USA / POLITICS: Wendell Willkie wins Republican Vote (1940)

BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Man who advocated all help for Britain has landslide of votes in election to be Republican presidential candidate. Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: Wendell Wilkie Wins Republican Vote .: Willkie Is Elected Republican Candidate Philadelphia, . CU Willkie smiling. GV Willkie entering Convention hall - delegates from various States cheering. SV Willkie and others walk up to stand. SCU Willkie waving - people throwing confetti. GV People cheering - some delegates holding up signs indicating states represented. SV Willkie talking seated in front of microphone. GV Crowd cheering. Sound Effects: Sound of people cheering. Willkie Speaking: “The Cause is great, we must win, we cannot fail if we stand together, in one united fight, and I thank you.“ .: Elwood Laywer, Wendell Willkie Becomes Republican Presidential
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