Evening star., 1931-12-13
W0ODR|NC SEES
ROOSEVELT CHOICE
Kansas Governor Denies He
Is Seeking Second Place
on Democratic Ticket.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 12-AIthough
Gov. Harry H. Woodring of Kansas pre-
dicted today Gov. Franklin D. Roose-
velt will be nominated on the first ballot
at the Democratic national convention
next year and will be elected President,
he denied any aspiration of being the
New York executives running mate.
Il already am a candidate for re-elec-
ton as Governor of Kansas, said the
man who is the fourth Democrat in the
history of Kansas to occupy the guber-
Material chair.
Il already am making plans for
that campaign. 1 am interested, of
course, in seeing the Democrats win in
1882, but I decidedly am not going to
see Gov. Roosevelt tomorrow with the
idea Of talking about being his running
mate.
Kansas Prospect Strong.
the economic situation and In the price
national election he said, Kansas will
go strongly Democratic in 1882.
THE economic situation is the issue
in our State. Prohibition is not a ques-
ton in Kansas. We have settled it re-
gardless of any action by any political
party. Kansas is going TO continue to
remain dry.
we have no favorite son for 1882 in
Kansas. Gov. Roosevelt is our choice.
He has caught the public fancy"
He said he doubted II a movement
conducted for Newton D. Baker on the
part of any who wish to block Roosevelt
would amount to much.
This is the way the Democratic Gov
ernor summed up the Hoover admins
tration
THE Farm Board undertook to save
the wheat farmers and at an expense
of nearly s200,000000 managed to bring
the price of wheat to the lowest level
In the memory of all present, involving
the utter collapse of the market for all
farm products.
Then we had the moratorium,
through which gift of the taxpayers
money to foreign nations was expected
to return us to prosperity by making
possible the construction of few more
battleships in Europe.
Great Credit Plan. --.rr- --
Lastly we have the great credit plan,
through which the taxpayers. money
will be loaned upon security which good
bankers or conservative private investors
will not accept"
Today Senator Dickinson, Iowa, Re-
publican, replied by saying the tariff
bill was not passed until nine months
after the stock market collapse. To
which the Governor said:
"A definite promise of increased
tariffs was made by Congress in the
special session preceding the collapse
and the success Of the bill was apparent
before the crash
Legislation resultant of promises
made in the 1928 campaign led TO the
Smoot-Hawley bill and the Farm Board
action which brought on the collapse of
agricultural prices. That in turn led
to Nationwide economic troubles"
In predicting that 1882 would see
Kansas giving the Democrats nearly as
much OF victory as the State gave
hoover in 1928, when the Republicans
rolled up 320,000-vote lead, the Gov-
ernor recalled his own victory.
Distinctions Claimed.
MY predecessor, Gov Reed, a<Re-
publican, had won by 100000 votes" he
said. Il was made Governor by
margin OF 300 votes. l also hold the
olstlhctlon OF having been named Gov
ernor II times in 10 days"
He referred to the fact that the cleo
tion was so close it was uncertain for
10 days who had Won
The Governor was in jovial mood.
He had just watched the Army beat
the Navy at Yankee Stadium. Along
with Guy T. Helvering, chairman of
the Kansas Democratic State Com
mlttee and Carl V. Rice, State high
way commissioner. he had been a guest
81 The game of Maj. William r. Smith
OF west Point, and his aide, Capt. F.
l.. Parks. During the war Woodring
captain.
Tonight the three Kansas Democrats
we're supper and theater guests of Mai
Gen. Smith. At $50 am. tonnrrnW