The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-07
ROOSEVELT 81
WISCONSIN WIN
ELATES FRIENDS
Many Leaders See Result
Sure Index to Action
of Convention.
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
IInlied Press stan Corresnnndent


WASHINGTON, April THE q
I victory which Governor Franklin
D. Roosevelt gained in the Wis
consin primary over forces friendly
to his New York rival, former
Governor Alfred <. Smith, points
a prophetic finger still more en-
phatically toward the Chicago
Democratic national convention.
The clean sweep of Roosevelt's
slate of twenty-six delegates in
Wisconsin continues the pace
which ne has set in mailing down
Georgia, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota,
New Hampshire, North Dakota
Washington, South Dakota and
Alaska for a total Of 1855 assured
delegates.
Against this, the keystone Of his
opposition, Smith, has not yet sin
gle delegate.
Politicians are somewhat at a loss
to figure why the happy warrior Of
1928. VINO polled the largest vote
any Democrat had ever received, is
unable to get a running start this
year.
The successive string of Roosevelt
victories has demoralized his OPP
ponents. They are now stalking
everything on rally for Smith in
the Massachusetts, primary April &c.
Barley Choice Defeat
Meantime. Roosevelt almost is
certain to clinch Nebraska, Ken
lucky and Michigan for total of
eighty more delegates, plus liberal
portion of the Illinois delegation
Of ffty-eight.
The Roosevelt group domi-
mated by John J. Raskob and Jouett
Shouse Of the Democratic national
committee suffered a defeat at the
hands Of the Roosevelt group in
the decision to name Senator Alben
w Barley of Kentucky as key
noter and temporary chairman Of
the convention.
He is Roosevelt partisan
Sbouse had expected to be named
a. serious party split was averted
only by the exceptional procedure
VT proposing Shouse for the per-
Glaneu: craftsmanship
The striking thing about the
Roosevelt candidacy is its strength
in the west
For all of his transforming over
tho farm belt, Governor William H.
alfalfa Bib Murray Of Oklahoma
has obtained only one delegate out
side of his own state-and that was
his own brother who was elected
10 the North Dakota delegation.
Directed at West
ROosevelt's appeal is for the mo-
ment at least being directed toward
the west. 1t is an appeal that thus
far has been made by his friends
rather than by himself.
Senator Burton K. Wheeler (Dem.,
Mont), who ran on the La Toilette
presidential ticket in 1924; Senator
Clarence Dill Dem, WaSh) and
others of progressive and liberal
views, are the Roosevelt evangels for
the time being.
Mayor Curley of Boston is rep
resenting Roosevelt as the target of
the big bankers and the power
Trust"
The Roosevelt movement is re-
garded in the west as the left wing.
In North Dakota and Wisconsin
thousands of Republicans are be-
lieved to have jumped over to the
Democratic primary to vote for
Roosevelt.
They probably will do the same
thing in Nebraska, where Senator
George w. Norris, independent Re-
publican, has smiled favorably upon
Roosevelt, and has all but said he
would vote for him.
Cites Own Record
How far Roosevelt goes along
with this will become clear in his
speech at St. Paul, April 10.
TO some of his more conservative
friends, Roosevelt has written dis
counting some of the views that
mis- over-zealous workers have at
tributed to him.
He told this writer last fall that
legitimate business had nothing to
fear from a Democratic administra-
5ion.
He cited the record of his own
and previous Democratic admin
istratlons in New York state. as
we'll as those of many Democratic
Governors in other states, as war;
ranting The confidence of business
On a national Democratic regime.
The big question which Roosevelt
will have to decide-if he has al
ready decided it, the public has not
been advised-is whether he will
make his major appeal to the
HAYES or to the have notS.