The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-29
ROOSEVELT is
100 VOTES SHY,
SURVEY SHOWS
Strength Only About $40,
or 100 Ballots Less Than
He Needs to Win.
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Tennessee, seem to be ready to climb
aboard the band wagon as soon as
they are sure which is the victorious
chariot.
Besides the bandwagon pull, the
Roosevelt people have another wea-
pom which they intend to employ.
Once in sight Of the necessary
17O votes, they hope to pick up the
balance by holding out the offer of
second place on the ticket.
1t Is their belief that this bait
may attract f1fty-two Ohio votes
now committed to Governor George
White, possibly forty-six Texas
votes held by Speaker John N. Gar
ner and even Ritchie's tidy bloc
Of sixteen, plus secondary support
favorable to the Marylander.
Wait for Bandwagon
Roosevelts fate may depend on
the floor attitude Of such trading
delegations as New York. Indiana,
Illinois, Missouri, Virginia, Texas and
Connecticut.
These states contribute 238 dele
gates TO the anti Roosevelt total OF
81. II they hold fast in the face of
670 Roosevelt votes on the first bal
lot, the New York Governor faces
difficulties. If even forty or fifty
flock to Roosevelt, it may be enough
to release the brakes holding the
bandwagon.
Indiana consistently voted its thir
ty delegates against Roosevelt in
the three Tuesday tests, but it has
no 'favorite son" and it is notably a
bandwagon delegation.
Although Rooseve1t's friends on
the delegation demand he be given
fifteen votes at the start, probably
he will get only ten. Baker proba
bly, will receive 8, Smith and
Richie 4.
Trades Are Arranged
The Illinois delegation of fifty
eight cast only ten for Roosevelt in
the preliminary contests, and he will
probably get only eight, with fifty
going to Melvin A. Traylor, Chicago
banker.
But Mayor Cermak of Chicago
wants harmony for the sake Of local
and state elections next fall, and he
is not expected to hold out to the
bitter end.
Virginia, which has a candidate
in Ex-Governor Harry F. Byrd, cast
its twenty-four votes with the allies
Tuesday, but Byrd has refused to
be a party to an indefinite dead
lock" He will not say, however,
what total for Roosevelt would in
cline him to switch to the New York
Governor.
Missouri with thirty six delegates,
is instructed to use every honor
able" means to advance the candi-
dacy of ex-senator James A. Reed.
In the test votes it gave about
nineteen to the Roosevelt cause.
That number would like to break
for Roosevelt, If Reed permits, and
may do so as soon as they think
they have fulfilled their obligation
to Reed
Although Texas once had hopes of
naming Garner, about twenty-five
members of the delegation want to
swing to Roosevelt, if conditions
warrant it and Garner releases
them.
Instructions Vary
The large delegations Of New York
and Pennsylvania can determine
the result if they act together. AL
though Tammany Leader John F.
Curry has cast sixty-five of the
ninety-four New York delegates
against Roosevelt so far. he may
swing to the New York governor
for local political reasons, if the
latter seems on his way to the
necessary two-thirdS.
Pennsylvania gave forty-eight
ballots to Roosevelt Tuesday, but
this figure is assailed as too high
by the Smith people, and too low
by Roosevelt spokesman.
1uOuBn pleuSeu 10 OIultu, Ine
Connecticut delegation steadily
gave six votes to the Roosevelt peo-
pie. but can not swing to him until
released from the unit rule.
THE primary and convention in
structions vary in different states,
so it is not possible to say exactly
what a delegation will do early in
the balloting.
Many Cross Currents
But even these ties stretch after
the fighting becomes furious, and
the personal equation within sup
posedly anti Roosevelt groups may
prove the deciding factor.
Beneath the numerical values,
however, are cross-currents which
still leave the outcome far from
settled.
There seems to be little enthusi-
asm for Roosevelt among the dele
gates. or even among the leaders,
but despite his managers mistakes
and his own indecision, he has won
all along the line so farm the ma
tional committee, in convention
committees and on appeal to the
delegates