Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-29
THE POLITICAL
MILL
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.


Republican victory the Pine Tree State
set the pace for New England-what-
ever 1t did or did not do for the rest
OF the country-and particularly North
ern New England. Nothing has hap
pened since election day, September IA,
In Maine to give the Democrats any hope
OF carrying the State for Roosevelt. In
TACT. 1t is extremely probable that
Names plurality for Landon will greatly
exceed the lead given the Republican
candidate Tor Governor in the September
State election, which ran around 40 900.
The Democratic leaders in the State
nave no hope whatever of carrying Maine
Tor Roosevelt. A great deal will depend
upon the force in which the Republicans
turn out, and whether many believe that
the State Is in the bag, and do not 60
to the polls. The Republican organiZa-
ton is doing all it can to keep the G. o. P.
on its toes there.
Vermont will do its traditional best for
the Republican party, and that is pretty
good. The Green Mountain State has
never Wayered in its support of the
G. o. P. since the Civil War days. 1t has
never given its electoral votes to any but
Republican presidential candidate in all
that time. 1t has never elected a Demo-
cratic Senator nor member of the House,
nor Governor. 1t is as stanchly Repub-
lican as Mississippi is Democratic.
In New Hampshire the edge is dis
tinctly with LandOn and against Roose-
welt. The State, however, has senatorial
race that is creating good deal of
interest. Gov. H. Styles Bridges, having
pat
George II. Moses for the Republican sen-
atorial nomination, is opposed TO Repre-
sentative William Nathaniel Rogers.
Democrat. Rogers has represented the
FIRST congressional diStrict-New Hamp-
shire has tw0-Since January, 1882, when
he was elected to fill vacancy caused
by the death OF the late Representative
Fletcher Hale. His election was merely
an indication at that time of the coming
sweep against the G. o. P. He carried
his district again in November, 1892, but
with lead Of only little more than $500,
with the State going for Hoover. Two
years later he was reelected with q lead
of 1000.
Rogers is young man, A years OF
age, and good campaigner. Gov. Bridges
is still younger by three or four years
is an excellent campaigner. There is
some talk of Republican opposition grow
ing out of his defeat of Moses in the
primary, but this is not expected to be
material and the chances seem to be with
Bridges to win the senatorial race.
The Democrats are seeking in some wav
to overthrow the election of Senator Wal
White in, Mai
Brann, Democrat, with a lead OF about
5000 votes. Efforts are being made to
persuade Brann not to sign a certificate
Of election for White when the time
comes. and to throw the contest, if there
Is one. into the strongly Democratic
Senate. 1t does not appear that there
is any reasonable doubt of the election
of White. or that any irregularities could
be found that would upset the result
Doubt Is expressed that Brann will lend
himself to any high-handed attempt on
the part OF the Democrats outside OF
Maine to obtain this senatorial seat.
Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
which four years ago and in 1928 voted
Democratic, are likely to be back in the
Republican fold this year, and Connecti-
cut, despite Democratic hopes, will prob
aHAy ~ Az Pu~iASohs iho NOulu IIlCuI
solid New England bloc for Gov. Lam
don in the presidential election. And
such Republican victory would doubt
less be reflected in the vote in other
States.
Today is Landon day in New York.
Conferences with Republican leaders, and
with his Democratic supporters, AL Smith
and John w. Davis, and a speech in Madi-
son Square Garden tonight climax the
Republican candidates final drive for the
electoral votes of the East. President
Roosevelt is to make his bow to the New
York voters later. Not only does Landon
speak in New York City tonight, but also
Father Coughlin is there to address his
followers at the Hippodrome. The
Coughlinites are bitterly aroused over
the exclusion of their candidate for
President. Representative William Lemke
OF North Dakota, from the ballot in New
York State. What Father Coughlin will
advise his followers to do under the cir
cumstances may be divulged tonight.
If the Union party supporters insist
upon voting for Lemke they will be faced
with the task of writing in the names of
the At presidential electors in New York
selected by the Union party. Voters are
allowed only three minutes in the voting
machine booths under the law here. To
write in Al names, therefore, becomes an
almost inSurmountable task. Coughlin
might propose that his followers throw
their support to Landon-for he is bit
terly opposed to the reelection of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. But whether he will 60
to that length, or whether his followers
would accept such a recommendation, is
decidedly questionable. If Coughlin goes
to that length in New York he probably
would make similar recommendation
to his supporters in other States where
Lemke is not on the ballot.
1t is rather a queer quirk of political
fortune that the Coughlinites and the
Townsendites should be arrayed against
Roosevelt, the New Dealer, in this elec-
ton. But there they are, with DR.. TOWN.
send and Father Coughlin bitterly de-
nouncing the President and saying that
he must not be reelected. They may
hold the balance of power in some of
the States.
1t has been finally announced that the
Senatorial Campaign Committee headed
by Senator L0nergan of Connecticut,
Democrat, will not hold any public hear
ings on charges of political corruption
through the w. P. A. until after the
election. Despite the countless charges
that have gone up from several States
for weeks and months. it was foregone
conclusion that no public hearings in the