Evening star., 1934-10-28
Increase in Registration Is
Buoy to Democrat Spirits,
However.
ROOSEVELT AND RELIEF
CARRY HOPES OF PARTY
Desertions Occur From Ranks of
Both Factions-G. o. P. Gets
Best Of Trades.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN,
Staff Correspondent OF The Star.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, October 27.-
AS the Pennsylvania campaign Is
laundering into the final stretch the
Republicans appear to have the
upper hand.
Democratic leaders emphatically
deny this. They pin their hopes on
the popularity of President Roose-
welt. an increased Democratic reg
istration, the favor with which labor
has looked on the New Deal and, last,
but by no means last, on the great
number of voters on the relief rolls.
They contend that the way to mans
vote Is through his stomach.
Some of the Democratic leaders go
so far as to predict that the election
is to be a push-over, a landslide, for
their candidates.
Any kind OF victory for the lead
ing figures on the Democratic ticket
no matter how small the margin,
would mark political revolt both
astonishing and of doleful significance
to the Republican party nationally.
Go p. Lead Is 1,223,3S1.
The odds seem too great, even for
the greatly increased Democratic
party. The registration figures give
the Republicans a Statewide lead of
l,223,3Sl. The total registration Is
4,025,391, with 2,624,386 affiliating
with the G. o. p. and l ,401 ,O05 with
the Democratic party. AS compared
to 1888 registration. this represents
a loss for the Republicans Of 1884
and a gain for the Democrats of 3l3,-
us. Undoubtedly there will be tre-
nendous crossing OF party lines on
election day, with many thousands
of registered Republicans voting
Democratic. On the other hand, 1t is
indicated that good many regis
tered Democrats are not going to
vote for the gubernatorial and sena-
torial nominees Of their party.
There have been party desertions In
the campaign by some of the Repub-
lican leaders, but more of the Demo-
cratic faith. Charles J. Margiotti,
who was q Republican candidate for
the gubernatorial nomination in the
primary, when he polled upward OF
1876, 900 votes, has gone over. lock, stock
and barrel, to the Democratic cause
He is supposed to be potent among
the voters of italian extraction. Other
desertions include Judge Smith in
Allegheny County, a former Pinchot
ally, and Richard Beamish, secretary
of State. Smiths hands. however,
have been weakened by the removal
Of his appointees from office and
Beamish has little, if any political fol-
lowing.
Democratic OBJECTIONS.
Among the Democratic office holders
and leaders, who have turned over to
the Republican ticket are Francis NJ.
Bohlen, q former candidate for the
senatorial nomination; John McSpar-
ron, secretary of agriculture; Harry v
Dougherty, register Of wills in Philadel-
phia, who was put into office in the
uprising against the Ware machine
last Fall: Thomas E. McDermott OF
the registration commission in Phila-
delphia; C. Burgess Taylor, registrG-
ton commissioner; r. Sturgis Inger-
soil, chairman of the Democratic VIC
tory drive in Pennsylvania: Lillian M
Bergey, former Democratic national
committeewoman for the State; Marie
O'Connell, chairman Of the Demo-
cratic Women of Pennsylvania, and
State Senator Henry L. Snyder OF
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