The Washington times., 1935-10-22
PARTIES CLASH
ON POPULARITY
! OF PRESIDENT
BY EARL GOODWIN

tomorrow, say the upper crust
Democrats, Roosevelt would carry
every State he carried in 1882
and would pick up Pennsylvania.
If the election were held tomor-
row. say the same quality Repub-
licans, Roosevelt might win-some
think he would-but not by any
such figure as that.
These two statements, which
must remain ANONYMOUS by re-
quest of the authors, are the con-
fident expressions Of two leaders
on opposite sides.
Despite the optimistic Demo
cratic claim, those in high posi-
tions know that Ohio, for instance,
is in a bad way for the Demo
Gratis; everybody seems to be
picking on Governor Davey. That
old internal strife which has hurt
the Democrats for years past, Is
working at top speed out there.
Both Claim Michigan
Democrats may claim Michigan;
but the Republicans will not admit
any defeat in that State which
came back so manfully in 1884;
that old Republican State seems
to be on its way to the Republican
camp again. ...
Indiana is no easy mark for any
body; not the Democrats, anyhow.
One reason why the Democrats
want the President to speak in
Vincennes at an historical event
commemorating the George Rog-
ers Clark expedition is because
politics is red hot out there.
Downstate Illinois, where so
many Republicans live, is not so
much in revolt against the Admin
istration and AAA as the East; no
well informed Republican around
here will claim Illinois as a GER
taintly. Those AAA checks have
helped Roosevelt in that neck OF
the woods.
It is probably painful to a Penn
sylvania Republican to read about
the Democrats carrying PennSyl-
vania for Roosevelt q year from
now; but that's what the DEMO
Gratis are talking about. It went
Republican, for Hoover, and then
surprised the country two years
later by electing Joseph Guttey,
Democrat, to the Senate.
Senator Guffey is slated to be-
come chairman Of the Democratic
Senatorial campaign committee.
There is talk here Of the proba-
bility Of Philadelphia electing a
Democratic mayor; if so, that
would give the national Democrats
Q hold on their own claim.
California is anybody'S State:
that place is seething with politics
Of all varietieS-the Radicals, the
Socialists, the TownsenditeS and
queer primary law there-anybody
can file for office and run on any
kind of ticket. It's q sort Of
scramble and no one here seems
to be able to anslyze it suffi'
GENTLY to make a prediction.
Search among the old-time Re
publicanS who have been in many
presidential campaigns today re-
veals none who will predict PreSi.
dent RooSevelt's defeat; Of course,
one reason Is the confused state
Of the G. o. P. respecting candi-
dates. Also the tug Of war be-
tween the East and West on issues.
There seems to be more asSur-
ance now Of the G. o. P. winning
a large slice Of the House than
anything else. Congressional can
didates can campaign on preju-
dice or hysteria or anything else
and don't have to pay attention
te national candidates or parties.
Many city candidates who will at
tempt to defeat sitting Democrats
will campaign on a promise to
bring down the cost of living.
Farley More Uncertain
While these matters were being
discussed today it was learned
that no move has been made
either by the President or Post
master General Farley concerning
which one Of "Jim'S" jobs he will
relinquish. Sooner or later Mr..
Farley will have to relinquish
either the post office job or the
Craftsmanship Of the Democratic
National Committee.
It can be stated on high author
1ty there has been no converse
ton between these gentlemen on
that subject since last February.
At that time, it is believed, the
President suggested that Mr.. Far
ley resign as Postmaster General,
take up the Craftsmanship Of the
party, and come back into the
Cabinet later; but that plan was
dropped.
The fact that there are two
stories current among Mr.. Far
ley's close friends seems to indi-
cate there has been no decision.
One faction claims to have inside
dope that Mr.. Farley will resign
the craftsmanship; the other crowd
has inside dope that he will re-
tain the craftsmanship.