Evening star., 1935-11-05
POLITICAL TRENDS
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STATE ELECTIONS
Democrats Fail in Last.
Minute Effort to Close
Kentucky Breach.
NEW YORK AND JERSEY
PUT NEW DEAL TO TEST
President Voting at Hyde Park
Interest Also Shown in Scat.
tered Mayoral Contests.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Eager for any omens as to 1886
political leaders fixed their attention
on today's scattered State elections
with much interest Centering on Ken
tlrky New York and New Jersey.
An eleventh hour development en-
phasized schism in the Democratic
organization of Kentucky. An an
nouncement by Thomas S. Rhea.
power in Democratic politics in the
Blue Grass State. that he would join
the Democratic Governor, Ruby Laf-
foon. in supporting the Republican
gubernatorial nominee. King Swope,
instead of A. B. Chandler. Democrat,
dashed any hopes Of national party
leaders that the Kentucky breach
would be narrowed before balloting
began.
New Deal Election Issue.
Since Kentucky will not begin
counting the votes in her Statewide
election until tomorrow, observers
turned their immediate attention to
voting for State Legislators in New
York and New Jersey, where Repub-
licans had injected the New Deal into
the campaigning.
In addition. New York was filling
two vacancies in the National House
Of Representatives. Philadelphia was
selecting a mayor in race that at
tracted more than Statewide atten-
ton. and Virginia and Mississippi
were going through an off-year rou-
tine of ratifying candidates for the
Legislature and State Offices selected
in Democratic primaries.
Hugh White, wealthy lumberman
was the Democratic candidate fol-
Governor in Mississippi. his primary
victory being tantamount to election
Scattered mayoral contests over the
country were being watched with more
than ordinary interest, too. Besides
| Philadelphia, Cleveland was naming q
city chief, as were San Francisco cal
non-partisan election), Hartford
Bridgeport and New Haven. Conn.
and more than 40 upstate New York
cities.
President Voting.
President Roosevelt was at Hyde
Park to participate in the ballot box
decision as to whether Democrats are
to retain their majority Of three seats
in the State Assembly.
Republicans lost control at Albany
last year for the first time in % years
This Fall they made a determined
drive to regain lost ground and ham
mered away at the New Deal as vel
as talking State issues. Democrats
accepted the challenge. but cam
paigned primarily on the record o.
Democratic Gov. Herbert H. Lehman
Republicans contended a victory fol
them would be a defeat for the New
Deal, Farley dictatorship" and Dem
ocratic policies making New York the
fifth wheel of the New Deal chariot.
They predicted they would win the
Assembly by 10 seats.
Democrats made no forecasts, but
James A. Farley. national and State
chairman. was represented as feeling
the Democratic majority would be
increased. A total of $50 seats In the
Assembly was at stake.
New Jersey was electing Legisla-
ture of go members of the House and
of it's 81 Senators. Republicans nov
control the Assembly "a to rs and
the Senate IS to 6.
Former Senator Walter E. Edge
Republican, described the New Jersey
election as "the first and most i'm
portant round in the presidential elec-
ton Of 1886"
In Kentucky, Chandler, present
lieutenant governor, has been on the
outs with Laffoon over the sales taS
and other State questions. The ac-
ton of Rhea. the Governors un-
successful candidate in the September
(See ELECTIONS, Page s.