Evening star., 1933-03-05
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THE nomination Of Lehman tor Governor in
the Democratic State Convention was only
one of a series OF events in the Empire STATE
which finally placed Roosevelt firmly in the
saddle as leader. While the national campaign
was on, Mr. Roosevelt, then Governor heard
the case of former Mayor Jimmie" Walker.
who had been charged by the chief counsel OF
the Legislative Investigating Committee, Judge
Samuel Seabury, with various kinds of malfea-
sance and inefhcency. When it became evident
that the Governor would remove Walker, Walk
er quit and went to Europe. Tammany threat
ened to run Jimmie" again for Mayor in the
November election and thereby create bad
situation for Roosevelt. In the end Tammany
lost its nerve and did not 60 through with the
threat.
And so Mr. Roosevelt was nominated for
President over the active opposition OF AL Smith
and of Tammany; and in the end ne was
elected with the support of both, grudglngly
given perhaps but given nevertheless. New
York with its huge block of electoral votes, At
in number, was carried by Roosevelt by nearly
600 900 votes over Mr.. Hoover. No Democratic
candidate for President ever won such an over
whelming victory in New York since the Re-
publican party elected Abraham Lincoln back
in 1860.
The Republican campaign was slow getting
into action, although Mr.. Hoover had been
renominated before the Democratic National
Convention met to fight and nominate Roose-
velt President Hoover threw little life into
the Republican organization, which seemed nat
on its back, with his speech of acceptance, de-
livered in August. But after that another
period of lasstude set in. Finally word came to
the White House from the big States of the
Middle West and the West that Mr.. Hoover
would have to make his own fight if he was to
get anywhere in the campaign; that the people
were not particularly interested in hearing
from the members of his cabinet the Republic
can Senators and other party orators.
Ogden Mills, Secretary Of the Treasury. ana
"Pat- Hurley, Secretary of War, we're among
the most effective of the G. O. P. campaignerS
and most active, but the demand was for
Hoover himself. The first week in October MI.
Hoover boarded the train for Des Moines. Iowa,
to deliver a speech to the Corn Belt. His ad-
dress was well received. He stressed the need
of doing something for the farmers whose LANDS
and homes were mortgaged, and he gave the
background of the economic crisis which con-
fronted the Nation. Immediately the Republic
an leaders plucked up courage. Increasing
pleas came to the White House for Mr. Hoover
to visit the States of the West, the North and
the East. Abandoning his original plan to de-
liver only three speeches during the campaign,
Mr.. Hoover Travelled several times into the Md.
die West, to New York and to the far West.
speaking constantly. Huge crowds turned out
to hear him, and the Republicans became more
and more encouraged.
Although MIR. Hoover did not stem the tide.
he did succeed in putting life into the Repub-
lican campaign. He did reduce the plurality
by which defeat had threatened him in Ohio
and several other States. 1t was a courageous
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