Evening star., 1936-10-04
NEW DEAL ALLIED
WITH THIRD PARTY
Renewal of '32 Pact Marks
Roosevelt Drive for
Liberal Votes.
BY JERRY VESSELS,

political triangle and presages a tre-
mendous difference at the November
election.
Climaxing feverish efforts to swing
liberal sentiment firmly behind Presi-
dent Roosevelt and the third party
ticket, the Democrats withdrew their
candidates for United States Senator
and Governor, saying fatty that any
other stand would jeopardize chances
Of both parties in this State.
Those resigning formally from the
campaign were Fred A. Curtis and
Patrick J. Delaney, gubernatorial and
senatorial nominees, respectively. Both
issued statements supporting the
Farmer-Labor candidates for the same
Offices Another part of the tranSac-
tion found Richard B. Walsh, Demo-
erat, canceling his filing for Repre-
sentative from the eighth Minnesota
district in favor Of Roger Bernard.
Farmer-Laborite.
Follows Conference Series.
The unusual development followed
O series of conferences here this week
between Democrat and Farmer-Labor
leaders, reportedly requested by the
President as a drastic means Of keep
ing Minnesota in the Roosevelt col
umns. Minnesota went for Roosevelt
in 1882 through an official deal SIM
liar to todays weighty transaction.
First-glance impressions by OBJ
servers who sensed that a desperate
step would be taken by the Democrats
following Father Coughlin's preten-
tious appearance here two weeks ago
were that the New Deal and third
party combination would spike a
strong Republican bid to regain con-
troll of the State government, yielded
to the FarmerLaborites six years ago.
Thus Farmer-Labor chieftains,
minus the powerful leadership of the
late Gov. Floyd B. Olson, doubtless
welcomed the agreement with great
enthusiasm. However. all the talking
today was done by the Democrats.
United States Senator Elmer Ben
son, who aspires to succeed the throne
left vacant by Olson's recent death,
has been campaigning actively for
Governor and is sincere speaker
But, being a newcomer at politics, he
possesses little of the oratorical ability
and fiery leadership that distinguished
Olson's career.
Benson Lauds Roosevelt.
Benson has been emphasizing the
virtues Of President Roosevelt and the
New Deal and he promptly stepped to
the support Of the President two weeks
ago, after Father Coughlin had cleo
trif1ed the States political strategists
by exacting from a $4,000 State fair
grounds crowd pledge to support
william Lemke, Union party presiden-
tial candidate, and Ernest Lundeen,
Farmer-Labor senatorial nominee.
That spectacle, unprecedented in
this State, twisted things all out of
shape so far as Democrats and Farmer
Laborites were concerned and Repub-
licans smiled broadly at the specter
Of big split in the States liberal
radical vote.
Lundeen has remained tight-lipped
about the Coughlin incident and
strangely enough it remained for that
youthful Delaney, his then Democrat
opponent for the Senate, to recall that
previously Lundeen had said that Bill
Lemke Is good enough for me-"
But Lundeen's keynote speech is set
for next Friday and in view of todays
sensational developments he is ex-
pected to step from one of the two
horses he has been trying to ride with
out, however. alternating too strongly
the Lemke- Coughlin- Townsend votes
he had been soliciting.
The big deal today was not to the
liking Of all acknowledged Democrats
and just after the afternoon papers
appeared with the announcements
backfire began popping about the
State.
Ryan Shows Distaste.
First to formally register distaste
for the alliance was Representative
Elmer Ryan, facing a hard three
fight for reelection from the second
Minnesota district. He phoned politi-
cal writer's:
"You can say for me that am not
In sympathy with any deal or trans
action which involves the sacrifice of
the integrity Of the Democratic party
and its principles" Ryan refused to
say who he would support for Gov
ernor now that his own party was
without q candidate, the time limit
having expired at noon today for
filing new candidates by petition.
Ryan is leader of the Democratic
faction aligned squarely against the
Joe Wolf group, which engineered
the bargain both in 1882 and today.
Roosevelt headquarters futilely has
tried to pacify the combating fac
tions. Indicating that they are just
as belligerent as ever, Representative
Ryan's retort concerning the latest
alliance and the fact that Joe Wolf,
ousted as national committeeman last
Summer in a peace move, distributed
the announcements today about the
new post. John P. Erickson. Ryan
henchman named to succeed Wolf as
national committeeman, to all appear
ances did not figure in the deal, which
was greeted in Washington by James
A. Farley as guaranteeing victory for
Farmer-Laborites as well as Roosevelt
forces in Minnesota in November.
There have been indications that
the anti Wold Democrats might swing
their support to the Republican guber-
natoriai and senatorial candidates, but
even at that the powerful combina-
ton Of the State Farmer-Labor ma
chine in the Roosevelt forces, bull
warked by Federal patronage and vari-
Gus New Deal alphabetical connections,
may be too much for any last-minute
reinforcements the Republicans might
develop.
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