The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-24
ROOSEVELT is
WEAK, SMITHS
MANAGER SAYS
Hague of New Jersey States
He Could Not Hope to
Beat Hoover.
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remotest chances. as being prefer
able to Roosevelt.
deem 1t my duty as the vice
chairman Of the Democratic national
committee. and the leader of the
democracy of the state of New
Jersey, to call to the attention OF
the delegations that Governor
Franklin d. Roosevelt, If nominated
has no chance Of winning at the
election in November" said Hague.
1t has been demonstrated in the
contested primaries, in which
Roosevelt was a candidate, that he
never has carried single large city.
This clearly indicates that the
people in the populous centers do
not regard him as the right man
to lead.
Can't Garry Big Cities
I'm the state of California with
the entire organization and the
Democratic machinery with him, he
failed to carry the large centers,
and was overwhelmingly defeated
Massachusetts, told an even more
disastrous story.
1T Is very apparent that any
man who can not carry New York,
New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Connecticut and the other
New England states, together with
the middle west, and very few states
in the far west, is not the man
for the party leaders to choose in
this crisis.
For the party to select the
weakest man before the people,
can not bring success, nor alleviate
the condition from which our peo-
pie are suffering.
He's Hope of Republicans
"There is no doubt that much
misrepresentation was made to
leaders throughout this country as
to Roosevelt's strength, and as to
the individuals and elements in the
party that were supposedly backing
him.
Governor Roosevelt utterly has
failed in his last two efforts to sell
himself to the press of the country.
Editorial comment has been most
unfavorable. If that is their atti-
tude prior to the convention, what
can the future hold?
ut Is commonly known that Re-
publican leaders are hoping that
Governor Roosevelt will be the
nominee, and some publicly have
expressed themselves that their
only hope for victory lies in the
possibility Of Roosevelt becoming
the candidate.
Il am genuinely interested be-
cause the tendency of the people
of New Jersey has been to support
the Republican national ticket in
presidential years. 1t is only fair
as the leader of the party in New
Jersey to predict that if Governor
Roosevelt is nominated our state
will be in the Republican column
Lists Other Candidates
IF the right man is nominated
we will carry a Republican state
which has given 100000 majority to
Republican candidates for President
and turn it into Democratic ma
jority of at least 10000.
1T generally is known that 1 al
ways have been an admirer and adj
vocate of former Governor Smith.
Entirely aside from my personal
desire to see this man be given the
leadership at a time when he is so
badly needed, want to call atten-
ton to the fact that there's a
wealth of material before the con-
vention-Governor Richie, Melvin
A. Traylor, John H. Garner, Newton
d. Baker, Governor White, Cover
nor Murray, Senator Reed, Cover
nor Byrd and Senator Lewis, any
of whom meets the present situation
better than the Governor of New
York "