The Washington times., 1932-10-04
LEHMAN CAUSE
TO BRING THEM
TOGETHER
Only Question Now Remain
ing Is Who Shall Make
+ the First Gesture
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES

: ALBANY, n. Y, Oct. 4
(I.N.S.).-A good deal of
Democratic history is being
made in Albany during this
important week before the
presidential election.
a, Before it is ended, it may See
the burying of the hatchet be-
tween AL Smith and Franklin d.
Roosevelt witness a marked de-
cline In Tammany's prestige in
. state affairs, and see the begin
ming of a new alignment in the
Democrats affairs of New York
State.
Lehman to Be Nominated
: Maybe the hatchet between
Smith and Roosevelt won't be
buried here. But there are many
indications that point that way.
For one thing, they are united
behind the gubernatorial candl.
dacy Of Col. H. H. Lehman. And
unless there is dramatic ana
unexpected eleventh hour switch
of some kind, Colonel Lehman is
going to be nominated, despite
the fact that Tammany is cool
to him if not actually hostile.
The expectation is that Colonel
Lehman's name will be placed in
nomination by none other than
Smith himself 1t will afford
Smith opportunity, if he c1res to
grasp it, Of speaking a word for
the national ticket of Roosevelt
and Garner.
Twice since the bitter Chicago
convention, Smith has stated that
he would support the ticket"
but he has never mentioned
Governor Roosevelts name.
Silent to Speeches
He has been silent. too. when
asked whether he planned to
a make some speeches during the
campaign His friends say that
he has never been asked to do
.so-that is. by Governor Roose-
welt himself.
Numerous lesser figures have
importuned him to get into the
campaign. but the 1928 candidate
is said to have retorted that he
would not do so unless requested
to do so by Roosevelt himself i.
Smith believes. they say, that he
rates that from the 1892 nominee.
Although working on common
ground for Lehman's nomination,
Smith and Roosevelt have had
no direct contact, notWithstand-
ing that AL has been In Albany
for the past two days. Roosevelt
has been working through his
upstate leaders, those who sup
ported him at Chicago. Smith
has been working on the Tam
many leaders and their allies.
Each Waits on Other
Smith has not been to the
legislative mansion, where he
spent four terms as governor His
friends say he has not been
invited. This might indicate
some feeling on the part of
Governor Roosevelt, yet on
numerous occasions in the many
speeches which Roosevelt made
in the West he referred to Smith
by name in the most compli-
mentary terms.
Mutual friends of the two men
believe that the question of heal
ing the historic breach has come
down largely to a question of
who IS to take the initiative.
The Roosevelt partisans say that
as Roosevelt is governor of the
State Of New York, and the Presi-
Dental nominee, it is up to Smith
to do so. Smiths supporters coun-
ter with the assertion that it was
Smith who made Roosevelt gov
.ernor four years ago, possibly paw
ing the way to the Presidency, AMI
that in view of Smiths seniority,
his distinguished position in the
party, it is up to Roosevelt to
make a concrete gesture.
Lehman Loyal to Both
In Colonel Lehman they may
find the bridge to cross their diff
cult1eS. H. was always a loyal
supporter and close fried of
Smiths, so much so that he gave
$5OO,Oo0 to his campaign fund in
1928. He was RooSevelt's lieutenant
governor and similarly loyal sup
porter.