Evening star., 1936-09-26
FIGHT FOR VOTES
!: ST|RS CORN BELT
landon and Roosevelt Spur
"' Campaign for Support
of Middle West.
~ the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. September 26.-The in
tensiye campaign for the presidential
votes of Middle Americas farm States
continued at . swift. pace today with
Gov. All M. Landon on his way to
Oregon, H., to discuss agricultures
problems with Frank o. Lowden. the
Republican party's Cincinnatus. They
will meet Sunday.
The Republican presidential candi-
date has completed nearly q weeks
swing through the farm States Of the
Middle West, and attention has been
focused anew on the fact that EVIL
IDENTITY both Republicans and DEM
ocrats believe that as the corn belt
goes, so will 60 the Nation in the
1886 presidential election.
As the campaign nears a climax
with Chicago speeches by both Lam
don and Roosevelt, interest has CEN
tered on major political party condi-
tions within these States.
Landon Speaks October ..
Landon will make his Chicago
speech October 8, in the Chicago Sta
dium, where his chief rival was NOM
mated in 1892. The President will
make a Chicago address about . week
later.
"A few months ago Illinois Democrats
were hurling rocks at each other with
a great deal of vigor. Gov. Henry
Horner and Mayor Edward Kelly of
Chicago were doing most of the argu-
ing and things got to such pass
that there was evident genuine con-
Germ displayed by the national Demo-
cratic organization as to what effect
the ntra-party squabble would have
on the Presidents chances Of win
ming the States heavy block of elec-
toral votes.
Henry, Ed and Pat' Patrick Nash,
Chicago, Democratic national com
mitteeman) were the center Of the
disturbance, with Nash and Kelly
personally bitter against the Gov
ernor. Evidently, however. this has
all been patched up. As the Demo-
cratic situation quieted down in nli-
nois it flared up in Michigan. over
the candidacy fer Governor of Frank
Murphy, on leave Of absence as high
commissioner of the Philippines. Old
line Democrats, led by Gov. William
A. Comstock. claim Murphy wa
taken from his ,O00-a-year post
dn the PHILIPPINES and showed down
the throats of Michigan Democrats
by Jim Farley"
:. While the Democrat factions split
Republicans voted Senator James
Couzens out of party power because
he publicly Endorsed President Roose-
welt and announced he would work
Tor his election. Couzens was showed
under for denomination at the pri-
mary.
There have been some defections
from Democratic ranks in Ohio, no
tably group headed by Representa-
tive Martin L. Sweeney of Cleveland
Sweeney openly is supporting the
Iamke- O'Brien slate. In Nebraska,
Senator Edward r. Burke recently
resigned from the Democratic Ma
tional Committee, saying he could not
support all phases Of the New Deal
but he has been campaigning for
Roosevelt; the veteran Republican,
Independent, Senator George Norris,
likewise Is campaigning for Roosevelt.
The death of Gov. Olson of Mime
sofa has raised some questions in that
State. Olson (Farmer-Labor party)
before he died had Endorsed Roose-
welt. Democrats Of the State are
united on Roosevelt, but there Is
speculation as to whether there will
be defections from the Farmer-Labor
ranks to Lemke.
Gov. Paul v. McNutt Of Indiana,
who dominates the Democratic cam
paign in that State, asserts the State
will stay Democratic by 100000. Ivan
c. Morgan, Republican State chair
man, has said he is confident that
Landon and the Republican State
ticket will be victorious.