The Carbon County news., 1931-08-13

man from Pennsylvania, predicts
that sixty-six of Pennsylvania's
seventy-tWo delegates to the DEM
ocratic National Convention will
be for Governor Franklin D. Roos-
eyelt, of New York. If there is
not effective opposition to Mr..
Roosevelt soon, most of the dele
gates from Pennsylvania will be
for the New York Governor. as
well as most of the delegates from
everywhere else, for delegates
flock to the candidate who is in
the lead. But Mr.. Guffey is no
longer National Committeeman
from his State. Sedgwick KistIer
IS. And Mr.. Kistler and several
Of the local bosses will have much
to say as to who will get the sup
port of the Pennsylvania delega-
ton provided there is going to be
any real choice of candidates Of
fered to them.
A fight between Al Smith and
Frank Roosevelt for the New York
delegation might defeat them both.
because a candidate is usually
fatally handicapped if he is not
backed by his State. Gov. Roose-
velt's supporters believe that he
could capture the State delegation
IN spite of Smiths and Raskob's
opposition, but very few impartial
observers concur in this opinion.
Conceding that Roosevelt might
win the delegation against Smith,
1t is suggested by some observers
that Smith would still hold the
veto power over Roosevelt in the
convention, because of the
strength which both Smith and
Raskob would possess in other
State delegations. The two-thirds
rule looms up as deadly obstacles
IN the path of any Democratic
candidate. Al Smith could not leap
over it in 1924, but he could pre-
vent McAdoo from learing over.
Senator Robert F. Wagner
pleaded for popular support to a
successful termination of the COM
ing disarmament conference when
he spoke before the Chemung
County Women's Democratic Club,
at Elmira, New York. He said
that reports from abroad were
1ot encouraging, adding "there are
100 many sabers rattling through
too many young men in
guady uniforms are parading the
streets, too many rounds of am
are being used in target
and too much inventive
less Is being diverted from peace
-ul pursuits to prepare for the
lext war. Public opinion, prop
srly informed can negotiate the
disarmament"
Democratic hopes of Wrestling.
ontrol of the next house from the
and electing Repre-
entative John w. Garner, of
'eXas, as Speaker, improved ma
aIially on the basis of undenied
eports that Representative Paul
. Kvale, of Minnesota, lone Far
er-Labor member, and Repre-
Melvin J. Mas, Repub-
can insurgent, Of Minnesota, had
lodged their support to the DEM
Gratis. With the support of
vale and Mas the Democrats
'ould have majority of one, the
ne-up standing 214 Republicans,
p Democrats, Farmer-Labor
nd vacancies. The Democrats,
)wtver, predict a more substan-
al victory, as they are counting
4 between twelve and fifteen Re-
llican insurgents absenting + en-
lives during the election of a new
peaker.
Secretary Adams has announced
lat new naval policy, by which
he United States resolves to
a'ntain navy second to none'
I'd which lays down the plans by
hich that navy shall be attained,
Is just been formulated. This
the first official announcement
at, despite economy plans, the
Dover Administration intends tc
lid up The entire limit of the
'nGcn naval treaty an3 finally
lfill the hope of every naval Of
,er to have absolute parity
tn the fleet of the British En-
re.
The navy's general reaction to
J announcement that the United
ates would build nevy "next to
ne" was that although this was
perfectly proper and pious hope,
represented no more than has
en- hoped for during the past
| years and has no better chance
success. Budget estimates
ich are being prepared for the
ming session cf Congress sup-
t this encouragement in con-
te figures.
Now that Grace Goodhue Coo
se has realized one of her long.
rished secret ambitions-t0