The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-21
-BEiRD THE SCENES IN TIE CAMPAIGN Experts Can Only Guess And Hope On Farm Vote; How It Will Swing Is The Greatest Puzzle Of Ballot Race

confiscation of farms and homes. Future FavOrs Are Factor
 But if there has been a marked drift back to Roosevelt, there's no more likely reason for 1t than the success of the New Deal farm propagandiSts in selling the idea that the farmers need expect few favors from Washington in the next four years if they walk out on the Democratic ticket now.
 Farmers have been. assured that Ro0sevelt's election is fairly cer- tain and that in any event there will be . Democratic Congress upon which they must depend for further benefit checks and other sweetenerS.
 In any event, farmers are re- ceiving more reading matter in the form of propaganda than they ever saw before. Lately Q great gob of it has poured out from the Roosevelt Agricultural Com nittee, the farm wing of the Dem- ocratic committee, with headquar- ters in New York and organization in every farm country.
 
 Campaign by Radio
 In most states the committee is headed up by Republican farmer leaders. Every morning, very early, and "just after milking time," it puts on a radio program featuring a farm organization official, Secre- tary Wallace, an Iowa preacher, or someone else who supposedly carries an appeal.
 Whether all this can offset the pro-Landon declarations of such old-time farm heroes as Frank Lowden and George Peek is a moot question. But Democrats have been cheering ever since the Prairie Farmer, important farm newspaper, recently broke a 97- year precedent by endorsing Roose- welt and denouncing g. o. p. efforts to rouse city people against higher food prices.
 Livestock raiserS, as distinguished from grain farmers, are said to be overwhelming against Roosevelt.
 The recent sudden realization of Republicans that they would have to fight to save Landon's home state of Kansas may be an indication of the reported swing. Few observers think LandOn will lose those nine electoral votes, but guesses as to his plurality now usually run between 10000 and 25,OOO.
 Hundreds of millions of federal funds have gone into Kansas, and Republicans charge a special deluge this month. Labor and the west Kansas wheat farmers are reported strong for Roosevelt.
 
 Iowa Race Is Close
 In Iowa ex-Governor Lowden is a great favorite. But SO is Sec- retary Wallace and the eventual allocation of Iowa,s II electoral votes is in doubt.
 Landon had a warm reception in Iowa. Reports differ as to whether his farm speeches or Roosevelt's have had the better effect. ..h4
 There's more general concern in Nebraska over the political fate of Senator George w. Norris than in the states seven electoral votes, but Republicans are fairly confident of carrying the state, even though Roosevelt's Omaha speech impressed many farmers.
 Norris, the 75-year-old veteran independent progressive, passed up both major party nominations and ran as an independent. Although Roosevelt went to. Omaha primar- fly to endorse him, it looks as if he might be beaten by Bob Sim- mons, his Republican opponent.
 Republicans are more hopeful of South Dakota than of North Dakota. In the former state, how ever, 1t is generally believed that the relief vote" will swing the result and a realistic approach would seem to give Roosevelt an edge there.
 Minnesota Is DOuhffuJ