National Affairs: The Landon Week

Alf Landon's closest approach to a revelation of his political views last week was in a telegram to a First Voters League in Manhattan. Observed the Republican Presidential nominee: "If we spend what we do not have today, we must pay the bill tomorrow."

Shrewdly building up suspense for his acceptance speech this week, Governor Landon lost not a day in the public eye by his silence. All week long a host of volunteer talkers trod each other's heels at his doorstep. And out of their political No Man's Land marched three long-disgruntled Democrats...

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