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State Office in Wisconsin will not
follow the example of their Min
nesota colleagues by withdrawing
in favor of Progressives. Both the
Progressives and Democrats viii
support Roosevelt, although con-
tinuing to oppose each other for
State control.
Landon and Roosevelt both in
vaded Michigan during the last
week in a bid for its 19 electoral
votes. The senatorial race between
former Gov. WILDER M. Brucker.
Republican, and Representative
Prentiss M. Brown, Democrat, IS
believed to hinge on who gets
most of the 10000 votes that
were cast for Senator Couzens in
his unsuccessful campaign for re-
nomination on the Republican
ticket: He had declared for
Roosevelt before the primary.
Louis B. Ward, who lost to Brown
in the Democratic primary. is the
third party senatorial nominee.
Some observers believe Ward will
cut into Democratic vote enough
to elect Brucker.
Although Idaho is all set to send
its veteran Republican statesman,
Senator Borah. back to Washing
ton by substantial majority, OBJ
servers there report that if the
election were held tomorrow.
Roosevelt would get the electoral
vote by a small margin. Nevada
likewise is pictured as leaning to
Roosevelt, but close enough to
make a change possible.
Roosevelt Chances Better in Colorado.
The Presidents visit to Colorado
Is credited by observers there with
having improved his chances Of
winning the State. but it is still
regarded as fighting ground.
In North. Dakota. Republicans
4CCA I4AdI oClllhN
presidential campaign on the Union
party ticket will improve Landon'S
chance Of winning the State from
Roosevelt. The Democrats, however,
also appear confident. The shat
. tering of party lines, with active
members of each party switching
over to the opposing presidential
camp, has been evident in South
Dakota recently, as it has in q num-
Der of other States.
In Nebraska the presidential
race continues to share the spot.
light with the lively three-cor..
nered senatorial contest, in which
the veteran George w. Norris,
running as an independent, is
seeking reelection, opposed by
Robert G. Simmons, Republican,
and Terry Carpenter, Democrat.
The active support of Norris by
President Roosevelt and other New
Deal leaders has not deferred Car
penter, who set out last week on
another speaking tour of the State.
A close finish seems likely.
Massachusetts, is another State
where a three-cornered senatorial
race Is enlivening the campaign.
Thomas C. O'Brien, Union party
candidate for Vice President, also
is third party aspirant for Senate
seat. He probably will cut into the
vote Of James M. Curley, Demo-
cratic senatorial nominee, thereby
improving the chances of Henry
Cabot Lodge, jr., Republican nomi-
nee. Landon is still favored to
carry Massachusetts,, despite
pickup In Roosevelt sentiment re-
Gently.
The high light of reports from
the Democratic solid South last
week was the vigor of the Repub-
lican campaign in Florida, causing
the Democrats to make a more
active fight than Is ordinarily
necessary to keep the State Demo.
cratic.
West Virginia Is a spirited bat
tleground. Dispatches during the
week told of Democratic defec.
tions in rural communities. and ths
Republicans are increasing their
campaign effort In those areas