Evening star., 1932-09-10
Walker Has Little Support
In Fight After Resignation

OF his fairness and mastery under mos
dificult conditions" according to the
Birmingham Age-Herald (Democratic)
an opinion echoed by the Cincinnati
Times-Star (Republican), which praise
Roosevelt's skill and fairness" The
Scranton Times (Democratic), says:
"The Governor, In our opinion, triec
to maintain an absolutely fair course,
while at the same time cutting through
red tape and technicalities in an enort
to get to the bottom Of the whole busi-
ness"
AS to the politics involved, the
Altoona Mirror independently suggests
that whether the outcome will help or
injure his candidacy Is question Tor
the future to determine" The Boise
Idaho Statesman (Republican) Is rather
pleased that Walkers resignation auto
matically released Gov. Roosevelt from
a tight hole and saved the embarraSs-
ment of firing Jimmie" The Lexington
Leader (Republican) chides Mr.. Roose-
velt for having put of the Walker case
until after his nomination, instead OF
going into 1t at once" and thinks ne
has only himself to blame for having
been subjected ito such TRADE. This
is the thought. too, OF the Buffalo
Evening News independent Republican,
Will IL 1Gt1dI Nd Llldb CAAC CNSAAOo 6AO"
ing out of the Walker case may take
any one of several different directions"
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In estimating the countrywide opin-
ion in judging between the Governor
and the mayor, the Oakland Tribune
(Republican) comments: Outside OF
New York CITY it is not probable James
Walker could muster enough votes for
the smallest Office" Referring to the
suggestion that Tammany may try to
knife Roosevelt, the New York Times
independently has this to say: If this
selfish and ruthless maneuver is per-
sisted in: II 1t appears to honest DEM
ocratS In other States and to members
of the Democratic National Committee.
that Tammany is ready to throw the
State Of New York to Hoover, something
will be done about it."
AS to the possibility of Walker run
ming again, the idea does not seem to
ters. Says the Roanoke WorldNewS
Democratic): "Tammany may ignore
public opinion. But no one has ac-
cused 1t of ignoring its own interest
when there are jobs to be handed out"
The Rutland Daily Herald independent
Republican, thinks that, however
cynical New Workers may be. however
they may condone the peccadilloes of q
wisecracker in the end they get fed up
with the notion that the man they
chose for mayor made hay while the
sun shone." The Jersey City Journal
independent Republican, pictures the
rest OF the Nation watching with in
terest ito see what are the political
morals of the largest city. now put on
trial by the mayor who quit under fire."
AS the Rochester Times Union (inde-
pendent) puts ii "If the people of New
York should again return to Office the
mayor who has resigned under fire
they would be inviting all the forces Of
corruption to do their worst" In the
opinion Of the Asbury Park Evening
Press independent Democratic), "the
issue Is clear cut and decisive-n is
Gov. Roosevelt and the friends of
probity and decency in public life on
the one hand and former Mayor Walker
and all that he and his crowd represent
on the other; Trusting to the political
WISDOM OF Tammany. the Baltimore
sun Cnoepenoent Democratic) declares:
And 50 the submission Of the case to
the people, about which the resigping
mayor speaks with such feeling. MAJ
never come to pass" In suite of the
TACT that, as the Dayton Daily News
independent Democratic) remarks.
-, mere are evidences at hand that
walker stu remains the idol of the
mass Contrariwise, the Philadeluhia
evening Bulletin .(independent Renr,b-
ncan) thinks that "the Jimmy WALKERS
VINO prove vastly. entertaining 10 the
community in flush times are ant to
pan on the public taste when taxes rise
sno revenue falls" because as the
Mlami .s1l Daily News (Democraticl states
II Is quite obvious that walkers con.
vept q the ethics Of his hiqh position
,oiS., rSs ~ variance with sound public