Last week Wendell Willkie went forth as an evangelist. For weeks he had smoldered in Rushville, Ind., reading reports that his campaign had stalled. The only answer he got to his daily denunciation of Franklin Roosevelt was an aloof and lofty silence. Mr. Willkie wanted to fight; Mr. Roosevelt made it plain that he was too busy to campaign. Angry, steam up, Mr. Willkie finally climbed aboard his campaign train.
He was grim and unsmiling as the twelve-car train pulled out of Rushville. First scheduled stop was Chicago. First important speech would...
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