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October 8, 1944
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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Negro Republican leaders at a Chicago conference last week endorsed Gov. Thomas E. Dewey for president, praising his concern for colored people and criticizing Democratic policies, while predicting a strong GOP victory in November.
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Testimonials Vow Support Of Thomas E. Dewey
GOP Leaders Plot Victory For November
CHICAGO (ANP)—Testimonials voicing support of Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, GOP presidential nominee, and the Republican cause were made here last week during a Republican conference of Negro GOP politicians, representing various parts of the middlewest and southern areas.
The New York governor was endorsed as a supporter "in the cause of the free man."
Dr. S. D. Redmond, chairman of the Mississippi Republican state committee, told the conference that "in such states where the ballot is not free, the Democratic party has disfranchised us."
Dewey, according to A. G. W. Sango, Tulsa, Okla., "have given more heart to the Negro than any candidate through the years. He seems bigger than partisanship."
Cornelius R. Richardson, Richmond, Ind., lawyer, said, "he represents all that is best and can be hoped for, regardless of race and color. The victory in November will be 10 times greater than that for Willkie in 1940. Treatment of our soldiers is such as to turn every thinking colored man and woman against the subterfuges of the New Deal."
"After the election, we will have under Dewey, a free country or if he loses, simply a land where men merely exist," remarked Perry W. Howard, a Republican national committeeman.
Roscoe C. Grant, member of the Tennessee Republican state committee for the Nashville district, expressed optimism regarding the November election. He predicted Tennessee "would surprise the natives in November."
Others who attended the conference and gave Dewey testimonials in support of the GOP cause were Perry B. Jackson, Cleveland; J. Kinley Wilson, grand exalted ruler of the Elks; Charles A. Roxborough, Detroit lawyer; George W. Lawrence, executive secretary of the western headquarters and Roscoe Conkling Simmons, a national Republican figure.
"Nothing so heartens our cause," said Werner W. Schroeder, Republican national committeeman, white, "as the enthusiasm of our colored fellow citizens. They have always been able to sense sincerity and ability in men."
Samuel McKelvie, white, western manager of the Dewey campaign, said: "No man in our day and time has been as deeply concerned over problems faced by our colored people as Gov. Dewey."
GOP Leaders Plot Victory For November
CHICAGO (ANP)—Testimonials voicing support of Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, GOP presidential nominee, and the Republican cause were made here last week during a Republican conference of Negro GOP politicians, representing various parts of the middlewest and southern areas.
The New York governor was endorsed as a supporter "in the cause of the free man."
Dr. S. D. Redmond, chairman of the Mississippi Republican state committee, told the conference that "in such states where the ballot is not free, the Democratic party has disfranchised us."
Dewey, according to A. G. W. Sango, Tulsa, Okla., "have given more heart to the Negro than any candidate through the years. He seems bigger than partisanship."
Cornelius R. Richardson, Richmond, Ind., lawyer, said, "he represents all that is best and can be hoped for, regardless of race and color. The victory in November will be 10 times greater than that for Willkie in 1940. Treatment of our soldiers is such as to turn every thinking colored man and woman against the subterfuges of the New Deal."
"After the election, we will have under Dewey, a free country or if he loses, simply a land where men merely exist," remarked Perry W. Howard, a Republican national committeeman.
Roscoe C. Grant, member of the Tennessee Republican state committee for the Nashville district, expressed optimism regarding the November election. He predicted Tennessee "would surprise the natives in November."
Others who attended the conference and gave Dewey testimonials in support of the GOP cause were Perry B. Jackson, Cleveland; J. Kinley Wilson, grand exalted ruler of the Elks; Charles A. Roxborough, Detroit lawyer; George W. Lawrence, executive secretary of the western headquarters and Roscoe Conkling Simmons, a national Republican figure.
"Nothing so heartens our cause," said Werner W. Schroeder, Republican national committeeman, white, "as the enthusiasm of our colored fellow citizens. They have always been able to sense sincerity and ability in men."
Samuel McKelvie, white, western manager of the Dewey campaign, said: "No man in our day and time has been as deeply concerned over problems faced by our colored people as Gov. Dewey."
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Justice
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Dewey Endorsement
Republican Conference
Negro Gop
Political Testimonials
1944 Election
What entities or persons were involved?
Thomas E. Dewey
Dr. S. D. Redmond
A. G. W. Sango
Cornelius R. Richardson
Perry W. Howard
Roscoe C. Grant
Perry B. Jackson
J. Kinley Wilson
Charles A. Roxborough
George W. Lawrence
Roscoe Conkling Simmons
Werner W. Schroeder
Samuel Mckelvie
Where did it happen?
Chicago
Story Details
Key Persons
Thomas E. Dewey
Dr. S. D. Redmond
A. G. W. Sango
Cornelius R. Richardson
Perry W. Howard
Roscoe C. Grant
Perry B. Jackson
J. Kinley Wilson
Charles A. Roxborough
George W. Lawrence
Roscoe Conkling Simmons
Werner W. Schroeder
Samuel Mckelvie
Location
Chicago
Event Date
Last Week
Story Details
At a Republican conference of Negro GOP politicians in Chicago, leaders from the Midwest and South endorsed Gov. Thomas E. Dewey as the presidential nominee, praising his support for free men and Negroes, criticizing Democratic disfranchisement, and predicting a major victory in November over the New Deal.