Evening star., 1932-10-02
ROOSEVELT VOICES
NEW WET PLEDGE
Stresses Repeal at Chicago
Rally for First Time on
Western Tour.
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law enforcement is lost. And, on the
contrary this force runs counter to
the process of law enforcement, and it
must meet not only the problem of re-
straining the offender-it must restrain
the offender in spite of the fact that
the people in the community do not
think the offender is an offender at all.
Calls Enforcement Impossible.
"That, my friends, is serious to our
process of government, because when
ever We have admitted this kind Of
regulation we have met with extreme
difficulty. For example. we have found
after a long and bitter trial that We
cannot in a city like Chicago enforce
prohibition
Now, I am not going to discuss this
at length I have touched en- 1t oc-
casionally since the first day Of July,
and I notice that people are required to
talk at length on it only when they
have something to explain away. The
Democratic platform adopted here in
Chicago leaves nothing to be explained.
1t is direct. 1t, is simple. It is forth
right. 1t is a promise of relief and I
try to explain their stand on prohibit
tion.
Il take it that they are having suf-
f1cient trouble doing that about a great
many things, but fer myself I stand on
the Democratic platform, as l have said
before, one hundred per cent I mean
the proposed modification OF the Vol
stead act"
1t was on this note the candidate
closed his speech to the Illinois Demo-
Gratis. He had, indeed laid down no
new pronouncennentS raised no new is
sues. But by his winning personality
he held his audience and gained their
applause and approval. 1t had been
rllmored he would make statement to-
night on the soldiers bonus. If he had
had any such intention, he abandoned
1t before he came to the banquet hall.
Ends Western Swing.
The Governor practically wound up
his swing through the West with his
speech.
Political developments in New York,
where clouds have been gathering for
the last several days, turned the eyes
of the candidate to his own home State
and the possibility of a knock-doWn,
orag-out fight with Tammany in the
New York State convention in Albany
Monday and Tuesday. He declined
fatty to make any comment on the
situation there. however and continued
his conferences with Western leaders
throughout the day. Louis Howe. con-
fdential secretary to the Governor and
supposedly the master mind of the
Roosevelt campaign, came to Chicago
this afternoon to acquaint the Cover
nor with the latest developments in the
Empire State.
According to reports, Tammany has
determined to prevent the nomination
for Governor of Lieut.. Gov. Lehman, a
New Yorker, but not one with whom
Tammany can deal effectively. There
Is talk of Samuel Levy borough presi-
dent of Manhattan, for the nomination,
although in the past Tammany and
its upstate allies had apparently de-
termined to support Mayor John B.
Thacher of Albany for the gubernatorial
nomination. just how Tammany pro-
poses to sidetrack Thacher and substi-
tute Levy and hold its allies upstate
is not quite clear.
The recrudescence of Jimmie" Walk
er as Tammany's probable nominee for
mayor of New York. since the decision
of the Supreme Court appellate divi-
sion that an election Of mayor must be
held in November, has certainly mud
died the waters for the Roosevelt sup
porters in New York They hoped that
no election would be held until next
year.
Tammany Deal Hinted.
If Walker is to be candidate for
mayor of the greater city on the Demo-
cratic ticket, it probably will create
chaos for the presidential ticket in the
State. Roosevelt has no more bitter
foes today than Walker and his
hackers.
Samuel H. Hofstadter, who won fame
as the chairman of the Legislative Com
nlittee Investigating Walkers admin
istration, as judge of the Supreme
Court, acquiesced in By Tammany has
given rise to reports of a deal whereby
Tammany Will throw the State and
national ticket into the discard and
elect Walker MAYOR.
Should such development occur,
fantastiCal as it may appear. the Al
electoral votes of New York would be
lost to Roosevelt and the Democratic
nominee would have to RELY in all prob
ability on the States of the West and
the South to elect him in November
with little support OF the East. Mem
bers of the Roosevelt party in Chicago
today insisted that the West is solid
for their candidate, however, and that
he can be elected without the aid of
New York and other States of the North
and East. They did not admit. how
ever, that New York ard other Eastern
States are lost to Gov. Roosevelt, not
by any means
Still the New York situation has
thrown at least temporary damper on
the triumphal return Of Gov. Roosevelt
to his own bailiwick.
Gov. Roosevelt and his party left
there tonight for Detroit, the last STOP
on the return trip to Albany where the
Democratic candidate is due early
Monday morning. 2:
DR.. R. D. MOORE ELECTED