In Unionville, Mo., Republicans preened themselves on having founded what they believed to be the first MacArthur for President Club. Elsewhere throughout the land, pollsters took the nation's May political pulse, reported the following:
> Dr. Gallup's interviewers found Democratic hearts beating strong (79%) for Roosevelt as their 1944 nominee. Trailers: Wallace 8%, Farley 5, McNutt 4, Douglas 2, Byrnes 1, Winant 1.
> Republicans ranked seven possible nominees thus: Dewey 38%, Willkie 28, MacArthur 17, Bricker 8, Stassen 7, Saltonstall 1, Warren 1.
> A Gallup "trial heat" matching Presidential tickets gave Roosevelt...
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