POLITICAL NOTES: Dewey Weather

Candidate Tom Dewey, who kas always been a faithful reader of the pollster's barometer, was presented last week with a forecast of the political climate. Basing his conclusions on readings taken over the past four years, Pollster Elmo Roper predicted fair & warmer weather for the Republican ticket, with some danger of intermittent thundershowers.

The sun will shine brightest on Dewey, Roper reported, in the small towns and big cities of the Northeast and Middle West. The thunderclouds will bank up over the medium-sized cities of the South and Far West. Dewey's strongest support will come from prosperous men over 35;...

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