White House aspirants join political rally at National Press Club. Thomas Dewey. Washington, D.C., March 1. Ten potential presidential candidates were expected to attend an off the record political rally at the National Press Club tonight. Each aspirant is expected to give a short but pithy speech on why he should not be elected president. In preparation for this bit of satire for the evening, the huge dining room of the press club was decorated with farcical caricatures. This is a sample of one of them, 3-1- 40