Evening star., 1932-10-17
NEW YORK STARTS
CAMPAIGN BATTLE
Budgets and Social Better
ment the Issues-Lehman
Keynote Tomorrow.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October IA New
York State campaign that will set
political pulses pounding from now till
November gets into full swing today.
Budgets end social betterment ap-
parently will be two Of the big talking
points.
Republican Col. William J. Donovan,
commanding officer Of New Ycrk's
Rainbow Division regiment in France
and former Assistant United States
at the Republican State Convention in
Buffalo nearly two weeks ago.
Democratic Col. Herbert H. Lehman,
general staff officer In 1918, banker,
and lieutenant governor for the last
four years, will sound his keynote at
notification ceremonies tomorrow night
at the National Democratic Club In New
York City
In accepting the nomination, Col.
Donovan criticized the cost Of State
government under Gov Franklin D..
Roosevelt, and advocated rigid economy.
For Social Betterment.
In an informal speech last week Col.
Lehman said he, too, was for economy
las strongly as any man in this State, "
but not at the expense Of a program
of social betterment, which he praised
as the work of Gov. Roosevelt and
former Gov. Alfred E. Smith.
Between these two and several other
gubernatorial candidates. representing
the Law Preservation party. which is
against prohibition repeal or modifica-
ton: the Socialists and Communists,
approximately 5000, ,0O0 voters-of whom
more than a third will cast their ballots
in the $500 voting districts of Greater
New York City-will make their choice.
New York City is faced with unique
situation. In addition to voting fol
national and State tickets, New York
ers will elect mayor, as result of the
resignation last month of Mayor James
]. Walker. subject OF more than years
investigation by legislative committee
Surrogate john P O'Brien is the
Tammany mayoralty candidate ano
Lewis H. Pounds, Brooklyn realtor. Ii
running on the Republican side. There
is no fusion candidate.
Added interest to this election is giver
New Yorkers by the fact that the Dem
ocratic presidential candidate, Gov
Roosevelt. is a resident of the State. II
he carries New York State he will be
the first Democratic presidential can
didate to do so since 1912, when Wood
row Wilson led William Howard Taft
by 100000 votes. Roosevelt was re-
elected Governor two years ago by a
700 margin.
Two Congress Seats.
In addition to electing a regular State
ticket this year. New York State will
vote for two Congressman at large
awarded the State by congressional re-
apportionment
In the race for lieutenant governor
M. William Bray of Syracuse. prede-
cessor as Democratic State chairman tc
James A. Farley, is the Democratic can
didate.
He was nominated with Col Lehman
after the dramatic reconciliation be-
tween Roosevelt and Smith in support
of Lehman broke up the deadlock at
the Democratic State Convention in
Albany October 4.
F. Trubee Dawson, Assistant Secre-
tary CT War. an officer in the Navy Air
Service during the war and son Of the
late Henry P. Dawson, one Of the Nor
gan partners, Is the Republican candi-
date for lieutenant governor.
For United States Senator, Robert F.
Wagner is running for reelection on
the Democratic side, and the Republican
candidate is George 2. Medalie, Federal
attorney for the southern district OF
New York.
Other we'll known candidates are in
the field Mrs. Ruth Baker Pratt, Re
publican, is running for reelection to
Congress from the Manhattan silk
stocking" district against Theodore A
Peyser. Cornelius Whitney, who is
known as Sonny" and who asks that
Al yzfk ,;,,r
for Congress as a Democrat on Lorg
Island His Republican opponent. Rob-
ert L. Bacon, is also prominent. Samuel
H. Hofstadter, chairman Of the widely
publicized Legislative Investigating Com
mittee that bore his name, Is running
fer Supreme Court justice as Repub-
lican with Tammany Endorsement, for
which he has been reprimanded by the
State chairman Of his own party.