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    "ocrText": "APARTMENT 15-A\n29 WASHINGTON SQUARE, WEST\nNEW YORK 11, N. Y.\n$\nTRUMAN\nHARRY\n'NATIONAL\nOctober 6, 1949\nARCHIVES AND\nRECORDS\nLIBRARY\nU.S.\nGOVERNMENT SERVICE\"\nDear Mr. President:\nFrom what I hear I am getting rather\nanxious about the way the campaign is going\nhere for both Governor Lehman and Mayor\nO'Dwyer.\nIt is quite evident that the Catholic\nChurch is showing no great backing for\nGovernor Lehman and with Mr. Dubinsky\nanxious to stress the Liberal Party and\nnot anxious to stress the Mayor, I feel\nthat perhaps it would be very advisable\nif you could combine a big meeting, spon-\nsored by the other labor groups, in Madison\nSquare Garden, for both the Governor and\nthe Mayor.\nMy chief concern is the good of the\nParty in the future. If in this state, it\nis evident that there has been deflection\nin the Catholic vote where Governor Lehman\nis concerned, I am afraid it will mean a\ndesertion from the Democratic Party by a\ngreat many of the Jews, some Protestants\nand some liberals - all of whom will join\nthe Liberal Party which will weaken the\nDemocratic Party.\nThis kind of thing is bad for our demo-\ncratic system which should if possible,\nprimarily remain a two-party system.\nI feel a little responsible for the\nsituation here because undoubtedly Governor\nLehman's statement against the Cardinal's\nletter to me is one of the things influenc-\ning the Catholic hierarchy and there are\nalways some Catholics who can be influenced\nby a word passed down to the priests.\nI do not kmw whether you are being\nurged to make other speeches here for the\ntwo candicates or not, but I do not feel\nthe campaign is going any too well and up-\nAPARTMENT 15-A\n29 WASHINGTON SQUARE, WEST\nNEW YORK 11, N. Y.\n- 2 -\nstate the Republicans are making a vigorous\nSenatorial fight, which will help the Fusion\ncandidate in New York City. Apparently the\nRepublicans by their ^holy crusade against the\ncommunists are making a direct appeal for the\nCatholic vote andwill be so recognized by\nthem. It has nothing of course, to do with\nthe actual issues of the campaign or the\nvalue of either candidate, but like so many\ncampaign tricks, it may succeed in swinging\nthe votes.\nYou will know better than I do whether\npolitically any of this is important enough\nfor you to think about, but I felt I should\ntell you what my feelings are at the present\nmoment.\nVery cordially yours,\nRoodwelt\nTRUMAN\nURRETY ARCHIVESAND RECORDS LIBRARY\nU.S.\n\"\nGOVERNMENT"
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