Evening star., 1932-10-14
CALIFORNIA CALLED
A DOUBTFUL STATE
Lot Depends on Whether
Hoover Continues Stride
Hit in Iowa Talk.
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not making it any easier for Mr..
although the Hearst publica-
tions, the Examiner and the Call-are
doing something for the Democratic
senatorial candidate. The News, which
belongs to the Scripps- Howard chain, Is
supporting Roosevelt for President and
taking the hide of Mr. McAdoo. The
Chronicle, strongly regular Republican,
is supporting. of course. Mr.. Hoover for
President and Tallant Tubbs for Sena-
tor. The News has gone back to the
days when MIR. McAdoo was very dry to
prove that he cannot now be relied
upon to support repeal OF the eigh-
teenth amendment II he be elected to
the Senate, although McAdOo has
formally accepted the Democratic plat
form and its wet plank. 1t has gone
back. too to the old story OF Mr.. Nc
Adoo's acceptance of q $4,000 retainer
as attorney for Henry l.. Doheny. who
was tried later for attempting to brlbe
Albert B. Fall to lease him the naval oil
lands out here, when Mr.. McAdoo quit
the Wilson administration.
The McAdoo supporters insist that
the campaign waged against their can
didate is unfair and dastardiy. But II
goes on, nevertheless, and Ctsturbs the
even tenor of the Democratic mar
mony" in this State. Strong men, that
is Republican strong men, shudder Gnd
cringe when presidential polls are men
toned in their presence. In this State,
which went for President Hoover III
1923 by $4,000 votes. newspaper and
other polls show great prepOnderance
of the straw voters favoring Roosevelt.
II the polls up to date are to be be-
lieved. the State is in the bag for Roose-
velt, but there still remains more than
three wesk of the campaign, the polls
are not closed and there has been
evidence of a swing to President Hoo
yer in the last week or two.
Speaking of straws. II serious
minded barber who talks with many
voters during the course OF week Is
permitted to bear witness, this cleo
ton is not yet settled in favor Of Roose-
welt. 1t looks to me-" said the barber
like this is one of those campaigns IN
which the people talk one way and vote
another. My vote is going for Hoover
anyway. And I've heard a lot Of people
who short time ago were saying tEey
would vote for Roosevelt, come around
to declaring they would vote now 1ol
Hoover, too. On the other hand, the
gamblers are placing there bets s"ainSt
MI Hoover. They are willing TO wager
even money that the State will 60 fol
Roosevelt by 100000 votes.
Odds Favor Roosevelt.
Woodrow Wilson nosed in a WHINE,
| in California in 1916 by 1906.
Other betting quotations are OK to
that Roosevelt will carry CalifOrnis
ana 10 to that McAdoo will win the
senatorship. However, the gamblers art
not overlooking Rev. Bob Shuler, pio-
| hibition candidate for the Senate, who
| threatens to give both Tubbs and Nc.
Adoo a real run for their money. They
are willing 10 bet even money that
SLuler will finish first or second in The
Senate race.
Notwithstanding these long odds Of.
! fered in support OF Roosevelt and tht
results of the polls up to date. keer
observers of politics here say the presi'
dental race Is not over in California
but they say that President Hoover
may yet carry the State. One thing
that sticks in their craw is the fact
| that the Republican registration, in
| spite of the big gains in registration
made by the Democrats this year. is
| between 425.000 and 100000 greater
| than the Democratic registration OF
/ voters. If the Democrats are to win
they must overcome this Republican
lead, which seems a terrible task
1t is pointed out too, that in the
| presidential primary this year President
Hoover, without any opposition Oh the
| Republican side, polled $4,000 more
votes than were polled by all the Demo
cratic candidates combined, Roosevelt
Smith and Garner. The Republicans
insist that these figures means some
thing, and it looks as though they
might
California. politically speaking. may
| be considered two States. One lies tC
the north of the Tehachapi Mountains
which run east and west at the south
ern end Of the San Joaquin Valley, ano
the other to the south. In the north
are the old settlers; in the south the
new. The north end of the State is
wet and more liberal The southern enc
is dry, in accordance with the Senti-
MentS of the great crowd Of Middle
West farmers who have f1ocked to Cali
fornia from the corn belt. Republican
ma ajorities have prevailed in both sec
tions. But the southern part Of the
State has become in recent years the
great G. o. P. stronghold.
johnson Leaders Split.
II is expected that Roosevelt will dc
better in the northern part of the State
than in the southern, though he Is re-
ported to have strength in that section
to-. Ee will be helped by the Hiram
Johnson Progressive votes in the north
although it is not now believed that
Senator Johnson will come out openly
for Roosevelt. On the other hand, 1t Is
stated emphatically> johnson will not
come out for Hoover. The old johnson
leaders among the Progressiyes are
splitting up and the line OF division
seems to be the wet-and-dry issue. The
vets are for Roosevelt generally speak
ing, and the drys for Hoover. Roosevelt
will not have all the johnson leaders OF
all of the johnson rank and file.
A case in point Of former johnson
leaders who are voting for Hoover Is
Irving Martin, editor of the Stockton
Record, who has come out wholly Tor
Hoover and against Roosevelt. declaring
he had weighed carefully their qualifi-
cations before making his decision:
The Roosevelt people are talking
about launching an organization OF
Johnson ProgreSsives to support the
Democratic nominee. They may DO SO
talked with one johnson Progressive
leader who says that he and q lot OF
others are going to vote for Roosevelt.
But he also said that there would be
many like Martin who would stay with
Hoover.
The Republican organization has
picked up heart. Furthermore. 1t Is
picking up some money at last end 1t Is
now said that the Republicans Will be
able to flnancs real campaign until
election day. The Democrats do not
appear to be so well on for 1unds.
--AuApNNIl NIAAluA oAfT