Evening star., 1936-10-13

into billions Of dollars and the spectre
of higher taxes and possible ruinous
imitation Of the currency. They are
pointing to waste. Of public funds.
However, the tendency Of the ordinary
run-of -the-mine voter is not to be-
come too seriously aroused over the
charges Of waste and Government
spending. Nor do they feel that
Roosevelt is likely to upset the con.
stitutional form Of government as 1t
now exists. The pocketbook issue
and most Of them have more money
than for q long time-is the main
issue so far as they are concerned.
Townsend Has Following.
The Townsend old-age pension pas
sion ran like wild fire. over Idaho, As
It has done in some Of other States
of this section. DR.. Townsend picked
up lot of followers in this State. A
Townsend headquarters operates here.
1t Is estimated that the Townsendites
number around 10000 in the State.
The Townsendites themselves claim
many more. The Republicans hgure
that If they can get the votes Of the
Townsend followers, they can carry
the State for Landon. They have been
somewhat encouraged over the state
ment now issued by DR.. Townsend,
himself, saying that he intends to
vote in California for Landon since
he Is unable there to vote for Lemke.
the Union Party candidate, and also
saying that he would like to see his
followers vote Landon in all those
other States where Lemke has been
unable to get on the presidential
ballot. Here in Idaho Lemke is on
the ballot. The Republicans say that
most Of the votes which will be cast
for Lemke will come out of groups and
individuals who otherwise would vote
for Roosevelt-that they look upon
1t as gain for Landon.
Party lines, however, are drawing
tighter and tighter-as between the
New Dealers and the Republicans.
Many of the Townsend followers are
likely to vote for Roosevelt or for
Landon instead Of for Lemke.
The Republican organization Is
looking longingly to the G. o. p. Ma
tional Committee for financial aid.
They believe with adequate funds for
campaign purposes they may yet have
chance in this State, in q last inten-
sive drive. On the other hand, the
face that the MorganS and the du
Points contributed some $50, 900 to the
Republican campaign fund in Maine.
for the State election there in Sep
tember, has been widely advertised
in Idaho. This, 1t is said, is having
its effect, clinching the idea that the
G. o. P. is the party of big interests
and that the big interests are opposing
Roosevelt. A poll taken on one of
the c. c. c. camps showed Roosevelt
with 143 votes and Landon with 7.
Idaho has today two Democratic
members OF the House and one
Democratic Senator Also . Demo-
cratic Governor. There Is q strong
Democratic organization here and the
Democrats are hoping for an almost
solid vote for Roosevelt from the
w. P. A. workers. The Democrats
have renominated their two Repre-
sentatives in the National House,
White and Clark. Against them the
Republicans have put up j. S.
Heckathorn and Henry Dworshak.
Dworshak, they say, has q chance in
the second district against Clark.
Also there Is q chance that the Re-
publicans may elect their guber-
material candidate, Frank L. Sphan
of Twinfalls, over Barzilla w. Clark,
the Democratic nominee. If the
Roosevelt swing is strong, however,
it is likely the Democrats will return
both their Representatives and elect
q Governor.