Evening Star Newspaper, September 10, 1936, Page 5

-LANDON'S MAINE VISIT DEBATED Leaders of Both Parties " Divided in Opinion as to Wisdom of Move. BY JAY G. HAYDEN. AUGUSTA, Me., September 10 N.A.N.A.).—The dramatic decision of v. Landon to stake his future on the vote of the Maine electorate, by com- Ing to Portland Saturday to close the campaign, is the sole subject of dis- cussion among politicos of all parties here today, and with sharp difference of opinion as to the wisdom of this stroke. 2 Republican State and local candi- dates, without exception, are delighted because they believe the visitation cer- tainly will strengthen the party ticket from top to bottom, but this is not the reaction of all the members of the Republican high command in the East. A number of men of very high rank in the party are known to have argued that Landon would be taking an un- necessary and hazardous chance in {dentifying himself directly with this first test at the polls. These men say “that the Republicans were sure of a reasonably complete victory in any event; that the Landon visit may prove to be & boomerang rather than a help; and that if. in spite of it, the Re- publicans are beaten in Maine, the effect will be a severe and probably fatal setback to the Republican cause everywhere. Democrats Delighted. As for the Democrats, they profess to be delighted. They are hailing the Landon visit as an indication of Re- publican fright and a supreme compli- ment to their candidates, with par- “ticular emphasis on the great cam- paign that they say Gov. Louis J. Brann is making in this last week be- fore election. Also, the Democrats hastened to grab a half hour of radio time, follow- ing Gov. Landon's speech, in which Gov. Brann will make an answer. It s acknowledged that there is a sligat embarrassment in this regard in that Landon undoubtedly will level his at- tack exclusively again President Roose- velt and the New Deal. Gov. Brann, up to date, has not specifically indorsed either the President or his major policies. The Republicans are saying that, if Brann now shifts this strategy to defend the Washington administra- | tion, he will lose rather than gain votes. Information from the Republican inner circle here is that the decision to come to Maine was entirely Landon's own and it was premised on a complete confidence on his part, based on straw | votes and other tests of the Maine electorate, that the State is over- ‘Wwhelmingly for him and against Presi- dent Roosevelt. «_ The one contest at all doubtful, Gov. Landon was convinced, is the United States senatorship, in which the acknowledged personal popularity of Gov. Brann is pitted against the gen- eral Republican trend. Two Major Purposes. In his suddenly conceived visit to | the State, Gov. Landon has two major purposes. tional aspect of the Maine election, and, as he hopes, to pull Senator Wal- lace H. White through in a big way. Becondly, to seize the first opportunity “that has been offered to demonstrate his own intention to fight the battle against the New Deal every inch of the way. If reports here are to be credited, Gov. Landon is going to make & fight- ing speech in Portland and one that will put squarely to the Maine voters the fact that the whole Nation is watching them, and that the way they vote on Monday very possibly may have a crucial effect on the presiden- tial election in November. It is known that Gov. Landon’s de- tision to come to Maine was made #only after a most painstaking check of the polls that have been made of the State’s electorate. Six weeks ago, the Republican Na- First, to emphasize the na- | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. Landon Greets Sprinter Jesse Owens, Olympic ‘dash champion, called on Gov. Alf Landon yesterday at Topeka. The colored athlete said he would support the Republican candidate for President. —Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. tional Committee engineered a straw vote of all the registered voters of the State. Straw Vote for Landon. More than 280,000 ballots were mailed without identification as to their source and approximately 60,- 000 of these were returned, with the following results: For President: Landon, 40,367; Roosevelt, 18,060. Other candidates, 1,740. For Governor: Barrows, Republican, 41,002; Dubord, Democrat, 17,582; others, 274. For Senlwl' ‘White, Republican, 38,- 386; Brann, Democrat, 20,480; others, 124, For Congress, first district: Oliver, Republican, 15,296, Hamlin, Democrat, 6,793; others, 227. For Congress, second district: Republican, 12,589; McLean, crat, 7,086; others, 748. For Congress, third district: Brew- ster, Republican, 11,092; Mabee, Demo- | crat, 3,285; others, 48. In percentages, this division of votes accords almost exactly with the polls taken in Maine by the Literary Di- gest, the Institute of Public Opinion and others. In fact, no poll has been disclosed by any one indicating a | Democratic victory in any one of the major contests concerned. (Copyright. 1936, by the North American Newspaper Alliance, Inc.) Smith, Demo- GANDHI IMPROVED BOMBAY, India, September 10 (#). —The condition of the Mahatma Gandhi was reported much improved today as a blood test disclosed the Indian Nationalist leader was suf- fering from malaria. ‘The bood test yesterday showed the danger of a relapse to the Mahatma | should he return to his residence in a village which is infested with ma- larial mosquitoes. “Old English” Furniture Polish and “3-in-1” —for _your Fall housecleaning. Get your suppiy now. OU do not pay any interest BECAUSE | i ietpm ECAt}Sf YOU can buy whatever you wish with small weekly pay- - ments. YOU receive 100% ser: when you buy from RO. ersal Automatic EN ROASTER This NEW UNIVERSAL ROASTER is one of the year's finest values! It bakes pies, cakes, rolls, etc., as well as roasts meats. It has several compartments which per- mit the preparation of an entire meal at one time! No Interest or Carrying Charges DIAMONDS . . 1317 F ST. . WATCHES two Store Temporary Bridge Losing Its Bolts To Petty Thieves Depredations Occur Few Blocks From Home of Tabler. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, September 10.—Dr. Homer E. Tabler, chairman of the State Roads Commission, said that thieves are carrying off bits of a tem- porary bridge owned by the State. The bridge is in Hancock, Dr. Tabler's home, The commission chairman said that 96 bolts had been taken from the guard rails and other parts of the bridge up to last Saturday. An emergency purchase of bolts was made and the missing ones replaced, Dr. ‘Tabler said. A temporary timber span was put | in the bridge across the Potomac after part of it was carried away in the March floods. Dr. Tabler said he be- lieved the bolts, one 9 inches long, had been stolen for sale and use and that there was no intention to delib- erately wreck the bridge. The Maryland end of the span lies within a few blocks of Dr. Tabler's | Hancock home. DROUGHT FAIL T0 DEPOPULATE Number of Persons in Strick- en Areas Remains Nearly Stable. By the Associated Press. A Government population study showed today that repeated droughts, duststorms, grasshopper plagues and other adversities in the Great Plains States had failed to reduce the num- ber of persons on farms there in re- cent years. “The popular impression that there has been considerable depopulation is not correct,” sald Dr. Conrad ,Taeuber of the Division of Farm Population and Rural Life, who made the study. Population Almost Stationary. “Taken as a whole, the farm popu- lation of the 10 Plains States has re- mained almost stationary since the World War,” Taeuber said. One-fifth of the entire farm popula- tion of this country was living in the Plains States on January 1, 1935, he said. These included the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico. However, the increase of farm popu- lation in the 10 States between 1910 and 1935 was placed at only 45,000, or less than one-half the number of children born to farm women there in any one of recent years. Taeuber noted that the census of agriculture taken last year, imme- diately after the 1934 drought, showed the population “had been changed less than one-tenth of 1 per cent between 1930 and 1935.” Decreases Balanced. While there were decreases in some States and in parts of others, Taeuber sald these had been balanced pretty much. 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