Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-02
CITY AND COUNTRY
SPLIT IN NEW YORK
State Emphasizes Hoover'S
Strength Outside Wet
Industrial CenterS.
CONTINUED From First Page.)

do not admit that Smith will carry
those counties, but they say that the
usual Republican lead may be cut down.
For the Hoover ticket, the Republicans
claim a 100000 lead over Smith up
State.
One Leader Conservative.
Now the Democratic State leaders
assert with great emphasis that New
York State is ''in the Smith bag" One
of the most important of these leaders
who has his hand on the helm through
out the State, takes more conservative
view of the Smith plurality in New York
City than do some of his aides. He says
that Smith will run 100000 to $4,000
ahead of Hoover in the greater city, and
that Hoover will not come down to New
York with more than $4,000 to 1000.
He puts Smiths lead for the whole State
at from 100000 to 100000. This is close
figuring, indeed. But this leader insists
that his figures are based on check
up with all the Democratic county
leaders.
/ find here impartial observers who
have followed New York politics for
many years who give the State to Hoo
yer by from 100000 to 100000 votes.
They are basing their estimates on the
big increases in registration much as the
Democrats base their claims for Smith,
but with reverse twist. These observ-
ers say that the women are going TO
swamp Smith in New York State just as
they are expected to do in other States.
They say that the farmers are all
against Smith, that they have no use Tor
the McNary- Haugen farm bill and It's
principles and that Smith, while he may
have helped himself by Skirting danger
ously near to support of that measure IN
the West. has hurt himself in New York.
They point out that there has been a
real ruction in the Democratic organlZa-
ton in Queens County, part OF Greater
New York lying on Long Island, due TO
the sewer scandals" and the fact that
the Democratic boss. Connolly, is now in
iail because of the investigation of the
sewer scandal. The increase in regis
tration in Queens County, by the way,
has been enormous.
The race between Al Smith and Her
bert Hoover for President crowds out OF
the limelight two other very real con-
tests in this State They are for COVER
nor and United States Senator. Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, Democrat. is opposing
Albert Ottinger, attorney general of the
State. for governor. In this case 1t is
the Jew against the Gentle. Some Of
the same kind of prejudice that Gov.
Smith faces in the presidential race is
operating against the Republican NOM
inee for governor.
Roosevelt Is Popular.
Roosevelt is very popular personally
In the State. He is campaigning hard
for Smith, rather than for himself.
He is doing all in his power to
bring victory to the man he has
nominated three times for President
at three separate Democratic national
conventions. He has been dry in the
past. but he has set himself four square
with Gov. Smith on the prohibition issue
in this campaign, and has declared him
self against the enactment of a State
enforcement law in New York. Gov.
Smith signed the repeal Of the Mullins
Gage law, the old State enforcement
act. This stand now taken by RooSe-
welt may cost some votes upstate,
which he might otherwise have had.
But nothing that he can do to aid his
chief is being left undone. Yet should
Mr.. Roosevelt he elected Governor OF
New York this year and should Gov