Evening star., 1932-10-08
PRESIDENT MAKES
GAIN IN NEBRASKA
State, However, Still Appears
to Be ROOSEVELT
Territory.
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called the attention Of the managers Of
his concern and branches to the Re-
publican and Democratic platforms. to
the operations of the Federal Farm
Board. to the greatly increased taxes
Federal State and county-and sug-
gested that it was time to support the
Democrats. After Mr.. Hoover's Des
Moines speech. however, this gentleman
qualified his statements and indicated
that he probably would vote himself
for Mr.. Hoover.
Farm Board Under Fire.
The Farm Board has been under fire
in this State for long time from the
grain trade, the farmers and Senator
Norris For nearly four years Senator
Norris has lambasted the Hoover ad-
ministration He had done his best to
injure the G. o. P. ticket before ever
he came out for Roosevelt and against
Hoover Undoubtedly. If Norris should
find that sentiment is leaning toward
the Republican presidential candidate
in Nebraska. he would take the stump
for Roosevelt in the State. He is slated
to make coastto-coast campaign for
Roosevelt under auspices of the Ma
tional Progressive Committee or asso-
citation, of which he is the head, and
probably to speak at least once in Ne
braska. He supported Al Smith, the
Democratic nominee for President, four
years ago, but Hoover carried the State
by 148.000 votes over Smith. Coolidge
and Harding both won in Nebraska. but
Woodrow Wilson in 1912, because OF the
Bull Moose split, and in 1916. because
Of the "he kept us out of war" slogan,
carried the State over Taft and Hughes.
There is big German American vote
in the State. The German language
newspaper published here is supporting
Hoover, but the Germans are strong
for repeal of the eighteenth amendment,
and, further, they are like other farmers
and business men who are sore because
of hard times. For these reasons many
Of the German-American voters are
expected to line up for Roosevelt. Per-
haps one-eighth of the entire vote cast
Is cast by citizens of German blood.
After the World War this vote swung
strongly Republican. 1t had supported
Wilson in the 1916 election. The Re-
publicans in their campaigning among
the German Americans are not over
looking the fact that Roosevelt has
praised highly the Wilson administra-
sistant Secretary Of the Navy.
'"Brother Charlie" Running.
The candidates on the Republican
State ticket and the Republican can
didates for the House are supporting
the Hoover-Curtis ticket. The Re-
publican caravan" is touring the State
now. the gubernatorial candidate wad-
ing into Gov Bryan, Brother Charlie"
who is sa6.ing reelection. Bryan has
the misfwAne this year to be one Of
the 'ins," and is suffering along with
the rest of them. If there is big
Roosevelt sweep in the State, undoubt-
edly Bryan will be reelected. If not,
he may go by the board. The Demo-
Gratis confidently predict they will re-
elect the three House members of their
party-Howard, Morehead and Shallen-
berger-who have been renominated.
They say, too, they have chances to
re-election-Represen Simmons
and Baldridge.
Mr.. Simmons is running in
strongly Republican district. The
Democrats have nominated against him
Terry Carpenter, owner Of a dozen or
more filing stations, who Is putting on
a real campaign. Unless there should
be a tremendous Democratic sweep, 1t
would be surprising If Simmons were
beaten Baldridge represents the Oma-
ha district. and won by only 300 votes
two years ago against Burke. the present
Democratic nominee, who has been
head of the School Board and Of the
local bar association.
Democratic Prospects Bright.
Both are wet. Baldridge is good
campaigner, despite the fact that he is
serving his first term in the House, and
is one of the younger members of that
body. He is widely popular here, and
may run we'll ahead Of the Republican
ticket. To complicate matters for
Burke, Grenville P. North, lawyer and
head of the Roosevelt-Garner Club
here, Is reported to have entered as an
independent candidate for this House
seat. North, the Democrats say, is
sore with the Democratic organization.
II he stays in the race, he may wreck
Burke's chances North is demanding
beer and the bonus.
Unless the Democrats can carry Ne
braska. their nomination of Roosevelt
as bait for the Republican and Progress
sive vote of the Middle West and West
may have been largely in vain. Ne
braska, for example, is not nearly 20