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THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. OCTOBER 11, 1936—PART _.TWO. D—5 "DEMOCRATIC VICTIMS OF MINNESOTA DEAL BACK G. O. P. NELSON IS AIDED FOR GOVERNORSHIP Anderson Heads 10 Leaders In Organization to Aid Republicans. BY JERRY VESSELS, Secial Correspondent of The Star. 8T. PAUL, Minn, October 10.— Minnesota’s political campaign ap- proaches the drive down the stretch amid shouting and bickering over the withdrawal of Democratic candidates for Governor and Senator. This deal, ordered from the White House and blessed by President Roose- velt, has put plenty of fire in recent day-by-day developments in a State; where almost anything may be ex and where just about every- thing happens in the way of high- pressure political strategy. Right now the second guessers are trying to determine the ultimate ef- fect of the extraordinary deal whereby Farmer-Laborites formally have com- bined in a desperate attempt to ex- tend Mianesota's stay in the Roose- velt column and to preserve Farmer- Labor domination of the State gov- ernment. . Victims Make Fuss, ‘The racket created by the outraged ¥ictims of the pact and the cross-fire of violent criticisms and pointed ex- planations and complimentary mes- sages from every one from the Presi- dent down certainly is distracting. But the experts seem to aaticipate fulfillment of the fondest hopes of the Democratic and Farmer-Labor master minds. They deduce that any com- bination of national administration forces and the powerful third party machine simply will be too much for the Republicans, whose potent showing during the early campaign presumably Inspired the strange traasaction. However, the finish apparently will be close and the outcome may produce & surprise or two, depending on just bow many of the offended Democrats carry to the polls their demands for revenge for exterminating their party from this State. The headline shouters are members ©f the old Al Smith outfit who lost out at the primary this year despite their flery warnings, used successfully in 1932 and 1933, that victory for the eriginal pro-Roosevelt organization would produce just such a deal. Back Republican Candidates. And they have backed up their verbal tirades by promptly stepping right into the tick of the campaign with a drive to whip disgruntled Demo- erats behind Republican gubernatorial and senatorial candidates. The first definite move was the formation of a “Nelson for Governor Club” by 10 prominent Democrats headed by Alric Anderson, candidate for attorney gen- eral two:years ago. Thus they are pledged primarily to work for the elec- tion of Martin Nelson, G. O. P. nomi- pee for Governor. The predominant Republican press Is feverishly trying to put momentum behind the Democratic revolt by de- spairing over the outright abolition of the Democratic Party as a unit in the Btate political set-up. Warmly word- ed editorials stressed the sordid death ©f a once powerful party which dis- tinguished itself by electing such brilliant Governors as Johnson, Lind | and Hammond, pioneer statesmen. Close on the heels of the bolting of | the group that formed in a unit behind the Republican gubernatorial candi- date came announcement by James F. Murphy, former vice chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee, that he was deserting his party with & plea “that you turn a deaf ear to the suave pleadings of these traitors.” Regan Joins Tirade. Joining in the tirade was John E. | Regan, Democratic candidate for Governor in 1932 and 1934 and a con- sistent critic of Democratic-Farmer Labor bargains. He referred to the | two withdrawing Democratic candi- dates as having “been led to the slaughter by a triumvirate of political connivers.” ‘The uprising, prompt and pro- hounced as it was, reportedly came as somewhat of a shock to the Wash- ington strategists who, it is said, were assured that the fusion could be | effected “with a minimum of protest” and without endangering the benefits anticipated from the transaction. Interesting was the Washington slant on the deal. When it was an- nounced, James A, Farley was ready with a reassuring statement that the move was for the general betterment of liberal chances both so far as the National and State campaign was concerned. Then two days later, after signs of @ sizeable revolt appeared, came sooth- ing words direct from the White House. Over the signature of Presi- dent Roosevelt messages were delivered. to the sacrificing candidates—Fred A. Curtis and Patrick J. Delaney, guber- natorial and senatorial candidates, respectively—stating: “I want you to know how much I appreciate the fine sense of loyalty which prompted you to withdraw from the gubernatorial race. Person- ally I am deeply grateful that you ‘were willing to sacrifice your personal ambitions on my behalf and for the good of the party.” Shifted Western Itinerary, Shortly after dispatching the wires the President suddenly shifted his Western itinerary to include a St. Paul speech, whereas his original schedule had not included Minne- pota. ‘The Farmer-Laborites joined In the emphasis on bolstered prospects for liberal successes with United States Senator Eimer Benson, Farmer-Labor :‘:.muu the alliance as “absolutely essential to the future of liberal move- ments.” Gov. Philip La Follette of Wiscon- sin, here to speak for Roosevelt and the Farmer-Labor ticket, was asked to pour oil on the troubled waters. In a last-minute change in his man- uscript, he said: “Americans everywhere * * * are taking their stand on one side or the other. This new division is not be- tween Republicans and Democrats. The issues involved in this campaign, both nationally and in Minnesota and ‘Wisconsin, are 5o real and go so deep that they are shattering old party lines. The division is between reac- tionaries and progressives. Political realignment has begun in America. This realignment will definitely put the reactionaries on one side and the liberal-minded progressive people on the other. In Minnesota and in Wis- consin this realignmenj already has taken concrete, complete form. In ‘. L] Minnesota Coup May Be Repeated in Nebraska Action Would Give Clear Field to Norris, Worried Over Prospects—Carpenter Aids Roosevelt. BY GEORGE F. FISHER, Bpecial Correspondent of the Star. OMAHA, UOctober 10.—Nebraska Democrats expect President Roose- velt's visit to Nebraska today to set their campaign in motion with a union of purpose that it has lacked so far. If the coming week sees the inharmonious groups out for both Roosevelt and Norris, the entire com- plexion of the Democratic campaign may be changed. Senator Norris has been worried. | Consensus accepts the report. There is even a hint he has angled for the support of Arthur F. Mullen, resigned Democratic National Committeeman, and that he will get it. Mullen, with United States Senator Edward R. Burke, who resigned as National Com- mitteeman also, have been lukewarm on Norris, and Burke decidedly so on Roosevelt. Senator Norris' regular Democratic opponent, Terry Carpenter, is cam- paigning for Roosevelt. It would not be surprising if the presidential visit would have some effect on this candi- | dacy. The example set in Minnesota | might be repeated in Nebraska, leaving Norris fighting a straight battle against Robert G. Simmons, his Re- | publican opponent. Carpenter's with= drawal has been the aim of the Roose- velt managers from the start, but so far there has been no indication of his weakening. Minnesota Hints Strategy. In the light of the recent fusion and | switching of support in Minnesota, | political observers are looking for some | such tactics in the Nebraska cam- paign. This example of national in- terference would be likely to offend | many Democrats, though it would give Norris a clear field. | Should the presidential visit result | | in Arthur F. Mullen, James E. Law- | rence, Lincoln editor and chairman of | the Draft Norris'Committee, and Wils ' by New Deal liam E. Ritchie, jr., formerly a can- didate for Governor and now a Jef- fersonian opposing Roosevelt, getting on the same platform, it would be regarded as a political miracle. The President’s long visit with Nor- ris today and his stay in Lincoln be- fore the Omaha meeting gave the ;ipponunlty for such medicine mix- ng. Nebraska Republicans assert- the farmers are not enthusiastically back of Roosevelt in spite of the fact that the Government agencies of the New Deal have poured $147,000,000 into the State since 1933. Flood of Speakers Planned. While the Democrats are planning & veritable inundation of speakers, the Republican candidates are comb- ing the State so far with little out- side speaking assistance in propor- tion. Organization of the Republican volunteers, mainly among the young- er voters, is meeting with great suc- cess. An example of slackness in party lines appears on the Republican side also. In the second congressional dis- trict (Omaha) Jackson B. Chase, Re- publican nominee for Congress, is contesting the Union party indorse- ment claimed by Roy Harrop, who filed as an independent, C. J. Mahoney, State manager, sent an affidavit to Secretary of State Swanson intended to oust Harrop from the place on the ticket. A nom- inating committee of the convention, however, gave it to Harrop. “Chase has the indorsement of Father Charles E. Coughlin’s Na- tional Union for Social Justice, and that's all the Union party is anyway,” Mahoney told newspaper men. An Old Guard Republican had rep- resented the second district until Ed- ward R. Burke, now United States Senator, was elected, four years ago. Chase is being opposed by Repr sentative Charles F. McLaughlin, 0D RECOGNIZES 'LIQUOR ISSUE DEAD {Effect of Formerly Strong| Faction November 3 Hard to Foresee. BY L. R. CONNOR, Special Correspondent of The Star. COLUMBUS, Ohio, October 10.— Once such a statement as Gov. Lan- don made last week about prohibition being a dead issue would have embat- tled dry Ohio, but today nothing is| being said. However, in trying to foresee how Ohio will vote November 3, it must be | remembered that the base of Ohio's once strong Republican dry strength | |1s unalterably opposed to President | Roosevelt. . | There was & time when one could | tell exactly how much strength the | dry element in Ohio would exert at the polls. Today it is far more diffi- cult, for, as Gov. Landon said, the dry issue is dead. Some recent factors which may help determine the outcome in Ohio are| Gov. Landon’s trip through the State | today and tomorrow, including his stop for the Ohio State-University of Pittsburgh foot ball game in Colum- | bus; Landon's many conferences in | Ohio’s capital with State Republican organization workers; his address at | Cleveland and his many brief appear- ances from the rear platform of his | train; the announcement by Jesse Owens, Ohio State University's Negro | Olympic star, that he is supporting Landon, and the Cincinnati Enquirer’s recent indorsement of Attorney Gen- eral John Bricker, Republican, for Governor, The last day for registration of voters is past and George Neffner of the secretary of State's office is pre- dicting a record presidential vote of about 2,800,000, or, about 100,000 more than were cast for President in 1932. Followers of the Columbus Dispatch State-wide poll, which to date gives President Roosevelt 50.4 per cent of the vote, Landon, 44.8 per cent, and Lemke, 4.8 per cent, are awaiting pub- lication of its purely rural poll to see if that will alter the standing. Votes hitherto have been taken in cities and the larger villages. In four Ohio counties in the Youngstown district, the poll of the Youngstown Vindica- tor and Telegram gives Landon 976; Roosevelt, 846; Lemke, 45. The To- ledo Blade’s postcard poll of all the registered voters in Lucas County so far gives Roosevelt, 3,224; Landon, 2281; Lemke, 675. The Concinnati Times Star, with returns from a poll of 18 Southwestern Ohio counties, gives Landon, 881; Roosevelt, 640, and Lemke, 85. In each of these polls the percentage of drip from Democratic to Republican is considerably greater than the percentage of switches from Republican to Democratic. JESSUPS GUARDS FIND SAW BLADES IN CELL Two Prisoners Put in Solitary Confinement After Dis- covery. rection found hack saw biades, keys, knives, & screwdriver and a metal hook in & cell in the reformatory. Two bars of the cell in which hardware was found had been BALTIMORE SHOWS DEMOCRATIC LEAD Majority of 154,538 Over Republicans Noted in Registrations. - BY JOSEPH G. DEPONAI, @pecial Correspondent of The Star. BALTIMORE, October 10.—While & new general registration of all vot- ers in Baltimore city, closed this week, showed a total of 343.186 persons eligible to vote next month, of which the Democrats have a majority of 154.- 538, leaders of ithe Republican party here are not discouraged. This is due to the fact that Balti. more city has always been overwhelm- ingly a Democratic city and it is only in the case of a split that Republicans have ever been able to elect a mayor or any sizable number of members of the Cnty Council. Jackson Fights Curran. Such a situation prevails here to- day with a fight between Mayor How- ard W. Jackson and William Curran, | who has controlled several city wards for a number of years, for city leader- ship, as well as a contest for State | control between Mayor Jackson and Senator Millard E. Tydings. Of the total registration, Democrats account for 70.75 per cent of the vot- ers in the 685 precincts, as compared with 25.72 per cent affiliated with the Republican party, with minor party affiliations and declined voters making up the other 3.53 per cent. While a State-wide poll, conducted by a local newspaper, which closed this week, shows President Roosevelt leading Gov. Landon by over 78,000 votes, it is significant that out of 771,- 000 ballots sent out only 275,000 were returned, with approximately 65,000 in Baltimore city and 36,000 in the counties being returned by the post office as “undeliverable.” Split Bared to Public. The split in the party was brought to public attention in a radio speech this week by Mrs. Marie Bauern- schmidt, secretary of the Public School Association, who declared that a num- ber of Democratic leaders paid Presi- dent Roosevelt “lip service only” and- were “lukewarm” in their active support. Republican leaders, on the other hand, are generally united and work- ing for success of the ticket. Despite the plurality of 78,000 for President Roosevelt in the straw vote, they point to the fact that for the first time in years the Democrats have brought in several Senators to make speeches in Maryland, as well as the fact that the President himself -Lgne:ed a political gathering in Prince rges County. —_— e CRITTENTON HOME REPORT RECEIVED| Superintendent Informs Board 54 @irls and 38 Babies Were Cared For in Month. Miss Jean S. Cole, superintendent, reported to the Board of Managers of the Florence Crittenton Home Fri- day that 54 girls and 38 bgbies were cared for during the last month. Eight girls were received and 15 non- resident applicants were referred to their respctive States during the last 10 days. In addition to receiving reports the board made tentative plans for- the REPUBLICAN LEAD (3PARTIES SEEKING |Campaign by James Roosevel: Bolsters Bay State Democrats ' INOREGON FADING Chief County Reveals Only 1,204 Margin for G. 0. P. in Registrations. BY RALPH L. WATSON, Special Correspondent of The Star. PORTLAND, . Oreg., October 10.— Multnomah County's registered Re- publican majority all but vanished October 3 when the books were closed preliminary to the November election and the totals disclosed only 1,204 Re- publicans more than Democratic vot- ers. The Republican registration Is the lowest in 10 years, while the Dem- ocratic total is the highest in the his- tory of the State. In November, 1932, the registered Republicans- outnum- bered the Democrats by 56,660 in the county; in November, 1924, the Re- | publicans were 33,710 in the lead. This unprecedented shift is signifi- cant for the reason that Multnomah of the vote of the entire State. It also is significant that unofficial returns from the remaining 35 counties of the State show the same proportionate up- swing of Democratic registration. What this may mean on November 3 is a moot point. The Republican managers contend the Democratic gains are due to concerted “coercive” drive by the Democratic organization, which forced registered Republicans to change their status to secure W. P. A. employment on the various projects ‘under way in the State. Democrats | deny this, admitting that they have | been conducting & registration cam- | paign, but insisting that public em- | ployment has had nothing to do with it. | the result of a pro-Roosevelt drift in | the State; a reflection of predominant | Democratic sentiment on the part of voung voters registering for the first | registration campaign of the Young Democratic League, which is widely organized and persistently active | throughout the State. Republican headquarters head men are - bickering among themselves on the one hand, while the Democratic leaders have buried their factional differences until after the November election, VIRGINIA UN.CHANGING Re*sir Lead Counting Returns. BY R. L. C. BARRET, Special Correspondent of The Star. RICHMOND, Va., October 10— This campaign in Virginia has been | marked by the absence of change in | the orginal trend. Roosevelt started off with a long lead, is maintaining that lead and barring something un- expected will maintain that lead when the returns are in. It looks as if Vir- ginians had made up their minds be- fore the campaign began. Lemke's Union party is virtually unknown in this part of the country. “Jeffersonian Democrats” are still | hammering away at Roosevelt, but are avoiding the hustings. b Defections from the two main parties have been small. Although industrialists have turned their backs on the Democratic party, its organi- zation is intact. Even in matters of finance the | Democrats are in better spirits than Present in | & few weeks ago. PLAN WEEK END TRIP Mining and Metallurgical Engi- neers to Visit Virginia. Leaving next Saturday from the Lincoln Memorial, Washington section of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, and their wives, will make a week end motor trip through Virginia, Saturday the group will travel to Leesburg, Berryville and over the north half of Skyline Drive, stopping for the night at Luray. Sunday's trip will cover the southern half of Sky- line Drive, Swift Run Gap, thence to Charlottesville for a tour of the Uni- versity of Virginia and return by way of Warrenton and the Lee Highway. Dr. Arthur Bevan, Virginia State geologist, and vice chairman of the section, will be in charge of the trip. In case of inclement weather, the tour will be postponed until the following week end. Support to PY H. €. GARRISON, Special Correspondent of The Star. DETROIT, Mich., October £0.—~The outstanding feature of the Michigan primary election was the wide drift of the Negro vote away from its tra- ditional Republican moorings. Prom the evidence at hand, this shift amountgd to about 50 per cent. ‘There is a large Negrd vote in Detroit and Wayne County. In other portions of the State it is negligible. The Detroit Negro vote, which was 80 per cent Republican in the 1932 primary, this year turned out to be only 40 per cent Republican. Amazing turnovers were registered in some of the big Negro precincts in Detroit. A district a 90 per cent Republican vote in 1932 cut to 46 per centuin 1936. Political dopesters are inclined to give Frank Murphy, high commis- sioner to the Philippine®Islands on leave and Democratic nominee for | County casts approximately one-third | Independent observers view it as| time, plus the effect of the determined | IN ROOSEVELT TREND| Democratic Nominee Expected to | members of the | Michigan Negr From G.0.P. Shown in Voting Murphy’s Influence and Relief Policies| Share Credit for Accretion of WASHINGTON VOTE Eleven on November Ballot, but Two Lack Presiden- tial Candidates. BY JAMES DeK. BROWN, Special Correspondent of The Star. SEATTLE, October 10.—When the time for filing of minority party nom- inations for presidential and State of- fices closed last- Saturday it found nine small ‘organizations with nine tickets ready for the ballot next No- vember. This means there will be 11 parties represented on the Washington State ballot. ‘These includle Democrats, Re- publicans, Christian party or Silver Shirts, Farmer-Labor-Commonwealth, Communist, Liberal Coalition-Union, Socialist-Labor, Socialist, Prohibition and Conservation. The Farmer-Labor-Commonwealth party has no presidential candidate. Neither has the Conservation party. ‘The Prohibition party filed only presi- dential candidates. . Democrat Vote to Suffer. ‘The filing of this large group of prospective parties means that virtu- ally all votes received by them will come from the Democratic vote as bal- loted at the last two general elections. The Socialist party and the Union party will without doubt poll & much heavier vote this year than the Lib- erty party did four years ago. At that time the Liberty party was the banner under which the vast ma- jority of the dissatisfled element voted. This year, the Union party will get this vote. The Christian party has filled s complete congressional ticket. This gives three complete tickets on the ballot, Democratic, Republican and Silver Shirt. | At a recent meeting of the Demo- cratic State Central Committee eight | presidential electors were named. For & while it appeared as if the Demo- crats were going to enter the presi- dential election without electors. Upon advice of attorneys, the party rushed into the picture and deeided | to have electors available if needed. No one knows as yet just what the final action will be, owing to the con- flict between national and State laws | on elections and electors. Agrarian Vote Goes G. O. P. ‘The labor disturbances in the Pu- get Sound Basin, where the’ radicals control, are having the effect of driv- ing the agrarian vote into the Repub- Mean party, from which it drifted four years ago. The Seattle labor faction has announced its support of the present Roosevelt Administration. Gov. Clarence D. Martin, Demo- cratic incumbent, is more popular to- day than Roosevelt. Howgver, for- mer Gov. Roland H. Hartley, Repub- lican nominee, is swinging to his support the more conservative labor | people and business and industry gen- erally, due to his positive stand on | the labor situation. | MARYLAND UNIONISTS .FILE MANDAMUS SuIT Party Carries Fight for Place on Ballot to Court—Hearing Set for Tuesday. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, October 10.—George D. Iverson, jr., a candidate for Con- gress on the Union party ticket, filed | | mandamus proceedings in City Court | yesterday, seeking to force inclusion | of a slate of the party's nominees on | the election ballot November 3. | Iverson, running in the third con- gressional district here, filed the pro- ceedings against Secretary of State E. Ray Jones. Judge Eugene O'Dunne signed an order requiring the secretary to show cause why & mandamus should not be granted. A hearing was set for Tuesday. ‘The aetion contended the barring of the Union party from the ballot violated the section of the constitution prohibiting the several States from abridging the privileges or immunities of citizens, or depriving persons of rights without due process or equal protection under the law. ® g Jewish Women to Meet. The Washington section, National Council of Jewish Women, will hold its first meeting of the season at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Jewish Com- munity Center. Mrs. Nettie Otten- berg, president of the council, will be in charge of the social hour after the meeting. o Ballot Drift Democrats. mous, his opponent being held to from one to a- dozen votes a precinct, gi i H t LR % : ] SE 3 Ei g ¥ee g é 5 L Party’s Office-Seekers Shift Allegiance to New Deal. BY W. E. MULLINS. Bpecial Correspondent of The Star. BOSTON, October 10.—] by the ocordial receptions that have been given to James Roosevelt in his personal campaign on behalf of his father’s re-election, Democratic office seekers of Massachusetts have become ardent New Dealers, Before arrival here of the Presi- dent’s eldest son two weeks ago, Dem- ocratic candidates, deeply impressed by strong sentiment for Gov. Landon, made studied efforts to avoid any close association with President Roosevelt's campaign. In preparation of their signboards, they even went so far as to eliminate all reference to “Dem- ocrat.” Two weeks ago young Roosevelt opened his campaign at the tip end of Cape Cod. His program called for delivery of an extensive speech at the conclusion of which he submitted himself to a period of questions. Am- Ply. prepared for this test, his replies struck responsive chords. After a few days the candidates on the State ticket quickly learned that he was commanding large audiences and was being given warm ovations. They learned that he was stimulating interest. The result now is that he has been taken into the fold. He is being used at the regular campaign rallies and every member of the State ticket makes it his business to speak glowingly of his devotion to the Presi- dent and his administration. Whether young Roosevelt has | stimulated interest in the re-election of his father to the presidency or whether the sentiment in favor of Gov. Landon had been overestimated is not definitely known yet, but the fact is that the President is much stronger in Massachusetts today than he appeared to be one month ago. The President has arranged to come into the Bay State October 21 and 22. He will make a motor car tour through many of the principal cities JAMES ROOSEVELT. and he will make at least one major speech at Worcester. Efforts now are being made to bring Senator David | I. Walsh into the campaign and he; probably will join with the Presidenti As for Gov. Curley’s campaign for election to'the United States Senate when he comes here. | FOES INWISCONSIN BACK RODSEVELT Democrat’ and Progressive Party, Bitter Enemies, Favor President. BY CHARLES W. HOLMBURG, Speeial Correspondent of The Star. MADISON, Wis., October 10.—Wis« consin Democrats and Progressives, bitter enemies in the campaign for State officers, the Legislature and Congress, are each attempting to iden« tify themselves with President Roosee velt, with the Progressives apparently more in the favor of the White Houss than the leaders of the President’s | party in this State. Gov. Philip F. La Follette has fore mally indorsed Roosevelt and this week in his speech-making tour of the State Senator Robert M. La Follette, jr, has been stressing the necessity of re-electing the Democratic presie dential candidate. Actively function= ing, too, are the Madison headquarters | of the National Progressive Commite tee of which Senator La Follette is chairman. Much Roosevelt enthusiasm was evidenced in Madison this week in the State Convention of the Young Demo« [‘cratic organization, which was ade against Representative Henry Cabot Lodge, jr., Republican, much ap- parently depends on what Rev. Charles E. Coughlin and his Union party candidate—Thomas C. O’'Brien —accomplish from now on. It is rather generally agreed that | not even a substantial victory for | President Roosevelt here can carry | the Governor through if Father Coughlin and O'Brien undertake to wage & vigorous campaign against him. The Governor rejected Father Coughlin's proposal that he abandon President Roosevelt's cause in ex- change for a promise of Union party support. ‘The Governor, sensing the rising tide in the President's fortunes here, decided to cast his lot with the New Deal rather than with the National Union for Social Justice. | don has abandoned his plans to speak {in Boston, but Alfred E. Smith will ! speak here late this month. OKLAHOMA FACES ISSUE OF REPEAL Liquor Dispute to Attract Electorate—Defeat Is Expected. BY OTIS SULLIVANT, Special Correspondent of The Btar. OKLAHOMA CITY, October 10.— DEMORATICSPLT ENISIKENTIKY Unified Support of Tickets Replaces Airing of Re- sentments. BY HARRY BLOOM, Special Correspondent of The Star. LOUISVILLE, Ky. October 10— | dressed by United States Senator F. | Ryan Duffy, Arthur W. Lueck of | Beaver Dam, Democratic nominee for | Governor, and Frank Wickhem of | Sioux Falls, 8. Dak., national president | of young Democratic groups. Burris Quits Senate Race. An unexpected development was the withdrawal of, John W. Burris, jr. | Democratic candidate for State Sen: tor in the sixteenth district, in favor of Senator William D. Carroll, dee | feated aspirant for the Democratic nomination for the governorship. Senator Carroll for two terms has led | the anti-La Follette coalition of | Democrats and Republicans in the | Legislature. Opposing him will be | Mrs. John J. Blaine, widow of the late | United States Senator, on the Proe | gressive party ticket. Gov. Lan- | * pdvocates of a new national party in 1940 saw significance in the dee cision of Senator La Follette and Gov. | La Follette to go into Minnesota and speak for the Farmer-Labor party ticket there and into Nebraska to aid the campaign of Senator George W. Norris. Senator Henrik Ship- stead of Minnesota is also scheduled to come to Wisconsin to assist the Progressives, New party advocates saw in these interchanges a move to solidify and unite third party movement in the Midwest and hailed the announcement as a development of the recent cone ferences of left-wing leaders in Chicago. Republicans Expand Activity. Republicans further enlarged their activities in the State this week with the setting up of headquarters in Milwaukee of a Landon-Knox Club. A factor of doubtful importance in The two major political parties have | Factional freworks within Democatic | (D€ State campaign was the filing at failed to dramatize the general elec- | ranks, marked by the recent replace- | tn last minute of nomination papers tion campaign in Oklshoma, but all | ment of J. J. Greenleaf, Richmond, | {0 Joseph F. Walsh of Potosi for the issues involve promises to bring out another big vote November 3. Repeal of State prohibition and lig- uor control has become a heated issue with Vego Barnes, Hopkinsville, as| campaign chairman, has simmered down, on the surface at least. Demo- | cratic orators of all factions are fall- | Governor on the Union party ticket. | Walsh said his decision to run re= | sulted from Gov. La Follette’s indorsee ment of Roosevelt. Anti-La Follette in the State and will serve to pull | ing in line, relieved of airing latent | SPOkesmen claimed the Walsh candi- voters to the polls November 3. Gov. E. W. Marland intensified interest in the issue recently by com- | ing out flatly for a proposed constitu- tional amendment to repeal prohibi- | tion, which has been in effect since men chosen by | statehood in 1907, and provide control | also named chairmen for the 20 by the State monopoly system. The constitutional amendment proposal was placed on the general election ballot by initiative petition. Favors Repeal and Control. “I am for repeal because of the quantity of liquor coming into the State and the evidently great number of consumers,” says Marland. *“I think repeal and control is a question the people are pretty well decided upon. They have made up their minds.” Marland’s open declaration was & signal for United Drys of Oklahoma to launch a counter attack. At the same time, Marland was accused of trickery in attempting to get the people to vote for it. He asked that the measure be given a trial for a year 10 see if it wouldn't improve existing conditions. The Democratic party has side- stepped the question of repeal. Re- publicans have not capitalized upgn it as an issue, although they might have launched an attack against the bill. Defeat Is Expected. It is the consensus of political observers that the liquor measure will be defeated. And, if it is voted down, it will be because of the control fea- tures, which opponents charge would set up a system of graft and political corruption in the State. Col. Frank Knox, Republican nom- inee for Vice President, will speak in | Tulsa Friday night. Ii will be the first appearance of one of the candi- dates in the State. s e ARLINGTON ORDERS DRIVE ON SPEEDERS 76 Accidents in 45 Days Spur Sheriff Fields to Action. B7 » Staff Correspondent of The Star. "October 10.—Spurred by reports show. ing 76 trafic accidents resulting in five deaths in the past 45 days in Ar- lington County, Sheriff Howard B. Fields today directed the county po- lice department in an intensive drive against speeders. ‘Two of the five persons were killed . | within the past nine days, while several others are in critical condition in ‘Washington hospitals as the result of recent accidents. “This making race tracks of Arling- ton County highways must stop if we have to fill the county court room with traffic violators every morning,” the sheriff declared. Instead of giving summonses police have been instructed to require col- lateral of every person arrested for reckless driving and ‘speeding. rally .sponsored by eratie Club tomorrow at 8:15 p.m. at the Democratic headquar- ters, 1500 Rhode Island avenus. A resentments by unified support of the | national and State tickets. | Barnes in making 100 county chair- | | man appointments made 46 new se- | lections but retained 54 of the 10C Mr. Greenleaf. rde counties that Greenleaf had not | reached at the time he was ousted. | | Senator M. M. Logan, running for ire'elecuon, and his opponent, Rober’.‘ | H. Lucas, are campaigning vigorously, | making several speeches a day. Next | | to the opening, the high light of the Republican campaign was set for Fri- | day night with a rally in Louisville. | This was expected to be the largest assemblage of the campaign. Kentucky's big question mark is the size of the vote. It should touch the million mark, but the introduction of | Statewide registration of voters this year may whittle it down. The registration closes at midnight | tonight and although the law does not | require tabulation by parties, there is little doubt that energetic county chairmen will compile the enrollment for their own information and for- ward it to headquarters. ‘The registration period began Au- gust 1. On the first day, which co- incided with the primary election, a total of 633,089 voters were enrolled, 446,419 Democrats and 186,670 Re- publicans. presidential race of 1932. Many of | the absentees have been enrolled since | then, but that this gap has been bridged is doubtful. This was about 350,000 | shy of the 983,063 votes cast in the dacy would draw votes from the Progressive column. Progressives generally dismissed the matter as of little consequences. Walsh is known only locally. CLOSE FIGKT LOOMS FOR UTAH GOVERNOR Democrats Claim They Will Carry State for Roosevelt and 2 in Congress. BY FRANK P. STEWART, Special Correspondent of The Star. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, October | 10.—The campaign is in full swing | in Utah. Both camps are well or- ganized and have efficient workers | covering the State thoroughly. Democrats expect to carry Utah for | Roosevelt and the two congressional nominees by better than two to one majorities. They freely admit, how- | ever, that they have a hard fight to re-elect Henry H. Blood, Gov- | ernor. They count on the big lead the President will carry. Republicans do not expect to carry Utah for Landon. They do expect to elect Ray Dillman Governor, howe ever, as well as enough of thq Stats Legislature ticket to permit them to barter with Democrats and, two years hence take over control. In the meantime, stock of Harmon In the meantime rural voters seemed to have whipped up more in- | terest in the age-old wet-dry fiziné | than in the presidential campaign. | | They have held local options in 17| counties, 15 ¢f which went dry. | Under the State’s local option law, | the most stringent in existence, an | election may be held at almost any | time on petition of voters, but the de- cision thus recorded stands for at least three years. One of the more obnoxious features of the law is a reward for informers. Any one may get 10 per cent of a | neighbor’s property by telling on him, i conviction follows. The rapid accumulation of dry counties may force a new revenue problem on the State. Approximately & third of the State’s revenue comes from liquor taxes of various counties. While local option drought does not affect production taxes on either beer or whisky, it does affect taxes on re- tail sales and yetail licenses. They stop cold in those counties. FIRST AID CLASS Course Will Be Organized by Red Cross. A class in first aid will be organized at the District Chapter, American Red Cross headquarters, 1730 E street, by DeDru Strobel, instructor, at 8 p.m. tomorrow. The group will meet weekly on sub- uent Monday evenings from 8 to ‘e:go o'clock for 10 consecutive weeks. There will be s small charge for a text book and equipment. o Electrical Workers’ Dance. Membersuof the Electrical Workers' Union, Local No. 26, will give a buffet Peery, independent candidate for | Governor, is rising, and he may be elested Governor. PRIVAT E AVIATION TOPIC Dinner Here to Be Sponsored by Auto Engineers. A meeting in the interests of the | development of private aviation, preg ceded by a dinner, will be held at the Cosmos Club at 8 p.m. Tuesday under auspices of the Washington section, Society of Automotive Ene gineers. Col. John H. Jouett, president of the Fairchild Aviation Corp., Hagers~ town, Md.. will give an {llustrated lec- ture on “Buying and Building the Private Aircraft of the Future.” Eu- gene L. Vidal, director of air come merce, will preside, and the follows ing will participate in a formal dis- cussion of the speaker’s topic: Charles F. Horner, president, National Aero nautic Association; Charles E. Parker, vice president, Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce; John H. Giesse, devele opment engineer, Bureau of Air Com= merce, and J. Earl Steinhauer, former operating manager of Washington Airport. Largest Cafe-Theater. FORT WORTH, October 10.— Casa Manana, at the Fort Worth Frontier Centennial, with its blue- and-white columns and with the sky as a roof, is the largest cafe-theater in the world and more people eat there each night thag at any other spot on the globe. The cafe seats 3,500 persons and—including the bal- cony—has a capacity of 4,500. It is supper and dance next Saturday eve- ning at the Willard Hotel. A floor here that Billy Rose's revue is pre- sented.on the largest revolving stage in the world. )