THIRD PARTIES: The Voice of the Locust

The voice of Henry Wallace, as insistent as a cicada on a hot summer day, sounded in the Midwest last week. Its sound stirred his followers to action, caused a small-sized riot, and raised a fair-sized bundle of cash.

Cross Section of Discontent. Only two newsmen had stuck to Henry's trail throughout his warm-up campaign. They were Howard Norton of the Baltimore Sun, and James Wechsler of the New York Post. They had been quickly shushed at press conferences whenever they tried to challenge Wallace's ideas or facts. Sometimes Wallace hid from them...

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