National Affairs: Curtis Boom

Among those who came ashore from the presidential yacht Mayflower, after last fortnight's weekend cruise, was the blocky soft-spoken senior U. S. Senator from Kansas, Charles Curtis. Two days later Senator Curtis, smiling seriously, gave out press copies of a letter he had just mailed out to Kansas, where Curtis-for-President clubs have been organizing since August. Senator Curtis' letter said:

"Kansas has honored me by electing me to office under every national administration since 1892. ... If my friends of Kansas desire to send a delegation to the next Republican National Convention favorable to...

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