The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-08-13
Political Map Now Shewn With
COnfusiOns And Contradictions
Democrats And Repubh-
cans Depend On Great
Strength In Various Ae-
tivities

CBy Associates Pressl
WASHINGTON. Ass. IA
mid-sesson survey Of primary aad
convention results. shows that the
political situstioa IL eth qaiia
PuzzIins in many respects. The
republican drought eoatinuss ever
large areas. aseordiae 10 wsathsr
sharps. who refer 10 The pslitisal
map as being sxsrs@sly "spstty.r
No one dssiss that IL othsr ssss
tiOns weAthsr-vanss have bssn
shifting appsasiably and ths eat
look IL unssttlsd. No~hsrs -
there any sign of syslonis de-
velopments.
The democrats expect % keap
most Of their present big majority
in the house. and while republican
gains are accepted a. certain. Few
leaders Of that party go Is iaf a.
to forecast any actual republican
majority. Because Of special err
oumstances Il IL conceded the
democrats will retain control 81
the senate. possibly by a CONSIDER
ably increased margin.
The bigger question H. SHAT BE-
all protends with respect e. ths
Roosevelt regime "a WashinEion.
On that question the claims are
distinctly conflicting. and eaeh
side is able 10 produce evidence
which il seems 20 regard a. cen
vinciHg.
Political Eeesstrlsltiss
That is possible only bcCauaa
1884 is becoming a year q poli-
teal eccentricitiez.
Everyone agrees Mr. Roosevelt
has an exceptionally effective
control over ms party.
Yet i'm the one Instance where
Chairman Farley sent the lcuElh
of openly endorsing q senatorial
candidate-Clem Shaver in We
Virginia that candidate uas ar-
feated for the nomination.
Everyone agrees that manv re-
publican voters prefer NJ Roaae-
velt's leadership 10 that OF oId
line republican conservative
Yet probably the two most canr-
tic republican senatorial crfiics af
the President Hatfield of VEL
Virginia and Robinson cd lndlana
have been rcnominatcd nimu.t
without a murmur of opposition
Everyone knows the Republican
high command lacks contrui ever
the western group of republican
liberals.
Yet two Of that group B1fsh
of Idaho and Nye 90 NoFth ua
kOta-are ieading che repubHau
attack on Roosevelt policies.
Soms More Psrsdosss
The democratic lraacrs have
been openly rebuilding the farfa
ON what they call the "ubrrI
elements among the Vufcrs
But in Minnesota. thr demo.
Gratis are seeking q fulun rffa
the republicans to defeat fha
farmer lnhurltrs. r
Virginia a group Of "youuE fr
publican liberals Dr. seeking fHr
overthrow of Democratic Senator
Byrd: IA West Virginia. Ru.a 81.
Holt won the democratic .ra
tOriul nomination with th. .u.
port Of organized labor anI o1 I
platform too liberal fof ihe taf
ley-backed shaver 60 accept
The evidence is widespread fhat
the pendulum Of public opIuian Il
swinging away from aidfIle
bossism" in p0liiics
But in Missouri. Boz Tam prr.
dergast Of kansas Cts gun H..
ably his greatest siate-wtfir
tory ia securing the nominate
% his candidate for thr iem.
cratic nomination for senator
Even thu windiest ppIlfiraHr.
who ordinarily will undcriste .
explain anything from udfrf.
winks % the Einsicin thrH
grow confused when they frf f.
account for al that Is happen
today.
But even if they can't cEp.r
it. they one and az are ah'e FL.
present proof that b. aatisfa .f.II
ttO theml that their ode ul ..
ga November.