The Pot Boils

In the U.S. political pot:

P: The Afro-American chain of Negro newspapers (Baltimore, Washington, Newark, Philadelphia, Richmond, circ. 208,835) came out for Tom Dewey because: 1) "the abuse and Jim Crow of the 800,000 colored soldiers ... is shocking and heart-sickening"; 2) "a fourth term would set a precedent that . . . may in the future become tragic for a minority"; 3) 16 years as President "is beyond the physical strength of any one man."

P: Senator Theodore Francis Green, a 100% New Dealer, said he is supporting Roosevelt only because "it is a minor sacrifice to help win the war."

P:At a cocktail party in New York, sponsored by the Park Avenue for Roosevelt Committee, 300 Park Avenue residents paid $1 for highballs, $2 for a Commander in Chief cocktail, made of French brandy and champagne.

P: State officials estimated that 44,637,000 citizens including servicemen, will vote on Nov. 7. This would be about 5,000,000 more than pollsters estimated two months ago but, because wartime immigration has deprived hundreds of thousands of potential voters of a legal residence, it would also be 5,000,000 fewer than voted in 1940.

P: Cartoonists were at work, harder than ever.

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