Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-19
TAMMANY CHIEF ;
ISSUE N new YORK
futile Challenges Roosevelt
to Show Independence
of Democratic Bosses.

NEW YORK, october 10 CN.ANA)-
Tammany scandals, prohibition, the
economic depression and the progress
sive policies of Gov. Franklin Roose-
welt are mixed to make the State cam
paisn IN New York one Of the most
unusual in many years. Charles II.
futile, Republican nominee. Is max
ing his campaign upon one issue:
Cleaning up New York City. Almost
daily he challenges Gov. Roosevelt to
show his independence of Tammany
Hall by ripping the lid off"-more
specifically, he challenges him to use
his power as Governor and as leader
Of his party to compel the leaders Of
Tammany Hall to waive immunity and
testify before q special grand jury in
vestigating charges that judicial nomi.
nations and appointments have been
bought
The Democrats are insisting that the
issues are Republican responsibility for
the economic depression, the progress
Sive policies OF Gov. Roosevelt and pro-
hibition. Both parties are wet, for
the first time, but the Democrats are
for unqualified repeal of the eighteenth
amendment and the Volstead act,
whereas the Republicans are for Q sub
stitute amendment outlawing the saloon
and for full enforcement Of the amend.
ment until 1t Is repealed. Also, Mr..
Tuttle is pledged to sign State county
option" enforcement measure and to
use the public nuisance law against
speakeasies. e~
CAN TuttIe "StraddIer."
The Democrats are depicting Mr.. Tut
tie as q "straddler." However he Is
regarded as q wet by the militant drys,
who have entered third candidate, DR..
Robert Carroll Of Syracuse University.
Independent observers do not believe
that DR.. Carroll will poll more than
100, 900 or 10000 votes, but they would
be decisive In Q close election, and
many more dry Republicans may stay
away from the polls.
pull the drys into line with the argu-
ment that o vote for Mr.. futile now
8 q vote for President Hoover in 1882,
since the election Of Mr.. Tuttle would
probably put Gov. Roosevelt out OF the
running for the Democratic presidential
Gov. Roosevelt, who has ordered two
special investigations Of the New York
bench, asserts that he can be counted
upon to clean up" New York City IN
an orderly, judicial manner, and Is
basing his own campaign largely upon
the record Of his administration.
IAmmany EeafS Iutues
Tammany Hall and the other units
of the Democratic party are making
extraordinary efforts to get out their
vote. They are resentful toward Roose-
welt, but they obviously fear futile
more. The Republicans hope that the
dry detection will be more than onset
through the return to the party OF the
wet 'Al Smith Republicans" and the
support of INDEPENDENT voters, espe-
cialiy in New York City, who want to
Mr.. Tuttle has pledged himself, II
elected, to remove Mayor James J.
Walker.
The present indications are that the
normal Democratic plurality OF 100000
in New York City viii be reduced.
According to Democratic canvasseS, 1t
will not fall below 325, 900, which, con-
sidering the dry detection from the
Republican ticket upstate, should be
enough to re-elect Gov. Roosevelt. Un-
certainty, however, concerning further
scandals in New York City leaves Mr..
futile with an outside chanc TO win.
In the Congressional elections, the
Democrats expect TO gain from one to
four seats. The Republican seat IN
greatest danger Is that Of Mrs. Ruth
Pratt Of New York City, who IL close
to President Hoover,
The entire campaign Is tempered BY
the economic depression. The Demo-
Gratis believe this factor win be to their
advantage In the State, as well IS IN
the Congressional election, but they
admit the possibility they may lose
much Of this advantage In votes for
Socialist candidates.
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