Pennsylvania's Democratic politicos were courting the Army Air Forces' four-star General Carl A. Spaatz as assiduously as fraternity seniors rushing a football star. Ruddy, square-cut "Tooey" Spaatz looked like a dream candidate for governor. The General, well aware of Washington forecasts that he will be appointed to succeed General Henry H. Arnold as commander of the air forces, wouldn't say yes and wouldn't say no. But he was betraying a certain quiet fascination with the idea of being governor of his old home state. The Democrats badly needed a candidate like Spaatz. It was almost certain that...
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