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6. 0. P. GONFIDENT OF SAFE MAJORITY Shouse Sees Wilbur’s Speech as Blow at Insurgent Senators. By the Associated Press. ‘The seething period of claims and oounter-claims immediately preceding election day was well under way in the Capital today as leaders concentrated on last-minute activities. ‘The Republican leaders concede they will suffer net losses in the Senate affer the ballots are counted, but they Pprofess themselves much encouraged by Tecent developments and ‘confiderit a *vpl.rg‘ majority will be maintained. m the Democratic party headquar- ters last night came an interpretation of Secretary Wilbur’s recent campaign speech, which professed to see the cabi- Det member gent Republican m&:m;z %l.uuur; W] ve nof e with President Hoover. It was Jouett Shouse, chairman of the. tic National ‘Executive Com- mittee, who said he took Wilbur’s talk to be “really asking for the defeat of such Republicans as Senator Borah of Idaho, Senator Norris of Nebraska, Sen- ator McMaster of South Dakota, Sen: Pine of Oklahoma and numero ‘whose attitude during the recent of Congress filled Mr. Hoover Moses Makes Prediction. Benator Moses of New Hampshire, the of the Re&mnc;n Senatorial Campaign Committee, came forward with the prsdlcuon of a Senate “safely 1 think we shall meet some net losses in the election,” he said, “the ex- tent of which I hesitate to state in il. I would expect, however, that forebod! ned. In others h we have en- tion bpurpmu. r-a majority even ‘won nine seats. Borah Aids Norris. in the West, Senator for Nebraska to cam DEMOCRATS PLAN FINALE Senator Robinson to Climax Cam- paign Over Radio Net. Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkan- sas, the Democratic floor leader, who has been in the Samocan Islands the greater part of the Summer, will make tlona! carmpalen Monday evening. No- sional cam) y e , No- vember 3. He will deliver a radio ad- dress from St. Louis over the Columbia Broadcasting System from 8:15 to 8:30 o'clock. On the eve of the elections, Senator Robinson will discuss the topic, “Why We Are Going to Win.” The address will be broadcast locally by Station SHTH SEES TARKT BNCLEDBY G0, Tells Boston Audience Party Also Dodges on Prohi- bition Question. | By the Associated Press. BOSTON, October 29.—Alfred E. Smith, former uovemlls‘r of Ne:' Yo;-k. arraigned the Republican party for making a log-rolling tariff for the bene- fit of its campaign contributors, in the face of unemployment and distress, in & speech at the Boston Arena here last THE EVENING NO DEPRESSION HERE Bt. Petersburg, Fla,, Taxpayers Pay $52,748.18 in 1980 Levies. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla,, October 20 (#).—If there's a depression anywhere “s?u.}:e not be here. AP tersburg taxpayers wen! e city hall yesterday and paid up $52,- 748.18 in 1930 taxes. This was in ex- cess of any amount pald in one day for more than two years. Collectors sald this month's total had exceeded $250,000, which is far above the amount received at the same time in 1929. ‘The city commission yesterday or- dered a $300,000 reduction in the city ROOSEVELT RAPPED N STMSON PEE Secretary of State Pleads for Election of Tuttle as New York Governor. Citing, scandal by scandal, the story of “corruption” in the judiciary of New York City, Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of State, entered the New York State political campaign in a 1adic address last night with a sharp attack on Gov. night. He also charged that the Re- publicans were dodging the probibition issue. A crowd of 15,000 inside and thou- sands more outside the doors cheered the 1928 Democratic presidential can- didate. After promising in 1928 a partial and scientific revision of the tariff, Smith said, the Republicans spent one year, five months and eight days indulging in “the old-time methods of log rolling and back scratching.” Refers to Grundy. “Joe Grundy demanded delivery of the goods,” said Smith, “and he walked away with them.” Of prohibition, the Democrat said: “This problem can never be solved by the Republicans. They are compelled by force of circumstances to dodge. ‘They want to be wet among the wets and dry as & Sahara among the drys. Any ummhflr‘_ any hope for relief, must of necessity come from the Demo- cratic party.” President Hoover, Smith said, ap- pointed & commission, and after 18 months the two things accomplished were—to the personn the enforcement and to transfer the duty_of enforcement from the @. 0. P. CHIEFS REPORT| CAMPAIGN OUTLAY Statement Shows Senatorial Corh- ittoe Disbursed $47,005 Up to WOODCOCK GIVES DRY LAW VIEWS Holds Prohibition Can Be En- forced in Same Proportion to Other Aots, By the oS e s moee . W. , nat law administrator, here on an in tie tour, said last night that after three months’ observation he believed “the national prohibition laws can, under existing conditions, be enforced # about the same degree of efficiency 88 other anti-crime laws are being en- ‘Woodcock said he regarded individual ition as & problem to be dealt through education. The Govern- 000 inhabitants. do police work. & l};va our !gtce oper- , especially against commercial element in the liquor business. The second desire is Yo have .u:;‘ men eo-operate with local enforce- Department to the Department of ury en en Justice, Favors Repeal Policy. Smith_said, “inconvenienced It put him to the dis- Smith said his solution was repeal of the eighteenth amendment and the Volstead act. He declared that was further than his party had gone two years ago, but now it had advanced be- cause opinion had advanced. Turning to unemployment and the depression, Smith said the Re- publicans were “defending a suicidal tariff and remaining silent on unem- ployment.” He made ironic references to Repub- lican promises of two years ago of “a chicken in every pot, an automobile and silk socks for every working man.” WETS GLAIM MOST CONGRESS SEEKERS | Northeast and Lakes Poll Shows Heaviest Sentiment for to only 11 “tfi TS, Curran concluded the wet-dry lssue would appear in eo! races in 34 States, among them lowa, Arkansas, Texas, Oregon, Utah, West Virginia and Vermont, which he singled out as hither- | i dry Common hs. NEW G. 0. P. BEGUN IN SOUTH CAROLINA Present National Committeeman Not Present at Founding of Organization. By the Associated Prass. COLUMBIA, 8. C., October 29.—The formation of a new Republican party in South Carolina was completed here yesterday. J. C. Hambright of Rock Hill was elected State chairman. Approximately 400 persons attended the “Republican Mass Convention,” which moved according to prearranged schedule. Joseph W. Tolbert, Republi- can national committeeman and rec- ognized patronage dispenser for many years, was not present. No colored person sat on the first floor of the Columbia Township Audi- torfum, where the delegates were by counties, but a score of sat in the balcony. Called by Mr. Hambright, who was chairman of the Republican Advisory Committee in the State, the convention marked the birth of an “infant Repub- lican party” in South Carolina, accord- ing to speakers. Judge Kelly Nash, general counsel for the Treasury Department at Washing- ton, was the keynote speaker, urging Roosevelt for his subserviency to Tam- many Hall, Speaking as a resident of New York State, Mr. Stimson charged that the Democratic Governor, with “jokers” and “partisan excuses,” had “shrunk” from a full investigation of the city bench because Tammany feared its criminal consequences. With the plain implication that Gov. Roosevelt has his eyes on the Democratic nomination for President in 1932, the Secretary of State declared that the Governor's thoughts were concentrated only on “what the office of Governor can do for him.” Contrasts Candidates’ Fitness. Contrasting the demonstrated “unfit- ness” of Gov. Roosevelt in a crisis of good government with the independence of Charles H. Tuttle, Republican can- didate for Governor, Mr. Stimson ap- pealed wholeheartedly for the election of Mr. Tuttle, whom he described as strong, brave and energetic. In the overpowering issue of a pure judiciary there could be no doubt as to which candldate would serve the public in- terest best, he said. Mr. Stimson's speech, following that of Patrick J. Hurley, Secretary of War, who indorsed last Saturday, had the effect of align- ing the national administration direct- ly behind the Republican organization in New York and the candidacy of Mr. Tuttle, and directly opposed to the re- election hopes of Gov. Roosevelt. ‘The entrance of the two members of President Hoover's cabinet into the New York situation was hailed here as indicating the interest that the ad- ministration is taking in the campaign and its fervent wish to see Mr. Tuttie elected. Recites Scandal After Scandal. The great bulk of Mr. Stimson's ad- %u-mdevoudwthenmkm the Democrats, Mr. Stimson, by name, went down the list of exposed Demo- cratic judges in New York City, dwelt upon the charges of offi ing lodged against former Magistrate George F. Ewald, followed the actions of Gov. Roosevelt in limiting the resulting in- vestigation, forced by public clamor, and fessed his al disappointment Mr. Roosevelt’s career. Mr. Stimson said he had Assalls Restricted Inquiry. ‘The limiting of the Ewald case in- vestigation and the intrusting of the trate’s inquiry to the appelate division had robbed the official exam- ination of its potency, Mr. Stimson de- ‘The appelate division in no power to bring criminal prosecu- tion, and “ fears nothing 3 “Tammany . short of punishment for crime,” the Secretary of State asserted. He charged that a similarly limited and ineffective policy had been used by Gov. Roose- velt in urging the Tammany district leaders to waive immunity and testify before the Jury. In contrast, Mr. Stimson pointed to the fearlessness of ‘Mr. Tuttle. The latter had braved the displeasure of “powerful factions of his own party,” ambition failing to make him fiinch, -|Mr. Stimson added, referring presum- dry_elements among the Re- publicans. Mr. Tuttle, he said, would clean up in the ".Hm{,ml. of evil.” Appealing for Republican Represent- atives to support the rule of “con- servative common sense” nationally, Mr. Stimson made a special plea for the re-election of Mrs. Ruth Pratt, Tesentative of the seventeenth New York glmnmo He dld‘ hz;ot minentl;lm Maj. F. 3 uardia, ly other Repub- ican Representative seeking re-election in New York City. Mrs. Pratt, how- ever, is from Mr. Stimson’s home dis- trict. The speech was broadcast over t] Columbia system from station W’MA)II: FESS HITS RASKOB REFERENDUM PLAN G. 0. P. Leader Also Attacks Op- By the Associated Press. COLUMBUS Ohio, October 29— Taking cognizance of suggestions by John J. Raskob, chairman of the Dem- ocratic National Committee, for a ref erendum on prohibition and a five-day week for workers, United States Sena- tor Simeon D. Fess, in a statement here last night, sald, “These proposals will not be convincing reasons for the American people to exchange a Re- publican for & Democratic administra- tion. Fess, who I8 Republican national chairman, sald the five-day week “is an economic problem to be worked out by industry, rather than a political issue to become a foot,ball of partisan politics.” This proposal, he asserted, “must be considered in the light of agriculture as well as industry. It raises the question whether you can increase consumption by decreasing the number of days’ labor.” unity of party members in the State a and lauding Herbert Hoover, GETS VAN EYCK CANVAS Col. Friedsam Acquires Painting by Noted Artists. mdannu!ulfefl Referring to Raskob's plan for a pro- hibition referendum, Fess said: “Mr. Raskob's position on the liquor ques- tion is well known. His ition, as 8 solution, cannot be that of the Amer- ican people who will stand by the Con- stitution as the surest guarantee of liberty under law.” NEW YORK, October 20 (#).—Col. has the | o STAR Mr. Tuttle in an address | si quiry had | corpot WASHING SIZE OF DRY VOTE PUZZLESNEW YORK Governor’s Race Seen Large- ly Turning on Strength of Third Party. By the Associated Press. ALBANY, N. Y., October 29.—While the wet and dry question has been re- moved as a political issue between the major parties in the Empire State, the size of the dry vote next Tuesday will determine largely whether the Repub- licans will be able to wrest control from the Democrats. Until the ascends of Alfred E. Smith as Governor, New York State was’ led as a Republican strong- hold. jut in recent years the Demo- crats have held a firm unbroken grip on the reins. This year, for the first time since the advent of prohibition, the Republicans, through their guber- natorial candidate, Charles H. Tuttle, former Federal district attorney at New York, Have openly advocated repeal of the eighteenth amendment. ‘The Democratic party, since the days of Smith, has always been wet. Gov. Pranklin D. Roosevelt, seeking re-elec~ tion, has also declared in favor of repeal. Drys Take Offense. But Tuttle’s declaration instantly alienated a section of his party, which has been traditionally dry. The Law Preservation party, with Prof. Robert Paris Carroll of Syracuse University, as its” gubernatorial candidate, has been waging active battle against Tuttle. Upstate New York is normally dry and normally Republican. Metropolitan New York City is normally Democratic and normally wet. The Democrats claim an unbroken front all along the battle line. Even the regular Repub- licans admit the Carroll campaign will cut into their upstate ranks. But they assert that many Republicans in New York City, known as “Al Smith Repub- licans,” who have heretofore voted for the Democratic Governor, will cast their ballots for Tuttle because of his lberal views on prohibition. ‘The total tration in the State is 4,089,207, including 1,568,020 in New York City. This total is 796,069 less than two years ago, when Herbert Hoo- ver carried the State by a big majority and Roosevelt was elected Governor. New York City's registration two years 280 was 2,029,514. Mr. Tuttle, who in his capacity of Federal attorney in New York City, revealed scandals in the New York City Judiciary, has made Tammany an im- portant issue in his campaign speeches. He has repeatedly sald “the issue is whether the State is to have a Gov- ernor bigger than Tammany Hall.” ‘The question is whether the impres- on made by Mr. Tuttle's revelations as to sale of public office in New York City is strong enough to offset defec- tions in Republican ranks, defections of drys as well as of those resenting business conditions. Four years ago the drys, opposed to the re-election of United States Senator James W. Wadsworth, supported the independent candidacy of F. W. Crist- man, who polled 231,000 votes. By rea son of this diversion of Republican votes, Robert F. Wagner, Democrat, de- feated Senator Wadsworth by a plurality of 116,000. Makes Vigorous Drive. ‘Tuttle has been waging a vigorous open-air meet- g. not go on the stump until a fortnight before election. Prior to starting on his campaign tour he made a few radio speeches. Tuttle began his campaign after his nomination on September 26. Since then he has covered every sec- tion of the State, devoting the last week and & half to speechmaking in or near New York City. Gov. Roosevelt's tour has been lim- ited to the larger cities. Becre of War Hurley and Secretary of State Stimson have assisted Tuttle speeches. Former Gov. Alfred E. Smif has taken the stump in behalf of his successor. ‘The Roosevelt campaign has revolved about State issues, with the emphasis largely on regulation of public utilities and State development of hydro-elec~ tric power along the St. Lawrence River. ‘The Governor has charged that Re- publican leaders are personally ested in private development and con- trol of water power and that utility rations have contributed to Repub~ lican campaign funds. He has argued that the re-election of a Democratic State administration is essential in order to bring about cheaper light and power rates. Prof. Carroll has attacked both Roosevelt and Tuttle, although mfllfl{ the Republican candidate the targef of his heaviest prohibition artillery. No Senator is to be elected. In the seventeenth congressional district, New York City, Mrs. Ruth Pratt, lican incumbent, is fighting against the eom- bined attacks of Louls A. o Democrat, and Heywood Broun, news- jper columnist, who was nominated the Socialists. WOULD SUSPEND TAX Gov. Long Favors 10-Year Delay to Aid Drought Vietims. BATON ROUGE, La., October 29 (#).—Gov. Huey P. Long said here late yesterday that he had taken preliminary steps “looking to relieving the farmers of the drought-stricken parishes of Louisiana from the payment of their taxes this year.” Under the tentative plan being studied by the Governor, the persons to whom this aid would be extended would be given 10 years to pay this year’s tax bill, in instaliments of one- tenth of the total each year. 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