Show Truman Asserts Reds Count on GOP Ci 0 Pi Dewey Nears Chicago EN ROUTE WITH DEWEY VEY TO CHICAGO Oct OcL 26 UP An R-An An unofficial unofficial un un- official political p popularity contest contest contest con con- test in four of oC the nations nation's biggest cities was under way Tuesday as Gov Thomas E E. Dewey trailed President Truman into Chicago At stake stake from from the Republican viewpoint viewpoint vie Is the size of oC the margin margin margin mar mar- gin by which the G GOP 0 P nominees nominee's followers e expect him to win the presidency one week from today Confident that D Dewey c e w e y has enough rural and city strength to put him over these Republicans were intent intent on on cutting I down the usual Democratic majorities majorities majorities ma ma- turned out by Chicago Cleveland Boston and New York City For that reason Cook county Republicans were reported determined determined de de- to match or tr c exceed the i welcome given to Mr Truman on I hia Ma visit isit to toC Chicago Monday Try to Better Rivals Similarly Republicans will try to out-do out their Democratic rivals when Dewey follows the president into Cleveland Wednesday into Boston Thursday and into New NewYork NewYork NewYork York City Saturday Mr Truman keeping one day ahead all the way will close his campaign Saturday in Independence ence Mo his home town Dewey has announced that In Chicago Tuesday night he will outline how he proposes to put into effect friendly policies toward labor business and agriculture if he is elected The speech will be broadcast N NBC B C and televised A ABC B C at 10 pm p.m. EST His election is taken so much for granted in his camp that the Republican nominee is not expected to reply to the bristling attacks directed his way by the president Open Half Throttle Even in its final week the G 0 O P Campaign apparently is moving with the throttle only half open On all the hour 16 trip from Albany where his special train See Page 4 4 Column 8 Truman Asserts Reds Count on GOP GOB Victory Continued from Page One from want freedom from lOm fear car car- freedom of ot speech and freedom of religion Continues Attack The Republicans Mr Truman said may understand munitions contracts on a plus cost-plus basis in inthe inthe inthe the work for defense But they dont don't understand human rights on ona ona ona basis a plus man-plus The president also fired away at the Republicans Tuesday for enactment of a displaced persons bill which he said discriminated against those of certain religious beliefs He asserted also that he was campaigning ning throughout the country country coun coun- try to tell the people what is at I stake in the country because they arc are not being told by the Republican Republican lican Hcan nominee or the Republican- Republican controlled newspapers Mr Truman spoke from the side of his train in South Bend Ind home of ot Notre Dame famous Catholic university to a crowd I standing in the union station plaza Police Chief Chic Harry T T. Everett said they numbered from Crom to although other estimates ran lower Repeats Claim The president has hac repeatedly claimed the D. D P. P bill admitting war refugees into the United States discriminates against Jewish Jewish Jewish Jew Jew- ish and some Catholic displaced persons Mr Truman called South Bend one mc of the great melting melting- pots of America and said You know being an American Is more than where your parents were born He said Americans believed everyone deserves an even break without regard to race creed or color but that some leaders of oC the Republican congress dont don't want some victims of World War Var II to get a fresh start The president got a big cheer I when he said he would like to stay here long enough to see the great Notre Dame football team in inaction action Recalls Fight Speaking half an hour later at Elkhart from the rear platform of his train the president recalled he had to fight tight the Republican congress congress congress con con- gress to keep it from selling out outto outto outto to big business As in previous speeches he went over the record of the congress roughshod and said it did not look out after the interests interests in in- of all the tho people The remedy he went on is isto isto isto to go to the polls Nov 2 and vote straight Democratic A crowd estimated by Police I Chief William Roth at heard the president in Elkhart President Truman claimed that the tide Is i rolling for the Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- as he turned Tuesday from froma troma a roaring Chicago welcome to re renew renew re re- new his election drive in Indiana and Ohio Spurred by the cheers of hundreds hundreds hundreds hun hun- of thousands in the Illinois city Mr Truman declared that on election day daj some of the reddest f faced ced people the country has ever seen will be the pollsters And in Cleveland's public hall at 9 o'clock E S T Tuesday night as associates said the president will give the poll takers an even more thorough over going for tor their predictions predictions predictions pre pre- dictions of heavy majorities for Gov Thomas E E. Dewey the G 0 O P nominee Jacob Arvey chairman of the Cook county Democratic central committee and former Mayor Edward Edward Edward Ed Ed- ward J J. J Kelly arranged an ovation ovation ovation ova ova- tion for the president In Chicago Monday night such as he has not I seen in all his cross-country cross stumping stumping stumping stump stump- ing campaign wh which ch started in Michigan on Labor day Jam Arena Bill Horstman manager of or the Chicago stadium estimated that persons were jammed into the big west side arena and another another an an- I an-I other stood around outside outside outside out out- I side to hear Mr r. r Truman as he ho declared de de- de- de I elated democracy at home is threatened by forces similar to those that backed Hitler Mussolini and Tojo The president said that powerful power ful reactionary forces working working- through the Republican party are arc silently undermining our democratic democratic democratic dem dem- institutions Ray J. J Crane chief of oC the Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago uniformed police estimated that persons greeted Mr Truman as he paraded from the Blackstone hotel through streets loaded with holders of ot Truman signs and alight with fireworks Produced Facts w Later grinning happily at the applauding throng in the stadium the haired gray-haired chief executive said he had gotten the facts of oC the campaign before the people by bj a strenuous personal campaign Ive seen and talked to more than people in the United States and they know the facts now he said They art ark determined to sweep back the forces that threaten democracy democracy democracy de de- de- de in this country We Ve are sweeping toward vic vic- tory Everywhere I go I hear news and see faces that make me know the tide is rolling for us In the next few days it is going to roll even higher |