Karl Kae Knecht Cartoon

Description: Republican National Convention. A telegraph editor waits as a story comes through the Associated Press teletype news service. The first two letters are CH; he expects it to be Cherbourg but it turns out to be Chicago. Convention program: speeches, talks, prayers, preliminaries, preambles--but no nomination yet. Delegates promises Public that they will ballot tomorrow. Illinois Governor Green announces that the state will buy $5 million in war bonds.
Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971; Warren, Earl, 1891-1974; Green, Dwight H. (Dwight Herbert), 1897-1958
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Here it is--. Telegraph editors. Fellow citizen. Governor Warrens Keynote Speech. And look D--another D-Day or will it be--Dew-ee. A.P. Teletype news. CH. I thought it was to be Cherbourg. Chicago. 23d National Republican Convention Program. Gets going with Oodles of speeches, talks, Preliminaries, preambles, prayers, and the PLATFORM etc. Dont fret, bear with us, well BALLOT tomorrow. Chicago Welcomes You. Public. Delegates. Illinois takes $5,000,000 worth of 5th War Loan Bonds. Highlight of our neighbor Governor Green of Illinois address of welcome to the delegates. No live elephant around. Yeah, and same again July 19 with Democrats.
Origin: 2014
Created By: Karl Kae Knecht
Source: http://digital.evpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/karlknecht/id/1560
Collection: Karl K. Knecht Collection
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Subjects: Politics
Elections
National Affairs
Evansville (Ind.) -- History -- Caricatures and cartoons
United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Caricatures and cartoons
Caricatures and cartoons -- United States
World War, 1939-1945
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1944

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