Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-30
ROOSEVELT SEEN
AS CERTAIN VICTOR
Republicans as Well as Dem.
ocrats, in Tammany Strong
hold, Hold View.
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effect in the rest of the country, II not
New York.
These editorials have pictured Gov.
Roosevelt as subservient to Tammany
Hall. Tuttle has charged again and
again that, for the support of Tammany,
headed by John F. Curry, the Governor
has failed to open up the investigation
OF alleged corruption in the greater city.
The administration in Washington has
taken cognizance of the situation and
first through the Secretary of War. Mr..
Hurley, and again through the Secretary
Of State, Mr.. Stimson, has broadcast
the charge that Gov. Roosevelt has been
willing to keep hands off in the city in
order to have the backing of Tammany,
without which he could scarcely expect
to win.
The cumulative effect of these on
elaughts on Roosevelt may make it
difficult for him to win nomination in
the next Democratic National Con-
vention. The opposition will seek to
characterize him as Tammany's tool.
And If he should receive the Demo-
cratic nomination for President, the
Republican attack will be directed along
the same line. 1t does not appear
probable that within the next week
anything new will be turned up by the
special grand jury or other investiga-
tors involving other members of the
New York City judiciary in the cor
rlption charges. But should further
election of Gov. Roosevelt, his present
attitude would rise up to plague him
two years hence.
Tammany at present is hitting on all
eight cylinders, John F. Curry, the
district leader. who fought his way
to the front more than a year ago and
succeeded to the post held by George
fective leader. He has been able to
harmonic differences that existed in
the Democratic organization. In the
mayoralty campaign after he took
charge, Mayor Jimmy" Walker was
elected by nearly 900 votes over his
Republican opponent Representative La
Guardia. This approached the biggest
vote by which AL Smith ever carried
the city. The Tammany leader today
Is confident that the Democrats will do
as well by Roosevelt as they did by
Walker and by Smith in this city.
Builds State Organization.
Gov. Roosevelt, unlike his predecessor
Al Smith, has undertaken to build up
q Democratic organization upstate,
Smiths idea was that the city vote
would be SUFFICIENT to win for him.
Roosevelt in the last two years has
travelled frequently through the State.
He has advocated legislation in the
interest of the farmers of New York.
He has claimed credit for work actually
begun by the New York Legislature,
which is Republican, and has been
accorded that credit The consequence
Is that Roosevelt is more popular In
the upstate rural sections Of New
York than was Smith. If the poll
ticians are not mistaken, he will receive
o considerable number more votes up
State than did Smith.
~he Democratic organization seems
TO be far better of for money this year
than does the Republican. The Repub-
Icans say that it Is hard to raise money
$or the campaign. The Democrats are
not complaining. In New York City.
where Tammany is working all the year
round, the war chest is pretty well
filled.
Charles H. futile is an able man, a
good lawyer and proved himself an
active prosecutor. But, he is no rabble
raiser. He lacks personal magnetism,
% necessary on the stump in political
campaigns. If he were q Theodore
Roosevelt or an Al Smith, with the cor
ruption issue to hammer home, he
might have q chance. But it was not
long after he started campaigning up
state, early In the contest, that 1t be-
came apparent that he was not 'click-
ing" His audiences did not warm to
him. They had heard Of the inquities
Of Tammany often before. Roosevelt
taxes and water power and public utid-
ties. while Tuttle was sticking to Tam
many.
No Uprising in Sight.
It might be supposed that in New
York City itself the corruption issue,
with charges that judgeships were sold
by Tammany and with at least one
Judge indicted for purchasing his job,
would cause an uprising of the voters.
II the polls taken by district leaders
are to be believed, however, there Is no
such uprising in prospect. The people
do not appear to be particularly excited.
And yet the record Is an unsavory one.
In addition to scandals involving
other city officials evidence was accu-
mulating before the middle of last Sum-
mer, according to Democratic New York
World, that men of low character had
been made judges by Tannmany and its
allied organizations in the city Of New
York. Judge Mancusco was compelled
to resign under threat OF an investiga-
ton for his removal following the scan
dal0uS collapse OF Dank from winch
he drew salary while he sat on the
bench.
Judge Vause was convicted in the
Federal Court for a stock swindle and
sentenced to six years in prison. Magi-
strate WHALE was removed on complaint
Of the Bar Association after it had been
shown that he had borrowed $4,000
from Arnold Rothstein ca notorious
gambler, racketeer and protector Of
criminals, who was murdered some time
ago).
The final touch to the record was
added when evidence was produced that
the wife of Magistrate Ewald, an ap-
pointee Of Mayor Walker had loaned
$4,000 to a Tammany district leader
on an unsecured note at the time of her
husbands appointment. Ewald Is now
under indictment.
But despite the record, New York
City does not appear to be excited. II
looks as though corruption issues left
the voters cold. Perhaps there will be
O vote Of protest that is now keeping
silent. Such things have happened in
the past. But If there Is such a pro-
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