The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-08-20
ROOSEVELT IN
OHIO TO PATCH
UPPARTY RIFT
Governor to Open Campaign
at State Convention
of Democrats.
cox TO DO INTRODUCING
Standard Bearer Will Try to
Heal Wounds From Chi
CaqO Farley.
By Times Special

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COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 20.-Gov-
ernor Franklin D. Roosevelt arrived
here by train from Albany, N. Y, at
noon today.
The Democratic presidential NOM
inee will open his campaign with an
address before the Ohio Democratic
convention here at 4 p. m. eastern
Standard Time).
National Democratic leaders are
hopeful that the appearance of Gov
ernor Roosevelt will heal the wounds
of the Chicago convention and
break a Republican Stranglehold
which has endured, with a single
exception, for more than sixty years.
Already much of the bitterness
that marked Ohio's alliance with
the Stop-RooSevelt movement has
disappeared. Leaders expect that
Governor Roosevelt, in his address
before the largest Ohio Democratic
rally in more than a decade, will
complete the task of solidifying
party sentiment.
Resisted BandwagOn Drive
Nearly half of the Ohio delegates
to the national convention resisted
the fourth-ballot Roosevelt band
wagon, II of the SIS swinging to AL
Smith and the others dividing
among remaining candidates.
Even when his nomination was
assured, only twenty-nine delegates
voted for Roosevelt.
The Ohio Democratic split de-
veloped because the mother of
Presidents had found herself
possessed of quadruplet favorite sons
White, Baker, Cox and Buckley.
James M. Cox, Ex-Governor and
presidential nominee of 1920, who
was active in anti Roosevelt ma
neuvers at Chicago, has swung his
support to Roosevelt, and will intro
duce the Governor at Columbus.
White Is RecOnciied
Governor George White, Ohio's
foremost faYorite son at Chicago,
has become reconciled to the defeat
of his vice presidential aspirations.
and has announced his whole
hearted support for the Roosevelt
Garner ticket.
Newton D. Baker, has indicated.
although he will be unable to at
tend the state convention today.
that he will assume a generous bur
den OF later experimenting.
Senator Robert j. Buckley, fourth
OF the favorite sons, cast his dele
gates vote for Roosevelt on the
final ballot, and recently met tbs
nominee in Albany to assure him of
his support and predict victory in
Ohio. He is keynoter of the state
convention.
The Democratic task in Ohio. as
leaders here see it, is to light the
tre unoer lukeWarm Democrats
and to WOO Republican vets and
others dissatisfied with the Hoover
administration.
Count on Wet Plank
The Democratic conquest for
Ohlo's twenty-Six electoral votes
two more than in 1928-has been
given strength by the Democratic
urheaval of two years ago. when
White o a decisive victory over
Governor Myers Y. Cooper CRep.)
when Buckley was elected on a drip
ping wet platform and six new
Democratic congressman were
elected.
Democrats also are counting on
their outspoken wet platform to win
additional votes in Ohio, since 1880
elections and subsequent prohibition
Ills have shown an unquestionable
wet trend.
If Roosevelt is to win Ohio. the
Democrats must break a tradition
which has prevailed in fourteen out
of the last fifteen presidential cleo
tions.
In only one of those elections. that
Of 1916, did Ohio give the Demo-
cratic nominee a majority. In that
year, Woodrow Wilson gathered GOA
600 votes against $4,000 for Charles
Evans Hughes. -Four years earlier.
Ohio's Republican vote was split
between Taft and Roosevelt, Wilson
winning a plurality.