Word: deweyism
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...Candidate Truman was most infuriated by Candidate Tom Dewey's refusal to take his bait and get into a slugging match with...
...President and his advisers are among Tom Dewey's most eager radio listeners-and his most disappointed. The Democratic National Committee's poverty also angers the presidential party; while the Republicans and Henry Wallace can afford radio time, Candidate Truman goes unheard on the networks...
Reporters dubbed him "the poor man's candidate." He addressed 400 A.F.L. unionists in Bridgeport, Conn., the annual convention of the United Hebrew Trades in Atlantic City, a Liberal Party meeting in New York. In Worcester, Mass, he lit into Dewey's statement on atomic energy: "Someone should point out to the governor of New York that it was the 'dead hand' of Government which created the atomic bomb." His good temper was unfailing. Asked by New Haven reporters if he thought the ticket was going to win, he retorted with a grin: "Certainly. What...
...fully believe that Dewey will be in the White House," he continued, "but I don't think the fight will be over." Voters should still support Wallace to build the third party, Matthiessen said...
Professor Matthiessen, noted as an expert in U. S. civilization, said that Wallace understood American far better than his two opponents, Truman and Dewey. His real opposition, Matthiessen added, came from those who "fear his stand on equality...