Prediction from Barry

Republican Barry Goldwater, for one, took a dim view of Wallace's machinations. "Wallace can elect Johnson more than anything you can think of," said Barry at a California meeting of businessmen. He pegged the G.O.P.'s 1968 presidential chances at "less than fifty-fifty": Wallace's candidacy would cut deeply into the votes for a moderate Republican, especially in the South.

As for the House of Representatives, said Barry, G.O.P. "gains will be made from all over the country"--maybe enough to give the Republicans control. In the Senate, he predicted, "I'm sure it's possible to pick up five to eight seats. I haven't given enough thought to just where they will come from--outside of me going back."

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