Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-08
Roosevelt Advantage in Poll
Opens Race for Presidency

nizing divergent elements Of owen
Young. Practical politicians, already
counting electoral votes, DO not see new
any candidate of Democracy can WIN IN
the coming election without New YORK.
And for that reason the three new
Workers now being mentioned have
preferred position as the race peglns,
however they may stand as the time
for the meeting of the nominating con-
Yention draws near"
Gov, Roosevelt needs to remember"
advises the Buffalo Evening News,
that in Democratic National ConVen-
tons the approval of two-thlrdS OF the
delegates is necessary to nominate.
With a margin of only seven votes
above the majority, he still needs TO
keep on running. One interesting ques-
ton is whether the Governor as a
presidential candidate wishes to rep
resent the Strong stand for modification
of prohibition which he took in the
State campaign last year or the policy
of leaving prohibition out OF the dis
cussion with which he was associated
at the recent National Democratic Con-
ference"
while Gov. Roosevelt seems favor
ably situated to receive the nominal
ton" suggests the Pasadena Star-NeWs,
yet contingencies may arise TO make
him unavailable for the Democratic
nomination Whether it should be or
not, prohibition will be the main issue
of 1882 The attitude which the Demo-
cratic party will assume is conlectural.
A spirited fight is under way between
the wet and dry elements in the
party management to obtain control
and to dictate the platform and the
presidential nominee. The outcome OF
this will be awaited with the keenest
interest all over the country"
Reviewing the support that has been
given to Messrs. Richie, Young, Byrd,
Hull, Walsh of Montana and Baker, the
Little Rock Arkansas Democrat con-
cludes, There remains one man VINO
seems to be the best fitted to bridge
whatever gap there may be between the
South and the East, and that is our
own Senator Joe T. Robinson. the
Birmingham News supports owen ID.
Young and makes the appraisal OF ms
position on the power issue: he IS
liberal, but not extreme; he is SOUND
but not reactionary. His position, in
short, is one that may not be satlstac-
tory to either group of extremists, but
should meet with the approval OF the
great majority Of people who are I'M
willing to embrace either of the eX-
IRENE VIEWPOINTS If the Demo-
Gratis nominate Mr.. Young they will
have to draft him, and the prospects
now are that a strong effort Will be
made to do so. In any event, his VIII
be one of the dominant names at the
convention next year"
The Jersey City Journal finds its
State overwhelmingly in favor OF
Roosevelt as against Young" while the
New Bedford Standard appraises the
poll as showing that the New York
Governor is the best prospect, pointing
out that this is further indicated by
the fact that the Republicans are MAX
ing him their principal target by trying
to link him up with Tammany and the
scandals Of the New York City admin
istration." The Worcester Evening Ga
zette calls Roosevelt "the best guess"
On the complications with Tammany
Hall under present conditions, the Lin
coin State Journal views the situation
as potent factor" the Omaha World
Herald as causing what he says and
does to be decisive" and the Kalamazoo
Gazette as making "his plight far from
enviable" The Charleston CIV. Va)
Daily Mail warns him not to be COM
placent' and the Providence Journal
says he "can get nowhere with Q hail.
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