Evening star., 1936-03-01
BRECKENRIDGE HAT
TOSSED IN RING IN:
New Deal Foe TO Oppose
Roosevelt in Ohio
Primary.
ny the Associated Press.


ey the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio February 90
Col. Henry Breckinridge OF New YORK
prepared today to challenge the Demo-
cratic New Deal to q popularity con-
test in the Buckeye State.
G. A. Weinman Of Columbus an
nounced that he had received petitions
signed by Col. Breckenridge, attorney
for Charles A. Lindbergh. to enter his
name in the Democratic presidential
preference primary May IL.
He said he would put the petitions
In circulation Immediately to obtain
the required 1000 signatures from 80
counties before March IS to qualify
the coloners candidacy. Weinman in
dicated that no attempt would be
made to obtain, delegates pledged to
the New Deal critic.
Delegates Not Bound.
In Ohio, delegates to the national
party conventions are elected in the
primary, there being separate presi-
dental preference ballot on which
voters may express their approval
of whatever presidential candidates
choose to enter their names.
The convention delegates. however,
are not bound to follow the results Of
the preferential balloting as they cast
their votes in the convention.
In the meantime, Undersecretary Of
the Interior Charles West continued
his work on selecting a Roosevelt slate
of delegates with the aid of Central
Committee Chairman Earl H. Hane-
field. This list, it was understood, will
contain none but simon pure New
Deal advocates.
Borah Against Field.
Behind the Republican organization
slate of delegate candidates nominally
pledged to Robert A. Taft Of Cincin-
natl and Charles r. Frederickson Of
Coshocton as "favorite son" presiden-
tial candidates will be thrown the
combined strength of Gov. ALI NJ
Landon of Kansas, Col. Frank Knox.
Chicago publisher; former President
Hoover and other presidential posi-
bi1ities.
The strength of the field as repre-
sented by Statewide poll Of Repub-
lican leaders conducted by State
Chairman Ed D. Schorr was 79.5 per
cent. The strength of Senator VIII
liam e. Borah Of Idaho, who is con-
testing against the State organization
for Republican delegates was repre-
scented by the poll as being 20.5- per
cent. .
In entering the Democratic primary.
Col. Breckinridge will be continuing
the opposition he has displayed toward
President Roosevelt's New Deal since
the 1882 convention.
At that time he called for the nomi-
nation Of Harry r. Byrd, former Gov
ernor Of Virginia, as the party's presi-
dental candidate, but Mr.. Roosevelt
was named.
For the next two years Breckin-
ridge, a New York lawyer and former
Assistant Secretary Of War, quietly
gathered ammunition for the 1884
campaign.
Beaten as Independent.
Then, running as In independent
candidate for the Senate, on "con-
stitutional" platform. he assailed what
he called the bureaucratic" policies
Of the Roosevelt administration and
called it national Tammany ma
chine" parenthetically expressing q
hope that the wigwam would 60 down
to defeat.
Although this hope was realized, his
own immediate ambition was blasted by
the reelection of Senator Royal S.
Copeland.
Last Fall he renewed his attack on
the New Deal. declaring the admins
tration had repudiated the principles
and traditions of the Democratic party.
He urged coalition Of "all elements"
of the electorate to oust what he
termed the "alien- minded adventures"
in Washington.
Again, on September z, he assailed
the monetary witch doctors of Wash
tngton" for creating q silver market
condition which he said was "plaguing"
China.