Evening star., 1932-10-18
New York Mayoralty Fight
Produces National Reaction

as unwilling to offer the voters a chance
to elect a man who would represent. III
the average New Workers. estimation. an
attempt to atone for the Walker style
of administration. Tatrmany. with Sur
rogate OBrien as its candidate. IS
seeking vindication of the Walker ad
ministration as surely as if Walker
himself were making the race-but not
so openly"
Gov. Roosevelt has won a political
victory in his own State" according
to the Book Island Argus independ-
ent), referring to the nomination of his
choice for Governor and the apparent
renewal of his old-time friendship with
Alfred E Smith" as well as to the elm
inaulon of Walker. The Argus points
out that <.the Tammany that will sup
port Roosevelt will be the Tammany OF
Smith, O'Brien and McCooey. not the
Tammany of Curry and Walker" The
Hamilton Evening Journal independent
Democratic thinks tnat 1t all looks like
a new deal in Tammany Hall affairs,
with Roosevelt and Smith sitting in the
drivers seat" The Oklahoma City
Times independently holds that the
withdrawal Of James j. Walker Will
make it easier for Tammany forces to
support the Democratic national ticket
Former Mayor Walker" in the opin-
ion of the Fort Worth .Star-Telegram
independent Democratic). has simpli-
fed the New York situation by with
drawing his personality and personal
affairs. The threatened campaign of
'vindication' would have overshadowed
the greater Importance of correlated
State and National Democratic ticket"
The Oakland Tribune Republican, is
convinced that, under existing con-
ditions 'Tammany will ALLEVIATE fewer
votes from the party ticket than 1t
would have with Walker the candidate"
The Tribune suggests that perhaps the
city. with the many exposures of Tam
many control in mind. will move at
last to throw the Tiger out" In agree
ment with this idea is the statement
from the Indianapolis News Gndepend-
ent Republican, that there IS still
chance for the people of New York to
better their condition.
X *
Taking up the campaign of Lewis H.
Pounds. the Republican candidate for
Mayor, the New York Sun (independ-
ent) declares; He says he will run as
a non-partisan. and this declaration,
coming from a man of sincerity, should
be accepted at face" The Sun con-
tinues: Mr.. Pounds may be badly
beaten, but at least there is something
fine in the willingness of this man OF
II years to accept a challenge which
younger opponents of Tammany have
lodged Beaten or not, at least he will
be able 70 remind the city of the evils
that Seabury exposed to point out thai
putting on clean shirt has not
changed the character Of the political
body beneath it, and to clear the was
for another battle next year, when the
Fusion generals may not find them
selves unprepared. This year they had
the ammunition but not the plans or
the will to fight
Republicans around the mouth Of
the Hudson River and adjacent islands.
who already have split the judicial
nominations with Tammany,' in the
Judgment of the Louisville Courier
Journal dndependent,. ARE apt TO in
dulge in shaCoW boxing over the
mayorality to -" any excessive Demo-
cratic fervoI y Democrats appear
to be doing fusing in Gotham"
The Roanoka World-News Demo-
cratic) concludes: The obvious trad
ing, which has not stopped at the ju-
dietary. reflects no credit on the Demo-
cratic party. But it is fortunate that
Mr. Roosevelt has kept his skirts clear
The Kansas City Times CindependenD
remarks. however, that "Tammany
itself, although coming out something
of victor in the new deal, has been
chastened'' The Buffalo Evening
News independent Republican, offers
the conclusion: LAS matters have turn.
ed out, Roosevelt's fortunes have become
identified with the preservation of
Tammany's power, and Walker begins
to look like a sacrifice made for the
purpose of holding to Roosevelt type
OF voters toward whom no President of
the United States could fulfill obliga-
tions without harm to the country"