Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-19
New Hampshire Democracy
Aids Cause of Roosevelt

! strongly for Smith. did not come UP to
expectations in size. The majority was
impressive compared with the showing
elsewhere, but nevertheless was short of
the hopes entertained by the Smith
leaders. Just how much the speech of
Mayor Curley Of Boston had to do with
this aspect is uncertain, but an impress
sion prevails that while he probably did
not win any support for Roosevelt he
may have impelled many Democrats
who favored Smith to stay away from
the polls because they accepted his rea-
soning that Gov. Smith was not a will
ing candidate"
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Without doubt" suggests the
Scranton Times (Democratic). 1.-THE
Roosevelt supporters will stress the
strength of their candidate with New
Hampshire farmers as indicating a GER
tain swing to him by rural voters in the
Middle and Far West, which many OBJ
servers say will be the real battle
ground in the presidential campaign.
The result in New Hampshire will give
an impetus to the Roosevelt drive, par
ticularly in the other New England
States" The Buffalo Evening News
Independent Republican, concludes
that the stop Roosevelt effort merely
stimulated him to little more speed, -
and the Cleveland News (Republiean)
thinks that primary popularity is very
likely to be interpreted by hopeful
Democrats in terms of go-getting in the
national campaign" The Charlotte
Observer Independent Democratic) Of
fers the estimate Of results: Roosevelt
has wiped up Smith in New Hampshire
and the Roosevelt turnover in Mime
sofa was of a kind that brought bolt
by the Smith faction-and the boiling
process Is generally taken to be an adj
mission Of defeat. Anticipation is that
Georgia Is going to give Roosevelt q
boost of a kind that will be significant
of the actual launching of his boom.
Smith has scorned the suggestion that
he withdraw, for he would let his
friends have their own way"
The race, OF course" says the Boise
Idaho Statesman Republican,, rs not
yet run and 1t would be foolhardy
person indeed who would predict, with
out qualification, that Gov. Roosevelt
will win hands down. But this does
seem fairly certain: Either Gov. Roose-
welt will be nominated on the first few
ballots taken. or the convention will go
into deadlock. which means the NOM
nation OF Mr.. Smith or Speaker Gar
nef or q lesser light"
Impressed by Roosevelts strength IN
New England as indicated in this test,
the Oklahoma City Oklahoman (Inde-
pendenD declares: Probably the New
Hampshire voters who favored Smith
were blend Of anti Roosevelt and pro-
Smith citizens. II all Of them had been
anti Roosevelt merely, the result would
be disquieting to the Empire State ex-
ecutiye, for a corresponding anti-RooSe-
welt strength throughout the country
would make it impossible for Roosevelt
to garner two-thirds of the delegates in
the Chicago convention. While New
Hampshire has given the Roosevelt
candidacy a helpful push. the limited
majority Is not sufficiently impressive to
reveal him as an uncomfortable con-
tender. The fight for the Democratic
presidential nomination Is destined to
end in the national convention and not
before the convention assemblies"