Evening star., 1932-10-29
Address at Newark Rally
Cost Thousands of Votes,
Democrats Admit.
SIMILAR EFFECT FEARED
IN MANY OTHER STATES
Religious Issue Declared Revived
in Southern Jersey, Maryland,
Delaware and Elsewhere.
BY G.. GOULD LINCOLN,
Staff Correspondent OF The Star.


PHILADELPHIA. Pa, October c9.-
Al Smiths 'bigotry" speech in Newark
has been hard jolt tc Democratic
chances in Pennsylvania. This is ad-
mitted by Democrats themselves. The
women out in the counties and in Phil
adelphia are up in arms. Almost over
night Democratic county leaders
knocked thousands of votes from the
estimates of total votes to be cast fol
Roosevelt and Garner in the presiden-
tial race. A careful check by Demo
Gratis themselves found this to be fact
If the Smith speech, attacking the
Methodists and other Protestant de-
nominations because of "bigotry" in
the 1928 campaign is having such ar
effect in Pennsylvania, will it not have
similar effect in Southern New Jer-
sey, in parts OF Maryland, in Delaware
and indeed. throughout the country? Is
the question which is worrying the
Democrats. The address appears tc
have revived the religious issue in a
manner which did not seem possible in
this campaign. Here in Philadelphia
where thousands Of Smith followers live
the Smith speech in Newark and his
later speech in Boston are expected by
the Democrats to bring into line for the
Democratic ticket many who were sore
because of the failure of the Democrats
to renominate Al Smith. But the gain
here, it is contenoed, is nothing in
comparison to the damage done the
Democratic cause out in the State.
While the Democrats have been
greatly popped up" in past weeks by
the showing made in straw votes taken
in Pennsylvania, it is safe to say that
none of them deep down in their hearts
really expect Pennsylvania to be found
in the Democratic column. They have
hope, it is true, that miracle will hap
pen and throw this rockribbed Repub-
lican State to Roosevelt. But none OF
them are quite ready to believe in mir
acles yet As for the Republicans, they
are confident they will carry the State
for President Hoover and that they will
re-elect Senator James j. Davis.
Republicans Working.
But the Republicans are not over
looking any chances in this Pennsyl-
vania race. They are really working
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them-the State organization, the Phil
adelphia organization, and that of Al
leghany County Pittsburgh. Tht
Democrats. on the other hand. have ne
organization in the State comparable
to these G. o. P. organizations, anc
they suffer in consequence.
Neutral observers here place tht
Hoover lead somewhere between 900;
and 100000 for the entire State. Thi!
is a big drop from the million votes by
which Hoover carried the State ovel
Al Smith IN 1928. But times are hare
and unemployment is great in Pennsyl
vania as it is elsewhere, and there ha!
been a great demand for change"
found one Democratic leader. we'll in
formed, who gives the Republicans {
lead from 5000 to 100000 in Phila
delphia alone and a lead OF 100000 t
10000 out in the State. If this Demo
crat is correct in his estimates, ther
Hoover is likely to carry the State by
an even greater vote than Is claimed
by the neutral observers, although i
seems doubtful. Republican leaders art
claiming the State by half a million
votes or more, ana here and there IS
Democrat who makes similar claims
for Roosevelt, but that is largely fol
publicity purposes.
Four years ago the Republican leader!
in Philadelphia gave their voters lee
way to vote as they pleased. They
realized that Al Smith was greatly pop
ular in many of the Philadelphia wards
and they made no effort to drive tht
voters into line against Smith and fol
Hoover But this year the picture i
different There is no enthusiasm fol
Roosevelt such as existed for Smith
The liquor issue is largely out of tht
picture too, because of the stand which
President Hoover has taken favorins
revision of the eighteenth amendment
The task of the ward leaders, therefore
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