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Third party presidential candidate George C. Wallace
said Monday his choice for a running mate, 'a real surprise
for everyone,' will be announced early next week.

The former Alabama Governor, in Atlanta to film
televised campaign commercials at a local station, said the
decision on whose name will appear as vice-president for
his American Independent Party is 'just about settled.'

Mr. Wallase said the man would be a very prominent,
well- known personality, He declined to say whether the
nominee would be a southerner.

Gov. Wallace also predicted his might put
some of the national pollsters out of business, even though
one now shows him with support from 21 per cent of the
voters across the nation.

"We've got more than that," said Gov. Wallace.

Mr. Wallace told a crowd of 1,000 who attended a
$25-a-plate dinner in his behalf that their effort has
already changed the course of political events all over the
country, so it has not been in vain.

"It is very close to success," he added.

Gov. Wallace had to speak twice because the hall where
the dinner was held was too small to hold all the people
who wanted to hear him. He spoke once downstairs to
about 400 persons, then went upstairs to where another
600 were waiting.

He especially criticized the Republicans for the
appointment of Earl Warren as chief justice.

'They appointed Earl Warren with the prearranged idea
to take away the public schools,' he said. 'Just remember,
the Republicans took them away from you and the
Democrats helped take them away from you.'

Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield Monday
expressed concern over the support Gov. Wallace was
receiving in the presidential election campaign.

"Are you disturbed by the Wallace showing?" a
reporter asked Sen. Mansfield.

"Yes," he replied.

"How do you think Wallace is affecting the campaign?"

"He's hurting Nixon in the south and hurting
Humphrey in the north and west."

"Who is he hurting the most?"

"That's debatable. My guess is Mr. Nixon," he said.

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