Evening star., 1924-10-30
SLIM HOPES HELD
OF BEATING SMITH
Only G. 0. P. Chance Is Land
slide for Coolidge Carrying
Roosevelt Along.
BY n. o. MESSENGER,
Staff Correspondent OF The Star.

NEW YORK. October 30.-It is
pretty thin Cruel the Republicans are
feeding themselves in their expecta-
tions of beating Gov. Al Smith for
the governorship, outside of their
hope of President Coolidge polling
such heavy presidential vote as will
carry along Col. Roosevelt with him
In fact, when it comes down to brass
tacks, that is all they have to de-
pend upon for nourishment. and the
size of the probable Coolidge plu-
rality Is entirely speculative, ranging
all the way from 100000 to as high
as a possible 100000. /.
President Harding carried the State
by 100000 in 1920. That swept Mil
Ter. Republican. into the governorship
by 10000. The Republicans have
been counting on Col. Roosevelt get
ting the disgruntled stay-at-home
vote which Miller missed in 1920.
They hope II will come back with
Coolidge and have been waiting for
the last weeks registration to indi-
cate its return. Publication of the
figures indicate possibility of some
of that vote coming back, but in a
very meager dribble contrasted with
the overwhelming totals that are
New York.
Both Votes Increased.
The registration in upstate coun-
ties, strong Republican districts.
shows a gain of about $4,000. which
would indicate the Republican gain
to be about 1900. That is declared
by the Democrats to be not sufficient
to cause Gov. Smith to worry. In
Democratic districts gains have been
made also. Tammany has a way of
being forehanded in these little mat
ters. and saw to it that there should
be a registered Democratic vote in
readiness to meet this expected in
crease in the Republican registration
coming down to the Bronx, to do
hattie with the expected Democratic
plurality there entrenched.
For the Democratic managers feel
confident that Gov. Smith will in
crease the 100000 plurality in greater
New York of two years ago, which
helped to sweep him into the gov
ernorship. Their poll are so amazing
in promise that in some places a
check-up poll is being taken.
The State campaign is really one
Of personality rather than over vital
issues of public importance, and Gov.
Smith has long lead. Col. Roosevelt
Is basking in the light of the reflected
personality of President Coolidge,
and there is difference. In the past
day or two the Democratic campaign
committee has made n vicious at
tack on Col. RooSevelt's personality,
holding him up to ridicule in news
paper advertisements.
Status of In Toilette.
La Toilette is classed as losing
ground in Greater New York, with a
swing of many of his supporters
back to the Democratic ranks.
In these closing days of the cam
paign hereabouts, the Republican
tactics and strategy is definite and
consistent course, hammering away
upon the material proposition of
prosperity. safety against threatened
encroac achment upon good government
and the maintaining of things as
they are, summed up in the associ-
alton: why change or take a
chance" In passing. it might be said
that the odds in favor of President
Coolidge increased to to. z yes
terday.
John w. Davis is diversifying his
line of attack on the Republicans
by bringing in the League Of Ma
tions and condemning the admins
tration's alleged lack of a foreign
policy, he is getting good CROWDS IN
this Democratic stronghold