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Washington, May 87½ (By Special Correspondent) --- Pogo Possum's chances for the Presidency were thrown into considerable doubt today when objections to his candidacy were voiced by an influential group in an alley just northeast of the Capitol Building. An altercation during which an elderly gentleman's hat was punctured started when a voice vote showed that only three percent of those present could spell, much less pronounce, Okefenokee.

Political experts in the area have for a long time been of the opinion that the swampland candidate's age is somewhat against him. "It is not a matter of discrimination," explained one statesman, who shall be nameless. "It is a simple matter of law and arithmetic." It was pointed out by a disorderly minority that law and arithmetic are not simple matters. However, the general consensus of the group as it proceeded in flight through a picturesque section of the mall was that Pogo is not old enough to legally stand for the presidency. Student organizations have, or course, for a long time been of the opinion that everybody in the country has to stand for the presidency, whether old enough or not. This latter aspect was somewhat obscured in today's discussion when several of those participating tumbled into the lagoon and had to be rescued by a visiting troop of Girl Scouts from North Dakota. It was felt there might be a trend in the northwest indicated by the action.