Republican Candidates for the Presidency, 1940

Archive Report

Note

The right to reproduce material contained in Editorial Research Reports is strictly reserved to the newspaper clients of the service. Verbatim use of such material by others will be permitted only upon written authorization of the editor.

Richard M. Bockhel,Editor.

Dewey-Vandenberg Primary Contests

Capture by Thomas E, Dewey, in the April 2 primary, of all of Wisconsin's 24 delegates to the Republican national convention1 boomed the New Yorker's candidacy for the presidency and had a dampening effect on Senator Van-denberg's prospects of obtaining the nomination. Postmaster General Farley, who enjoys a reputation for accuracy in political prophecy, predicted, March 28, that if Dewey won the Wisconsin primary, he would be nominated at Philadelphia. Other political observers had held, before the primary, that consideration of Vandenberg as a ...

locked icon

Sign in to access this content

Get a 30 day FREE TRIAL

  • Watch videos from a variety of sources bringing classroom topics to life
  • Read modern, diverse business cases
  • Explore hundreds of books and reference titles