on the first leg of a 6,700-mile cross-…

Election 1944: Wife of Norman Thomas expects never to be First Lady (9-8-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 8, 1944) [americavotes1944] Wife of Socialist Norman Thomas expects never to be First Lady Party won’t like it, but that’s her belief By Jo Ann Healey “I don’t know about the wives of other candidates, but I personally never expect to be the First Lady.” So says Mrs. Norman Thomas, the wife of the Socialist Party’s five-time presidential candidate. She said: Of course, the party wouldn’t like me to express those sentiments, but there they are. Mrs. T…

Election 1944: Dewey building campaign on quiet, local sessions (9-8-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 8, 1944) [americavotes1944] Away from cheering crowds – Dewey building campaign on quiet, local sessions Meetings with Philadelphia leaders mark policy he will follow on 6,700-mile trip By Charles T. Lucey, Scripps-Howard staff writer Aboard Dewey train en route to Louisville, Kentucky – The drama and excitement of Governor Dewey’s bid for the Presidency will be in cheering thousands in great auditoriums and along ticker-taped streets where he rides smil…

Election 1944: Willkie raps both parties as ‘cowards’ (9-8-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 8, 1944) [americavotes1944] Willkie raps both parties as ‘cowards’ Foreign policy plans assailed By Lyle C. Wilson, United Press staff writer Washington – Wendell L. Willkie today charged President Roosevelt and Governor Thomas E. Dewey equally with political cowardice for their share of responsibility in shaping the foreign relations planks of the Democratic and Republican platforms. In an article timed to hit the newsstands as Republican presidential c…

Election 1944: PAC called foe of democracy (9-8-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 8, 1944) [americavotes1944] PAC called foe of democracy Louisville, Kentucky (UP) – Miss Marion E. Martin, assistant chairman of the GOP National Committee, today warned the meeting of the National Federation of Women’s Republican Clubs here that the CIO’s Political Action Committee is engaged in a “long-range program to subvert democracy.” Miss Martin declared: The PAC is employing Nazi tactics by urging that pupils in California grade schools be taught…

Election 1944: Senator Davis makes plea for ‘sound’ peace (9-8-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 8, 1944) [americavotes1944] Davis makes plea for ‘sound’ peace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – (special) The American people are determined to win a post-war peace which “cannot be a New Deal peace, a Democratic peace or even a Republican peace,” U.S. Senator James J. Davis (R-PA), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told the first Dewey campaign audience last night. He said: The people of America will not be content merely with the winning of…

Election 1944: Dewey says war best deal for Roosevelt and comrades (9-8-44)

Völkischer Beobachter (September 9, 1944) Präsidentschaftskandidat Dewey stellt fest: Krieg bestes Geschäft für Roosevelt und Genossen vb. Berlin, 8. September – In einer Rede erklärte der republikanische Kandidat für die Präsidentenwahl Gouverneur Thomas Dewey: „New Deal hat Angst vor dem Frieden. Die Verwaltung weiß, daß der Krieg mit seinem ganzen tragischen Gefolge von Tod und Zerstörung das einzige ist, das sie gerettet hat.“ Er bestätigt damit, daß Roosevelt die USA bewusst in den K…

Election 1944: Governor Dewey outlines way to keep peace (9-9-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 9, 1944) [americavotes1944] Governor Dewey outlines way to keep peace Opposes secrecy in world affairs Aboard Dewey campaign train (UP) – The Republican Party was pledged today by presidential candidate Thomas E. Dewey to nonpartisan efforts to shape and maintain world peace. Mr. Dewey voiced the pledge last night in a nationwide radio address, the second of seven major speeches scheduled in a three-week coast-to-coast campaign tour. He spoke before the c…

Election 1944: Byrnes denies ‘keeping’ troops (9-9-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 9, 1944) [americavotes1944] Byrnes denies ‘keeping’ troops Washington (UP) – The Roosevelt administration is already on record as favoring dismissal of men from the Armed Forces “when military needs no longer require them” and has given “no consideration” to keeping men in the Army for economic reasons, according to War Mobilization Director James F. Byrnes. Asked to reply to charges of Republican presidential nominee Thomas E. Dewey that the administratio…

Election 1944: New ‘action’ group to support Dewey (9-9-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 9, 1944) [americavotes1944] New ‘action’ group to support Dewey New York (UP) – A war veterans’ political action committee has been organized to support the Republican presidential candidacy of Governor Thomas E. Dewey. The committee, with headquarters in the Hotel Lexington, will organize veterans of both World Wars. It has no connections with the CIO’s Political Action Committee supporting the Democrats.

Election 1944: Campaign violation laid to Rep. Fulbright (9-9-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 9, 1944) [americavotes1944] Campaign violation laid to Fulbright Little Rock, Arkansas (UP) – A Senate subcommittee investigating campaign expenditures was told here yesterday that Rep. J. W. Fulbright (D-AR) spent $74,190 – almost three times the legal limit – in his successful campaign for Democratic nomination as U.S. Senator from Arkansas. Archie House, Little Rock lawyer and treasurer for Mr. Fulbright’s campaign committee, testified that Mr. Fulbrigh…

Election 1944: Governor Bricker accepts GOP VP nomination (9-9-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 9, 1944) [americavotes1944] Governor Bricker to ‘accept’ in speech tonight New Deal abuses liberties, he says Mitchell, Indiana (UP) – Governor John W. Bricker of Ohio, Republican vice-presidential nominee, today charged the Roosevelt administration with “threatening, abusing and trammeling” essential American liberties as guaranteed in the Bill of Rights. Mr. Bricker, en route to French Lick, Indiana, where he will formally accept the GOP vice-presidenti…

Election 1944: Governor Dewey expects ‘fill-in’ from Québec (9-9-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 10, 1944) [americavotes1944] Governor Dewey expects ‘fill-in’ from Québec Looks to session of Roosevelt, Churchill Lansing, Michigan (UP) – (Sept. 9) Governor Thomas E. Dewey, carrying his campaign for the Presidency into his native Michigan, said tonight that he expected to be kept “fully informed” on conversations between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill as a step toward maintaining a nonpartisan approach to international security…

Election 1944: Hillman renews attack on Dewey (9-9-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 10, 1944) [americavotes1944] Hillman renews attack on Dewey Saratoga Springs, New York (UP) – (Sept. 9) Sidney Hillman, chairman of the CIO Political Action Committee, said in an address today that Thomas E. Dewey, Republican presidential nominee, is “a man who has so far shown that he has neither principles, policies nor practical experience of his own.” He told the New York State CIO convention that Mr. Dewey “merely reflects the policies of the Old Guard …

Election 1944: J. David Stern predicts victory (9-9-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 10, 1944) [americavotes1944] Stern predicts victory Washington – (Sept. 9) J. David Stern, publisher of The Philadelphia Record, predicted after a conference with President Roosevelt today that the Chief Executive would carry Pennsylvania in November.

Election 1944: Lewis may state Presidency views (9-11-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 11, 1944) [americavotes1944] Lewis may state Presidency views UMW chief will keynote convention By Lyle C. Wilson, United Press staff writer Washington – Watch tomorrow’s meeting of the United Mine Workers of America convention in Cincinnati for a tip on John L. Lewis’ presidential campaign year plans and views. Mr. Lewis, UMW president, will keynote the convention tomorrow. His speech should indicate how active he expects to be, if at all, in the campai…

Election 1944: Daniel Tobin reappointed (9-9-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 10, 1944) [americavotes1944] Tobin reappointed New York – (Sept. 9) Robert E. Hannegan, Democratic National Committee chairman, today announced the reappointment of Daniel J. Tobin, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (AFL), as head of the Labor Division of the Democratic Campaign Committee. Mr. Tobin had held the same post during President Roosevelt’s previous election campaigns.

Election 1944: Dewey Short blasts ‘Commander-in-Chief’ theme (9-9-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 19, 1944) [americavotes1944] Dewey Short blasts ‘Commander-in-Chief,’ indispensable theme ‘How did country exist before Roosevelt?’ he asks in speech condemning New Dealers By Kermit McFarland Opening another drive to swing Pennsylvania from the Roosevelt column in the November election, the Republican State Committee here yesterday launched a campaign of unrestrained bitterness against the New Deal and all its cohorts. Leading the attack in a keynote speec…

Election 1944: Administration failed people, Dewey claims (9-11-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 11, 1944) [americavotes1944] On matter of war – Administration failed people, Dewey claims President did nothing to prepare, he says Des Moines, Iowa (UP) – Governor Thomas E. Dewey charged here today that the Roosevelt administration “did absolutely nothing to prepare the American people for war.” Mr. Dewey made the charge in a news conference shortly after his arrival here for conferences with party leaders. He added that the administration now claims …

Election 1944: Democratic leaders convene in Chicago (9-11-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (September 11, 1944) [americavotes1944] Democratic leaders convene in Chicago Chicago, Illinois (UP) – Democratic leaders from 22 Midwestern and Southern states opened a three-day meeting today with officials of the National Campaign Headquarters. National Chairman Robert E. Hannegan told the group that the conference would “develop in detail a state-by-state program to assure a maximum registration and a maximum outturn at the polls in November.”

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