Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Enweghị nkwekọrịta udo, MacArthur kpebiri ịghara ịhapụ ọrụ ya ma n'otu oge ahụ na-edegara Wood akwụkwọ ozi na-ekwu na ọ ga-enwe obi ụtọ karịa ịnakwere nhọpụta ndị Republican ma ọ bụrụ na a ga-enye ya ya. Ná ngwụsị afọ 1947 na mmalite afọ 1948, MacArthur natara ọtụtụ ndị isi ndị Republican na Tokyo. Na 9 Machị 1948 MacArthur wepụtara nkwupụta mgbasa ozi na-ekwupụta mmasị ya ịbụ onye Republican na-aga ime ntuli aka maka onye isi ala, na-ekwu na ọ ga-enwe nsọpụrụ ma ọ bụrụ na Republican Party ga-ahọpụta ya, mana ọ gaghị arụkwa ọrụ na ndị agha iji mee mkpọsa maka onye isi ala. Wood manyere ndị ntaakụkọ ahụ, onye gwara MacArthur na ọ gaghị ekwe omume ime mkpọsa maka nwoke na-anaghị azọ ọkwa onye isi ala, na MacArthur nwere ike kwupụta ọkwa ya ma ọ bụ hụ ka Wood kwụsịrị mkpọsa maka ya. Ndị na-akwado MacArthur gbara mbọ dị ukwuu iji merie Wisconsin Republican nke mbụ emere na 6 Eprel 1948. Ọjụjụ MacArthur jụrụ ime mkpọsa merụrụ ohere ya nke ukwuu ma ọ bụ Harold Stassen meriri ya na mberede. Mmeri e meriri na Wisconsin nke e mesịkwara merie na Nebraska mere ka ohere MacArthur nwere inweta ntuliaka ndị Republican gwụ, mana MacArthur jụrụ ịwepụ aha ya ruo mgbe ndị Republican ga-ahọpụta ya.
1948 Republican National Convention, nke a họpụtara Gọvanọ Thomas Dewey nke New York.