Evening star., 1936-09-06
VOTE DRIVE SPED
|NPENNSYLVAN|A
1000, 900 Expected to Req.
iSter-Landon Will Close
Fight in State.
BY WALTER ID. ROOS,
Special Correspondent Of The Star.

HARRISBURG, Pa, September s.
The most energetic drive in the
States history to qualify voters for
the November election is in progress
in Pennsylvania.
September is registration and en-
rollment month and when the lists
close four weeks from today, party
leaders expect the total eligible to
cast ballots will be well above 4,00O,-
600.
The roster Of enrolled voters will
be completed before the crucial Oc-
tober drive for Pennsylvania's 36 elec-
toral votes, which is expected to bring
the presidential nominees of both
major parties into this State for the
close of the campaign.
Gov. Landon, who opened his East
ern tour with an address at his Penn
sylvania birthplace two weeks ago, is
certain for one more speech, although
Republican State leaders are trying
to make it three. He will wind up the
Pennsylvania Republican campaign at
a Philadelphia rally. expected to be
tlle friday DeIOre electlOn.
Republican scouts report Landon's
appearance at West Middlesex, fol-
lowed by his tax speech at Buffalo
have brought strong swing to the
Republican ticket in the western half
of the State, which went solidly Demo-
cratic two years ago. Although the
13 congressional seats in that half of
the State are all held by Democrats
now, Republicans report they will win
not less than five, and may gain eight,
If the favorable reaction can be con-
tinued until the time the ballots are
cast. For that reason they are en-
deavoring to arrange Landon speech
in Pittsburgh for late October and, If
possible, also for the anthracite region
OF Northeastern Pennsylvania, where
hard fight is in prospect
May Speak in Pittsburgh.
Democratic leaders are planning t.
take President Roosevelt into the same
centers. Having delivered his ac-
ceptance speech in Philadelphia, the
President is not expected to return TO
that city. but is expected to speak late
in october in Scranton and Pitts
burgh.
Meanwhile, in the mining sections
of the west and the northeast, the
campaign for the President is being
waged very actively by the Pennsyl-
vania branch of Labor's Nou-Partsan
League.
The Lemke- O'Brien ticket will make
its first Pennsylvania appearance at
rally at the Philadelphia Municipal
Stadium Saturday. September 26.
Father Coughlin will return to the
State for his third speech, to cam
palgn with them at the rally.
The first definite indication Of how
votes will be cast in November is ex-
| pected from the registration figures,
but they will not be necessarily con-
elusive. Except in Philadelphia, the
registration will be merely revision
of present lists, and citizens need not
/ change their party registrations to
change the party in which they will
vote.
In Philadelphia, however, an en-
tirely new enrolment of voters was
begun this week, and the only signif-
cant indicator of political trend is
expected in that city's registration.
The Quaker City's Republican ma
jorities, which averaged about 250.OO0
decade ago, have been dwindling
Importance of Philadelphia Vote.
More than ever before, the Phila-
delphia vote this year may decide
whether Pennsylvania goes Republican
or Democratic.
The Philadelphia registration began
with charges from Republican leaders
that non-residents were being import
ed into the city from other counties
and nearby States, placed on w. P. A.
pay rolls with instructions to register
Democratic at once.
These charges are expected to be in
vestigated by State Senate Commit
tee to be named next week.