Evening star., 1932-11-06
c. 0. P. TOO LATE
|NM|SSOUR| RALLY
Eleventh Hour Gains b.
Hoover in st. Louis Held
insufficient.
BY GEORGE X. WALLACE.

Special Dispatch to The Star
KANSAS CITY. Mo, November s.
All indications point to Missouri re-
turning to the Democratic column Tues
day after an absence Of II years.
Only the unforeseen can upset that
forecast, despite an eleventh hour trend
to President Hoover who spoke yester-
day to a big throng in st. Louis. where
thousands Of his party are ready to vote
for Roosevelt on the wet issue. Un-
doubtedly the President helped his
cause.
While the Republicans make no con-
cessions and contend that President
Hoover will yet capture this State, OBJ
servers estimate that Roosevelt vii
win Missouri by $4,000 to 200 600
There is an outside possibility that
Roosevelt may carry the State and the
Republicans elect a Governor. This Is
due to an unusual situation wherein
the Democrats three weeks ago were
compelled to nominate by committee
action a candidate for Governor to re-
place Francis NJ. Wilson, deceased.
G. o. P. Fights Bossism.
In the wake Of that action have
arisen issues which threaten to produce
a noticeable gulf between the vote fol
Roosevelt and that for Judge Guy B
Park. the new Democratic gubernatorial
nominee The Republicans charge thai
Park is the "hand-picked" candidate OF
Tom Pendergast, the Kansas City boss
The G. o. P. has made bossism the
chief issue in the State campaign
through which E. H. Winter, the Re-
publican candidate for Governor. un-
doubtedly will profit to sizeable extent
and Gov. Roosevelt could we'll be in
lured to noticeable degree along witr
Park
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. vigor.
ously supporting Gov. Roosevelt fol
President, this week editorially indorsec
Winter because of the boss label which
the Republicans have sought to hans
on Judge Park While out-state Demo
Gratis are disturbed over the situation
the rank and file of that party, except
in the St. Louis territory, likely vii
stay in line for the Democratic ticket
II Roosevelt's Missouri majority shoulc
fall under 100000 the Democratic
gubernatorial candidate might well bs
endangered While there will be defec.
ton in Kansas City on the boss ISSUE
the Pendergast machine is prepared Il
deliver what is predicted will be 1t.
biggest majority for Democratic
ticket, which forecasters believe may
exceed $4,000 in this center.
Beer Is Main Issue.
Wet and Republican St. Louis want.
its beer SO badly that the Democrat!
feel certain the march toward Rooseveli
will be hard to head of and that they
will profit considerably by that situa.
ton. 1t is much a beer and boss CRY
that is being mixed with economic diff
culties, creating an unusual cross cur.
rent of political troubles for bott
parties here.
For the first time since Missouri de-
serted the Democratic fold in 1920 tht
Democratic national ticket bids to out.
run the party's State ticket, while tht
Republican State ticket, represented By
Winter for Governor, Is regarded a!
stronger than Hoover.
Likewise this State Tuesday. for the
first time, will elect Is candidates to tn,
national House at large. due to tht
failure OF redistricting legislation in tn,
last General Assembly. The genera
opinion is the party that carries Mis-
souri, will sweep in its block Of con
gressional candidates. The 13 Demo
cratic congressional aspirants hav,
pledged allegiance to the repeal ant
modification plank of their party plat
form. while several Of the Republican
congressional candidates are, known a
drys.
From the present outlook Missouri
will cast its record vote of all time
Tuesday. which may exceed 100000
| or more than 100 900 in excess of 1929
While the Republicans are staging |
rally seldom before equaled in thi
State, and yet may turn the tables. i
looks like the big G. o. P. drive startet
too late.