Evening star., 1932-07-11
WALKER DECISION
FACES ROOSEVELT
Governors Backers Show
Anxiety About Reaction
in South and West.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July ll-With the zero
hour creeping close when Gov. Franklin
d. Roosevelt must take action upon the
Seabury charges against Mayor James
j. Walker. politically minded New York
ers are manifesting keen anxiety about
possible reaction in the South and West.
Observers of both parties have their
telescoDeS trained upon the Democratic
outposts, watching for anv indication of
what effects NAV be expected when
Roosevelt'S decision, whatever it may
be. is announced.
Seabury has said Mayor Walker
should be ousted for malfeasance and
nonfeasance in office.
Tammany Factor.
Some commentators have intimated a
belief that antiTammany sentiment
over the country must be weighed by a
presidential nominee dealing with a
Tammany mayor.
Gov. RooSevet's friends, one of them
said today. maintain that the governor
will act "as his conscience dictates"
Just prior to the Democratic Conven-
ton, Gov. Roosevelt requested Walker
to answer the charges made by Samuel
Seabury after a prolonged investigation
of the administration. The mayor,
since returning from Chicago, has been
at work on his answer.
New York Democrats expect, they say,
hue and cry for immediate action by
the governor as soon as the mayors an
swer Is In his hands. The Republican
opposition, friends Of the governor say
will be ready to asSail any course of
QnflNn RnOSnVn1f folr l.,
State Of New York. an element of the
Democratic party will press for drastic
action against Walker.
AS for the South and West, one
prominent Democratic leader today
commented upon the lack Of any open
hostility to Tammany Hall in the Chi
cago convention, where Gov. Roosevelt's S
unyielding support came from Southern
and Western States The name of
Tammany was not hurled by any dele
cations. More surprising still. an over
lord of Tammany. John F. Curry
actually was acclaimed when he ad-
dressed the convention.
Walker Warmly Greeted.
Walker at Chicago, as usual. was a
show all by himself, with Westerners
and Southerners greeting him affection
ately.
A point advanced by another Demo-
cratic leader here Is that public inter-
est in the probe has been less on the
other side of each mile pole out of New
: York, In this city the Seabury pro-
ceedings have been "big headlines" for
q great many months Newspapers op-
posed to Tammany have been scathing
In their editorial treatment of Mayor
Walker and some of them have been
more than insistent that the Governor
take positive action.
Gov. Roosevelt's most probable course
IN the view Of one Of the most prom
inent members of the New York dele
cation who wants harmony in the party
to prevail, will be the appointment of
q commission for a further hearing. Or
the Governor, himself, may hear a con-
tinued prosecution and the mayors de-
fense.
1t is not deemed likely, by the press
or political observers generally, that the
Governor will remove Walker without
further proceedings. Likewise, there
seems to be little expectation that he
will close the case against the mayor
on the strength Of Walkers answer to
the Seabury charges.