Evening star., 1934-09-05
lam ADEMOCRAT,
NOT A SOCIALIST
STATES SINCLAIR
Nominee for Governor Ex-
poets 95 Per Cent of Fall
Democratic Vote.
SILENT ON ROOSEVELT
AND FARLEY MEETING
Says Political Labels Mean Little
in Crisis at Press Club
Luncheon.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.


II am a Democrat and I am not a
Socialist"
This was the reply of Upton Sinclair,
California's new Democratic nominee
for Governor, to a question put him
in his room at the Mayflower Hotel
today.
'Ninety-five per cent Of the Demo-
Gratis in the State will support me on
election day." said the author of the
jungle" and the new End Poverty
in California" plan of meeting the un-
employment situation.
While Mr.. Sinclair declined to tell
the details of his conversation yester-
day with President Roosevelt, at Hyde
Park, and of his talk later in New
York with Postmaster General Farley,
it is quite clear that he fully expects
the support of the Democratic organ
ization in his coming campaign.
Likes Farley Very Much.
"The Postmaster General told me
to call him JIM" said Mr.. Sinclair,
smiling. II liked him very much"
The Democracy's most-talked-of
candidate for public Office this year,
Mr. Sinclair, came to Washington to
spend a couple of days talking over his
E. P. I. c. plan with the heads of the
New Deal agencies and to some OF the
regular Government departments.
Among those with whom he plans to
confer are Harry Hopkins, admins
traitor of Federal relief; Secretary
Ickes, public works administrator;
Jesse Jones, chairman of the Recon-
struction Finance Corp; Secretary OF
the Treasury Morgenthau; j. J.
Thomas of the Federal Reserve Board,
and John H. Fahey, head Of the Home
Loan Bank Board.
He was the guest of honor at
luncheon given today at the National
Press Club, a luncheon attended not
not only by many Of the newspaper
correspondents, but also by leading
Democrats and Government officials.
Mr. Sinclair made an address at the
luncheon, in which he explained what
he was trying to do In California.
Among the guests who filled the big
auditorium of the Press Club was
Henry p Fletcher, chairman Of the
Republican National Committee.
Charles Nicholson, director of pub
licity for the Democratic National
Committee, sat at the table with Sin
clair. Edward Keating, editor of Labor,
also was present.
Sinclair raised q laugh when he said
that whoever becomes Governor of
California would have to adopt the
same kind of plan he proposes.
II told the Republicans they could
choose the most reactionary man in
the State-and they have-and there
was nothing else he could do
Declaring labels mean little in
crisis like this" he continued:
I'VE invite all forward looking Re-
publicans to join us in this crusade.
Our great-hearted national leader
has held out the hand of fellowship
to Progressive Republicans such as
Senator Norris and Senator La Fol-
lette. The Democratic party of Cali
fornia has followed joyfully the lead
of President Roosevelt in welcoming
Hiram johnson as its candidate for
United States Senator.
In the days when Senator John
son was Governor of this State, the
Republican party really served the
people. Today it is the Democratic
party which has become the party of
progress. The people have given US
their mandate, and we know they are
behind us and will stay behind us.
We are going forward upon a new
road, to built a new society by peace
full, orderly and Christian methods,
and to see to it that government Of
the people, by the people and for the
people does not perish from our
State"
Looks Like Scholar.
Mr. Sinclair, who looks like an
ascetic and a scholar, is a slender
man. He has a prominent, arched
nose, rather thin, and a large, kindly
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