Show Turmoil Rages In Truman Victory Suite KANSAS ANSAS CITY Mo Nov 3 UP Humble UP-Humble Humble and greatly excited ed cd President Truman greeted his cheering staff and friends five minutes after a press service flash was ripped from a printer and carried carried car car- ried ned to him in his presidential suite in the Hotel When the thc flash was called from the United Press teletype in the wire room those room those ma magic nc words that tha t Dewey concedes sp spelled victory for the man no one thought had a chance the chance the president embraced embraced embraced em em- braced his brother J. J Vivian Truman Truman Tru Tru- man Outside a cheer boomed through the floor corridor and into the presidential suite as his staff newsmen and secret service men mci caught the words that signalized sIg the end of the bitter and uphill fight Within a few minutes the presidential secretary Matthew J. J Connelly Con Con- nelly neIly threw open the penthouse door and a stream of wishers well paraded in to shake the presidents president's hand As the wishers well-wishers paraded past him he repeated time and again Thank you boys thank you for forthe forthe the wonderful Job you have done Blew v a Fu Fuse e A As the photographers snapped hi his picture in a barrage of lightning lightning light light- ning the lights in the room wen went out A bit excitedly Mr Truman said Blew a fuse blew a fuse tuse Mr Truman told his close clos friends as he shook hands that I just want to deserve th the the thee honor A number of ot those who ha hac had I waited for tor this moment were ol old I soldiers with him in Battery D Field Artillery in Work Worl i War Var I. I Among them were Federal Federal Fed Fed- eral Judge Richard M M. Duncan Federal Judge Albert A. A Ridge Ted Marks and Jack Bullard Charles 0 G. G Ross White House Hous press secretary said during th the commotion within the penthouse that the president was vas certain i some hours ago that he had been I elected As the crowd pushed into th the the confines of ot the penthouse the secret se secret se- se cret service men made no attempt I to restore order It was the boss' boss big moment and they allowed him hin I Ito to enjoy it to the fullest A secret service man introduce introduced I him to a radio newscaster He told tol the president he had met th the newscasters newscaster's mother in Philadelphia Philadel phia The president shook his hamand hand han and told him to always be good goo gooc to his mother Wore Sore ore Blue Suit The president was wearing c a i blue suit a white shirt and a blue blu S polka-dot polka in hand as he stood I in the center of the room To photographers photographers photographers pho pho- who shot their picture pictures S from near his feet he grinned an am and I said Well its it's four more years an ani and i ilot lot more film Radio network reporters carried carrie d their portable microphones int mt into 0 the room Newsreel camera cameras S ground round away Flash bulbs blinked I. I The room was in an uproar I It t was hard to hear the words h he e spoke Newsmen had a hard time holding holding hold hold- Ling L- L ing their own 71 against the crow crowd d of friends and wishers well-wishers crowding crowding crowd crowd- 1 ing into the quarters After that wild flurry of oC perhaps perhaps per pee haps 20 minutes the president began began be be- gan to regain his composure H Hand He e and a group of personal friend friends went into an adjoining room for a afew few minutes before he made hi his victory acknowledgment President Truman as he shook shoo hands with James King Washing Washing- ton tori correspondent for tor th the Kansas Kansa City Star which supported Dewey I told him I dont don't say what I dont don't mean I really thank you for your co cc- operation Old Friends Friend Another to push his way forward forward for tor- ward to greet Mr Truman was wa Fred Canfil U. U S. S ml marshal am and time long-time friend Canfil always i is present when Mr Truman is a at home The line of well well wishers w ish e r s stretched down the corridor am and around the bend to the elevators Secret service men said there were several hundred persons in th the crowd Judge Ridge who tried several of the 1946 vote fraud cases in Kansas City remarked I I couldn't figure out how the Uv newspapers gave Missouri Illinois Illinoi and Ohio to Dewey All three states contain the same type o of voters voters farmers farmers and city work work- ers era Also in the penthouse was wa George Clark county assessor who is one of the big three In Inthe inthe th the new powerful Democratic Democrat coalition here Some of the Democratic leaders in the presidential suite talked o of organizing a victory parade bu but Mr Truman and his principal adVisers advisers ad ad- were much too bus busy to consider consider con con- sider skier that suggestion immediately Order Restored After the first great flush of ot victory and uproar of those early minutes the secret service restored restored restored re re- re- re stored order and began an orderly introduction of ot the political leadens leaders lead lead- ers ens rs who came to visit the dent Vivian Truman was greatly affected affected af af- af- af by the news As he and hi his famous brother stood with arms arm around each others other's shoulders Inthe in the initial minutes of or triumph Vivian trembled visibly with emo- emo tion Pr President Truman had returned to the hotel at am a.m. CST after spending the night in the Elms hotel in Excelsior Springs |