Evening star., 1932-09-11
ROOSEVELT SWINGS
WEST TOMORROW;
NATION EYES MAINE
G. O. P. Faces Test in New
EngIand-Legion Stand
on Bonus Awaited.
CAMPAIGN THIS WEEK
ENTERS FRESH PHASE
Both Parties Practically Will Com
plete Nominations for Senate
and House.
The Stars Deekly digest OF
political netUs tDfLl be found today
on Pages B-4 and 5.
BY G.. GOULD LINCOLN.

The national political campaign en-
ters new phase this week.
The Democratic presidential candi-
date, Gov Franklin D. Roosevelt OF
New York, storms the West, leaving to-
morrow for a swing that will take him
rs far as California.
Voters in Maine will troop to the polls
tomorrow to elect Governor and three
members Of the House-a reduction of
one House member under the new ap-
portionment of representation.
Both Republicans and Democrats
will virtually complete their nomina-
tions for the Senate and the House dur
/, ing the coming week, leaving only few
include New York, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island and Wisconsin.
The American Legion will gather in
Portland, Greg, for national conven-
ton which may be frought with politi-
cal significance, although the Legion Is
not political body.
Maine Eyed by Nation.
The eyes of the Nation will turn quite
naturally to Maine and its election.
Both Republicans and Democrats will
seek to interpret the results there as
favorable to their chances in the Nation
in November.
Because Maine is Republican State,
strongly intrenched for years, only a
veritable political revolution will give
the gubernatorial election to the Demo-
cratic candidate. If by any chance
~hOaaId honFlar1 and Maine Demo-
Gratis should also be successful in their
efforts to elect members Of the House,
the jig would be up for the G. 0. p.
The indications, however, are that Bur-
leigh Martin, Republican, will win the
governorship over his Democratic op-
ponent, Louis j. Brann.
There Is more chance for the Demo-
Gratis to pick up one OF the congress
sional seats, probably that in the second
district, where Edward C. Moran, twice
a candidate for Governor on the
Democratic ticket and widely known, Is
running against Representative John E
Nelson, Republican, and Frederick r.
Bonney, an independent Republican. In
the third congressional district former
Gov. Ralph o. Brewster, Republican, Is
facing O real fight with John G. Utter
back, Democrat. Brewster Is expected
to win.
Names delegation in the House at
present Is solidly Republican. II the
Democrats can win in one of the three
congressional districts it will be con-
strued SRsa real indication that things
are ISbkiNg black for the Republicans:
1t is 9es that the race in the second
district is complicated by having an
independent Republican enter the field
against Nelson, and also that Nelson
has been compelled to campaign in a
district partly new to him. But his
defeat would be blow for the Re-
publican cause, nevertheless.
Prohibition an Issue.
In Maine the Republican candidates
are standing for the retention OF the
eighteenth amendment, in accordance
with their State platform, adopted
before the Republican national platform
was written calling for revision OF the
amendment. The Democratic candl-
dates, on the other hand, are frankly
for repeal So the prohibition question
IS involved also in this election.
Roosevelt steps out into the wide open
SPACES of the West, where he ran like
wildfire In the pre4convention campaign.
1t is in these Western States that the
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