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February 9, 1949
The Key West Citizen
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
What is this article about?
Republicans and some Democrats in Washington interpret Governor Thomas E. Dewey's speech at a Lincoln Day dinner as indicating he has no further presidential aspirations, viewing himself as an 'elder statesman.' He urges the Republican Party to adopt more liberal policies for success.
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Republicans
Think
Dewey
Has No Further Aspiration
To Run Again For President
Thus
They Viewed His
Remark
He Is Now
"Elder
Statesman";
Liberalism
Needed
The
Associated Press
WASHINGTON
Feb
9.
Many
Republicans
and
some
Democrats
here
discussed the
speech
Governor Thomas E. Dewey
made last night at a Lincoln
Day dinner
Several Republican leaders, including
senators,
said they considered
Dewey's
statement that
he had
graduated into a class of
an
elder
statesman"
to
mean
that he had
no further thought
of seeking for the presidency
Some
Republicans added that,
were
his
assertion
construed
rightly.
his stand
was similar to
that entertained by a great majority of
Republican leaders.
They feel confident that Dewey
will not be up for nomination in
1952, and that, in the event his
name is submitted to the convention, he will not receive the nomination.
Old-line Republicans did not
relish Dewey's remarks that too
many Republicans are living in
the past. He said that the Republican party should be more
liberal, and added that any Republicans who could not see their
way clear to support liberal policies, should get out of the party.
Success, he asserted, will come
to the Republican party when it
hitches its wagon to social progress
While that progress has
been going on, too many Republicans
have continued to be
static.
Think
Dewey
Has No Further Aspiration
To Run Again For President
Thus
They Viewed His
Remark
He Is Now
"Elder
Statesman";
Liberalism
Needed
The
Associated Press
WASHINGTON
Feb
9.
Many
Republicans
and
some
Democrats
here
discussed the
speech
Governor Thomas E. Dewey
made last night at a Lincoln
Day dinner
Several Republican leaders, including
senators,
said they considered
Dewey's
statement that
he had
graduated into a class of
an
elder
statesman"
to
mean
that he had
no further thought
of seeking for the presidency
Some
Republicans added that,
were
his
assertion
construed
rightly.
his stand
was similar to
that entertained by a great majority of
Republican leaders.
They feel confident that Dewey
will not be up for nomination in
1952, and that, in the event his
name is submitted to the convention, he will not receive the nomination.
Old-line Republicans did not
relish Dewey's remarks that too
many Republicans are living in
the past. He said that the Republican party should be more
liberal, and added that any Republicans who could not see their
way clear to support liberal policies, should get out of the party.
Success, he asserted, will come
to the Republican party when it
hitches its wagon to social progress
While that progress has
been going on, too many Republicans
have continued to be
static.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Dewey Speech
Republican Party
Elder Statesman
Liberalism
Presidential Nomination
Lincoln Day Dinner
What entities or persons were involved?
Thomas E. Dewey
Where did it happen?
Washington
Story Details
Key Persons
Thomas E. Dewey
Location
Washington
Event Date
Feb 9
Story Details
Governor Dewey's speech at Lincoln Day dinner declares him an 'elder statesman' with no further presidential ambitions; he calls for Republican Party to embrace liberalism and social progress, prompting mixed reactions from party leaders confident he won't seek 1952 nomination.