Evening star., 1932-09-14
REPUBLICANS TURN
TO CAMPAIGN TASK
AFTER MAINE LOSS
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victory. If the Republicans can con-
vince the voters that business recovery
and employment depends upon their
retention in Office the Democrats will
have a hard time. Such Is the task
which the Republican campaigners
have undertaken
Smith Won't Write Article.
On the heels Of the Maine victory
there came also an announcement from
Philadelphia that AL Smith would not
write The Democratic Case" for the
Saturday Evening Post, as 1t was an
nounced he would de, when former
President Coolidge's The Republican
Case" eulogizing President Hoover, was
recently published. The Democrats sup
porting Gov. Roosevelt and Speaker
Garner have been hoping for a long
time that Mr.. Smith would break his
silence and leap into the fight to elect
the Roosevelt Garner ticket. If he is
to make the leap, Mr. Smith apparently
is not yet ready. OBJECTIONS of Smith
Democrats on November 8 in large num-
bers would jeopardize Roosevelts
chances in many States.
Half a dozen States held primary
elections yesterday. The results were
scanned by the political leaders today
in an effort to obtain light on the ma
tional situation. The defeat of two fer
mer Republican members Of the House
in Michigan, Cramton and Hudson. both
of whom were strong and leading pro-
hibitionists, by wet Republican op
Ponents in the congressional primaries
there, did not give the drys any cause
for rejoicing. Cramton and Hudson
we're defeated in 1880 for denomination
| by vets, and yesterday they sought to
| stage come back, but without success.
| Senator George H. Moses of New
| Hampshire and Senator Porter Dale OF
Vermont, both Republicans, were re-
nominated for the Senate in their re-
| spective States. Huey Long the Louisi-
ana King Fish, apparently succeeded
1 in bringing about the nomination of
Representative John H. Overton for the
Senate over the veteran Senator Brous-
! sard, and Senator Ellison D. Smith
was renominated by the Democrats of
South Carolina for the fourth term, de-
feating former Senator Cole Blease.
Jones Renominated.
Senator Wesley L. Jones, Republican
and long an ardent dry, has apparently
been renominated over his wet op-
| ponent. Adams Beeler. In Colorado
the Democrats fought over former Sen
ator Alva Adams and John T. Barnett,
who has been a Democratic national
committeeman there. the race being
close with Adams slightly in the lead.
! President Hoover In his message to
! Chairman Sanders, dispatched late yes
| terday after the President had held con-
! ferences with his political adviser,
Postmaster General Brown and Secre-
tary Ogden Mills of the Treasury De-
PAL tment, said:
The result of the election In
| Maine imposes need for renewed and
stronger effort that the people may
fully understand the issues at stake.
we have known all along that.
owing to the ravages of the world
depression, our fight is a hard one;
| but we have a strong case and a
right cause. Our task Is to acquaint
every man and woman in the coun-
try with the facts and issues which
confront the Nation.
In periods of emergency and
stress, steadfast adherence to sound
| principles Of government is indis-
! pensible to national security and
! prerequisite to recovery In business,
agriculture and employment
Adherence to these principles had
saved the country during the last
| II months from all manner Of de-
structive panaceas This adherence
and the measures and policies we
have adopted have preserved these
| principles and laid the foundations
for recovery.
MY chief concern now is that the
work Of reconstruction shall go for
| ward steadily and that the forces
fn Iof
which are beginning to prove effective.
shall continue. This transcends all
personal and partisan considera-
tions"
Sanders Telegram.
Mr.. Sanders said in his telegram to
the President:
The narrow margin of Demo-
cratic success in the Maine guber-
material contest is plainly insufficient
to assure that State to the Demo-
cratic presidential candidate eight
weeks hence, and I firmly expect you
to carry that State. was, of course.
disappointed in the vote, but not
greatly disturbed. Since 1880 Maine
mas five times in presidential years
elected a Governor, State ticket and
Congressional delegation in Sep
tember of opposite political faith to
the President elected so days later.
After the defeat Of the Repub-
lican candidate for Governor in
Maine in September, 1880, the coun-
try rallied to the importance of ma
tional issues and returned President
Garfield triumphantly in November,
the State of Maine reversing its
September position. I have every
confidence that history will repeat
itself in November in Maine and
that throughout the country the
verdict of the people on national
issues will be Overwhelmingly in
your favor"