Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-30
Republicans as Well as DEM
ocrats, in Tammany Strong
hold, Express View.
TUTTLE'S WET PLATFORM
RESENTED BY G. o. P. DRYS
Corruption Issue Dud-Governor's
Triumph May Be at Cost
of Political Future.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN,
stan Correspondent of The Star


NEW YORK, October Soft there
Is any one In New York City who be-
lieves that Charles H. Tuttle, Repub-
lican candidate for Governor. will de-
feat Franklin d. Roosevelt, the Demo-
cratic incumbent, have yet to find
him after two-day search.
That goes for Republicans as we'll
as Democrats.
Yet month or six weeks ago, there
was widespread report that the Demo-
Gratis were worried over the outlook.
The Republicans had taken from them
the wet issue and were building up a
great issue out of the sale of judge
ships in Tammany ridden New York
City, it was pointed out. The United
States District Attorney, Charles H.
Tuttle, had declared for repeal of the
eighteenth amendment and had brought
the Republican State Convention to q
point where it accepted wet plank
for the first time in the history of
the party in this State.
The picture presented today is
vastly different.
The acceptance by the Republican
State Convention of a wet candidate
for Governor and wet plank in the
party platform has reused the resent
ment Of thousands of Republican drys
upstate. According to information
obtainable here from informed sources,
many of these Republicans are just
going to fail to vote for Governor on
election day. That is what the Re-
publican leaders are fearing, to o
greater extent than they fear HE size
of the vote which will be cast by the
drys for the Anti-Saloon League
w. C. T. U. candidate, Robert j. Car
roll, the candidate for Governor OF the
new Law Preservation party. This
division among the Republicans, 1t Is
said, means that the upstate Re-
publican lead of Mr.. Tuttle will lie cut
down, even, 1t is estimated, to 100000
or 10000 votes.
Corruption Issue. bud.
The corruption issue, which has been
the major issue of the campaign waged
by Mfr Tuttle against MS Democratic
opponent, has turned out to be a dud,
If the New Workers are to be believed.
Outside of the editorial writer's of the
New York City newspapers, the issue
appears to have caused little or no
change in the situation, so far as
Roosevelt's plurality in New York City
is concerned. If anything, the issle
has caused the Tammany leaders to
work harder than ever 10 roll up a big
vote for Roosevelt. Whether they love
Roosevelt or not, it is quite clear they
hate Tuttle and fear what he might
do if he sat In Albany as Governor.
Self-preservation has lent wings TO
their feet.
The general public in New York City
seems apathetic to the corruption issue.
Upstate, the voters have heard so often
the warning cry, "Tiger, Tiger" that
they have not been impressed this
year. Indeed, upstate voters have seen
AL Smith, Tammany product, serve
four terms as Governor and give the
State an excellent administration. They
are turning a deaf ear now to the Tam
many. corruption charges. Further
more, many of the Republicans who
might have been aroused are dis
gruntled because of the abandonment
Of the dry cause by their party.
Depression Aids Democrats.
Underlying the campaign here, as in
other States, are the economic condl-
tions. Unemployment Is great and
business is depressed. Both these fac
tors are aiding the Democrats In New
York City hard times not only make
many voters resentful. but they play
into the hands of Tammany, which has
always made it a practice to take care
of the poor. Furthermore, the jobs
which are to be given out are at the
disposal of Tammany. The men and
women who are beneflting today
through the aid of Tammany and who
are looking forward to food and cloth
ing from the Tammany clubs during
the Winter are not likely to be mind
full of the futile charges against the
Tammany judges and leaders.
Ard so it looks as though Roosevelts
reelection as Governor of the Empire
State is assured Estimates of his mar
gin of victory over Tuttle range from
200 900 to $50, 900 votes, and some would
go even higher.
But while Gov Roosevelt is likely to
achieve an immediate triumph, it may
be at considerable cost to his political
future. It is no secret that for months
numbers of the Democratic high COM
mand have been looking to Gov Roose-
welt as the probable presidential nomi-
nee of the party in 1882. The savage
attacks which IN recent weeks the Demo-
cratic newspapers of New York have
been conducting against Roosevelt be-
cause he has refused to issue orders for
a wholesale investigation of the charges
that iudgeships have been bartered in
New York City are likely to have their
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