The lack of an equivalent Republican will be that cause of his election, if any. Why He May Not. Unless the U. S. is at heart intolerant, bigots of the Heflin type will have eliminated Roman Catholicism as a consideration in June and November. Then comes the Smith wetness. Finally there is Tammany.
Traditions live long and are easily magnified into a country of few traditions.
Corruption is already on the fire and the public nose is perhaps dull enough to confuse an old stench with a new one.