The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-05
accepted as a satisfactory referen' dunn on the new deal.
 Two States Hold Interest

dunn on the new deal.
 Two States Hold Interest
 For the element of suspense which makes horseraces and, elec- tions interesting 1t Is necessary to look to various state contests for national and local office. In two states, Pennsylvania and Nebraska the issue is clearly new deal and anti-new dealers. Senator David A. Reed delivered a smashing chal- lenge to administration policies.
 Joseph F. Guffey, democratic senate nominee, accepted Reeds issue. Victory for Guffey would be @ staggering blow to republican plans for a re-vitalized party by 1896.
 Edward R. Burke, democratic senate nominee, carries new deal banner in Nebraska. Robert G. Simmons, republican, was not afraid to speak for the anti-new dealers. If Simmons defeats Burke the administration must accept the fact that a powerful agricultural state has seeded from the Roose- welt reform movement.
 Lesser Degree Elsewhere
 The new deal issue figures to a lesser degree in some other states and in other scarcely figures at all. New Mexico must choose for the senate betwen two liberals or pro- gressives, Dennis Chavez, demo- crat, and Senator Bronson Cutting. Cutting bolted Herbert c. Hoover in 1882 but was in turn deserted by the administration this year. The new deal picture appears in reverse for Wisconsin electors so far as the senate contest is con- cerned. Senator Robert M. La Toilette, one-time republican and now co-founder of new progres- sive party, has the White House blessing in his race against John M. Callahan, democratic nominee.
 Callahan tried to keep Wiscon- sin in the Smith-For-President Administration leaders have silent ly bolted his candidacy.
 California Scramble
 Party lines are most scrambled in California where Upton Sim clair's vision of a state without poverty seems to be leading the electorate to the political miracle of 1894. Sinclair is the democratic nominee for governor, opposed by F. F. Merriam. republican, and Frank Haighe, commonwealth party selection. Merriam has been a part of California's reactionary republican organization. But in protest against Sinclair there has developed in support of Merriam an almost unbelievable coalition of stand d-patters, liberals and progres sives of all parties. Last minute surveys indicate Merriam will nose out the famous socialist pamphlet ger. The democratic senate nom- inee Is Senator Hiram w. John son, progressive republican.
 Sinclair Is Heavy Load
 Republicans find some solace in California where they would have lost the governorship had the democrats been abel to nominate George Creel or some other person less vulnerable than Sinclair. The democrats similarly muffed n chance to increase their senate strength by one when a compara- lively weak candidate in Maine last September faced the Sem ator Frederick Hale, republican. Hale squeezed through more by virtue of his opponents weakness IA0u UIS ONtt 6li Ci6lH
 Postmaster General James A. Farley, who also is chairman of the democratic national committee, feels that he should not be blamed for misplays in Maine and Cali fornia. But strong hand from somewhere could have avoided trouble for democrats in both states.
 Further cheering republicans as the campaign closes is unmistak- able evidence that new deal pres tige is slipping generally. It is the misfortune of republican candi- dates that it has not slumped far enough from its 1882 peak to trans late democratic pluralities and ma jorities into minorities. But if this trend away from Roosevelt were climaxed Tuesday by gain of 40 or more republican seats in the house the republicans would con- slider themselves we'll started to- ward a chance to do big things in 1936.
 Party Realignment
 If the new deal holds it's con- gressional strength or increases 1t, the movement toward party req lignment will gain impetus which may bring conservative-liberal showdown in 1886 and which scarcely could fail to do so by 1888. The administration has con- sistently beckoned progressives of all parties under its tent while waiving conservatives toward the nearest exit. With democratic dom- inance assured through the 74th congress the real administration problem Is to control the blocs and factions this winter.
 The infiationists. labor. war vet erans, and spending groups will want to go far beyond the limits of legislation to be proposed by MT Roosevelt. The election of 1884 may