The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-29
Rx LYLE c. WILSON

(Unlte0 Press SCAn COtkeSpOn0enU
 Pittsburgh, Oct. 29-(U.P.)-An- gry, bitter feeling characterizes the presidential campaign in PennSyl- vania :. in the final days before Nov. 3.
 The state appears to be. an even bet to go either to President Roose- welt or. to Gov. Ali M. Landon. There probably will be 4,500, ,000 votes boiled here and the winner may not have a plurality of more than 150,000. So small margin in so large a poll could be turned either way by last minute breaks or smart campaign maneuvering.
 There is evident in Pennsylvania an alignment of the little fellows against the big fellows" This part of the state with its steel mills, soft coal mines and populous AL legheny county will give MT. Roose- welt 8 fat plurality. The north- eastern anthracite mine areas also seem to be safe for the New Deal.
 Landon Strong in East
 Gov. Landon's strength lies in the eastern counties and in the farm belt. Pennsylvania farmers have not been on the drought relief lists and they got no such bounties for not growing this and that as did farmers in the mid-western plains areas. Another factor likely to aid Gov. Landon against MT. Roose- welt in Pennsylvania agricultural areas is the fact that Works Prog ress Administration payrolls have increased the cost of farm labor. William Lemke, Union party presidential candidate, is on the Pennsylvania ballot and will cut into MT. Roosevelt's strength.
 Social Security Act
 The Social Security wage levy of 1 per cent which will be deducted from weekly pay envelopes begin ming next January is being used against the administration. Simple mathematics demonstrates that Pennsylvania has paid more in fed- eral taxes in three Roosevelt years than has been returned to the state in various types of New Deal grants and allotments of funds. The figures, .t are: Taxes, $S28.352, ,239; grants; and ailotments, $699, ,963, ,625. In addition to; these grants and al- lotlnentS, the federal government has lent in Pennsylvania or had insured loans there aggregating more than SAYS, ,500, 900. Business is tremendously improved over 1882 33.
 Very Bitter Campaign
 Bitterness of political feeling here makes campaign tactics in ad- joining mid-western states seem tame by comparison. "The Penn sylvania Independent" newspa- per which appeared this month, turned an unusual fire of criticism on MT. Roosevelt and his political associates. The paper states at its masthead that 1t is sponsored by the republican state committee of Pennsylvania, M. Harvey. Taylor, chairman, and c. Edward Green, secretary.
 .. 4s ;. Labor For Roosevelt
 7, Organized labor, almost solidly for MT. Roosevelt, Is bitter toward Gov. Landon and his supporters. I was; told at labor headquarters here of organized drives to boycott some businesses which publicly and in- sistently endorse the republican candidate.
 Comparing information obtained in pro-R Roosevelt Pittsburgh and in the republican eastern end of the state, 1t appears that republicans expect five populous eastern coun- ties to offset the, mill and mine Roosevelt plurality which is inevit- able in western Pennsylvania. Re- publicans contend their margin of victory will come from the mid state agricultural areas. But Phila- deiphia, which used to roll up tre- rnendous republican pluralities, is being discounted heavily by some active g.o.p. campaignerS. If the city goes republican 1t probably will" not be by a margin of more than 10000 votes. e
 ;y Estimates of Both
 Ine Philadelphia l obtained esti- mates of the probable Landon plu- rality in the five big eastern colln- ties and the average of three esti- nlators, all. pro4Landon, was an age gregate of 117,OOO votes. Pro- Roosevelt estimates of the demo- cratic plurality in a score of vest ern. counties ranged from 100000 to 175, 900 votes. ~ts.,
 :, Favorable to Mir. Roosevelt in Pennsylvania are these factors: 1n- creased registration of more than 750, ,000; abolition of the poll tax; Roosevelt strength among young voters: uniform labor endorsement of the Roosevelt Garner ticket: democratic control of the state gov ernment, of many boards of county commissioners and election boards: democratic domination of state and federal patronage.
 Faithful to New Deal
 William N. McNair, democratic anti-New Deal mayor of Pittsburgh recently resigned. He was succeed ed by Cornelius ID. Scully who is faithful to the New Deal. I was told that Pittsburghs 5000 city enn- fli0VeS heOaTS fff1Faaflf lfa taIv stl7aral