Evening star., 1932-11-04
Hoover "SiIent" Backing Now
Seems Unlikely to Over
come majority"
G. O. P. CLINGS TO HOPE
OF ANOTHER SWING
Tammany Detection Also Source of
Confidence in Final Hours.
Upstate Situation.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN,


NEW YORK, November New York
has more Republicans and Democrats
than any other State in the Union
This year it has more Democratic votes
than Republican, unless there is a
greater silent vote for President
Hoover than now seems probable.
That tells the story The electoral
vote of the Empire State is the great
prize in any presidential contest. 1t is
a sine qua non to the Republican party
In 1916 the Democrats performed the
political miracle of carrying the country
but losing New York. That appears to
be an impossibility for the Republicans.
Gov Franklin D. Roosevelt of New
York, the Democratic nominee for
President, seems destined on November
8 to have the electoral votes of this
State, Al in number. lined up for him,
ready to be cast for him at the time
the electoral college, under the Consti-
tuition. chooses a President OF the
United States.
Two things the Republicans are
counting upon TO halt this New York
victory for the Democratic candidate.
One is detection on the part of Tam
many in New York City. The other is
a big swing back to the Republican up
State vote to its old G. o. P. moorings.
The Republicans have not yet given up
hope they will carry this State. They
dare not give up hope. For they, as
well as the Democrats. realize that
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is lost to them.
Tammany's Position.
Republican leaders argue that Tam
many has no love for Roosevelt; that
Boss John F, Curry. having twice been
defeated by Roosevelt in recent months,
first at Chicago. where he opposed
Roosevelt's nomination for President,
and, second, at Albany where Roose-
welt, aided by Al Smith, forced the nom
ination Of Lehman for governor. will be
ready to pass the word along to knife
Roosevelt at the proper time. If that
be true, certainly there has been no
visible sign. There wouldn't of course
for Tammany does not work that openly
when it comes to s!ashing a ticket.
Well informed observers, and even
some of the Republicans, discount this
talk of Tammanv knitting Roosevelt on
election day. What. they say, would
Curry gain by such tactics. which might
not even carry New York State against
Roosevelt and which probably would not
carry the country against him? If
Roosevelt should be elected President,
with the power and prestige of that
Office. as a deadly foe of Tammany
would he not be a formidable power in
opposition to Tammany when it comes
to electing a mayor of New York City
next Eear? Might he not aid in build
ing up an independent organization,
which, acting with the Republicans
defeat Tammany in this most impor-
tant to Tammany OF all elections-the
mayoralty election?
They answer these questions by say
ing that Tammany and Boss Curry are
not likely to cut off the Roosevelt nose
to spite their own faces. They admit
that Curry has no love for Roosevelt,
but they insist that Curry must this
time go along. Furthermore, Tammany
had its way this year in the matter of
nominating a candidate for the place
made vacant by the resignation of
Jimmie" Walker. when it put Surro-
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