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D35511-7
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- 1948-09-27 (Creation)
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Large crowd greets New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey, Republican Presidential candidate, appearing with Mrs. Dewey on platform of "Victory Special" during a 15 minute stop at Union Station. This was the governor's first visit to Tacoma. 46-year-old Dewey had secured a national reputation for racket-busting as New York county district attorney when he successfully prosecuted the crime syndicate, Murder, Inc. Thomas Dewey had lost the 1944 presidential election to Franklin Delano Roosevelt; he would suffer an unexpected defeat in the 1948 elections by Roosevelt's successor, Harry S. Truman. (T. Times, 9-27-48, p. 1, T. Times, 9-28-48, p. 1) ALBUM 2.
Presidential elections--Tacoma--1940-1950; Whistle-stop campaigning--Tacoma; Dewey, Thomas E., 1902-1971; Dewey, Frances;