Evening star., 1932-07-24
FARLEY WILL HOLD
CONFERENCE HERE
Democratic Senators and
House Members Remain for
PoWWoW This Week.
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for 1880. Right alongside of New York
is New Jersey whose electoral vote also
Jumps two this year over the vote of
1928. Together New York and New
Jersey will have a block Of SO electoral
votes, a large slice out of the 266 needed
to -..ct a President 1t is no wonder,
then, that Mr. Farley has bestirred
himself in Jersey and in New York to
allay the Ill feeling arising out of the
bitter contest between the Roosevelt
and Smith followers in the pre-conven-
ION campsi ign and at the Chicago con-
vention. His trip to Massachusetts, to
talk things over with the recalcitrant
Gov Ely and to persuade him to visit
Gov Roosevelt this week in Albany is
all of a piece of his efforts to get the
Smith following In line in New Jersey
and New York.
Consistently Republican,
In presidential elections New York
has been Republican pretty consistently.
The only Democrats who have carried
it are Tilden, Cleveland and Wilson,
in presidential races, and Wilson's vic
tory in 1912 was mere plurality vic
tory over the divided Republican forces
supporting Taft and Roosevelt Cleve-
land carried New York twice and lost
it once. but by narrow margin each
time. Tilden's lead over Hayes in 1876
was very small. Hughes carried New
York in 1915 over Wilson. although the
latter was elected President. The only
Republican who has been elected Presf.
dent without the support Of New York
was Hayes and he squeaked by after
a contest in which the election was
thrown into the hands of an electoral
commission. II past performances
mean anything, 1t would appear that
the success of President Hoover in New
York Is even more important to the
Republican cause than the success there
of Roosevelt. In other words, it does
not look as though Mr.. Hoover could
win the coming election without win
ming in New York and it may be pos
sible for Roosevelt to win without New
York-but doubtful possibility.
To win without New York, President
Wilson in 1916 had to have with him
California. California this year is re-
| sarded as good Hoover territory, partly
duc to the fact that Mr. Hoover is a
! Californian. And California this year
will have 81 votes in the electoral COL
| leee instead Of only 13 she had in 1928
anG in 1916, due to the congressional
reapportionment
| Democrats quite naturally are point
ing to the big vote by which Gov.
! Roosevelt was reelected Governor Of
! New York in 1880, when he won by
a majority Of 725 500l over Tuttle, his
, Republican opponent. However in the
| presidential year 1928. Roosevelt's vic
tory over the Republican. Ottinger, was
By margin Of only 25,564. and in that
year President Hoover carried the State
against Alfred E. Smith by more than
1000 votes.
Claim Votes Withheld.
During the pre-convention campaign.
RooSevelt's opponents in New York and
elsewhere declared that his big lead
over Tuttle in the 1880 gubernatorial
race was due to the fact that hundreds
of thousands of Republicans, disgusted
because Tuttle had come out wet, -
stayed away from the polls The total
Republican and Democratic vote cast
| for Governor in 1880 was 28l5,683. as
! compared to total vote cast in 1928 OF
4234.822. 1t is fair to say. however,
that the total vote cast in the guberna-
torial race in 1926, another "off year,
was only 2.799.954, when AL Smith de-
! feated Ogden Mills. present Secretary of
the Treasury. T1Ittle's vote was about
! go 900 less tnan the vote cast for Mills.
Roosevelt in his 1880 race made a re-
markable showing upstate, and it is
upon his strength upstate, usually a
Republican stronghold. that the Demo-
Gratis are relying particularly this year
have, however, support. too. in New York
City, usually Overwhelmingly Demo-
cratic, and it is in New York City
, that Roosevelt has to face the enmity
of many business men and interests
| and the Smith Democrats. who were
trained in the pre-convention campaign
, to hate the New York Governor.
So far AL Smith has done nothing
more than declare that he will back
the Democratic party. He has said no
! word about Roosevelt. All kinds OF
efforts are being made to bring about a
reconciliation between the old political
friends. II it comes. undoubtedly
Roosevelt will be in better position in
the East Frank Hague of New Jersey.
chief Smith leader in the convention,
has gone all the way over to Roosevelt
and it appears now that Gov. ELY OF
Massachusetts, is about to get on the
Roosevelt band wagon after shylng on
for several weeks.
Sees Success In Efforts.
Senator Harrison OF Mississippi and
Senator Hull of Tennessee both said
last night they believed that the e1-
forts to unite the Democratic factions
in the East. particularly New YORK:
New Jersey and Massachusetts,. back OF
Roosevelt were meeting with marked
success.
Il never had any idea that the
Smith forces would not support Gov.
Roosevelt" commented Senator Har-
riSon.
Nevertheless reports Of much bit
terness against Roosevelt among fol-
lowers of Gov. Smith continue to per-
Sist
The Republican campaign is waiting
on the acceptance speech of President
Hoover, who will be officially notified
of his denomination August II. Even
after that there will be lull, with
organization work the main activity.
President Hoover's close political ad-
visers expect the President to make
several trips away from washington
to deliver speeches during the late
Summer and Fall. although they con-
tinue to insist he will make no general
swing around the country campaign
ing.
The Republicans are looking to aid
from former President Calvin Coolidge
in the campaign. They believe that Mr..
Coolidge will be tower OF strength
if he gets int the campaign, for the
Republican cause. In 1928 Mr.. Coolidge
was President himself. This year, how
ever, he is free and in a position, If he
desires, OF aiding greatly In the
national campaign. As good Republi-
can, Republican leaders say, the former
President may be expected to do his
share in the campaign. They look to
him to be particularly effective In the
East and in New England.
Former Gov. Nellie Tayloe Ross. vice
chairman of the Democratic National
Committee, has returned to her desk
at national headquarters in Washington
after conferences with Gov. Roosevelt
and Chairman Farley in regard to cam
paign plans relating to women. i
In conformity with the statement
issued by Chairman Farley last week.
Mrs Ross plans to throw into the cam
paign all the machinery which she and
her woman associates have built up.