Word: deweyism
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Both contestants freely admitted the faults of their candidates. Cherington termed his defense of Dewey "a bleak task indeed," while Beer admitted that President Truman had "committed himself right into the gutter" on such issues as civil rights...
Cherington, who admitted regret that he could not vote for Franklin D. Roosevelt next Tuesday, maintained that in the face of a return to government by Congress "Mr. Dewey is more likely to be a success in the mid-twentieth century American Presidency." He cited Dewey's ability to organize good executive staffs as District Attorney and Governor of New York...
Five Faculty members will debate the merits of Dewey, Truman, and Wallace in the third Law School Forum of the year at Rindge Tech auditorium tonight at 8 p.m. "The Faculty Votes--'48 Elections" is the official title of the discussion, and Professors Warren A. Seavey, W. Barton Leach, Mark de Wolfe Howe, and Zechariah Chafee of the Law School will speak, as well as Associate Professor John Ciardi of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences...
Professor Seavey, a former Dean of the Law School at the University of Nebraska, will uphold the Republicans on the theory that "Dewey, even in sneakers, is better than all the rest...
Professors Charles R. Cherington and Samuel H. Beer will speak for Dewey and Truman respectively in a special pre-election meeting of the graduate political group...