The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 7, 1932, Page 1

BULLETIN—NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—0dds are five to one and six to one today on Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic nominee for President. Some betting firms are predicting odds will be 7 to 1 before voting starts. THE DAILY VOL. XLL, NO. 6179. JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1932. ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” \ " % MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS = ~ PRICE“TEN CENTY FINAL PLEA OF GOV, ROOSEVELT MADE IN N. Y. C. Calls on A"Tkzsses to Ral- ly to Democrats for “Better Days” COMPLETE PROGRAM TO BE CARRIED OUT Al Smith Declares G. O. P. Now in Panic, Facing Complete Collapse NEW YORK Nov. 7. — Gov. Frar D. Roosevelt, Democratic sminee for President, closed his n last Saturday night with on all classes of citizens lly behind the Democratic Yy o help bring America “to tter days.” Gov. Roosevelt said the doctrine present day Democracy has al- 1dy been outlined in a series of and “tonight we set the upon that program. After esday we will go forward to the great task of its accomplishment and we trust to its fulfiliment. One Great Principle ‘There can be only one great principle to guide our course in the coming years. We have learn- ed the lesson that extravagant ad- vantage for a few, ultmately de- pressed many.” Gov. Roosevelt said the hopes and ambitions that have struggled for realization on the farms, in the cities, in the factories, among business men and in the home, have been found at length on the common meeting ground of the Democratic program. Al Was There Too The Governor's appearance with Al Smith formally closed the door on the Democratic campaign. It was climaxed with wild flag-wav- ing and a series of demonstrations in an old-fashioned Tammany | rally. * Former Governor Smith said the Republicans, “after this long black ight of sorrow and sickness and 5 of storm, making no account | their stewardship, are in a panic. They now find themselves facing complete collapse and they hand up a campaign of fear, threat and intimidation, Ne Accounting Possible Smith said the record failed to show the Republican Party will be able to give an account .of dts stewardship for the last four years. What is before the House at this hour is the éccounting of that stewardship which is a complete paralysis of agriculture, business, indusiry and nationwide unemploy- ment, but the people Tuesday will put the government into the capa- ble hands of Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt, John Nance Garner and a Democratic Congress.” GLAIMS HOOVER “RUBBER STAMP” OF POWER TRUST Senator Norris Shows Up President as Friend of Utilities LOS ANGELES, Cal, Nov. 7.— last Saturday, United States Sena- tor George W. Norris, Republican Independent of Nebraska, renewed his attack on the power trust, in an address here in behalf of Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic nominee for President. Senator Norris said he did not agree 100 per cent with Gov. Roos- evelt's position on the public utility be spe seal of | way ([Engineer, Forecasts Co (By Associated Press) 1 The forecast statements of the| leaders, on the national election | tomorrow, are as follows: | Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt: “I| believe the best interests of the| country require a change in the! Administration. Every sign points to that change.” President Herbert Hoover: “I have fixed my faith upon the logical conclusions of a thoughful people.” Norman Thomas: “The vote will go down in history marking the first great definite trend of So- cialism in this country.” Charles Curtis, Vice - President: “Everything is fine. We will carry the country.” Speaker John N. Garner, Demo- cratic Vice-Presidential candidate: “The people of the country have long since made up their minds for a change in the Administration and President Hoover and his fol- ncerning the Results National Election lowers will be defeated.” Everett Sanders, Republican Na- tional Chairman: “Hoover will be | relected with a minimum of 338 electoral votes.” James A. Farley, Democratic Na- tional Chairman: “I predict a great and tremendous victory. Gov. Roosevelt's popular majority will be ten million votes.” Ogden L. Mills, Secretary of Treasury: “I believe Hoover will| win.” Al Smith: “The American peo- ple will relieve the Republicans of their stewardship and place it in the capable hands of Gov. Frank-| lin D. Roosevelt and John Nance Garner.” ‘ United States Senator Felix He-| bert, Eastern Campaign Manager of the Republican National Com- mittee, conceded 14 States to Gov. Roosevelt—Arizona, Kentucky, Ok- lahoma, Tennessee and ten States of the Solid South. ALASKANS WILL VOTE TOMORROW FOR 26 OFFIGERS Voters of Territory March | to Polls Tuesday—Trend | Is to Democrats to the Democratic party probably Alaske. This is evidenced by use that Democratic candidates failure of the Republicans to link their Territorial ticket to Presi- dent Hoover even in the speeches of the candidates, newspaper ad- vertising and political circulars. ‘Their attitude this year is direct- 1y opposite’ to that of four years ago when the local G. O. P. nom- iness rode along on the Hoover bandwagon. They have not adver- tised at least, their occupancy of & seat on it this year. Democratic ranks throughout the campaign. Headed by Senator An- thony J. Dimond, mominee for Delegate to Congress, the party’s candidates have campaigned ag- gressively in every Division, tak- ing advantage of the bitter fric- Republican camp developed into an open break be- Attorney General, and Attorney General John Rustgard, seeking re- election after 12 years of tenure. and in personal campaigning. Indian Vote Uncertain question but “yet his position is so much better, so much fairer and his ideas so much more logi- cal against monopoles, that his position from Hoover's is as the brightest sun at noonday is dif- ferent from the midnight darkness of eternal night. Hoover and Trusts “Fcr four years we have had a man in the White House who has been friendly to the trust. ‘The trust has supported him from ¢he first. They ecirculated (Continued on Page Four) 'Where the vote of the Southeast The national trend of sentiment |8oVernment must deal HOOVER GOES 'T0 MINNESOTA ON VOTE DRIVE Renews Plea that Republi- can Economic Poli- cies Be Sustained | To elect a Delegate to Congress, | Attorney General, Auditor, High- Commissioner of Education, five members out of eight in the Territorial Senate and a complete House of Representa- tives of 16 members, Alaskans to- morrow will exercise their right of franchise at the polls. A" Territorial vote of some 14,000 or more is indicated by the un usual interest that has been ex. hibibted throughout the Territory. ‘While, as usual, campaign man- agers of both parties, and the solitary independent candidate, all express confidence in the results, it is generally conceded that the odds favor the Democratic ticket this year. National Trend Relecting ST. PAUL, Minn,, Nov. 7—In his address here last Saturday night, President Hoover asserted the Democratic Pamty is seeking “to 'play upon discontentment and res- |orting to the oldest trick in poli- |tics by stimulating a protest vote.” ! In his campaign drive into Min- inesota, the President renewed his plea that the Republican economic policies be sustained. He declared a Democratic victory Tuesday will {mean that “at least one year must ,€lapse before the Democrats could validate promises and a new deal.” Lack Of Understanding ¢ The President asserted the Dem- |ocratic chieftains have demonstra- ted their lack of understanding of the real situation with which the He further declared the Nation would collapse cted 4 under the Democratic program and i = i o el walethk; enumerated 21 measures adopted by the Republican Administration have made of the mational ticket |35 bringing ui:atmlng evidences in its campaign activities and the |Of the economic recovery. Y. ADMINISTRATION DISCUSSED BY HOOVER MADISON Wis. Nov. 7.—Presi- dent Hoover, last Saturday after- noon, hit out at Law Enforcement by the Administration of Gov. Roosevelt in New York, telling a throng that he felt Roosevelt might have made a contribution to ithe solution of the gangster problem. He declared that lawless- ness and crime has unquestionably grown in the country and declared himself against placing on the Federal Government the burden of restraining law violations be- cause of failure of some states and municipalities. “It seems the Governor of New N. tion that croj out early in the [York might have made a contribu- ppedwmch a :m ago |tion during the last three years to the solution of gang life under tween Cash Cole, candidate for|the great powers conferred and Auditor who is supporting William |obligations bestowed by the con- L. Paul, independent candidate for stitutional laws of his own state. PRESIDENT AT DENVER DENVER, Col., Nov. 7.—President Mr. Rustgard's attack on MI.|poover left for the coast late last Cole last week in radio addresses ;oni after a day of non-political at Anchorage, and the latter has| o, oying with “a guarantee” by lated in newspaper publicity|ine Federal government that dur- ing the coming winter “rio one will be allowed to go hungry or cold.” In a speech he made a plea in Alaska ,Indlan organization Willlypa1r of the local Community land, except in one or two instanc- Chest drive and said: es, is still a puzzle at this hour. “The first obligation of man is In several speeches, its leader,|, o..q his neighbor.” William L. Paul, said it would not be made known until just before election. He hadn't sald a word on i up to this morning. is one notable exception to this. He announced at the very outset of the campaign that Mr. Cole would be su for Auditor. H. P. Hansen, one of - (Continued on Page Three) Child Welfare Speaking of child welfare, the president said: PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEES ARE MAKING TOURS Gov. Roosevelt and Hoov- er Campaign Up to Election Eve AMERICA’S MILLIONS READY TO CAST VOTE Political Db ate Bidle—4 Final Chapter to Be Written Tuesday WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.—Amer-| ica’s voting millions relaxed today, after the bedlam of political de- bate, and await the writing of the final chapter in the precedent shat- tering campaign in tomorrow's choice for the next President. Both sides are expressing con- fidence on the outcome. The two Presidential candidates are campaigning to the very last. President Hoover is enroute to California to vote. He made an address today in Salt Lake City and will broadcast tonight. Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt is also on a campaign tour and he will also broadcast tonight. Few campaigns have ever wit- nessed both Presidential candidates| on the road the day before elec- tion, carrying on their fight. GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT MAKING TOUR BY AUTC, TYDE PARK, N. Y, Nov. 7~ Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Demo- cratic nominee for President, is making a tour today of small towns in New York and will speak tonight in Columbia Hall, in Poughkecpsie, where he has been speaking the night before election for more than two decades. After his Poughkeepsie speech, he will drive to New York City and receive the election returns at the Democratic National Head- quarters in the Biltmore Hotel. PRESIDENT HOOVER IN SALT LAKE CITY SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 7. —Launching his semi-final cam- paign appeal, President Hoover as- serted in a speech here today, that the Democratic Party has been “building up hate against me per- sonally” to win votes. Hoover said the Democrats are making politics out of human misery and seeking to stimulate a protest vote against the Republican Party. He said he believed the Nation should restore silver to greater use ahd promised immediate relief to the sugar beet grower. The President declared he has Creatfi rVictory Presaged For Roosevelt by Final Report of Digest Poll Roosevelt 1,715,789 votes; 41 States with 474 electoral votes. Hoover 1,150,398 votes; seven States with 57 electoral votes. Such is the final report made public Jast Saturday of the fa- mous Presidential poll of the Lit- erary Digest for 1932, a poll whose predecessors have been noted for “uncanny accuracy.” Presages Roosevelt Victory ‘True to its time-honored policy, the Digest draws no conclusions from its facts, leaving that to others. However, it does make some pertinent and significant comments. “Unless all signs fail, unless some unexpected, eleventh-hour condi- tion arises to reverse nation-wide trend disclosed by this great mon- ument of freshly gathered statistics, the complete poll will be interpret- ed by many practical men and wo- men of all parties as a presage of a Roosevelt victory” it asserts. “If that practical judgment is borne out by the event, the Demo- cratic victory on election day will surely be a sweeping one. Let our arithmetical readers apply the Hoover and Roosevelt percentages t~ a popular vote approximating that of 1928—say, 36,000,000,000— and they will see that possibiliteis disclosed by our vast samplying operations include what is popu- larly known as a landslide.” The Hoover States The seven Hoover States indicat- ed by the Digest's compiete poll are: Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New: Jersey, Massa- chusetts, Rhode Island and Ver-| mont. But the editors of the pub- | lication are, apparently, mot con- vinced that all of them will be found in the Hoover column Tues- day. They freely admit that straw voting has its limitations. would be a miracle,’ said the Di- gest, “if every State of the 48 be- haved on election day exactly as forecast by the poll. ‘“‘Here we come to the important problem of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. These two States are in the Hoover column of the, poll. They were also in the Hoo- ver colmm of our 1928 poll, with stifl larger Republican majorities, |but both States were carried by Smith. Histery May Repeat Iteself “History repeats itself, and that variation of happen again in 1832, We have polled the two States in exactly the same way that we polled them four years ago. A study of the returns, in relation to the official vote of 1928, and also to the bal- used every means within his power|lot declarations of how the same for maintenance of peace amongst nations. CAPITOL TO GIVE ELECTION VOTES TUESDAY NIGHT Excellent Shows and Quick Ballot Reports Of- fered Public Through special arrangements with The Empire the Capitol The- atre will announce at one-half hour intervals both the national and Territorial election returns throughout the two regular evening shows Tuesday evening and also during a special midnight preview starting at midnight. According to predictions home radio reception will be poor Tues- day night because the Govern- ment station here will be send- ing and receiving over three chan- nels. Exclusive and Trustworthy Consequently the arrangements made by Eric Paulson, Manager of the Capitol, to give full and com- plete reports on the returns as fast' as they are received at The ‘There can be no in our obligations to children.” From sources close to the Pres- ident it is reported he believes the Empire by cable and radio, afford an unusual opportunity and service to the people of Juneau to see|™- good shows and at the same time voters voted in 1928, convinced us that in those States are bal- lots have somehow failed to come back in adequate quantity from large bodies of Democratic voters. ‘For these reasons we consider that Massachusetts and Rhode Is- land may be expected to appear in the Democratic column on election night.” Three Others Possible Nor are these the only States that the Digest editors think var- fations from the final poll may oceur. Continuing the Digest said: “It is further possible that Con- “at our 1928 poll may| necticut, New Hampshire, and New Jersey, which also gives evidences of having masses of silent Demo- cratic voters—'silent’ as far as straw ballots are concerned—may fold up their tents and steal away to the Roosevelt column.” Some States Close Regarding the chances of some of the Roosevelt States going to Hoover the Digest said: “And then, of course, there's an- other side to the picture. There are some close States in the Roose- velt column and in these last days of the campaign the Hoover forces are making prodigious efforts to win them over while the Roosevelt forces are making equally prodig- ious efforts to hold them. “New York is close. So are Kan- sas, Colorado and Delaware. The Republicans profess great confi- dence they will win some import- ant States by their whirlwind cam- paign of recent weeks and they expect especially, they say, to car- ry Pennsylvania in spite of the Digest poll. However, as this issue goes to press with the final re- turns, 'we know of no reason why |the poll should go very far astray |in the figures and percentages from Pennsylvania,” How They Voted | Hoover Roosevelt 1932 1932 Total Electoral Total Vote Vote Vote 4272 Alabama. 11 20,161 2,574 ‘Arizona, 3 4,910 | 3712 Arkansas.. e 16,226 81834 California....... 22 148,832 11,950 Colorado.... 14,304 26,469 ‘Connecticut. 16,884 | 2384 Delaware...... 2,564 3,937 Dist. Columbia — 5,061 | 9,302 Florida... s 4 23,606 4823 Geotgia. 12 81,849 3,282 1daho..... 4 5,159 76,414 Mllinois 29 105,920 40,227 Indiana .. 14 58,465 23,372 Towa.. 1 32,956 | | 23529 Kansas 9 29,067 | 13,114 24,826 19,050 ! 701 5910 11,352 15,317 4,744 4,945 13,440 16117 14,365 21,375 | 2200 17,661 g : Vermont Virginia. "Washington 'W. Virginia. Wisconsin. TUnknown.. 4 8 4 11 3 4 3 1 3,301 347191 | 30,324 23,153 44,054 2913 30,749 |l B ww 1,150,389 Grand total 531 1,715,789 BIG VICTORY FOR ROOSEVELT IS PREDICTION Will Be Elected by Largest Vote in History, Says Farley NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—James A. Farley, Chairman of the Democrat- already been formed, according to Mr, Paulson, to attend the Tues- day night shows, in groups, and it is predicted that Tussday night will be a gala and exciting one at the Capitol. “A House Divided,” starring Wal- ter Huston, will be the feature Republican campaign has brought | hear trustworthy returns promptly.| picture for the regular shows, and a definite turn in political senti- ment in the Bast and Midwest, Numerous Theatre Parties “The*Big Parade,” is booked for Numerous theatre parties have|the midnight show. ic National Committee, last Sat- urday night declared that Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt ‘“has come through the strenuous ordeal of a gruelling contest, serene in mind, sound in body, with steady nerves and he will become President without hampering of commit- ments or contracts. “Nothing can happen between now and Tuesday than can pos- sibly affect the result of the vote which will be a victory for the Roosevelt-Garner ticket in the largest vote in history.” SANDERS’ PREDICTION 'CHIOAGO, Tll, Nov. 7. — Last Saturday night, Everett Sanders, Chairman of the Republican Na- | tional Committer—predicted that Hoover will be re-elected with a minimum of 338 electoral votes and asserted that a ‘“veritable |stampede of voters to the Presi- dent’s standard would give him 72 votes to spare when the electoral | college meets in January.” DEMOGRATS T0 SWEEP NATION, SAYS CONNORS {United Party, Backed by Progressives, Makes Roosevelt Certain I FARLEY WIRES LOCAL MAN ON THE OUTLOOK Says Great Victory Is in Sight for Party Ticket in Balloting A united Democratic Party, join- ed by progressives of every shade of political creed, will sweep the national election in the voting to- morrow, declared James J. Connors, National Committeeman for Alaska, in a statement issued today in which he made public a telegram from James A. Farley, Chairman of the party’s National Committee, and chief strategist of the Roose- velt campaign. “We will win a great victory on Tuesday and the result, in no small degres will be attributed to the assistance you and other sin- {cere and active Democrats have rendered throughout this cam- paign,” said Mr. Farley’s tele- gram to Mr. Connors. Outcome Is Certain “The outcome is now certain. The only question in either the national or Territorial election is the size of the majority,” Mr, Con- nors declared. “Betting odds quoted in New York today—six to one on Gov. Roosevelt, with indications it will be seven to one before tomor- row morning — reflects the judg- ment of men who have made a close study of the political situa- tion throughout the country. This is without preczdent in modern times. It is a conservative measure of the strength of the Democratic chances for victory. “Reports from all over the Ter- ritory show that the Democratic| outlook here is just as rosy as in (Continuea on Page TwWo) e DIMOND CALLS * WICKERSHAM ON CAME MEMORIAL Challenges Delegate for? Saying He Voted for Present Game Law | Challenging the truth of Dele- gate Wickersham’s assertion, made in his seech here on October 28, that he had voted for a resolu- tion in 1923 approving the present |Alaska Game Law and wrging its passage, Senator Anthony J. Di- mond, in a telegram to The Em- pore today, accuses the Delegate of coloring the record and failing to state the case truthfully. The Democratic nominee who is now in Ketchikan knew nothing of the charge made by Wickersham until he received a copy of The Empire of October 29, containing a report of the Delegate's local address. Text of Denial Senator Dimond's wire follows: “In the report in your paper of | Delegate Wickersham’s speech he says 1 voted for a memorial ask- ing for the enactment of the pres- ent Alaska Game Law. “The Memorial in question is House Joint Memorial No. 12, of the Session of 1923. In this me- morial express provision was re- quired for election of the members ot the Game Commission to be created and the memorial would not have passed without this pro- vision. For Territorial Control “When this matter was under discussion in the Senate in 1923, I refused to vote for any memor- ial that did not provide for Ter- ritorial control by election of the Game Commission by the people of Senator Dimond also urged at that time that the Legisiature ought to be empoweéred by Con- " (Continue sn Page TWo) DEMOCRATS CLAIM NATION AND ALASKA BY BIG VOTE Political Leaders Make PARTY LEADERS EXPECT DIMOND T0 WIN BY 250 Compliation of Reports from All Over Terri- tory Made Public PRESAGES SWEEPING DEMOCRATIC VICTORY Party Chairman Informed Every Division to Give Democratic Majority Basing his predictions on figures ceieved from every Division in the Territory, and which include every incorporated town, John W. Troy, Chairman of the Democratic Ter- ritenial Committee, today declared that all indications point to Sena- tor Anthony J. Dimond defeating Delegate James Wickersham, Re- Ppublican, for Delegate to Congress by at least 2,500 votes. “Without excepuon, the Chair- men of the Divisional Committees have submitted favorable final analyses of the campaign and pre- dictions of a Democratic sweep of both Territorial and Divisionel elections” he announced. ‘It seems to be a question, not of victory, but of the size of the party’s ma- Jority.” Trend is Ccmmon It is apparent from the tele- grams received by the Chairman jof the Territorial Committee dur- {ing the past 24 hours that the trend toward the Democratic tick- et is common to all paris of the Territory. It embraces the far north in the Second Division as well as the First Division and takes in the Third and Fourth in be- tween them, It applies to the Legislative can- didates as well as to the Delegate to Congress and Territorial Qffic- es. “Dimond will win and the other candidates with him,” is in effect the statement made from -|all quarters. Expect Large Vote “Perhaps there has Been no election in the Territory's history that has attracied more interest throughout the Terriory,” Mr. Troy sald. “The vote tomorrow will unquestionably be large, prcbably setting a new record. And the Democratic majority will set an all-time record for Alaska.” A compilation of the estimates received from all sources, Mr. Troy declared, shows that Senator Di- mond’s majority, conservative- 1y placed, will not be less than 2,500 and may be considerably in excess of that figure. While the majorities for the Territorial tick- ot—Frank A. Boyle, Auditor, James 8. Truitt, Attorney General, An- thony E. Karnes, Commissioner of Education, and William A. Hesse, Highway Engineer—may not reach the proportions of that for Senator Dimond, they are expected to be well wtihin that range. First by 1,000 ‘Careful polls of the First Divis- ion’s larger recincts and a check up of the smaller ones convinces 4 Democratic Divisional Com- mittee that Senator Dimond will have a majority of approximately 1,000 votes in it, Mr. Troy has been informed. The Third Division, said reports to him today has also been pains- takingly polled and it, too, will give the Democratic nominee for Delegate 1,000 votes more than ‘Wickersham. The Fourth Division advised the Territorial Chairman that Dimond (Continued on Page Seven) BROADCASTING THIS EVENING The following political broad- casts are scheduled for this Over NBC and CBS at 6:30 o'clock, Hoover and Coolidge. Over NBC and CBS at 8 o'clock, Roosevelt and Farley. Over CBS at 6:15 o'clock, Nerman Thomas. The time given above is Pa- cific Standard Time.