1948 Republican National Convention
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The 1948 Republican National Convention was held at the Municipal Auditorium, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from June 21 to June 25, 1948.
New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey had paved the way to win the Republican presidential nomination in the primaries where he had beaten Minnesota Governor Harold E. Stassen and the victorious World War II General Douglas MacArthur. In Philadelphia he was nominated on the third ballot over the opposition from die-hard conservative Ohio Senator Robert A. Taft, from the future "minister of peace" Harold E. Stassen of Pennsylvania, Michigan Senator Arthur Vandenberg and California Governor Earl Warren. Warren was nominated for Vice President. Together they went on to narrowly lose the general election to Democrats Harry S. Truman and Alben W. Barkley.
[edit] The Platform
- Reduction of the public debt
- Federal aid to states for slum clearance and low-cost housing
- Extension of Social Security benefits
- A federal anti-lynching law
- Federal civil rights legislation
- Abolition of the poll tax
- A crackdown on domestic Communism
- Recognition of the state of Israel
- International arms control "on basis of reliable disciplines against bad faith".
[edit] Candidates before and under the Convention
- Harold E. Stassen (Pennsylvania)
- Robert A. Taft (Ohio)
- Douglas MacArthur (Washington D.C)
- Earl Warren (California)
- Arthur Vandenberg (Michigan)
- Riley A. Bender (Illinois)
[edit] See also
| Preceded by 1944 Chicago, Illinois |
Republican National Conventions | Succeeded by 1952 Chicago, Illinois |
