Evening Star Newspaper, September 27, 1936, Page 31

PENNSYLVANIA BATTLE CENTERS ‘RODSEVELT, KNG | SPEAK THURSDAY Democrats Need Industrial Votes to Carry State in November. BY WALTER D. ROOS, Special Correspondent of The Star. HARRISBURG, Pa., September 26. =War paths of big chiefs of the rival presidential campaigns will cross in Pittsburgh next Thursday in a dra- matic fight for the votes of industrial ‘Western Pennsylvania. President Roosevelt and Col. Frank Knox will speak at competing rallies in that city on the same day. The plan for the rival shows is regarded by Democrats as a smart stroke of political strategy to steal the thunder from the rally upon which the Republicans have counted heavily. To open the final month of inten- give campaigning in the political “bad lands” west of the Allegheny Moun- tains, the Republicans had arranged their Pittsburgh rally as a G. O. P. field day. A meeting of their State Committee, a large city rally later in the day, and their vice presidential nominee as the speaker at both, were planned to give their final drive a big send-off. Those arrangements had been known for two weeks before it | was announced the President would | ‘speak in the same city that day. Plan Meeting Five Times as Large. In selection of speaking sites, the Democrats also believe they have out- generaled their opponents. They have set the stage for a meeting five times as large as the Knox rally, because of the obvious psychological effect. Knox will speak in Duquesne Gar- dens, with 8000 seating capacity. The President will speak at Forbes Field, home grounds of the Pittsburgh Pirates, where he spoke in the 1932 campaign. The base ball fleld will Beat 40,000. The President’s popu- larity in the district and the efforts of Democratic workers on Federal, State, county and city pay rolls, make 1t very likely the field can be filled to its capacity. The rival rallies will be held in the metropolis of an industrial district | which has gone more and more heavily Democratic in recent years. Pittsburgh is the center of the steel industry, which the President’s polit- . ical ally, John L. Lewis, is now trying | to unionize. Surrounding the city | also are bituminous counties whert Lewis’ United Mine Workers' Union | is strong and active for the President. | Because the vast majority of votes | in the section are cast by the mine | and steel workers, labor and social | security are expected to receive promi- | nent attention in the speeches of both | Roosevelt and Knox. The concentration of both parties | upon the Pittsburgh district demon- .strates the belief of campaign chair- men that the winning of Pennsyl- | vania's 36 electoral votes depends | ehiefly upon the size of the Roosevelt | majority west of the Allegheny | Mountains. Battle Is in Western Section. ‘The returns of the 1932 and 1934 elections, and the registration figures for 1936, indicate that if the Demo- crats are to make good their promise to carry Pennsylvania for Roosevelt, they must do so by building up the majorities they have been polling in the western end of the State. Con- “ versely, if the Republicans hope to continue their 80-year record in pres- idential campaigns, they must hold the majority west of the mountains below the point where it can wipe out what- ever majority they may be able to poll | in Philadelphia and in the sirongly Republican rural counties of central Pennsylvania. 5 The slide of the western counties ,into the Democratic column began in 1932. Allegheny County, which in- cludes Pittsburgh, gave Roosevelt 37, 500 lead. Five populous coal and in- dustrial counties on its border ran this lead up to 76,000. This lead was virtually wiped out by Philadelphia’s Hoover majority of more than 70,000, enabling the rural counties to furnish | the Republican votes which gave | Hoover his 157,500 lead. In 1934, the western third of the State moved almost bodily into the Democratic column. George H. Earle, Democrat, was elected Governor by 66,000 plurality, but would have been | defeated without Allegheny County's 74,000 lead. Twenty-three counties west of the mountains elected a solid | delegation of 13 representatives in their districts, and gave 152,572 Dem- ocratic lead. of which 127,984 was fur- nished by the six counties clustering around Pittsburgh. 200,000 Lead Predicted by Earle. ‘This year, the objective of the Dem- ocratic campaign is to increase their majority west of the mountains enough to enable that end of the State to decide the election. Gov. Earle has predicted 200,000 lead for Roosevelt in the west. Democrats have been claiming Philadelphia, but actually hope to hold the Landon lead there to 25,000 or 50,000, or even less. If they can achieve both these objectives, they | believe the western majority will be | large enough not only to cancel the | Philadelphia vote but also wipe out the Republican majority expected in the numerous but small rural counties. Some of the western counties north of Pittsburgh which went Demccratic two years ago are regarded as Repub- vlican territory by small margins this year. To offset that switch, the Dem- ocrats must poll heavier majorities in Allegheny County and the populous coal and industrial counties surround- ing it. Democratic registrations indi- cate these counties may give Roose- velt larger majorities this year than they did Earle in 1934, but to reach the 200,000 majority west of the moun- tains the Democrats believe Allegheny County’s 37,500 for Roosevelt in 1932 and 74,000 for Earle in 1934, must be -increased to 125,000 this year. That is why the President’s Penn- sylvania speech was set for Pittsburgh. It also is understood to be the rea- son why it was timed for the same day a5 the Knox rally in order to detract from whatever aid the Republican rally might have given Landon in the sec- tor on which the Democrats build their highest hopes. st g Socialists Ask Mandamus. BATON ROUGE, La., September R6 (A).—The Socialist party asked for 2. court mandamus yesterday to com- -pel Secretary of State E. A. Conway to place the names of its presidential end vice presidential candidates on the Louisiana ballots. The ballots contain only the names of the Demo- cratiq and Republican candidates. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SEPTEMBER 27, 1936—PART TWO. THATS SMALL CHANGE, BUDDY-- STICK WITH ME AN' You'LL SEE SOMETHN'! THE RACE BY J. A. O'LEARY. IEWING the country as & whole, latest dispatches from political observers cqntinue to indicate a close presidential race, as both major parties prepare for a big October campaign drive. Recent developments tending to improve Republican prospects in seweral Western States mark the reports received during the past week, and sewwe to emphasize some of the unusual factors that are complicating the national election this year. A number of the larger States, important because of the size of their electoral votes, continue to be regarded either as doubtful, or leaning so slightly to one side or the other that political forecasters are waiting to measure the effect of the vigorous campaigning that will be carried on during the next few weeks. From Washington, Minnesota and Oregon came reports of local trends and cross currents that may have a far-reaching effect on how these States go in the presidential election. The defeat of left-wing candidates in the recent Washing- ton primary is splitting Democratic ranks to some extent. As a result the Lemke ticket is believed to be drawing some votes away from Roosevelt's present majority, but whether the de(ection will go deep enough to be decisive is still un- certain. Effect of Coughlin Appeal. An appeal by Father Coughlin to a large audience in Minnesota to support Lemke for President and Lundeen, the . Farmer-Laborite candidate, for the Senate, is viewed as further complicating the po- litical picture in that State. Roosevelt got the electoral vote four years ago with the help of Farmer - Laborites. Republicans view the present situation as im- proving their chances this year. From Oregon come indications that if threatened maritime labor trouble at ports on the Pacific de- velops it might have an effect on the outcome of the election. Ob- servers point out that the Eastern half of Oregon, normally Republi- can, swung to Roosevelt in 1932 and has been regarded as still in his favor by a smaller margin, A tie-up of coast shipping, if it should develop, would affect producers in that part of the State, as it did in 1934. There is speculation as to what effect such a situation might have on the election outlook. The Lemke-O'Brien ticket won a place on the ballot in two more States—Wisconsin and Nebraska— by filing the necessary petitions during the week. In Wisconsin, however, La Follette support is ex- pected to make Roosevelt strong among the progressives. Big States in Spotlight. New York and Pennsylvania will hold the center of the political stage this week, and probably will remain there for the remainder of the campaign, as both major parties battle for the tremendous advantage of these two blocks of 47 and 36 electoral votes, re- spectively. President Roosevelt will address the Democratic State Convention at Syracuse Tuesday night. On Thursday night, in New York City, former Gov. Al Smith, the Demo- cratic standard bearer in 1928, who broke with the New Deal some time ago, is scheduled to make the first of a series of speeches. Polit- ical observers are waiting to analyze the effect of Smith's speech, both in New York and other nearby States. Meanwhile, New York Repub- licans are going into their State convention this week with pros- pects of a contest over the selec- tion of a candidate for Governor. Observers believe the Republicans hpve weakened their chances of CONSERVATIVE HIGHWAY ( A BIG NIGHT THURSDAY IN PITTSBURGH, WITH ROOSEVELT AND KNOX BOTH SPEAKING ! How They Stand Tdday Possible Line-Up of the States’ Electoral Votes, Based . on Star's Political Comrespondence. Electoral Vote Sure Repub- lican cratic Sure Demo- Leaning to Republican Leaning to Democratic Doubtful | Alabama | Arizona, Arkansas California ! (O m:g“e | orado | Connecticut Delaware | 30 o Florida Al () Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Main Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota | Mississippl____ 9 Missouri 15 Montana 4 17 6 | ! s = 19 11 Nebraska Tl Nevada/Smsnnnins New Hampshire 4 New Jersey 1 New_ Mexico 3 New York 47 North Carolina 13 North Dakota 4| Ohio C 26 Oklahoma 11 Oregon 5 Pennsylvania 36 Rhode Island 4 South Carolina__ 8 | | South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont 59 150 Majority, 266 ‘This tabulation of electoral votes for and against Roosevelt and Landon is based on reports of special correspondents of The Star in every State. The table will be changed from week to week as the crystallization of political sentiment is more fully revealed. The table today shows a total of 208 electoral votes “sure” and “leaning” toward Roosevelt; a total of 181 electoral votes “sure” and “leaning” toward Landon, and a total of 144 electoral votes that are still considered “doubtful.” A majority, or 266, is necessary for election. . winning the gubernatorial election by their inability to agree earlier on a nominee. It is not unusual, however, for New York to elect Democrats to State offices while going Republican in the national election. On the same night that Al Smith speaks in New York, Presi- dent Roosevelt and Col. Frank Knox, the Republican vice presi- dential nominee, will address rival mass meetings in Pittsburgh. En- couraged by the inroads they made in the western part of Pennsyle vania in 1932 and 1034, the Demo- Jorats this year have set out Jo try to capture the electoral vote of the traditionally Republican Key- stone State. They could only do this, observers believe, by increas- ing the Democratic vote in and around Pittsburgh sufficiently to overcome anticipated Republican majorities in Philadelphia and rural counties. Hence the atten- tion both sides are giving to the ‘western section. In Ohio the race between Lan- don and Roosevelt appears to be so close observers there hesitate to predict the outcome until later in the campaign, although the G. O. LANDON CLIMAXES WISCONSINSWEEK {Republican and Progressive | Campaigns Opened With Rallies. Farm Industry Balance Tried In Mississippi Kreuger Plant Will Be Reopened Under B. A.W.I. Plan. BY REX B. MAGEE, Special Correspondent of The Star. JACKSON, Miss, September 26.— Balancing of agriculture with indus- try by legislative action is Democratic | Mississippi's newest experiment. The so-called B. A. W. I. program of Gov. Hugh White, Democrat, was passed during the six-day special ses- sion of the legislature. The program of balancing agriculture with indus- try, as enacted by the Legislature, pro- | vides for a $30,000 three-member sp- pointive commission and permits the subsidy of industries by bond issues in counties or subdivisions of coun- ties. Issuance of bonds, however, for in- dustrial subsidy to factories locating in Mississippi is subject to the pop- ular vote of the people of the State subdivision through a special elec- tion. Thus, the municipality, super- BY CHARLES W. HOLMBURG, 8pecial Correspondent of The Siar MADISON, Wis, September 26.— | |Gov. Alfred M. Landons swing | through' Wisconsin, scheduled to end tonight with his Milwaukee Audi- torium speech, was all that was needed to put the finishing touch to a week characterized by a State-wide awakening of political interest. Gov. Landon's visit followed the post-primary launching of campaigns | by nominees of the State’s three | major political parties, chosen at the recent primary. Among the develop- ments were: 1. Formal opening of the Republic- an State campaign at a well-attended rally at Oshkosh, at which Alexander Wiley, Chippews Falls attorney and gubernatorial nominee, was the prin- cipal speaker. La Follette Speech in Baraboo. 2. The speech of Gov. Philip F. | La Follette at Baraboo, opening the | | Progressive party's campaign for the | | & large audience that despite attacks |of political opponents, the State's finances were in excellent shape and | Wisconsin was on a balanced budget | and “pay-as-we-go” basis. 3. Laying of plans by State Demo- | crats, led by Arthur W. Lueck of Beaver Dam, nominee for the gov- ernorship, for a State campaign that | will reach a climax in a Wisconsin | " |speech by President Roosevelt. | 4. The announcement of Secretary | of State Theodore Dammann that | the Union party ticket had filed a petition carrying more than the mini- | mum 14,000 signatures and Repre- sentative William Lemke of North Dakota and Thomas C. O'Brien of | Massachusetts would therefore be ac- | corded listing on Wisconsin ballots | as candidates for President and Vice ! President, respectively. | O'Brien was scheduled for a Madi- son speech this week, but failed to | appear. His place was taken by New- | ton Jenkins, Union party senatorial candidate in Illinois. Jenkins, speaking from the steps of the State Capitol, assailed the position of the La Follettes in | the 1936 campaign in supporting | President Roosevelt, and declared that i “Old Bob” La Pollette were alive today he would be backing Lemke. Meanwhile, Senator Robert M. La Chicago attorney and | | 3 | Follette, jr., as chairman of the Na- tional Progressive conference, an or- ganization formed two weeks ago in Chicago to aid President Roosevelt, velt drive forward among Wisconsin liberals. The Senator announced the names of an executive committee he had chosen which listed M. W. Thatcher of Milltown, Wis, well- known farm leader, as a member. Miss Marie Kohler, sister of former Gov. Walter J. Kohler, stepped into the political limelight this week with an announcement that she had under- taken the organization of “The Vol- unteers,” a pro-Landon organization, in Wisconsin. The group, begun in Illinois, has spread to several States, it is said. Former Gov. Kohler has indicated that he will take no active part in the campaign, although he recently publicly indorsed Landon and the State Republican ticket. Mrs. Blaine Candidate. Tabulation of successful candidates in the legislative primaries reveals that Mrs. John J. Blaine of Boscobel, wife of the late United States Senator from Wisconsin, who authored the repeal of the eighteenth amendment, had been named the Progressive party candidate for the Senate from her district. Mrs. Blaine has an able opponent in the Republican nominee, former State Senator E. J. Roethe of Fenni- more, whose primary showing was as substantial as her own. State Senator Roland J. Kannen- berg of Wausau, the only Progressive party office holder of any prominence 10 indorse Representative Lemke, this week was silent concerning his esti- mates of the size of the Lemke vote in Wisconsin. Kannenberg, who ran for the Progressive nomination for lieutenant governor, made a showing, receiving about 25,000 of & total of approximately xu.ool{ votes (Ses SURVEY, Page fi-_g cast. worked on plans to carry the Roose- | visors' district or county cannot is- sue bonds for the purchase of factory | sites without the vote of the people. Immediately following the B. A. W. 1. enactment Natchez, Miss, an- nounced that the $750,000 plant built by Ivar Kreuger before his match em- pire collapsed will be reconditioned and opened by the first of the year under the management of a new pulp company. SENATE RACE HOLD WYOMING’S INTEREST National Campaign Marks Time as Carey and Schwartz Wage Battle. BY R. E. EVANS, Special Correspondent of The Star. CASPER, Wyo., September 26.— | November election, in which he told | Shifting scenes marked the course | of the political campaign in Wy- oming during the last week. Be- cause of Wyoming's small electoral vote interest continued to center in the senatorial contest. H. H. Shwartz of Casper, Demo- | cratic senatorial nominee, declares | he stands 100 per cent for the New | Deal, while Sen- | Robert D. Carey, his Re- publican oppo- nent, replies that he is 100 per cent ming. The for- mer vigorously defended admin istration poli- cies, but Carey attacked public land administra- tion and the tariff, tardy action in putting into ef- fect certain provigions of the grazing act. which, he said, handicapped the live stock interests. Democrats stress immediate bene- fits that have accrued to various sec- tions from New Deal spending, There is no lack of completed projects in addition to those now building re- garded with public favor. Carey supporters are arguing that. since Wyoming has only one member in the House, it is a matter of good | business to keep a Republican and Democrat in the Senate as a point of | prestige under any administration. ator R. D. Carey, Senator from Wyoming, is a Demo- crat elected only two years ago. Representative Paul W. Greever of Cody, Democratic candidate for re- election, has been handicapped in launching an active campaign by a foot injury suffered several weeks ago. Frank A. Barrett of Lusk, his Repub- lican opponent, is waging an aggres- sive bid for votes. NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTE SETS PRIMARY RECORD G. 0. P. Sweep in November Is Indicated by Huge Margin Over Democrats. BY J. J. McCARTHY, Special Correspondent of The Star. MANCHESTER, N. H, September 26.—The largest number to particie pate in a primary in the history of New Hampshire went to the polls and nominated candidates for the Novem- ber elections. There were 120,131 ballots cast, the Republicans getting 84,920 and the Democrats 35211, which, political observers say, indi- cates a Republican sweep election day. In the 1932 primary the total vote cast was 91,953. ‘The Republican State Convention will be held September 30 at Concord, with former Secretary of the Treas- ury Ogden Mills of New York as key- noter. The Democrats will hold their poor | State convention the following day at Concord with United States Senator Millard Tydings of Maryland as the keynote speaker, 4 for Wyo- | including | | Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney, junior | IN WESTERN SECTION DEMOCRATS FACE.|LANDON' Vews NORTHWEST CRISIS | ONFARMS HALED Dissolving in Washington Nebraska Republicans See as Right Wing Routs Radicals. BY JAMES De K. BROWN, Special Correspondent of The St BEATTLE, September 26.—Disin- tegration of the Roosevelt Democratic party in this State has set in as the result of the recent primary, when left wing groups which had wrested party machinery from conservative Democrats at the State convention last Summer, were overwhelmingly defeated for nominations in every section of the State outside of King County. Even in King County the right wing groups nominated and elected enough precinct committeemen and women, 80 that last week, these controlled and ousted the left wing groups, Lost Major Offices. right wings may have some after effect | jon the presidential campaign. The | }len wingers are badly split. They | lost their major political offices, were defeated uniformly for legislative posts, and now have been let out of party offices. Whereas all factions | were united behind the candidacy of President Roosevelt, the more active | of the left wing groups are turning | their attention now toward a third party ticket, and the Union party | ral these votes. They are certain to | get a rather large Jfollowing. | The situation is eausing rejoicing | | among the Republicans. A wide split in Democratic ranks means the elec- tion of a Republican Governor, may bring two or three congressional seats back, and will assure a Republican legislative House next Winter. Just | how far the split will affect the na- tional ticket is uncertain now, but the recent swing through the State |of Representative William Lemke, nominee for President on the Union party ticket, encouraged the dis- gruntled left wing leaders to climb aboard his wagon. Many are doing so. | Federation Breaking Up. The Commonwealth Federation, | which originally held in its ranks or- ‘umzed labor, Communists, techno- crats and a host of small minority groups. is breaking up. Last week the officers, many of them founders of the federation, resigned. They took with them most of the more conserva- tive members. The remainder are moving toward the Lemke party. Mr. Lemke during his visit here stressed more the importance from his point of view of the defeat of President Roosevelt than he did the danzer to his program in the election |of Gov. Landon. The more radical element wants neither. They prefer | jbrmke and will so vote in November. The primary election showed that | there are just enough of these strong extremists affiliated with the Demo- | cratic party organization to defeat Roosevelt in this State if they all de- | cide to follow the Union party. Return of party machinery to the ! Des Moines Stand Effective. BY GEORGE FISHER, Bpecial Correspondent of The Star. OMAHA, Nebr., September 26.—Ne= braska Republicans feel that Gov. Landon in his Des Moines speech went as far as President Roosevelt in his attitude toward the farmer, but stopped short on the regimentation eof farming and its beaurocratic control from Washington, thereby placing the nominee in an advanced position, but with safeguards that will appeal to farm voters. Republican speakers have been de- voting much attention since Tuescay to the new Landon view, promising, they say, a notable and permanent advance for the tiller of the soil. In line with this thought, Robert G. Simmons, at Central City, Nebr., in support of his candidacy for United States Senator, urged “warehousing of farm crops to relieve the financial hardships of the farmer.” “Nebraska's corn production.” he said, “was re- duced 20,000,000 bushels in 1933 by Government policy. Now that 20,000,000 is needed! It would have meant $20.000,000 if the farmers had | raised a full crop and had had the means of warehousing it against this leadership is promptly moving to cor- | Year's needs.” Democrats Perfect Organizations. Democrats the State over have been perfecting their local organizations in preparation for an intensive October campaign. In Omaha they have ine creased the registration lead of Demoe crats over Republicans to 52.000 as against 41,000 for the G. O. P. Senator Norris, after delivering a radio address for Roosevelt, has been planning his campaign from Lincoln. In interviews he has several times said that the re-election of President Roosevelt overshadows every other candidacy if the Nation is to be saved | from a dictatorship. Charging that the foes of the Presie | dent are “throwing dust in the eyes of the voters” and “not waging an honest fight,” the Nebraska Senator ascribed the real animus of the oppoe sition to power interests disturbed in | their hold on electrification over the Nation, and to banking groups. Replying to the criticism of his Re- publican opponent that he had neg- lected Nebraska projects for national ones while in Congress. Senator Norris said that “log rolling” to get purely local projects through Congress some- times tended to make a member s “‘crook.” Norris laughed oft the gibe of his Democratic opponent, Terry Carpene ter, that he was being forced into the race for Senator by the Democratic leaders. He replied he always had been | opposed to “bosses.” Third-Party Move Succeeds. One of the third-party movements None | W& successful when enough persons |of them has been Democratic excepflgmed Unlon party petitions at an | in name. Most of them have been o] portunists and now that they are maha meeting addressed by Repre- sentative William Lemke to enable a being shunted completely out of the | e8al flling of the party for a place political picture in so far as handling | °0 the November ballot. Aside from willing to shift their allegiance in a wild hope that Lemke can muster | votes to become politically powerful | enough to aid them in the future. Roosevelt Has Majority. At the present time there is no | question that Roosevelt has a ma- | jority of the popular vote, or rather | more votes than Landon will be given. However, week by week, the Lemke | vote grows stronger and the loss is | being borne by the Democrats. The | ! Republican vote shows some slight | gains. In congressional affairs the Repub- licans have an even chance in at least three districts—the fourth, where Dr. | John W. Summers is staging a come- back campaign; in the third, where | Representative Martin Smith is not 5o well liked, and in the second, where | Representative Mon Walgren is op- | posed by Payson Peterson, who was defeated two years ago by only a slight majority. CAROLINA CAMPAIGNS ARE UNDER WAY EARLY | Republicans’ Best Bet Is Tenth Congressional Race—Democrats Scoff at Talk of Loss. BY ROBERT E. WILLIAMS, Special Correspondent of The Star. | RALEIGH, N. C. September 26.— | Although neither Democrats nor Re- i publicans began much activity in | | North Carolina until September, both | parties now have their campaigns much further advanced than is usual this far in advance of the election. ‘The Republicans’ best prospect, and | the one they are expected to concen- trate on is to carry the tenth congres- sional district, now represented by in poor health for the past year. | the tenth district, one of two in the State which returned Republican Rep- | resentatives in the Republican land- | slide of 1928, but which returned to | | the Democratic fold in 1930. However, | | Democrats admit that the tenth dis- | strict gives the Republicans the best chance they have, |SOUTH CAROLINA G. 0. P. FACTIONS IN STRUGGLE | “Tieless” Joe Tolbert Group De- clares Gardner-Hambright Nom- inees Mere “List of Names.” BY FITZ HUGH McMASTER, Special Correspondent of The Star. COLUMBIA, S. C.. September 26. | —Two Republican factions are making | s fight between themselves. Tieless Joe Tolbert has declared the nomi- nees of the Gardner-Hambright faction “merely a list of names” and the votes of that faction invalid, as the Tolbert faction has been recognized by the Republican National Conven- tion. J. Bates Gerald, a leader of the Gardner-Hambright faction, declares the votes of that faction will be count- ed just as surely as the others and that his faction will vote for and support Joyally Gov. Landon and Col. Knox. Gerald claims the Republican National Committee had approved the Gardner- Hambright organization at the outset of the national convention at Cleve- land. or receiving Federal or State patron- | Lemke electors, the ballot will carry | age is concerned, they are perfectly B the fifth congressional district the name of Frank Brown, a former State Normal School instructor at Chadron, for Congress and in the third district, that of William J. McNamara of Hartington. “Nomination” of Brown will become effective when he withe draws his petitions to run for Cone gress as an independent. Dr. Francis E. Townsend spoke at Chadron, explaining his system of “subsidizing the Nation's buying power.” Carpenter, the Democratic aspirant for United States Senator, also spoke briefly from the same plate | form. Senator Edward R. Burke, who said he made one Democratic speech in Maine for President Roosevelt, re= | turned this week. He announced that Arthur F. Mullen, former Democratic national committeeman, who has been touring Europe, will be in Nebraska | early in October. Reports differ as to | the part he will play in the campaign, though it is believed he will be active for Roosevelt. ROOSEVELT UTAH LEAD HELD 2-1 OVER LANDON Gov. Blood Appears to Be Lagging in Early Forecasts—Perry Hurts Campaign. BY FRANK P. STEWART, Special Correspondent of The Star. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. Septeme ber 26 —President Roosevelt contine ues to lead the voting in all Utah opinion by about a 2-to-1 majority. Impartial observers and polls con= ducted by opposition newspapers, by theaters and others give this result. Keeping closely abreast of him, howe ever, are Abe Murdock and J. W. Rob- inson, Representatives from the first Maj. A. L. Bulwinkle, who has been | and second districts, respectively, who | are similarly leading their Republican Democrats scoff at talk of losing opponents. Henry H. Blood. Governor, seeking | & second term on the Democratic ticket, is lagging. Opinion seems gen- eral, however, that he will be carried over the hump by the Roosevelt lead. ‘The big thorn in the side of Gov. Blood is the independent candidacy of Harmon Perry, Mayor of Ogden, for Governor. Mayor Perry has adopt- ed a bucking horse as the symbol for the head of his ticket. The opinion | seems to prevail that the Perry balloon will be punctured before the election, and it will be a fight between Gov. Blood and Ray Dillman, STATE COST HELD LOW Ehringhaus Addresses Democrats at Ahoskie, N. C., Rally. AHOSKIE, N. C., September 26 (#). Gov. Ehringhaus told 1,500 Demo- crats at a rally here yesterday that | “we have in North Carolina a gov- ernment that is carried on at the lowest per capita cost of any State in the Union.” The Governor and other speakers at the launching of the Democratic campaign in Eastern North Carolina urged a heavy vote in November for President Roosevelt and the entire party ticket. Other speakers included Senator Josiah W. Bailey, Representative Lind« say Warren, State Chairman J. Wale lace Winborne and Mrs. J. D. Spille man of Pitt County, State vice chair« man, N