On June 21, the much-anticipated Republican National Convention was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This year's conference was particularly lively and special. It is said to be lively because of the double-digit number of people competing for the presidency, and it is special because there are multiple cameras at the conference site. After that, the footage is broadcast on TV. This is a first in the United States.

On June 23, the third day of the convention, Nina arrived in Philadelphia with her five children.

When the head of the family is at a critical moment in his life, they naturally come to cheer him on. Let's not talk about whether it has a role or not, at least this intention cannot be less.

That night, in a hotel, after the Warren family had dinner, they watched TV and chatted in the living room of the luxury suite.

Earl Warren sat in the middle of the couch, looking slightly haggard.

Two rounds into the race for the presidential nomination at the convention, Earl Warren came in fifth with the full support of the California Caucus. Obviously, although the final results are not yet available, it is unlikely that he will represent the Republican Party in the election. The real candidates are likely to be selected from the top three, they are the governor of New York, Thomas Dewey, the Ohio senator, the father of Evan's friend Rick, Robert Taft, and the "dark horse" of the conference, the former governor of Minnesota, Harold Stasson.

"Father, what about Joe (assistant to the governor and campaign secretary)?" Evan saw that Earl was absent-minded and had nothing to say.

"He's on business, out!" Earl replied casually.

After a TV episode that Evan considered shoddy, the Republican National Convention primary debate was shown, not all of them, of course, but edited. Dora wasn't interested in it in the slightest, so she ran to the TV and tried to change the channel.

Nina was not there at this time, and the long journey made her feel a little weak, so at Earl's suggestion, she went to the massage room provided by the hotel. If Nina was here, she would definitely stop Dora and not let her mess around.

Dora half-squatted in front of the TV, put her little hand on the knob of the adjustment station, turned her head and secretly glanced at her father on the sofa before twisting, and saw that he had no intention of stopping it, so she twisted it boldly and confidently.

At this moment, Virginia came to the living room with a plate of sliced apples.

"Father, do you want a piece?"

"Okay, thanks. ”

Seeing the fruit, Dora immediately ran over and shouted, "I want it too, I want it too." ”

As he spoke, he stretched out and grabbed the plate, and was slapped on the back of the hand by Virginia.

"With a bamboo stick!"

Virginia didn't need to say hello, and the others each inserted a piece of bamboo stick.

"Father, how does it taste?"

Virginia watched Earl take a bite and asked, "The waiter told me that this is a new breed, and California doesn't have one." ”

"Not bad...... Earl's evaluation is as precious as gold.

Virginia and Evan looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.

At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door of the suite.

Assistant Joe was absent, and as the eldest daughter, Virginia went to open the door.

"Good evening, beautiful lady, you must be Mr. Earl Warren's daughter, right?"

The man was a middle-aged gentleman with a mustache and a gentle and pleasant voice, and after saluting Virginia, he introduced himself: "My name is Thomas Dewey, is Governor Warren resting?"

"Good evening, Mr. Governor!" Virginia returned the salute, although she didn't care much about political matters, but she still knew the name Dewey, "My father is watching TV with us, well, please come in!"

After Virginia brought Dewey in, she and Earl quickly entered a bedroom with better soundproofing.

Virginia, who witnessed the locked room, returned to the living room, poked her fingers in Evan thigh, and asked curiously, "What do you think is the intention of the governor of New York to come to my father?"

At this point in time, Dewey personally came to the door, of course, it could not be a visit.

After Evan glanced at the closed door, he whispered: "What else can it be, although Dewey is temporarily ranked first in the number of votes, Taft and Stason behind him are not without opportunities, as long as they can unite." ”

"In fact, they did not deal with Dewey in terms of political ideas, and there is a basis for joint confrontation with Dewey, it only depends on whether they can agree on interests......

"So, here he comes...... Do you want to win her father over to his side?"

Evan nodded, signaling that she had guessed correctly.

Although Earl was only fifth, if he dropped out of the race and instead endorsed Dewey, it would be almost impossible for Taft and the others to defeat Dewey.

You must know that California is a populous state, and the influence of the California caucus is not small.

While Dewey and Earl were talking, on the other side, Taft and Michigan Senator Arthur, who was in fourth place, were also engaged in friendly consultations. As a Conservative Party boss, Taft successfully persuaded him to form an alliance with himself to snipe at Dewey.

However, Taft was not very happy at this time, because their strength was not guaranteed to outperform Dewey at this time. However, Stasson, who had pinned his hopes, did not reply to his proposal for a long time, which made him very uneasy.

After talking in the bedroom for about half an hour, Earl personally escorted Dewey out of the room.

Just as Evan was about to ask Earl what he was talking about, someone came to the door again.

Here came California Senator William Norland and his father, Joseph Norland, who led Earl into politics.

For them, there is no one who the sons and daughters of the Warren family do not know.

After some intimate interaction, William Noland explained his intention directly in the living room.

"Warren, Dewey's conditions are good, and we think we can work together. ”

When William speaks, we mean the California Caucus.

Evan noticed that after listening to William's words, Earl's face darkened again.

Evan then realized that they had come to put pressure on Earl.

After a while, Nina returned. The Norland father and son did not stay long and soon left.

Nina saw that her husband was not in a good mood, so she advised him to rest early, and then drove the children back to her room.

"What's wrong?"

There were only two husbands and wives left in the room, Nina asked softly.

Earle, who was sitting on the couch, took his wife's hand and replied, "Honey, I'm sorry I can't let you be the president's wife." ”

Nina understood, smiled slightly, and said, "It's okay, I think the governor's wife is fine." If you really want to live in the White House, you won't have time to care about them. ”

The next day, before the third round of voting for the Republican National Convention presidential primary, Earl Warren announced that he was withdrawing from the race. Thomas Dewey then announced that he would nominate Earl Warren as vice president if he was elected.

At the same time, Taft officially received a reply from Stasson, refusing to withdraw from the race.

Taft knew that defeat was decided.

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