The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-01

Roosevelt is passing his claims to of flee on his past record in office and in sists that the voters shall not consider his renowned parent in signing their ballots. The election promises to be extremely close, the review shows, and its resultant effect upon the future political trend of the east is being watched by the entire nation.
 Pennsylvania republicans are fight ing to strengthen their position in that state. Possibility of a woman represen- tative to congress looms in New Jersey, the survey indicates, while democratic leaders in West Virginia, the home of John W. Davis, are confident the cleo ton will bring a decided democratic majority for that state after four years of republican rule.
 New York
 The gubernatorial race in New York between Governor Alfred E. Smith and Col. Theodore Roosevelt is attracting na- tional interest second only to that at tached to the race for the presidency. Governor Smith became a national fig ure because of the part he played in the extended deadlock at the democratic national convention. After the nomi nation of John w. Davis he declared he would not be a candidate for reelection as governor, but his party leaders as well as the rank and file. of the party became so insistent that he head the state ticket that he finally yielded and was nominated by exclamation.
 Colonel Roosevelt won his nomina- tion on the first ballot from q number of republicans with fine records for public service and has waged a rigor- ous campaign, pleading with the voters to take him for what he is ard what he has done and to forget flat he is the son of a former president. The nominee has attacked tLe democratic administration for alleged extrava- gance.
 Governor Smith / has denied this charge and has pointed out a saving of $S0,000 by the consolidation of the departments of Highways, public works and public buildings.
 Pennsylvania
 The campaign in Pennsylvania has been a comparatively quiet one, but with the Supporters of the La Toilette presidential ticket showing considerable activity especially in the mining regions. There are nine sets of presi- dential electors, republican, democratic, socialist, prohibition, American, Com jmonwealth Land, Industrialist, Labor, and Workers, appearing on the official ballot in the order named.
 Senators La Toilette and Wheeler are running on the labor ticket and their names also appear on the ballot as the presidential candidates of the Socialist party. Efforts are being made by the republican organization to in crease its representation in congress by holding the 30 seats they now have in the house, and capturing some of the six held by democrats! The independ- ent movement represented by La Fol lette and Wheeler figures in some of the congressional contests.
 New Jersey
 In the November election this state will select one United States senator, 12 congressional representatives, one of whom may be woman, and will pick it's 16 presidential electors from field of 112 candidates. Represented on the presidential ballot in addition to re- publican and Democratic parties are the progressives Ua Follette) socialist-la- bor, prohibition, commonwealth land, workers and American groups.
 The senatorial race is a triangular contest with United States Senator Walter E. Edge. republican, opposed by Mayor F. w. Donnelly, Trenton, democrat, and George l.. Record. Jersey City, independent progressive and La Toilette supporter.
 New Jersey had six republican and a like number of democratic represen- tatives in the last congress. All are seeking reelection with the exception of Charles F. X. O'Brien. democrat, of the Twelfth district. For this place Mrs. Mary T. Norton, vice chairman of the state democratic committee, has been nominated.