Evening star., 1932-10-02
FUND RAISING LAGS
+ IN PENNSYLVANIA
G. o. P. No Longer Able to
Collect for Other States.
Both Parties Speed Up.
BY WALTER d. ROOS.
Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARRISBURG, Pa, October 1.-Oc-
tober in presidential years usually is
month in which Republicans, serene in
assurance of humping victory at
home, devote their most intensive ef-
forts to collecting campaign funds for
use in doubtful States.
This year there is less serenity in con-
templating the results Of next months
election within the State and consider
able doubt concerning ability to lure
enough dollars into the campaign
strong box to meet the needs OF the
States own campaign.
Although it is difficult to think Of
rock-ribbed Republican Pennsylvania
as a doubtful State, it might have been
classed as debatable territory If the elec-
tion had been held at the end OF Sep
tember. There are several reasons for
this.
More Than Million Idle.
More than 100000 Pensylvanians
are unemployed and from that group
are expected many votes Of protest. The
delay in obtaining relief funds for
Pennsylvania from the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation has not aided the
Republican campaign.
The prohibition issue, less important
than several months ago, is still fac
tor, despite the adoption by the Repub-
lican State Committee two weeks ago
of repeal plank, Editors of some dry
Republican newspapers have attacked
that action as a surrender to the wet
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh organiza-
tions, ignoring the voters Of interior
counties who four years ago gave Hoover
more than 800 1000 of the 100000 ma
I,a 14I 3rz Do, ay,fo
Registration in the cities, normally
Republican, is far below normal. The
first two days brought the total enrolled
to a figure estimated at 100000 below
the total for the first two registration
days of 1928. An important reason is
that many are unable to pay taxes to
qualify to vote.
Democrats Are Hopeful.
Democratic optimism scared to new
heights this week. Warren Van Dyke,
Democratic State chairman. advanced
his claim of reasonably certain" Demo-
cratic congressional victories from IL to
Is or 16 and for the first time intimated
the Democrats have hope Of winning
some State Offices.
The Republicans have started their
final push Of the campaign. This week
they organized a State Committee Of
Young Republicans and arranged for
county organizations to get the new
voters registered next Saturday. The
women of the State will be enlisted in
the campaign actively next Friday. The
Republican Finance Committees also
have been named, the one for the Pitts
burgh district being headed by w. L.
Mellon, former State chairman and
nephew of Andrew w. Mellon.
A survey shows the next Pennsylvania
delegation of "a is certain to contain l8
wet and three dry Representatives. In
| most Of the 13 doubtful districts, pro-
hibition is an issue.
Prospects in Races.
One Democrat, Boland. is certain of
reelection. The two other Democrats
in the present delegation, are in nip
and-tuck fights. Lichtenwalner. a Demo-
crat, is placed in the same district with
Watson, a veteran Republican member,
by the new apportionment. Haines' Re-
publican opponent is Leighton C.. Tay-
| lor. formerly secretary to Boise Pen
rose
Congressional results are reported in
! doubt in IA districts, including the Lich-
| tenwalner-Watson and Haines-Taylor
contests. In Pittsburgh it is said Rep
| resentativeS Estep and Campbell and
Muldowney, who defeated Representa-
| tive Pat Sullivan at the primary, have
! stout opposition from the Democrats.
| Shreve. Temple Wyant and Kurtz pre-
sent Republican members from Western
districts; Coyle and Turpin. sitting Re-
| publicans in northeastern counties, and
Kinzer in the southeast, all have hard
| fights. The newly-created Berks County
district usually has been Democratic
The outcome also is in doubt in the
eighteenth district, which has been rep
resented for 10 years by the late E. M
| Beers.