The Washington times., 1934-08-27
SINCLAIR ST|RS
CALIFORNIA
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initials stand for END Poverty In
California" promises that under
his rule the unemployed will be
self-sustaining; that the State will
gradually take over and run busl-
ness enterprises as they fold up
and go broke. To buy these in
dustries he proposes State bonds
and scrip for money.
He also proposes heavier utility
taxes, heavier levieS on inner
itances and incomes and idle
land; also State pensions for the
aged, blind, disabled, poor wild
ows and dependent children. Mr..
Sinclair says his is the only pro-
gram that will save democracy. -.
He also says that it is the only
way to keep from feeding 1885,
900 jobless forever.
This does not sound like any
thing any Democrat ever ran on
before; it is pure Socialism and
it is making the old-time Demo
Gratis and New Dealers simply
wild. The whole State resoundS
with the cry Stop Sinclair" !"
Up to now there has been little
evidence that the Administration
is troubling itself with the fight;
although the California New
Dealers, such as Sentaor McAdoo,
support Mr.. Creel.
Running Ahead of Creel
Now suppose Mr.. Sinclair Is
nominated tomorrow (and he is
reported here to be running
ahead Of Mr.. CreeD what will
happen in November
The Republicans presumably
will nominate Governor Frank
Merriam, who was lieutenant
governor and succeeded to the
higher office on the death of
Governor Rolph. Mr.. Merriam
is the choice of conservative busi-
ness and it is quite likely that
vast shoals of old line Democrats
would vote for him because they
look on Mr.. Sinclair as a menace
with his Socialist ideas.
That's why the New Dealers
have been imploring the Admins.
tration for help for Mr.. Creel;
they believe Mr.. Sinclair will lose
the State to the Republicans on
election day. But the New Deal
ers here don't seem to care; they
can count on Hiram johnson in
the Senate and what California
does for a governor appears to be
nobody'S business around here.
But the general strike in San
Francisco has made bitter politics.
It is reported to Democratic lead
ers here that there is a strong
swing to conservatism following
that strike which did not set we'll
with a large section of the rank
and file. In fact Democrats here
in large numbers concede the cleo
tion of Mr.. Merriam if Mr.. Sin
clair is nominted. At any rate it
will be a merry fight on Tuesday
and in November.
There are 769 candidates for 140
offices and there are eight parties
-Prohibitionist, Socialist, Progress
Sive, Communist, Liberty and Com.
monWealth parties in addition to
the old line organizations. There
are nearly 1000 precincts; and
the mere act of counting the votes
will be a task.
Hard Fight For Stephens
Mississippians and South Caro-,
linianS go to the primaries, too,
tomorrow. In Mississippi there is
a hard fight for Senator Stephens
seat, with Ross Collins and former
Governor Bilbo trying to take it
away from Mr.. Stephens, whose
friends say that he has received
enough Administration aid to
make his denomination, and there
fore his reelection. a sure thing
Former Governor Bilbo has prom
ised that if he is elected to the
Senate he will back Huey Long
off the front page" That ought
to be enough of an indication OF
the Bilbo campaign.
In South Carolina there are
nothing but local issues and a
field of eight running for the gov
ernorship, among them former
Senator Cloe Blease. No nationa,
questions are at stake.