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Republicans streamed into Philadelphia this week with a sense of determination and high purpose. The scent of victory was in the air. For the 24th National Republican Convention would do more than pick its candidate for the 1948 campaign. After 16 years of Democratic rule, Republicans were almost certainly choosing the next President of the United States.
As the big moment approached, no candidate could claim anywhere near a majority of solid, blitz-proof delegates. Like its well-remembered counterpart of 1940, this would be an open convention. Most of the convention's...
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