U.S. At War: Seat-Warmer

When one of the Massachusetts Salton-stalls has a big decision to make, he retires to the bosom of his family, and there takes family counsel. The problem is mulled over with the welfare of 1) Massachusetts, 2) the Saltonstalls, in mind.

After six days of consulting his family, and of sawing wood and saying little, Governor Leverett Saltonstall reported his decision to Massachusetts. He will not resign and have himself appointed to fill the U.S. Senate seat of Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., now on duty as a U.S. Army major. Instead the lean, salty Governor will finish out his present job and...

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