The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-03
HOOVER ROUT
PREDICTED IN
EMPIRE STATE
Roosevelt Expected to Pile
Up imposing Majority
in New York City.
FARMERS QUIT G. 0. P.
Victories Deemed Certain
for Senator Wagner
and Lehman.
BY RAY TUCKER
Times Writ
BY RAY TUCKER
Times Stan Writer

NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-Governor
Roosevelt will win this states forty
seven electoral votes next Tuesday
unless all predictions of expert Dem
ocratic forecasters Ian.
The state ticket, consisting of
Senator Robert F. Wagner and Her
bert Lehman for Governor, is ex-
pected to romp through by larger
pluralities than the Democratic
presidential nominee.
Although Tammany Halls famous
blockby block, prediction poll has
not been completed, it is claimed
that Roosevelt will carry New York
City by about 100000, with Wag-
ner's and Lehmans pluralities rang
ing from $4,000 to 100000, and
more.
Democrats insist that upstate
Republican territory will not give
President Hoover sufficient margin
to wipe out the Roosevelt lead in the
metropolis, basing their predictions
on the 1928 outcome
Hoover Loses Support
In that year Hoover had the
benefit of good times, a stronger
Republican organization and the
religious and prohibition issues
above the Bronx county line.
Though Al Smith was, and stin
is, the idol of the Sidewalks of
New York" he suffered from the
detection of many elements which
had supported him in gubernato-
rial contests.
These included small business
men, shopkeepers and the golf
playing, bridge playing smart set
in Westchester. He also had enc
mics among professional politicians.
Hoover came to the city line with
a plurality of $4,000, which was
sufficient to wipe out AIS lead in
the metropolis by 03,000 But, in
view of the forecasts of the Roose-
velt vote in the city, Hoover seems
doomed.
The depression, his prohibition
stand, the disappearance of the re-
ligious issue. and Republican quar-
rels are counted on to cut his up
state margin to 10000 or less. and
this will not stand up against a
Democratic plurality in the city
much less than that now predicted
for Roosevelt.
Farley Highly Optimistic
National Chairman James A. Far
ley boldly predicts that Roosevelt
will get more votes upstate than
Hoover. One factor tending to re-
duce the Republican rural vote is
the increased organization and &C
tivity among the Democrats.
For the first time in New York
history, they have real organiza-
ton in every county precinct.
Roosevelt always has been strong
with the farmers, demonstrating
this when he got It's, 1000 upstate
plurality in the 1880 gubernatorial
race.
Hoover'S Madison Square Garden
appearance did not help him, ac-
cording to all indications. Even
conservative bankers and financiers
resented his warnings that weeds
and grass would grow in the streets
If he were not reelected.
One large financial institution
circulated memorandum virtual
ly rebuking and repudiating the
Presidents pessimistic picture of a
republic in ruins.
Tammany Won't Switch
The suggestion that Tammany
may cut Roosevelt is not taken
seriously. In the first place, the
organization wants to elect John P.
O'Brien, candidate for mayor, to
succeed Jimmie" Walker.
Splitting tickets on voting ma
chimes is not yet a science among
Wigwam followers, and organized
retaliation against Roosevelt might
hurt OBrien.
Moreover, even former Sheriff
Farley, who was removed by Roose-
welt, has sent out letters urging his
captains and henchmen to go down
the line for the national ticket.
Some of ex-Mayor Walkers
friends, including Dudley Field Ma
lone and Paul Block, openly are at
lacking Roosevelt, but their inf1u-
ence is discounted. The former
Broadway boy is the forgotten
man" Of metropolitan politics.
His name rarely is mentioned
around political club houses or in
lobbies of hotels where the great
game Of politics is being played.
Smith Rips Donovan
Colonel William j. Donovan. the
G. 0. P. nominee for Governor. is
making hard campaign, but APP
parently in vain His friends had
hoped to capitalize resentment
among Smiths followers, but AIS
savage Newark attack on Donovan
and the ridicule poured on the can
didate in subsequent state speech
have hurt
Lehman is one Of Smiths closest
friends, and he also has almost the
solid backing Of the Jewish voters.
That explains why he may head the