The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-11
Political Battles
OF Big Importance
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NSOLlIilugu
hope for Is to divide the political
catch and their best chance appears
TO DO to elect Governor Louis J.,
Brann to the senate. He Is opposed
by Senator Wallace II, White, Jr.
Would BE Victory
The New Deal would count that
q big victory. A republican sweep
would hurt democratic prestige and
vastly aid and encourage the pres.
idential candidacy OF Governor AN
M, Landon. There Is no hokum
about republican confidence that
their candidates will win In Maine.
Otherwise Governor Landon prob
ably would not have been sent into
that state to close the campaign IN
a Portland address tomorrow night.
Democratic success Immediately az
ter the intervention OF the republi-
can presidential candidate would pc
bitter political medicine for party
chairman, John D. M. Hamilton.
who counselled the invasion OF
Maine. .H
Names In Michigan
Sen, James Couzens, republican
candidate for renominatoin, Frank
Murphy, democratic candidate Tor
gubernatorial nomination, and DR..
Francis T. Townsend are the names
to watch In Michigan. Couzens has
announced for President Roosevelt.
Murphy was handpicked by the New
Deal for the gubernatorial nomina-
ton. Clubs promoting the S200-a-
month old age pension scheme de-
vised by DR.. Townsend have en-
dorsed candidates for the house In
nine Of Michigan's seventeen con-
gressional districts. II Couzens Is
nominated political dopesters will
count many Of the republican pri-
mary votes cast for him as potential
general election votes for President
Roosevelt. II Murphy Is not elm
mated the democratic high com.
mand will have suffered lie sharp
est reverse since II bucked 1ammany
In New York city with o hand
picked New Deal municipal ticket.
Both May be Impossible
Some observers believe nomination
of both Couzens and Murphy TO be
impossible. 1t Is argued that both
are largely dependent upon the in
dependent and more or less pro-
gressive elements among the Michi-
gan electorate. It Is not possible
to scratch q primary ballot In Michi-
gan. A voter might desire to help
nominatel Couzens for Senator and
Murphy for governor but at the poll
ing booth that voter will be given
only one ballot and II 1t Is q demo-
cratic ballot, the name of Couzens
will not appear. II 1t Is repub-
lican, the name Of Murphy, will be
missing.
Townsend to be Test
The Townsend candidates will test
pension sentiment in Michigan. Pri-
mary elections to date have DEM
onstrated that DR.. Townsend Is not
talking through his hat when he
says his movement is politically i'm
portant. Here and there the Town
sendites have been nominating can
didates for the house who are SYM
pathetic with their views. One of
the notable reverses for Townsen-
diteS was In Texas primary, held
about the time the doctor began
hammering President Roosevelt.
las fast as candidates were built
up" said Fred Shipley, q leader Of
the Texas Townsend movement
that fight on Roosevelt would
knock them In the head"
Most of the Michigan Townsend
candidates are republicans.
All Watch Maine
Washington, Sept. 11.-(UP)-Po-
litical activity shifted to Maine to-
day where both major parties con-
centrated efforts in campaign to
win Mondays "As Maine goes so
goes the nation" state election.
Gov. ALI M. Landon sped eastward
from Topeka, Kan, to close the re-
publican campaign with O speech at
Portland on the eve Of the election.
His address, he said, viii be a con-
tribution ito the notable campaign
which ! believe will end In the re-
udiation Of the present national adj
ninistration by the voters OF Maine"
The speech, It was said, will set
the stage for the farm policy and
social security addresses the repub-
lican nominee will deliver the third
week IN September IN Des Moines.
st. Paul or Minneapolis and Mil
waukee.
President Roosevelt came back TO
Washington from Charlotte. ~. c..
where he placed before the nation a
declaration that his administration.
without invading indivldual iiber-
hard. Il Is said that there Is much
resentment IN Tammany against