Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-03
Politics at Large
By C.. Gould Lincoln.

RALEIGH, N. c., october 2.-In New
York State 1t is Franklin Roosevelt
against Attorney General Albert OF
finger for governor and Senator Royal
S. Copeland against Ambassador Alan
son Bigelow Houghton for Senator. The
State conventions OF the two parties
have put forward strong tickets. There
remains only the final drive in the
Empire State. campaign that prom
ises to be memorable With Gov. Smith
heading the national ticket 1t Is gem
orally believed that the Democratic
State ticket will be stronger with the
voters than IL any other Democrat had
been nominated for President The in
sistence of Gov Smith on the noml-
ma ton of Mr.. Roosevelt, however, Is an
indication not only Of his high regard
for the gubernatorial nominee, but aSo
his belief that the Roosevelt nominal
ton will aid the national ticket. Mr..
Roosevelt bears name that is popular
in the State. He has winning per-
sonality. He is not Tammany man
and he helps to balance" the ticket
in other ways.
The suggestion Is made in the Raleigh
News and Observer today, Josepnus
Daniels newspaper that Mr.. Roosevelt,
young man, may well be the selectlon
of the Democratic party for President
after Gov. Smith shall have served a
term or two in the White House. The
News and Observer says editorlaily,
Young ard able, the finest OF all the
distinguished Roosevelts, many will hope
that the future will see him the sue
cessor of Gov. Smith In the White
House"
This Is thought for the future.
The governorship OF New York has been
the stepping stone OF many presidential
nominations, including Grover CleVe-
land and Gov. Smith himself, not TO
mention the late Col. Theodore Roose-
Welt and Charles Evans Hughes. 1t is
true that Roosevelt was nominated first
for Vice President and became Presl-
dent after the assassination OF Presl-
dent Mckinley. But later ne was NOM
mated for President in his own right.
Franklin D. Roosevelt has paralleled to
some extent in his political career the
course OF the late Col. Roosevelt. Both
served as Assistant Secretary OF the
Navy. Incidentally Mr.. Roosevelt was
Assistant Secretary OF the Navy "nen
.Iosephus Daniels was the Secretary OF
LTe NdVN. MI. fJUOSCNtIb WdH
ed for Vice President in 1920, running
with former Gov. Cox.
The Republicans have pinned their
hopes to Attorney General Ottinger. a
great vote getter as shown in his cam
paien in 1925 for attorney general,
when he alone was successful on the
Republican ticket. He was first elected
attorney general in 1924, and before
that served in the State Legislature.
1t is predicted by the Republicans ne
will add strength to the entire ticket
in New York this year. Ambassador
Houghton is an upstate" New Yorker.
He was twice elected to the House and
in 1929 he was appointed Ambassador
to Germany, the first American Ambas-
Sador to that country following the war.
That post he resigned to accept appoint
ment as Ambassador to Great Britain.
The work he did in Germany after the
war is likely to strengthen him with
the voters of German extraction in
New York.
The New York State Republican con-
vention acted with great harmony.
There was a disposition to wait until
after the convention and its nomina-
lions to make a real campaign in the
interest of the Republican ticket. The
Republicans believe they have put for
ward a particularly strong State ticket
and that the situation from now until
election day will improve for them. 1t
was a foregone conclusion that the
Democratic convention would be domi-
mated entirely by Gov. Smith. and this
was the case. Gov. Smith had his way,
and Mr.. Roosevelt was nominated al
though he urgently requested that his
name be not put forward, owing to his
health.
New York at present has a Demo-
cratic governor. two United States Sena-
tors of the Democratic faith and a ma
jority of the New York delegation In
the House Is Democratic. Under such
circumstances. the Empire State might
we'll be considered a Democratic State
IL It were not for the fact that In presi-
dental elections it has cast its electoral
votes so often in the last 80 years for
the Republican nominees. The Demo-
Gratis hope to overcome this tendency IN
national elections. however. because Of
Gov. Smiths great personal popularity
and the fact that he is "favorite son"
candidate. They are counting on State
pride to aid in swinging the vote to
Smith this year.
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For better or for worse the Republican
national organization has decided to
shelve the La Toilette Progressive Re-
Dublicans In Wisconsin. A subcommit-
tee of the Republican national commit
tee has decided to recognize the two
"stalwart" selections for membership
on the national committee. Judge
George Wits and Mrs. Harry E.
Thomas. Herman L. Ekern. for at
torney general, and Mrs. Elizabeth Nc
Cormack were the selections of the
La Toilette ProgreSSiveS for the places
on the committee. This action on the
part of the subcommittee of the ma
tional committee is not likely to appeal
to the La Toilette Progressives, nor to
Senator Robert M. La Toilette. jr., who
appears now certain of reelection to
the Senate. The regular Republicans
in Wisconsin. however, have been giving
the La Toilette Progressives real battle
in the Badger State and succeeded in
nominating their candidate for governor
and in forcing through the State con-
vention recently an Endorsement of the
Hoover Curtis ticket. There were prom
tnent Republican leaders from the West
however who hoped that the Republic
can national committee would not
offend the La Toilette group by turning
down Ekern and Mrs. Mccormack.
They looked on Wisconsin as a de-
cidedly doubtful State in the coming
national election and they believed that
it would be the better part of politics
not to give the Progressives cause for
throwing their strength against the Re-
publican ticket. The decision of the
committee, however. has been otherwise.
Wisconsin today is decidedly in the
doubtful column and the Smith ad-
herentS are claiming that they will
carry the State with the aid Of Progress
sives. The Democrats are making a
strong play for Progressive Republican
support in the Northwest. A case in
point is the withdrawal of the Demo-
il for tia CnXankn In AIiiNnn-