Evening star., 1932-09-04
CAMPAIGN DELAYED
IN PENNSYLVANIA
Vice President Curtis to Open
Drive in Two Weeks at
Allentown.
BY WALTER d. ROOS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Septembe- s.
The presidential campaign in Pennsyl-
vania, delayed by political complica-
tions of an all-Summer special legis-
lative session, win open two weeks from
today with Vice President Curtis as
the speaker. The occasion will be the
Lehigh County Republican picnic at
Fogelsville, near Allentown.
Immediately preceding that rally. the
Republican State Committee will meet
in Allentown to adopt platform and
revise rules. A row over an anti
prohibition plank. wetter than the one
in the national platform, Is expected to
mark that meeting.
Although the Philadelphia Repub-
lican City Committee, controlled by the
Ware organization. has 1ndorsed the
national plank, State Senator Samuel
w. Salus, Philadelphia, has announced
he will offer, with Wares sanction, o
resolution to place the committee on
record as advocating repeal OF the
eighteenth amendment and immediate
modification of the Volstead act.
May Help in Cities.
II the States plank is wetter thar
| the national one, the fight for the
Hoover-Curtis ticket may be aided ir
| the big industrial cities and the Goa
counties. Some of the Republican con-
gressional nominees, now in danger
may have fewer obstacles to hurdle ir
their races this Fall. A plank goint
beyond the resubmission proposal O
the national platform. however, will bt
unpopular ir. the dry upstate congres'
sional districts.
A threat to the Hoover majority Il
the State has been seen In the demand
| by Gov. Clifford Pinchot that Senate
, James j. Davis Withdraw as the Repub
| lican nominee for reelection, or tha
the State committee pre-empt a ne1
ticket to run some Republican In oppo
sition to Davis. Citing Federal gran'
| jury indictments against Davis OF
charges of violating lottery laws, Pin
chot has declared "the Republican part
| cannot afford to run a candidate VIII
| is under suspicion" II Davis does no
| quit the field voluntarily, the Governo
| has demanded the State committee dis
own him and run a clean Republican
against him"
| It has been considered likely tha
| Pinchot, a friend Of Gov. Roosevelt
might declare for the Democratic nom
inee. His attack on Davis is inter
preted as move to aid Roosevelt
The Republican organization is ex
pected to ignore Pinchot's demand
and it has been anticipated the Gov
ernor will pre-empt a new ticket an
:. enter a candidate Of his choice to figh
Davis in November.
Would CM Straight Vote.
A third ticket, even if it containe
only the name of a senatorial candi
date. would reduce the number c
straight Republican votes. increase tn
cut ballots, reduce President Hoover
majority In Pennsylvania and imper
the chances Of success for a numbe
OF Republican nominees for Congres
and Legislature.
The Democratic campaign has bee
listless thus far.
1t is expected the Hoover Curt
ticket will carry the State, but by
majority far below normal for Penn
Sylvania. Claims thus far have NJ
exceeded 100000, which is half tn
Hoover lead four years ago. Absenc
} OF the religious issue will not poll q
many Democratic votes in Philadelphi
and Pittsburgh as in 1928, but tn
wetter Democratic plank will make til
vote in that party far above the usu.
figures. The Democratic vote up Stat
also is expected to break usual bound
Criticism Of President Hoover by til
State convention of the Aemrican Ii
gion for tactics in driving the bon,
army out of Washington is expected
be reflected in activity by veteran
organizations this Fall.
The Hoover acceptance speech. esp,
cially on prohibition, and the improve
economic condition both have aided IL
Presidents standing in the State,