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Wll Wi-i Wi i Wlleon Wiison Wllson - eon son didn dido dicta t know quite what to make makei makeof makeof i 01 of it It , , , because no very Important ImportantI Importantproblems importantproblems importantproblems I problems regarding war production productionhad productionhad productionhad had been discussed When he be ex- ex expressed ex expressed ex"pressed expressed " - pressed bewilderment to close closefriends closefriends closefriends friends latar later they replied ' . Why , . Charlie CharUe harl1e , you re just a pa- pa paUtlcal po pa political - . litical Utlcal Utical neophyte neophytet I Don t you know knowwhat knowwhat knowwhat what ha he was doing ? Looking you youover youover youover over to sea see how you would do aa as aalecond assecond assecond lecond second man on the ticket * ' Embarrassed Embarta.ed Embartaed . Wllson Wilson replied : ' "People People .People tPeople " ' . don't dont ' ' seem to know that thatI I m a RepublicanNOTESome Republican RepubUcan " . NOTE-Some NOTE Some NOTE - - Some polltlcos politicos Bgura ftgure figure that thatthe thatthe thattha the President Is Ia now look looking In , tor for a acODJervatl"e aConervatlVe conservative cODJervatl\"e cODJervatl "e e ConervatlVe $ \ " running mate with a . aRepublican Republican RepubUcan background bsckground who would wouldswlnS wouldswing wouldswine swlnS swing votes from trom business Under- Under Undersecretary Undersecretary Undersecretary - * secretary at of State Ed Stettlnlus Stettinlus 1 . u uan $ an active bidder for the Job Som SomC SomCconservsUve Somaconservative . conservaUve conservsUve & groups &roups roups also figure that thatif thatif . * if they can pick the vice prelldent president president,1'OR president1OR , FDR ' will win resign resllD .bortl bortl . shortly ) ' after alter the tile thewar tilewar thawar war and they will win be In the saddle . . S . 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