Show I 4 TRUMAN EWEY GOP Candidate Concedes President Race Racey B By y L Lyle le C. C Wilson Tilson United Press Staff Correspondent Gov Thomas E E. E Dewey conceded Wednesday t that at President Truman had been elected in the closest presidential race in 32 years It was one of the greatest upsets in American political history Mr Truman had been given no chance in pre-election pre polls and forecasts But he seized the lead with the first returns Tuesday night and never lost it He swept a Democratic congress into office with him Republicans Republicans Republicans Re Re- publicans have lost control of both the house and senate Dewey who had been mulling over cabinet selections and preparing to move to Washington in January gave up shortly after 11 am a.m. Wednesday Calls in Reporters In a crowded suite at the Roosevelt hotel in New York James Hagerty Dewey Dewey's s 's s press secretary called in reporters and said The governor has just sent the following t telegram legram My heartiest congratulations ons p jon on n your elec election io and every y y g good wish f f for r a a successful suc administration dm nis n. n I urge all Americans Americans- to unite behind you in support of every effort to keep our nation strong and free and to establish peace in the world Democrats already had claimed the victory Sen J. J Howard McGrath D Democratic Democratic national chairman walked into party headquarters headquarters headquarters head head- quarters at the Biltmore hotel in New York and said it was all over He said Ohio's 25 electoral votes had turned the trick lire We have possession of sufficient facts McGrath added to lito say that President Harry S. S Truman and Sen Alben Barkley have swept in into o a Democratic victory He predicted Mr Truman's electoral vote will exceed Champagne on Ice I Over in a corner of the room as McGrath spoke was a wash bucket filled with crushed ice and 36 bottles of victory champagn cham cham- A reporter rushed up and told McGrath that Dewey had conceded fine McGrath said Mr Truman was in Kansas City when the news went burn burn- Sec See Page 2 Column l 4 I i i. i w JJ 7 as a's 1 Iv I t 4 t j i 4 4 I I t I r 4 I y Y 9 j Lj L- L V I i 1 P 1 I I. I tj t 41 4 I 1 4 jo wit Associated Prece ri Heres Here's a Bia Big Grin for a Big Bid Crowd Pres Truman wears a broad grin and r raises ses his hands over o his head as he greets a crowd giving I him a rousing cheer cherr outside of the Hotel lintel e. 1 bach at Kansas City Mo 1 after he won uon in vote Dewey Note Concedes Election to Truman Continued from Page One i ing ng across the wires that his opponent had given up A wide wid e s smile mile was on his face as people crowded into his hotel suite t to D sc c him He had season to smile He had pulled off the political 1 miracle of the century Mr Truman insisted right up to election day that the polls poll 5 and the forecasts were wrong He said the pollsters would be red red- f faced aced after the election He had something there Likened to 1916 0 There has been nothing like this G in n American politics since e t the he night in 1916 when Charles Evan Evari Hughes went to bed thinking thinking think think- i ing ng he had been elected president of the United States He woke wok e up next day to learn that Woodrow Wilson Vilson had won California Californi a and a and nd the presidency I 1 For or Dewey it probably bly was the end of the political road He H e em m first run for the pres presidency against Franklin D. D Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose velt in iii 1944 andr and lost But that was in the midst of a world war wa s when the voters were rel reluctant to vote a leadership out of office This time the Republicans said it was going to be different Deweys Dewey's well-organized well pol political team swept him into the Republican Republican Re Re- publican nomination at Philadelphia From that moment he became became be be- came the favorite of the pollsters and experts Apparently i it t never occurred to either Dewey or the men around him tha that t the he could lose That is it didn't occur to them until some time in the cold coic I gray dawn of oJ today The governor had haa gone to bed bedat bedat at am a.m. after 12 hours of steady studying of the returns At that time the Issue still sun was in doubt although chills were beginning beginning beginning begin beg ning to run up and down Republican can spines States with big biS electoral votes wavered between the Democratic and Republican columns early Wednesday But never did Dewey start tart cutting heavily into Mr Truman's Truman's Tru Tru- mans man's lead And that was what he had to do to win The clock ticked on at the Dewey headquarters headquarters- in the Roose- Roose v lt lt hotel The news changed by the he minute All eyes were on Ohio California Illinois and a couple of other big states First Mr Truman led in California Then a thrill of ot hope went vent through the he Republicans when Dewey seized the lead in California Minutes Minutes Min Mm- utes later it disappeared when Mr Truman again forged into the front in the California returns Ohio the Pa Pay off oft But Ohio was wa the pay off When the news got around that Mr Truman led in Ohio by votes with only about polling precincts still missing the Republicans Republicans Republicans gave up In a hotel room in Kansas Ci City ty the bells on a United Press teletype teletype teletype tele tele- type clanged It was a flash that said Dewey c concedes A cheer boomed through the floor Ioor of the hotel Mr Truman Truman Truman Tru Tru- Tru- Tru man turned and embraced his brother Vivian The door burst open and the wishers well swarmed in Blows a FU Fuse e eThe The president stood in th the center center cen cen- ter of the ro room m wearing a blue suit white shirt and blue polkadot polkadot polkadot polka- polka dot tie Photographers swarmed around him One of them put a plug in a socket and the lights in the room went out Blew a fuse said Mr Truman blew a fuse Old friends and new crowded around to shake hands As he held out his right hand weary from weeks of at campaign shaking hand the president kept saying I just wan want t to deserve the honor Mr Truman spent Tuesday night in Excelsior Springs Mo close b by Kansas City At dawn da Wednesday lie hc apparently sensed that he was about to pull off the political miracle of the century Charles G. G Ross his press secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary said the president was certain certain tain lain some hours ago that he had been elected Poorly Protected Secret service men were scattered scattered scattered scat scat- all over the Truman Truma hotel suite suile but for tor once in his career g L as president Mr Truman we was Le poorly p protected No secret e eman man wanted to spoil his big moment moment mo mo- ment and people pushed jammed jamme d and a nd crowded up at will to ta shake shah e ethe the presidents president's hana At the time Dewey conceded Ii he e was trailing by electoral votes vote S. S Mr Truman had won or was leading leading lead lea I- I ing i ng in 28 states with electoral ij votes Dewey had won or we was Is l leading in 16 states with dec electoral elec t toral oral votes The popular popular- vote at that tier time ie s stood tood T Truman ruman 9 Dewey De 8 Wallace 5 Thurmond 6 Widely idel Scattered The rampant Democrats won 4 44 house seats presently held by Republicans Republicans Re Ri 5 p publicans and took the New York k City American Labor party see seat Lt held in the present congress b by Rep Leo Isacson There h had d been bee only one Republican gain at Ui the e expense of the Democrats a a California Cal Cali I. I f fornia ornia district The 44 Democratic house gains gain Is were widely scattered among Connecticut Connecticut Con Cor I- I Illinois New Nev York New Ne v Jersey Missouri Minnesota Pennsylvania Penn 1 sylvania Ohio Oklahoma an and d Utah The G GOP 0 P was hit hardest hardee it i in n Pennsylvania where it lost 1 11 1 congressmen Unofficial and incomplete re ri returns returns re- re turns gave the Democrats or one cc short of a tie in the senate at 74 5 am a.m. EST They had elected I 17 7 senators and will have a minimum fl of 47 in the new senate That will willbe willbe vi Ii be a net gain of or two at least Tb The e Republicans had elected five senators senators sena sene L- L tors so far Four Republicans an and d seven Democrats were leading I in fl flother other contests If that trend continues continues con cor 1 the G GO GOP 0 P will lose senate senat e control Best est Grin GrinDe De Dewey cy sat up for the news I He e got returns nightlong in his Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt hotel suite in New York Mr H r Truman went to bed at an undisclosed undisclosed S. S closed hour during the night bi but it he is an early riser and was reckoned reckoned reck reel c. c to be wearing his best Ml MIssouri Missouri Mis MIs- S. S grin today All through Tuesday night ar and id the early hours of Wednesday H Mr r. r Truman maintained a popular a and id electoral vote lead which rose ar and id fell as state after state switched d from one candidate to the other othe r. r President Truman went to bc bed bedin d in Missouri at an undisclosed hour hou r but before the thc winner could 1 be e known Dewey was sweating it out in his New York hotel suit suite e. e He said he would stand by for r returns returns re re- e- e turns if it it took all aU day An ai apprehensive ap ap- P. P calm and silence fe fell feU 11 over Republican headquarters in New York where until short shortly ly after midnight there had bee been fl and crowds |