the last election night that two new yorkers duked it out for the presidency, a guy named dewey set up camp at a hotel named roosevelt. the year was 1944, and thomas e. dewey, the g.o.p. candidate and the governor of new york, conceded to his democratic opponent, president franklin delano roosevelt , at the republican national headquarters at the hotel roosevelt. the hotel was named for roosevelt<u+2019>s cousin, former president theodore roosevelt. roosevelt had soundly defeated dewey in the electoral college vote, 432 to 99, and dewey gave his concession statement just after 3 a.m. on nov. 8. dewey said, <u+201c>it is clear that mr. roosevelt has been re-elected for a fourth term, and every good american will wholeheartedly accept the will of the people,<u+201d> according to the new york times . <u+201c>i extend to president roosevelt my hearty congratulations and my earnest hope that his next term will see speedy victory in the war, the establishment of lasting peace and the restoration of tranquullity [sic] among our peoples,<u+201d> he added. world war ii ended the following year . in response, roosevelt, who was at his home in hyde park, n.y., and heard the concession speech over the radio, dispatched the following telegram to dewey: <u+201c>i thank you for your statement which i have heard over the air a few minutes ago.<u+201d> earlier on election day, dewey told his staff that "whatever the result, i think we have made a mighty contribution toward the unity of our country, toward the war effort and the peace to come.<u+201d> at the time, the democratic national headquarters was in the biltmore hotel, on new york<u+2019>s madison avenue. this time, donald j. trump , the republican nominee, will be watching from the new york hilton midtown, a few blocks from his trump tower home. hillary clinton , the democratic nominee, will be at the jacob k. javits convention center on the west side of manhattan. find out what you need to know about the 2016 presidential race today, and get politics news updates via facebook , twitter and the morning briefing newsletter .
echoes of 1944: trump and clinton in new york to await results
niraj chokshi