Ives was elected to a second term in 1952 , defeating Brooklyn borough president John Cashmore by 55 % to 36 % . He received the largest number of votes hitherto ever won by a candidate in New York , carrying all but three of the state 's 62 counties . A strong supporter of General Dwight D. Eisenhower , he served as a delegate to the 1952 Republican National Convention in Chicago , Illinois
1952 Republican National Convention
1952 Republican National Convention
Irving Ives