Evening star., 1936-08-19
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS

State and local issues and the effect
they will have on the national elections
this Fall constitute one of the uncertain
ties of complicated situation which is
giving more than ordinary concern to
the leaders at the headquarters of both
parties this year. Reports received here
from practically all parts Of the country
indicate without much doubt that dis
affection in the Democratic ranks from
this cause is decidedly more widespread
than on the Republican side. Although
every presidential election campaign wit
nesses number of such differences be-
tween local leaders. it is the opinion of
political observers here that this year
has developed larger crop" than usual
of such inter-party conflicts. Many Of
them will be ironed out before November
rolls around. it is pointed out, and will
have little If any effect on the results;
but in a number of cases, it is believed.
the ranc0r and the bitter feeling which
has been engendered by these State and
local contests will be carried through
to the polls. Some of them are the out
growth of national policies as applied
to local conditions and their final out
come will depend largely on the ability
of national leaders to harmonic oppoS-
ing elements.
Conferences which Gov. Landon, Re-
publican presidential candidate. who
starts tomorrow on his trip East. will
have with influential political leaders in
the States through which he will pass
will form the backbone to much of the
yxyill hn Shn in q
polite of his party during the coming
campaign in those respective areas
These conferences, along with those
which President Roosevelt will hold,
those which Chairman Farley Is con-
Quoting with numerous visiting State
leaders to the Democratic headquarters
in New York, those which Chairman
Hamilton of the Republican National
Committee has had in many Of the
Western States and many others con-
stitute the foundation, observers here
hold, on which party solidarity Is based.
Through agreements reached in this
manner on broad issues, through the
buttressing and strengthening of party
ties which is brought about and through
the outlining of campaign plans these
conferences, it is pointed out, are OF
ineStimable value in the lining up OF
political forces and in upbuilding party
strength.
Frequently the Senate of the United
States is referred to as 1.-The greatest
deliberative body in the world" due to
the fact that no limit ordinarily is placed
on the time which any Senator may
occupy In debate, his physical ability to
hold the floor being the only governing
criterion. In truer sense, however, the
phrase might be applied to a much
larger "body"-namely, the voters of
the United States. They deliberate" for
months on how they will vote in
presidential election. Many of them,
like some Senators. have made up their
minds long in advance as to whether
they will support or oppose q given
measure and no amount of argument or
persuasion from the opposite side could
change them. But countless thousands
Of the American voters have been study
ing for a considerable time past and
will continue to study the various issues
being presented to them before they
reach q final decision as to how they
will cast their ballots on November 3. :
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Reports reaching here from Yosemite,
Calf, where the Institute of Pacific Rela-
tions, composed Of representatives of the
leading nations interested in Affairs Of
the Pacific area, are In session, to the
effect that the japanese delegates had
oxproGeod q de1tfo % enter into . treaty