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6th Year No. 34
Wednesday, Nov. 3, 1948
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Truman Wins A Smashing Victory
Wets, Carlson,Dergance Lead Kansas Returns
Topeka, Nov. 3.—(UP)—Kansas,
after 68 years of prohibition, today
oaparently had voted to legalize liqu-
er by amending the state constitu-
tion.
To put the people's mandate into effect, however, would require an act of the legislature, meeting next January.
With more than 2,200 of Kansas' 2,772 precincts reporting, the wets were 36,000 votes ahead of the drys. Nearly half a million ballots had been counted.
seemed doubtful that later re would erase the advantage for ideal.
Phillip Dergance, Democrat, regained the lead shortly before noon in the Kansas 2nd district congressional race over Rep. Errett P. Scrivner (R. Kansas).
Returns from 387 of 404 precincts gave: Dergance 56,837, Scrivner 56102
During the bitter political campaigns that preceded Tuesday's balloting, Kansas Democrats led by Randolph Carpenter, their gubernatorial candidate, openly embraced the repeal measure.
The Republicans, on the other hand, held aloof. They said they considered liquor prohibition a moral rue—definitely not a political one.
But Gov. Frank Carlson, who Tuesday night was conceded the victory in his campaign to succeed
--himself as Kansas' chief executive, was an avowed personal dry. And the tenor of his campaign naturally lent to those of his party cohorts. And Kansas grew to consider the Republican party dry . ! . the Democrats "wet."
New Writing Class Begins
A new class in Creative Writing will be started tonight in Kansas City by Miss Frances Grinstead, University Extension lecturer.
The University Extension has issues in creative writing in Topeka (ElDorado also, Miss Grinstead said. The class in Topeka has 24 students, ElDorado 31, and the new class will have 25 to start.
The classes are for adults and include students who are novices in the writing field as well as some who have published books. Some members drive as far as 40 miles to attend the classes, Miss Grinstead said. One blind girl is in the ElDorado class and is doing good work. Classes meet five times, Miss Grinstead said.
Girls' Rifle Team Organizes Tonight
Miss Grinstead, who is also an acting assistant professor of journalism, announced that she would conduct a writing seminar for the Missouri Women's Press club on Friday. Jan. 28 through Sunday, Jan. 30, 1949. She is secretary of the organization.
All women interested in joining the women's Rifle team are invited to attend the organizational meeting at 7:15 tonight in the Military Science building.
Col. Kenneth Rosebush, air force R.O.T.C. commandant, who will oversee the team, said that about 20 machines are scheduled after Friday, Jan. 15, 1949. The team will train during November and December and will fire about 40 rounds one night each week.
Colonel Rosebush said that the women need no previous experience and that anyone interested may attend the meeting.
News Class Covers Election
Seventeen students in the Reporting III class of the journalism school worked on four newspapers in tabulating and reporting the election returns, Elmer F. Beth, professor of journalism said today.
Students working on the Topeka Daily Capitol were: Marjorie Burtscher, Patricia James, and James Jones.
At the Kansas City Kansan were: Mary Horton, Bill Barger, and Doris Stahlnaker.
The Ottawa Herald had Paul Conrad, Maurice Lungren, and John Wheeler.
Students at the Lawrence Journal-World were: James Head, Lois Lauer, Charles Moffett, Jack W. Robinson, John Stauffer, and Keith Wright.
Osmero Bartelli covered the local election for INS, James Robinson for AP.
Some of the students did not finish until 1:30 a.m., Professor Beth said. They helped to tabulate returns from the various precincts, answered telephone inquiries, and reported totals from the precincts.
"In general," Professor Beth said, "the students observed the ways in which news staff handle and tabulate local and state returns. They were able to see how the incoming stories on state and national returns were handled."
Free translation services offered by the department of German are becoming more widely recognized and appreciated, Dr. J. A. Burzle, department chairman, said. He said that requests for translations of foreign correspondence have come from all sections of Kansas and from Nebraska, Missouri, and Colorado.
KU Translation Service Expanding
There is no formal organization to answer these requests but the work is co-ordinated in the German department. Many foreign students have assisted in the work which has included translation of 12 languages.
Roger L. Davis, College sophomore, has been elected A.S.C. representative from the Inter-Dorm council.
"Our most difficult translation was of a letter written in Malayan," Dr. Burzle said. "It was translated by a Javanese student of Chinese descent."
Inter-Dorm Council Elects Davi ASC Representative
Robert R. Dunwell, College sophomore, was appointed chairman of public relations by Clarence Atkins, president of Inter-Dorm, counell.
Kansas Figures On Election
UNITED PRESS
Returns from more than 80 per cent of Kansas' 2,772 precincts gave:
For president; (2,218 precincts)—
Dewey 70,127; Truman 349,355
For constitution amendment:
(2,307 precincts) — for repeal
268,225; against repeal 233,433.
for senator: (2.218 precincts)—
Schoepel 279,230; McGill 2611—
For governor: (2,236 precincts)
—Carlson 292,344; Carpenter 208,
099.
In the 2nd congressional district, which includes Lawrence, Phillip Dergance, Democratic candidate, had a 735 vote load over Rep. Errett P. Scrivner, Republican. With 387 of 404 precincts reporting, Mr. Dergance had 56-827 votes and Mr. Scrivner 56-102.
Topekan To Circuit Post
E. A. McFarland of Topeka has been appointed assistant to the director of the University extension program in medicine, Chancellor Deane W. Malott announced today.
As assistant to H. G. Ingham, McFarland will organize and conduct an expanded program of circuit courses. Medical circuit courses are one or two-day programs presented in several cities throughout the state.
Last year 391 physicians attended two circuit courses. K.U. ranked sixth among medical schools for attendance at postgraduate courses of all types.
McFarland holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from Ft. Hays State college. He has been superintendent of schools at St. John and manager of the chambers of commerce at Dodge City and Enid, Okla. He has been field director for the Kansas State chamber of commerce for the past three years.
KU Band To Play For Music Teachers
They will play at a reading session for high school music teachers and will give a 30 minute concert for music supervisors in the afternoon. Friday night they will present a formal concert in Topeka Municipal auditorium. About 4000 teachers will attend this meeting.
Numbers for the reading session will be chosen from the national contest list of band music, and will include numbers-for class A. B. C. and D bands. The band will play "Oberon," an overture by Weber, and "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" by Bach at the evening concert.
The University concert band will be featured at the Kansas high school teachers meeting in Topeka Friday.
Club Will Revise
Palm Room Opinion Poll
Revisions in the poll to determine student opinion on the Palm room will be considered at a meeting of the Sunflower Statesman's club at 7:30 p.m. today in 106 Frank Strong hall. Recently the club decided to conduct a poll to find out what students thought about the Palm room and the Union. Because of new developments, including the publication of the Union financial report, charges will be necessary in the questions to be asked on the poll.
President Upsets GOP As Dewey Concedes
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey conceded today that President Truman had been elected, in the closest presidential race in 32 years.
A statement read by James A. Hagerty, Mr. Dewey's press secretary, said:
"The governor *has just sent the
County Goes Dewey, Wet
Reports from the county clerk's office at 11 a.m. today showed Douglas county going Dewey-wet by a substantial majority.
In the presidential race, conceded by Governor Thomas E. Dewey, Lawrence and Douglas county gave virtually a two to one lead to the loser, 23 of 26 precincts reporting. The count was Dewey 6,938; Truman, 3,711; and Wallace, 103. This does not include precincts one and two of the second ward and precinct one of the third ward.
Still to report on the repeal issue are the heavy first and second precincts of the second ward where the student wet vote is expected to run up the majority. A total of 24 out of 26 precincts reported.
In the top state races, most of the Republican candidates were leading by two to one margins except in the Congressional race between Rep. Errett Scrivner. Republican incumbent, and Phillip Dergance, his Democratic challenger. Scrivner led 5,644 to 4,119 but the heavy student vote in outstanding precincts was expected to cut this margin, possibly giving Dergance the majority.
On the local level, two races in which former KU students are participating are being hotly contested. George Melvin, Republican, is leading Richard Barber, Democrat and former student, 5.389-4.825. In the race between Melvin Miller, Republican, and Glenn Kappelman, Democrat and former student, Miller is leading 5.466 to 4.771. The heavy student vote is also expected to change these races to Democratic victories.
Other contests are mostly in the definitely-decided column for the Republicans. Former Governor Andrew Schoepel is leading former Senator George McGill, 6,613-3,350, for the seat being vacated by senior Senator Arthur Capper.
Governor Frank Carlson is continuing to build his lead over Democratic challenger Randolph Carpenter in the state, the figures now standing: Carlson, 7,149; Carpenter, 3,196. Those figures do not include the heavy student vote which may reduce Carlson's lead.
All three constitutional amendments, repeal, judicial pay adjustment, and legislative pay adjustment, are showing favorable votes. The repeal issue is close but the other two amendments are very definite and student votes will probably give a much heavier gain in favor of the amendments.
WEATHER
Kansas—Partly cloudy today, with scattered showers in west portion. Warmer east portion, increasing cloudiness tonight. Thursday mostly cloudy with occasional showers, cooler in west and extreme north portions. Low tonight 40 northwest to 50 southeast.
following telegram to the press associations:
"My heartiest congratulations on your election and every good wish for a successful administration."
"I urge all Americans to unite behind you in support of every effort to keep our nation strong and free and to establish peace in the world."
Humble and greatly excited, President Truman greeted his cheering staff and friends five minutes after the telegram was ripped from a printer and carried to him in his presidential suite in the Hotel Muehlebach in Kansas City. Mo.
Mr. Dewey, who had been mulling over cabinet selections, and preparing to move to Washington in January, gave up shortly after 11 am. (EST) today.
The Dewey statement was issued at 11:12 a.m. (EST) shortly after he awoke from a nap. He went to bed at 8:30 a.m. (EST) after spending 12 solid hours poring over election returns.
The hotel was practically deserted by Mr. Dewey's campaign followers at the time of the concession announcement, but a large number of photographers and representatives of the press were still on hand after their all-night vigil. Mr. Dewey will hold a press conference at 1 p.m. (EST) today.
Democrats however already had claimed the victory. Sen. J. Howard McGrath, Democratic national chairman, walked into party headquarters at the Biltmore hotel in New York and said it was all over. He said Ohio's 25 electoral votes had turned the trick.
It was one of the greatest upsets in American political history. Mr. Truman had been given no chance in pre-election 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 have lost control of both the house and senate.
When the flash was called from the United Press teletype in the wire room—those magic two words that "Dewey concedes" spelled victory for the man no one thought had a chance—the president embraced his brother, J. Vivian Truman.
Outside a cheer boomed through the 11th floor corridor and into the presidential suite as his staff, newsmen, and secret service men caught the words that signalized the end of the bitter and uphill fight.
Within a few minutes, the presidential secretary, Matthew J. Connelly, threw open the penthouse door and a stream of well-wishers paraded in to shake the president's hand.
As the well-wishers went past him, he repeated time and again:
"Thank you, boys, thank you for the wonderful job you have done."
As the photographers snapped his picture in a barrage of lightning, the lights in the room went out. A bit excitedly, Mr. Truman said, "Blew a fuse, blew a fuse."
Mr. Truman told his close friends, as he shook hands, that:
"I just want to deserve the honor."
Pick Up Ku Ku Sweaters
Ku Ku sweaters and small emblems for Ku Ku pledges are ready. They may be picked up today at Obers Clothing store, 821 Massachusetts street.