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Evening star., 1934-10-28
ISSUES IN LOUISIANA
ELECTION ARE LOCAL
States Eight Representatives
Have No opposition-Long
Constitutional Changes UP.

Constitutional Changes Up.
Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW ORLEANS, La, October 81
Local issues only are presented in the
election to be decided in Louisiana
November 6.
The States eight members of the
National House of Representatives are
the Democratic nominees to succeed
themselves, and no opponents have
been qualified to run as independents
or as members of other parties.
Fourteen proposed constitutional
amendments backed by Senator Huey
P. Long, including a measure to
abolish the payment of poll taxes as a
requisite for voting, are scheduled
to be voted on in the general election,
and New Orleans voters will select two
members to serve on the Orleans
Parish School Board.
Under Louisiana laws School Board
members are not selected on the basis
Of party Affiliations, and five candi-
dates, all Democrats, are making the
race for two places OH the board as
independent candidates.
With the election only 10 days off
proponents Of the proposed constitu-
tional amendments have made no con-
certed campaign to obtain approval
or defeat Of the changes. Senator
Long on several occasions has spoken
in favor of the proposed amendments,
but he has undertaken no set cam
paign in their behalf.
The amendments, II adopted, op-
ponents Of the Long organization ad-
NIT, will materially strengthen the
senior Senator's grip on the govern
mental machinery Of the State.
Evening star., 1934-10-28
SCHOOLS TO GET
UNCLAIMED CASH
Bank Funds to ESCheat to
County District, Says
MaryIand's Attorney.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE, october 27.-County
schools will be the beneficiaries of un-
claimed accounts in banking institu-
tions throughout the State, which are
reported to be large, according to an
opinion handed down by the attorney
generals office.
! The question of these unclaimed
accounts, many Of which have been
carried on the books of financial in
stitutions for years, was brought up by
John J. Ghingher, State bank COM
missioner, who asked for a ruling as
to the final disposition of these funds.
Ruling Cites Statute.
The opinion cites Section "a Of
Article 10, which provides:
In the month of October in the
year 1919, and in every fourth year
thereafter prior to the meeting of the
General Assembly of Maryland, the
treasurer of every savings institution
in the State shall deliver to the bank
commissioner a written statement,
sworn to by him or by the president,
containing the name and the amount
standing to his or her credit of every
depositor who shall not have made
any deposit therein or drawn any
money upon their accounts for a
period OF 20 years next prior to the
September preceding; provided, that
accounts Of IS or less shall not be
so reported; and provided further,
that this section shall not apply to the
deposit made by any person known to
the said treasurer to be living. The
commissioner shall communicate the
statements which shall he received by
him in his next report to the Gov
ernor."
Section 140 of Article 90 provides:
IF there be no widow or relations
OF the intestate within the fifth de-
gree, which shall be reckoned by
counting down from the common an
cestor to the more remote, the whole
surplus shall belong to the State, and
shall be paid to the Board of County
School Commissioners of the county
wherein letters Of administration shall
be granted upon the estate of the de-
ceased, for the use of the public
schools Of said county.
In the case of property, in the form
OF bank accounts, belonging to in
testates who are without heirs, the
State gets title for the use of the
county schools, upon the theory of
escheat.
Evening star., 1934-10-28
DAKOTA REPUBLICANS
CONFIDENT OF VICTORY
Democrats Using All Possible
Means to Keep Support of
Those on Relief.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SIOUX FALLS, S. Oak, October
27-If the Republican leaders in
South Dakota were mind readers they
would feel more certain of winning
the normally Republican State of
South Dakota back from the Demo-
Gratis at the election next month.
They feel reasonably certain of re-
gaining control Of the State and thus
displacing the Democrats who were
swept into all the State offices by the
landslide in 1882. But If they could
read the minds of the Republican
farmers and others who, because of
the drouth, are on Federal relief rolls,
and who form the bulk of the 100 900
South Dakota voters who are esti-
mated to be on the relief rolls at the
present time, they would feel more
confident of winning victory at the
November election.
There is no doubt in the minds OF
disintereSted observers that the Demo-
cratic workers-or some of them, at
least-are using all means possible to
keep those on the relief rolls lined
up in support of the Democratic cause.
In Democratic circles it Is the belief
that those on the relief rolls will not
vote against Santa Claus-as repre-
sented by the Democratic administra-
tion-and that those getting relief will
not "bite the hand that feeds them"
The Republicans are seeking to off,
set this condition by asserting to the
voters that under Republican State
administration there would be no de-
crease fin the volume of relief funds,
and tdat the relief proposition is not
political question, even If some Of
the Democratic workers in South Da-
kota seek to make II so.
Evening star., 1934-10-28
ILLINOIS ELECTION
FIGHT IS HEATED
Republicans May Lose in
Three of Four Seats Held
in Chicago.
BY ROTHWELL DUNCAN.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO. October 27.-Illinois
will elect AZ Representatives to Con-
gress on November g. Two Of them
will be elected at large. The party
standing now is II Democrats, 8
Republicans and 2 vacancies. In
1882 the Republicans suffered a net
loss of seats-1 at large, l in metro
politan Chicago and 4 down-State.
Chicago has 10 districts, of which
four are now held by Republicans.
Three of the four are believed to be
in danger-the first, represented by
Oscar De Priest; the second, repre-
sented by Patrick H. Moynihan; the
ninth, represented by Fred A. Britten.
James Simpson, jr., Republican, is
Representative in the tenth. He was
defeated for denomination by Ralph
E. Church, his narrowly beaten pri-
mary opponent Of two years ago. The
district is normally overwhelmingly
Republican 1t includes a section of
Chicago and the prosperous suburban
cities Immediately to the north of the
city. Only complete disaster for the
G.. o. P. would defeat Church.
Republicans have hope of regain
ing their four lost down-State seats
and electing one Representative at
large, C. Wayland Brooks, eloquent
young lawyer, war veteran and ener-
getic campaigner. If that hope is
justified they will come out of the
battle two men stronger, even If they
lose three seats in Chicago.
oscar De Priest, famous as the only
colored man in Congress, is threat
ened for the first time by strong op-
position from a Democratic nominee
of his own race and from his own
native State Of Alabama. Arthur w
Mitchell, who studied at Tuscagee,
Columbia and Harvard, is an edu-
Gator and lawyer, able, of good repu-
tation and platform orator. He is
making what looks like a winning
campaign. De Priest is distinctively
worried.
Representative Patrick H. Moyni-
han is in hard battle with a capable
young Democrat, Raymond S. Me-
Keogh, forceful exponent of the New
Deal. This district is normally Re
RuOA4SoA4 Ny O SOOO 6Al ~ 10 IAlC
home Of the University Of Chicago,
from which considerable New Deal
sentiment emanateS.
The veteran Fred A. Britten is
fighting for his life in the ninth dis
trict, against James McKandrew, a
former Representative from another
Chicago district, who nearly defeated
Britten two years ago. McKandrew is
secretary of the State Liquor Commis-
sion, and his name is on all tavern
licenses. There are many taverns in
the constituency. 1t comprises a
narrow strip of wealth on the lake
shore, known as the Gold Coast, "
and more or less proletarian hinter-
land, where rackets abound, gambling
is wide open and taverns run all night.
Evening star., 1934-10-28
BY JERRY VESSELS.
gst-

BY JERRY VESSELS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
ut. PAUL, MINI, October 81
Doggedly Haunting communism
as the issue, Republicans and
. Democrats press ahead toward
the November 6 elections in
their vigorous drive to uproot the
Farmer-Labor administration in Min
nesota.
Both old parties are strenuously
sponsoring the common theme, but
since they are working under separate
banners, the net result may be to
install the third party's State regime
for its third successive term.
Visiting observers almost generally
profess the belief that the radical
Farmer-Labor platform will prove the
ruination of that faction. However
they seem to have been Influenced
strongly by the only comprehensive
straw vote Of the campaign which
placed Gov. Floyd B. Olson, seeking
reelection, second to Martin Nelson
Republican standard bearer, with
John E. Regan, Democratic guberna-
torial nominee, poor third.
Doubt Worth Of Straw Vote.
The straw balloting has been at
tackled by both Olson and Regan as
q Republican scheme in behalf OF
Nelson and even some of the con-
servatives have privately expressed
doubt as to the dependability Of the
Evening star., 1934-10-28
NEW MEXICO FIGHT
HINGES ON CUTTING
Senator Seems Assured oil
Re-eIection-G. O. p. Rift
Clouds Issues.
BY A. N. MORGAN.
Special Dispatch to The Star,

Special Dispatch to The Star,
SANTA FE, N. M, October 81
The campaign RACES furiously about
Senator Bronson Cutting in New
Mexico.
Erstwhile Democrats have fiocked
to the new Republican party, under
the Cutting banner. Old guard Re-
publicans, as they call themselves,
under the leadership of former Sen
ator H. o. Bursum and Albert G.
SimmS, national committeeman, have
thrown their lot with the Democrats
to beat Cutting" in the hope that
they will be able to regain control
of the G. o. P. in 1886.
The situation is confusing. Out OF
all this milling only one guess is said
to be even reasonably safe-that Cut
ting will 60 over. Many Democratic
leaders admit this, but not for pub
lice ton. AS to the rest of their ticket
thG Democrats are hopeful. How
evf'r, the G. o. P. disputes their
cls <ns, contending Cutting will carry
his: entire ticket with him.
JTaad out of the G. o. P. two years
ag5. when he resigned as national
coIIiFnitteeman, Cutting has come
bac:s to be recognized as the leader
of +Sle new" Republican party, born
wht4 his progressives made peace with
the Republican organization last
Summer. Tha result has been the
bress ing up of party lines.
Representative Dennis Chavez, rum
ming against Cutting after having
served two terms in the House, and
his Democratic colleagues are making
theiS campaign on the ground that
they can be depended upon to sup
port Roosevelt.
No Republican campaign speakers
have attacked Roosevelt.
Republicans charge that the Demo-
Gratis are out of step with Roosevelt,
although the old guard frankly evows
that it intends to support the Repub-
lican national ticket two years hence.
SO far the national administration
has maintained a hands-off policy in
New Mexico politics.
The chief State issue Is the sales
tax. Democrats are defending it, say
ing that but for it the schools would
have closed, while the Republicans say
it Expresses those least able to pay
and are offering a substitute program
including gross income tax and q
franchise tax on corporations, which
they say have been saved millions on
a 2o-mill limit for property taxes
Evening star., 1934-10-28
new DEAL TO WIN
IN TEXAS ELECTIONS
Connally and Alfred Seen Victo-
rous-G. 0. P. Opposition
Dormant.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
AUSTIN, Tex, October 27.-Texas
at the general election, November s,
will re-elect one of the outstanding
leaders in the United States Senate
of the national New Deal, Tom Con-
nally, Junior Senator from Texas.
James " Alfred. present attorney
general and New Deal" nominee for
Governor, is certain Of an easy victory
in the Governors race This year
Republican opposition is dormant, and
out of q States 100000 voting
strength, the Republicans will cast
considerably under 100, 900 votes at this
general election.
Alfred is pledged to drastic public
utility regulation, to q stringent anti
lobby law, to strengthening and re-
viving State antitrust and anti
monopoly laws, and against a State
sales tax.
During the closing days of October,
the State was faced with a serious
crisis in the price Of petroleum. Produc-
ing 100000 barrels a day-half the
national supply-the crisis threatened
heavy losses to Texas producers and
operators. The State Railroad Com
mission, in charge Of oil proration and
conservation, prepared tentative orders
for complete shutdown of all fields,
to counter moves toward price-cutting
by major oil companies.
The Legislature was in special session,
considering two major public policy
measures in line with President Roose-
velt's power and water conservation
policies. These bills provide for huge
dams on the Colorado River and the
Brszos River, for generation of hydro
electric power and for use of water for
irrigation purposes. Both measures
were enacted by the Senate and were
under debate In the House.
Evening star., 1934-10-28
ARIZONA c. D. P.
LAUDS NEW DEAL
But Democratic Victory Is
Seen Despite Vote-Grab-
bing Maneuver.
BY T. w. B. ANDERSON.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHOENIX, Ariz., October 27.-Only
one candidate on the Republican
ticket in Arizona is assailing the New
Deal and he is telling audiences there
is much that is good in the Roosevelt
recovery program"
Col. j. E. Thompson Of Phoenix,
brother of the late William Boyce
Thompson of New York, is attacking
the National Recovery Administration
in his campaign for United States
Senator in opposition to Senator Henry
F. AshurSt.
Thompson, reputedly a millionaire
and for years regarded as a conServa-
tive Republican, asserts the President
hasn't gone far enough" Among
other things. Thompson would pay the
soldier bonus Immediately and enact
legislation for old-age pensions.
Campbell Aids Thompson.
The Republican senatorial nominee
is accompanied on his Statewide tour
by Thomas E Campbell. former Gov
ernor and for eight years president
Of the United States Civil Service
Commission. Campbell returned to
Arizona's political battlefield after an
absence of IL years to help his init
mate friend.
Hoval A. Smith, Republican nominee
for Representative to Congress, is con-
fining his campaign to a plea for an
embargo on foreign copper.
Thomas Maddox, Republican can
didate for Governor, has been paying
many compliments to President Roose-
welt in a bid for Democratic support.
Maddox is credited with receiving
considerable aid from the organization
of George w. p. Hunt, Arizonas seven
time Democratic Governor.
Much of Maddock's campaigning
deals with an attack upon the State s
privilege sales tax, passed by the last
Legislature on the recommendation
Of Gov. B. B. Moeur, Democrat, who
is seeking reelection. Maddox also
charges miSmanagement Of Federal
and State relief funds by the State
Board of Public Welfare.
Democratic campaign headquarters
admittedly are experiencing difficulty
in placing Vote the Straight Demo
cratic Ticket" stickers on automobiles
Only a few are seen in Phoenix, Tue
son and the larger towns in the State
Notwithstanding this reluctancy or
the part Of most voters to publicly
proclaim their partisanship, it is gen.
orally believed by political observers
that the entire Democratic ticket will
be elected. With the exception ol
possibly three seats in the lower
House of the Legislature and few
scattered Offices in Coconino anc
Yuma Counties, Democrats are ex'
pected to sweep the State.
Republicans are conceded only al
outside chance to win the governorship
elect a secretary of State and an at
| torney general.
Evening star., 1934-10-28
AMENDMENTS MARK
FLORIDA ELECTION
No Contests in State Ticket, but
Results of National Poll
Are Watched.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, October ~.
-Vitally interested in national affairs
and watching the way things are NOV
ing all over the country, Florida is
approaching the by-election, to occur
November 6, without any fear of con-
test in regard to the State ticket. The
Democratic nominees, for United
State Senator, for four district Repre-
sentativeS and one Representative at
Large. have no opposition.
Senator Park Trammell, incumbent,
will return to Washington; Repre-
sentatives Peterson, first district; r.
A. Green, second; Millard Caldwell
third; Wilcox, fourth, and w. j. Sears,
at large, will be reelected and enter
the Seventy third Congress.
The Republican party has no State
ticket and with the exception of few
Republican candidates for county off,
GERS, will not make any contest in the
election.
The entire membership of the State
Legislature is to be elected and there
are also some county ofncials to be
chosen.
Greatest general interest is evil
denced in the State in the vote on
seven constitutional amendments pro-
posed by the last Legislature, in 1888.
Amendment No. l refers to the pro-
posal of cutting down the number OF
judicial circuits in the State. Voters
will say whether or not the judicial
circuits be reduced to Is. There has
been considerable discussion Of this
matter, but it seems quite likely that
the amendment will be rejected.
Amendment proposed to exempt
homesteads valued up to $4,000 (No
a. has caused the greatest discussion
and there Is likely to be large vote,
perhaps quite evenly divided, on this
question.
Evening star., 1934-10-28
OKLAHOMA DEMOCRATS
CONFIDENT OF VICTORY
Solid Congress Delegation Assured by
Republicans Failure to Stir
Interest of Voters.

One Of the colorful elements Of the
campaign in its closing phases is the
participation Of Lew Wentz. Wentz
and Marland came to Oklahoma from
Pittsburgh, Pa, on the same mission,
oil. They were partners for a time.
Then something broke a beautiful
friendship which has continued in the
most thorough enmity that exists be-
tween any two men in public life in
Oklahoma. Wentz followed the indie
pendent road and stayed through the
dull decade with his fortune. Mar
land became oyerextended in his vast
Marland Oil Co. and was gobbled up
by J. P. Morgan & Co. on first mort
cages. WentZ became State Highway
Commissioner under a Democratic ad
miniStration and made an outstanding
record as an administrator.
The stage was all set for him to be-
come the candidate for the Republic
ali party in the current campaign, but
for some reason he thrice refused the
crown and appears now solely as q
supporter of Pine, holding his nose
while he does everything possible to
defeat his old partner from Pitts
burgh. The queer thing about this
enmity is that neither Marland nor
Wentz will tell what it is all about.
incidentally, VENTS venom toward
Marland has not helped the Republic
an cause any. On the contrary, it
has definitely hurt it.
You hear q lot of talk about how
the Democratic normal majority will
be cut because of the disaffection of
the cotton farmers for the Bankhead
act Moreover, there is some dissatis-
faction upon which the Republicans
are working, due to a top-heavy F. z.
R. A. administration in Oklahoma.
Undoubtedly there has been some drift
away from Oklahoma's complete ac-
ceptance Of the Roosevelt plan. Okla
homa's business men are very much
against the thorns that press down
upon the brow Of capital.
Evening star., 1934-10-28
DICKINSON SPICES
RACE E|NCOLORADO
Iowan, Stumping Warren,
Says New Deal Leads
U. S. to Bankruptcy.
BY ]. ]. MULLEN.
Ial Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
DENVER, October 27.--United
States Senator L. J. Dickinson Of Iowa
succeeded in injecting little pep into
the Colorado gubernatorial and con-
gressional campaigns when he charged
in several speeches that the New Deal
was leading the Nation into bank
ruptcy.
Senator Dickinson came to Colorado
to aid Nate Warren, Republican, who
is running against Gov. Edwin C.
johnson, Democrat, seeking re- election.
While both Warren and johnson
have been travelling to all parts of the
State, making almost nightly speeches
for the past two weeks, the populace
has failed to display any great en-
thuSiasm in this off-year election.
Use Mails and Radio.
Supporters of the two candidates
are using the radio extensively. and
campaign managers are flooding the
State with mail material aimed to
persuade the voter when he enters
the polling booth on November 6.
There is no United States senatorial
election in Colorado this year, with
the result that the hustings campaign
ing has been confined largely to State
iSsues-taxes. highway construction,
transportation, interstate water ques-
tions, State institutions. education
and consolidation of boards and bu-
reaus These issues are perennial in
Colorado.
Until Senator Dickinson projected
the New Deal into his fiery speeches.
neither Warren nor Johnson-or their
supporters-had much to say about
the national administration. Warren
charged that Johnson's failure to CO.
operate with Washington in relief
matters had placed the State in an
embarrassing position. But johnson
vehemently denied this. pointing to
substantial sums sent into Colorado
during the past year not only for
relief but for public works operations
and large number of c. c. c. camps.
Senator Dickinson told his audiences
that taxpayers are being forced by
executive order and bureaucratic
threats to finance a Santa Claus New
Deal game that must, if not checked,
lead to national bankruptcy. He at
tackled vast expenditures planned by
the Federal Government for projects
that will add to the burden of the
taxpayer; drew a vivid picture of the
tremendous powers delegated to the
Secretary of Agriculture under the
A. A. A., and declared that never
before have we experienced such a
universal program of using public
funds for political influence"
The only answer so far to Dickin-
sons charges came from Worth Allen,
chairman of the Democratic State
Committee.
The louder the Republican orators
roar. the better we like it," Allen de-
clared, land the more confident we
are Of a smashing victory in Novem-
ber."
Evening star., 1934-10-28
Democratic Ticket
In Tennessee Sees
S,ceeping Victory
Efforts at Fusion Tried
Without Success as
Election Nedrs.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special D1SpaJCn TO ne SLdI'
MEMPHIS, Tenn, october 81
spurred on by the most aggressive
campaign in years, the Democratic
ticket headed by Senators Mcclellan
and Bachman and Gov. McAlister,
enters the home stretch next week
with the odds greatly in its favor.
In spite of vigorous speaking tour by
ex-Gov. B. w. Hooper, the Republican
nominee against McKellar, and Lewis
s pope. the independent Democratic
candidate against McAlister, there is
little indication that the normal
Democratic majority of around $4,000
will be disturbed November 6.
The Hooper-Pope ticket is the re-
suit of an effort at fusion which
came about when John E. Mccall, VINO
won the Republican nomination for
Governor in the primary, withdrew,
and a Nashville convention selected
Pope to run with Hooper.
The revival of fusionism after 20
years has met with little response.
McKellar, Bachman and McAllSter,
all personal and political friends,
formed a combination in the primary.
and are now stumping the State TO-
gether. McKellar is seeking his lourtn
full term, and Bachman is a candi-
date for Judge Cordell Hull's unex-
pired two-year term.
The House delegation will remain
unchanged, with seven Democrats
and two Republicans. The primaries
in August developed some hard fights,
but no upsets. Representative 10
Byrns of Nashville, dean of the dele
cation; Jere Cooper of Dyersburg,
Judge Ridley Mitchell Of Cookeville,
Judge Sam McReynolds of Chatta-
nooga and Clarence Turner of Waver-
" have little or no opposition from
Republicans. B. Carroll Reece of
johnson City and ]. Will Taylor of
Knoxville, the Republican incumbents,
have little to fear from the Democrats.
Heron Pearson of Jackson is the
unopposed Democratic nominee for
the seat vacated by Representative
Gordon Browning when he made his
unsuccessful try for Bachman's sena-
torial seat.