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DEWEY GETS THE NOMINATION Tathay Pacific
Rivals Concede After Second Ballot Republican Break From To Reduce
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Philadelphio, Juno-24-
Thomas E. Dewey was nominated for President of the United
Power Of The Lords
London, June 24. Parliament is to meet special-
States tonight by the Republican National Convention.
The 46-year-old. New York Governor crashed
through to victory on the third ballot. Governor Boway had led from the start, sprintingly in September to enable
aland of á púck of rivals through one ballot in the afternoon, plċking up power on the second, and then defying his competitors to figure out any way to catch him during a two and a half hour rocess.
Markos Uses More Troops
Athens, June 24. General Markos, the guerilla leader," was reported today- to have thrown 1,000 reinforce- ments into the defence of his northern Greece stronghold
Nestorion, while near
his guerillas mined the highway
which
was over
King Paul driving to the front line, forcing a change of route.
The mined road was between Kastoria and Keranin, the battle headquarters of the Greek Army Corps making the horse-shop around the Mount Gram- sw.cep mos área.
By the time the recens hud- ¡Staksen 187, Senator Vandenberg dling, frantic telephoning and 02, Mr. Warren 50, General Mac- caucusing was over, delegates Arthur 11.
in New
the Becond ballot, Me. were stampeding to the Yorker.
Dewey led with 515 votes, ac- And
then rival candidates cording to offelal ballot returns, one by one turned their bup- votes required for nomination.
But still lacked thik nécessary 548] Jooed, frédu portera vota KA they pleated HD It Dié d thám nỉ là v für Dewey.
them to
The fat Stale to vote in the Convention-Aintama-gave nint votes for Mr. Dowey and five for Benator Taft,
There were Senator Robert A.
The positions of the lenders in Taft of Ohio, who ran second the the second ballot were: Mr. drst two times around the course Lewey 515, Senator Taft 274, Mr. Governor Earl Warren of Call-Slasten 119, Senator Vandenberg fornia, former Governor Harold 62, Mr. Warren 57. E. Stassen of Minnesota.
There
Vanden- were Arthur berg, Michigan Senator and all the rest.
Senator Raymond Baldwin of
-gave - up.........
Connecticut- favourite son.
The little following of General Douglas MacArthur wis cast
On the southern prong of the horse-shoe-on the Konitza front - Army detachments claimed to have cleared up areas of gueril- las as far as the Albanian fron-loase. And then the roll call
lier after capturing three heights.
key
They said they were attacked by guerilins from Albania.
Government forces with bomb- er support continued to attack in the Nestorion sector, at the northern end of the front, an Army communique sald-Reuter.
BANDOENG VIOLENCE
Batavia, June 24. Armed attackers derailed and shot-up the Bundaeng ex- press, causing the death of at least 10 people yesterday, Dutch sources said here today. The attack was the latest inci-
Was Just 1 routine formality. The rules required 11. «
New Hampshire, with eight votes, had the privilege of pul- ting Governor Deway definitely across.
Unanimous Vote
It took 548 out of the conven- tion'a total of 1,031 votes to make It sure. New Hampshire's votes made it-554.
Actually, the third ballot end- ed with 1,004 voler for Dewey.
There was not one dissenting vole.
The Convention then went in- to recess until 1.38 p.m. (GMT) at the suggestion of the anti- Dewey faction-Associated Press, United Press and Reuter.
B
bill reducing the powers of the House of Lords to be passed into law, despite the House of of Lords' opposillon, before the end of the present Parliament
in 1950.
Mr. Harbert Morrison, loader of the House of Commons, an- nounced this In the House of Commons today. A bill opposed by the House of Lords may be- come law it passed three times by the House of Commons with in two years of its second read- ing in the House of Commons.
Therefore a special session will allow this to be còne.
credited The Government is with the Intention of introducing a bill to nallonalise the iron and steel Industry in the autumn.
Mr. Morrison said Parliament' will be proro
The prorogued in July. King will open the extra session on September 14. It would last about 10 days.
The new 1048-49 session was, he said, expected to start on
| Uctober 26-Reuter
PROMISES UNITY TO MEET CHALLENGE
Mr.
Philadelphia, June 24. Thomas E. Dewey accepted the Re- publican nomination for President today with a promise to "unite our Party and our country -in-meeting-the-grave-challenge-of-our-time.
The New York Governor was accompanied to the Convention hall by Mrs. Dewey. They rode in the big black New York State executive car. Mr. Dewey's close assistants, police officers and newspapermen followed.
Herbert E. Brownalt, Dewey. campaign manager, was beam- ing all over the platform 'and anying the New York, Governor has no choles yet for, Vice
President. Ho cald
As Mr Dewey left the Belle of our Republican administro- there to would be a meating tonight
vue Stratford Hotel, large lon", promising to lead. the toun- look over a collection of pas-crowd gave him a tremendous try to the unity it "tragically"
ovation. nell would mention no Brownell
dent ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄wave-of-lawlessness-ut-- ...nibilities.
tributed by a Dutch spokesman
needs.
added that---froa Mr. Dowey
mus! everywhere
labour
ogether-to-keep-freedom-alive-
That's the next President" and But the delegates spd-"That's the boy, Tom", some of men, names. a "Communist influence" coming from outside tudonesia and partly culated on Representative Charles them shouted,
E. Halleck of Indiana, who A great cheer arose in the hall "Unity in each course must be trom within Indonesia,
which might make the Dutch-Republi-wung alt Indiana's 28 voles to when he entered through the din, the chief cornerstone of peace,"
Governor Dewey: Governor War-linguished-visitors gallery at 0.18 he said. "Peace won at the can politient negotiations "very ren and Governor Dwight M. p.
pence of liberty is difficult,"
Green of Illinois.
Mr. Dewey was serious, buidearly bought. Such peace would silli bult amiling an Rep. Martin not endure,
All Over
Unofficial reports said the dead in the rall crash included a Dutch. Air Force caplain and that · 10
Sweating delegates packed into people were injured, but the final casualty figues might be higher.
the big convention chamber howled their approval of the The train was derailed two miles east of Tikampek, 40 miles man they feel dead certain will suotheast of Batavia. Telephone this
bring them victory in November
time. and lélegraph fines were cut at the same time.-Reuter.
Conscription Bill Signed
of
gavelled for order.
Rep. Martin Introduced him by saying that he would lead this country on the path to peace and prosperity"
conf.
ex-
peace too
He then called for a world order founded upon Justice and righteousness" No. bring about peaceful world of that kind, he anid, "is the crowning task to
In this
The Republican nom
nominico said century had been marred by bit- ter defents in the ancient struggle men to live together in poate, security and understanding.
"We must learn to do better," declared Mr. Dewey.
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Mr. Dewey began speaking Im-which we dedicate ourselves". mediately after a short round of
mankind's achievements "No," die-hard Stassen zup- applause. porters bellowed through the "I thank you with all my heart hall when the popular former for your friendship and Governor of Minnesota dropped dence," he told rapturously cheer his fight and promised all-outing Convention delegates. "I am ald to Dewey.
profoundly sensible of the res- Kim Governor
Sigler
ponsibility that goes with it.
"I secópt your nomination. In Michigan was next to announce all humility, I pray God that I that Senator Arthur Vandenberg Washington, June 24. of Michigan hail asked him to may deserve this opportunity to
---He said the Republicans-pro- posed to President Harry Truman to-toin "most heartily" In support serve our country.
carry forward "the great technological gains of our all over. San Miguel Brewery Hongkong; Ltd dry signed the US peacetime ing Dewey. When Taft did the draft bill and two appropria- It was Dewey again, just as it
We shall harness the unim tions measures that give more was four years ogỏ. And for the "I come to you unfettered br than US$10,000,000,000 to
the first time in its history, the Re-14 single obligation or promise to aginable possibilities of Army, Navy and Air Force.
gojany living person, free to Join energy to bring men and women publican Party decided to The President's action on the along with a man who won
a with
In selecting to serve larger, fuller life. But there is draft measure.makes it law and nomination but lost Presir tatlon tha Anest men
and something more important than women In the nation, frea to all this, with all the energy, in- stops the flood of unlistments in deřitial raco.
unile our Party and pur country which the mortal heart and mind telligence • and determination the National Guard and reserves by men 19 through 25 seeking to
In meeting the grave challenge of sidestep
can summon to the task, we must. tep induction into
On the first nomination ballot our time." the gular services. Between 200,000 dates with 454 votes-114 short lenas to attack problems base
000 tonight, Mr. Dewey led all candi- He then called on the Repub. and 250,000 men are expected to of the required majority.
ting the country "with a unity be drafted in the first year.
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The positions of the leaders, which is abova recriinination, bicgsings of treedom and opport The first defence measure sign-out of the first ballot were, Mr. above partisanship, above oalf- ed today way the Navy money Dewey 434, Senator Taft 224, Mr. interest," bill totalling US$3,749,058,250 for
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country's only hope."
An Error Of
Judgment
"Mere victory in the election is
unity."United Press.
not our task or our purpose," con-
Bricker To Run tinued Mr Dewey, “Our taak is Genator Bricker will probably to all-our-victory-with-such run for Vice-President.. meaning that mankind evary. A member of the Ohio delega- where yearning for freedom will tion and one of the strategiats take heart and move forward out for Senator Robert Taft, said: of this desperate darkness into the Arrangements for Senator light of freedom's promise."
to receive the Vice-
Brichter
it ha been a difficult choice in Presidential nomination have al- an honourable contest," said Mr randy been worked out. He will Dewey. It has been a stirring accept." demonstration of the life, vitality Senator Bricker was Governor bloals of our Republican Dewey's 1844 running mate, Ho placed Senator Tatï's name -in
··Los Angeles, June 24. A government witness at the" Lreason trial of T6ity Tolfio-Party ya Kawakita related today. He said also that it had been nomination at the present con- "Although a free economy is how he had called the Call- a hard night, filled with "pirited vention and it was he who also most suited to the Ifallat tem- tornia-rated Japanese a dirty his let no one be mland You Taft would withdraw in favour greement and, hot argument announced tonight that Senator perament there are certain re- Hâine” ̈ In Spanish without forms
Have given moving and dramatic of Governor Dewey, must put througò, | realising” that. Kawakita we
Senator Bricker retired from too proof of how Americans who which the rich will have to ac spoke Spanish cept. I am sure n auffélent per-
honestly ditir clase zaliki and the Governorship of Ohio at the Kawakilä, charged with remove forward for the nation's end of 1044 after serving thres centage agree that it is the pealest paults on Americans in wellbelig, shoulder to shoulder. consecutive two-year terins, Ha
the drainése beydma prison But from my experience there camp, was reared in Calexico on peace, our bedsparity, the very
For tonight, our future-our was elected to the Senate in 1948. He came to Philadelphia, this are just as many who do not, ahil | the California-Mexico border. are prepared to fight for their Marcus Real of Santa Fe; the fate of freedom-hangs in pre-week as chairman of the Ohlo delegation of 44 members pledged "rights" by all means, ut their Government wiiness, said that
to Senator Taft - Adsociated disposal-delaying, obstructing, when he called Kawakita athe
Press lobbying, solicilous of ho onos, name, the Japanese hit him on Interests, but their own.
the head with club. On an
Mr. Dewey stetised the United
~~~~ Flexie June 20. And in the present full, thin other pecasion, he said, Kawakita State role in the prisárvallas of
The Communist led Gonerál their strength uni-shoved, bim and two other gyd: posce. He said that the Conven- Confederation of Labou today tropaired, fibi iniinud late in-soners into a cesspool stiers. The son had adopted a "mamificent called a half day
chly guessed at, wolt
workers been charged with platform, proclaiming the rule of all Italian industrid Riny Algh of failure of the Gov-stealing food from a warehouse. pasts: that will mark our lead for June 26, to protest against, ernment's part to carry out their ··Real· admitted, on defence last and certain conicavour in p breakdown of negotiatipus declared programme of reform, questioning that ho, had in ins, fearful world.”
manufacturers for higher salaries to rally the country to their tanae hatred of. Kawaklizmasi * This platform, according to Bit. and greater family allowances. standard.
[Hoolated: Pros84,
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