Friday, April 12, 2013

Republican Party Nominees in 1944

This 28-page document was put out by the Republican Party of Nebraska  on it's Nominees and the Republican Party Platform ahead of the November 7, 1944 election. It includes a message from A. T. Howard, Chairman of the State Republican Party; Pictures and write-ups on Thomas E. Dewey, Governor of New York for President, John W. Bricker Governor of Ohio for VP, Dwight Griswold for re-election to Governor of Nebraska. Nebraska had 4 congressional districts at that time. Carl  T. Curtis, Howard Buffett,   Karl Stefan and A. L. Miller were all running for re-election. The full slate of State level candidates are listed. They include: Roy William Johnson, Lt. Gov.; Frank Marsh, Sec'y of State; Ray C. Johnson, Auditor; Carl G. Swanson, Treasurer; Walter R. Johnson, Attorney General; Duane T. Swanson, Railway Commissioner.  It wasn't until the election of '46 that I was able to vote for the first time. My Dad told me that if I didn't know anything about either of the candidates, to vote for the one who's name ended in "son". It is obvious that many people must have followed that rational. The Frank Marsh and Ray C. Johnson were later followed by relatives with the same name without many voters recognizing the change.
Here is the page on Howard Buffett, the Republican candidate for his 2nd term from the 2nd District. He was Warren's Father. While Warren makes reference to his living in Washington, D. C. as a young man, I have never seen much about his Father's political career. Carl Curtis went on to serve as a Nebraska Senator for several terms after many years as a Congressman. He and Roman Hruska were the Nebraska Senators during much of our time in D. C. We would visit with them frequently at our Nebraska Society Meetings that the Congregational Delegation usually attended. Those were the days and nights. 

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