Evening star., 1936-09-30
in social and economic

measures.
Development Of the natural re-
sources Of the State, including Oil
and gas, in such manner and under
such conditions that the benefits may
be enjoyed by the people as a whole
without undue advantage to competi-
tive predatory interests.
"Re-examination of public utility
rate structures and reductions Of ex-
cessive charges wherever found.
BY cooperating with Federal
measures and other means, improve
ment and extension of agriculture
and facilities for marketing and meas
ures to alleviate or minimize Unequal
tiles affecting our farming COM
munities.'
mfr. Murphy is promising lot OF
other things along similar lines. 1t
is his job to get these messages over
to the voters. Realizing that the
New Deal has no important news
paper support throughout the State,
and realizing that the New Deal is
receiving q terrible drubbing from
the press in every part Of the State,
Murphy is planning to speak every
day and many times a day until the
election, and frequently over the radio.
Religious Issue Opened.
The Democratic candidate for gov
ernor is a Catholic. He brought the
religious issue into the open himself
in a speech at Port Huron, when he
preached religious tolerance. He said,
with entire justice:
Il do not want to be voted for
because of my religion. Neither do
want to be voted against for the same
reason. The President of the United
States, a Protestant, appoinNd me,
Catholic, to rule over nation OF
Il, 900 ,0O0 do not believe will
suffer in the State of Michigan be-
cause of my religion" Michigan has
never in the past had a Catholic
Governor.
The Black Legion. some Of whose
members have been on trial for
murder, does not appear to have
become an issue in the campaign
here. 1t has been dealt with quickly
and effectively.
When the Senate Campaign In
vestigating Committee rushed Louis
CLAWS, its chief investigator. into
Michigan shortly before the primary
to investigate a report that So
000, 900 slush fund had been raised to
control the elections, it was regarded
as an effort on the part of the Demo-
Gratis to blacken the Republicans, and
especially former Gov. Brucker. who
was running for the senatorial nomi-
nation against Senator Couzens. The
charges, it IS said in Michigan now,
we're flimsy and without any founda-
ton. 1t will be interesting to see if
they bob up again before the cam
paign is over.
Despite his oratorical abilities,
Murphy has a tough fight on his
hands. Gov. Fitzgerald, in the opinion
of many observers. has the edge in
the gubernatorial race. The present
makeup Of the Michigan delegation
AL JIic l1OuSe Is fStpuDIlCdAS dAlO
6 Democrats. The Republicans may
pick up couple of the seats now held
by the Democrats. They seem to
have good chances in the eleventh
and twelfth districts. which are now
represented by Representatives Prem
tiss M. Brown and Frank E. Hook,
both Democrats.
Former Representative James. Re-
| publican, is trying to stage a come
back in the twelfth district, with good
prospects. Brown Is the Democratic
candidate for Senator, unless a re-
count should give the nomination to
Ward, a Coughlin man. In the second
district Representative Michener,
Republican, is opposed by a Democrat
who has Cougnlin support, but
Michener is expected to come through
successfully. Representative Hoffman,
Republican. is opposed by the Town.
sendites. He was a member Of the
House committee which investigated
the activities of nr TouynSepd last