Such misfortunes and irritations are common to all elections. My
own experience, however, has been that this election of x945 has in many ways been superior to the last. In the first place, the attendance at meetings has been almost double that of 1935. Apathy has been the last thing of which I have had to complain. In the second place, I have not myself been exposed to any undue vitupera- tion or interruption. And in the third place, I have been impressed by the difference between the older and the younger members of my audiences. For whereas the older heckler will ask his question and not listen for the answer, the yolinger generation are seriously anxious to hear what one has to say. It has been my experience that even the noisiest meeting can be quieted if you give objective infor- mation; and this is the most encouraging sign of all.
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