The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-10
Political Views In
 Mid-West Sections
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 weekend that he will make his next major campaign speech ir Ohio.
 He carried all five states four years ago.
 But confidential reports to the United Press regarding conditions in these states now indicate that large numbers of voters are regis tering democratic. Some reports say the feeling is more anti-Hoover than pro-Roosevelt. Economic questions dominate the reports with only some incidental atten- ton to prohibition, on the whole
 OHIO The intensity of the fight In Ohio is revealed by the fact that President Hoover is to make his next major campaign speech there in a last ditch fight to save the state.
 Postmaster General Walter F. Brown, who managed the prest- dents pre-convention campaign, has been compelled to spend much time in Ohio, working like a ward politician to save his own state.
 From all present signs Ohio will go to Roosevelt" one report said. Some estimate the possible majority at 300,000. This would mean a turnover of almost 50 per cent. The party is doing very little to help Hoover, his name being mentioned only when necessary at meetings"
 The republican hope is in their candidate for governor, Davis S. Ingalls, lively young man in his thirties. With his flying, polo play ing, handshaking tours, frankness wealth and independence of the machine, he is credited with the best chance to survive. Other re- publicans trying to get in on his war chest and failing have spread some factional feeling.
 The republican organization has suffered a severe blow in the fall of "Mascheke the Great" one re- port said. For a generation Mau- rice Mascheke has been the boss of Cuyahoga county and Cleveland. The former national committee man, one of the ranking contract bridge players, and one of the old fashioned "honest bosses" has suf- fered from the fact that some lieu tenants were charged with abet- ting embezzlement of county funds it has broken his power.
 INDIANA
 Republicans in Indiana indicate concern over their chances. Sena- tor James D. Watson, republican senate leader here, is making the fight of his life. He is not overcon- fident. In trying to save Watson, President Hoover has been left to shift for himself. The president crossed the state twice on the Des Moines trip last week and made several rear-platform appearances on the return trip. But Senator watson never went near the presi- dential train.
 In his campaign speeches he is stressing the home loan bank sys- tenn. In Indiana it is referred to as Watson's child. In Washington as President Hoover's. Reports say a democratic victory is likely to sweep the entire state ticket in with Roosevelt.
 ILLINOIS
 Reports of a Roosevelt landslide in Illinois are based on the anti Hoover leanings of the Small Thompson republican organization, business conditions. farm depres- sion and prohibition.
 One source reports: "One of the men at the bank handed me a let : ter from a cousin of his farming near Rippey, Iowa-one of the best farming sections: Farmers are hauling their corn to market at 15 cents a bushel Forino corn. Sold old corn they paid cents a bushel for husking, 2 cents for shellins and hauling to town, so they amt getting anything, you might say
 "All cussing Hoover-will vote for anything, the way they talk. just shipped car of packing sows hundred pounds at Chicago"
 A business man says: From what I hear since coming home it looks very much like a Roose- welt landslide in this part of the country, although plenty of re- spectable democrats seem bit afraid of him and his following"
 Another report: "Ordinarily democrats cast around 35O,0O( votes in state primary but this year about S50,000 participated"
 MICHIGAN
 Though some are forecastinl that Governor Roosevelt will carr1 Michigan, other persons who know the state thoroughly challenge this.
 "The democratic vote Gin the re cent primary increased amazingl! but heretofore 1t has been so low that even an amazing increase doel not seem to bring it within hailini distance of the republican vote. one report stated.
 Democrats are expected howeve to gaip one congressional seat-il the first district. Republicans nom mated a negro, due to the fact tha the other republican voters. large ly foreign born. went into the dem ocratic primary.
 Senator James Couzens. inde pendent republican, though a odds with President Hoover Il some respects. has indicated no in tention of opposing the ticket.
 on the contrary he attended tn recent stato convention. He toll inauirers that hts presence ther should indicate where he stood.
 WISCONSIN
 fn Wisconsin nfstir!i0over rathe than Roosevelt sentiment | reported to Do swinging the stat