Letters: Nov. 19, 1965

Mayor-Elect Lindsay

Sir: Mayor-elect John Lindsay's victory in New York [Nov. 12] is an important lesson for the Republican Party. For if the G.O.P. expects to become a truly national party again, it is to progressive, liberal candidates of Mr. Lindsay's stature that it must turn. The days of Goldwater have passed. Now Mr. Lindsay must turn all his efforts toward giving New York dynamic, nonpartisan government. He has won, and now he must prove himself, but he cannot do it alone; it is time for those who welcomed his victory to join...

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