Evening star., 1934-11-01
SINCLAIR BACKING
BY FARLEY DENIED
New York Democrat Chiefs
Seek to CounteraCt
Effects of Mix.up.
By the Associated Press.

by tne ASSOCldteO HreSS
High Democratic leaders sought to-
day to counteract any effects the now
famous Farley-Sinclair mix-up may
have on the New York State guber-
material election.
Some of the leaders were concerned
over reports that certain foes of Gov.
Herbert H. Lehman are making
headway by telling Catholic. Jewish
and Protestant voters that National
Chairman James A. Farley really in
dorsed Upton Sinclair and that Sin
clair is against all religion.
Though expressing confidence that
Lehman, close friend of President
Roosevelt, would win out in the
furious campaign with Robert Moses,
embattled Republican candidate,
|, Democratic chieftains are believed TO
be planning special efforts to con-
vince the voters that neither Chair
! man Farley nor President Roosevelt
has indorsed the former Socialist who
seeks the California governorship.
Mistake to Be Stressed.
They will try to bring home their
explanation that a letter urging Sin
clair's election and bearing the rub
| Der stamp signature of Farley was
sent from Democratic headquarters
through a, mistake by a minor en-
ploye
Republicans, led by Representative
Fish, Republican. of New York, are
saying: 1T does seem little strange
for Mr. Farley to join the band wagon
behind Upton Sinclair, who has de-
nounced all religious beliefs, including
these of the Catholics, Protestants and
Jews"
The Endorsement of Upton Sim
clair" Fish said lis an affront to the
religious sentiment of the country. Mr.
Sinclair has stated in writing that
christianity has been the chief enemy
of social progress and refers to 'Catho-
/ lie hospital nurses as slave sisters and
| that all religions are mere fortresses
| of graft
Book Excerpts Used.
California foes of Sinclair have
made wide use of excerpts from a book
about religion which he once pub
, lished. Supporters have accused his
critics of distortion. The religious
! argument has been one of the features
! of the West Coast fight.
AS for the campaign in general, Re
! publicans and Democrats still con-
tinued to argue today about Federal
spending for relief and other purposes
Charges that the White House is
| buying votes with such funds came
from the Republican Senatorial
Congressional Campaign Committee.
Relief Administrator Hopkins replied
! that if feeding the hungry is playing
politics. he would plead guilty."
Striking at the Presidents announce
ment that full pay would be restored
to Federal workers next July l and
at the R. F. C's announcement that
$50, 100000 would be paid to depositors
of closed Detroit bank, the G. o. P.
| Committee said:
The administration has done every
thing but hang a sign on the White
House, Votes bought here"
Chairman Farley, replying to Re-
, publican criticism of a $4,000, 900
relief ALLEGATION announced Tuesday,
said, Human suffering is no less in
campaign times than in other times" "
Maine to Get S59S,48S.
The Relief Administration, criticized
by Republican Chairman Henry P.
Fletcher for omitting Maine from its
| apportionment, announced $598, ,488
would be advanced to that State.
, Maine voted September 10 and Flet-
cher charged the reason for the grants
of November relief to the other AZ
States ahead of time was the forth
coming election.
Hopkins said Fletcher "has seen III
to accuse me of playing politics be-
cause I am feeding the hungry, cloth
| ing the naked and sheltering the desti-
| tute regardless of their sex, age, creed
color, race or place of residence"
IF that be politics." he added, i
plead guilty, but decline to enter argu-
ment with Mr.. Fletcher. Hunger Is
! not debatable."