THIRD PARTIES: It's a Free Country

A surprising number of American boys (& girls) grow up to run for President. In 1952, in addition to Adlai Stevenson and Dwight Eisenhower, there are at least eleven presidential nominees. These eleven are the candidates of the "third parties" —serious, sinister or silly. Among this year's notable third parties:

Progressive. For President, wealthy San Francisco Lawyer Vincent Hallinan, who recently spent five months in jail for contempt of court during the perjury trial of Labor Leader Harry Bridges; for Vice President, Mrs. Charlotta Bass, 62-year-old former publisher of a California Negro...

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