Evening star., 1936-06-29
GUFFEY DECLARES.
STATE DEMOCRATIC.
Convention Held Great Sue.
cess, Indicating Victory
in Fall.
BY WILL r. KENNEDY,
Staa Correspondent of The Star.

0lhH Correspondents VI ! ac 0thi
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June az
The State of Pennsylvania, second
largest in the United States. about
which there has been grave doubt
whether 1t would support the Roose-
velt-Garner ticket, especially since
the collapse of the Guffey coal bill.
"is surely going Democratic" This
assurance was given yesterday by the
jubilant Senator Joseph Guffey. who
brought the convention to Phila-
delphia, and by Representative Patrick
j. Boland of Scranton. the Democratic
whip of the House. Both also predict
the reelection of Roosevelt and
Garner with an increased majority
Just an increased ma ajority,"
Senator Guffey nonchalantly re-
marked. Before the convention came
here I predicted that Roosevelt would
carry the State by a larger majority
than I did-l28,000. I did not carry
Philadelphia, but he will. I conf
IDENTIFY expect him to sweep the State
with majority of 100000 to 100000.
Il did not see a delegate or an
alternate who is not going home salts
fed. Every one in Philadelphia
including those who put up the
money for the convention-is salts
fed.
wonderful Convention"
1T was a wonderful convention
and the notification-acce cere-
mony was the greatest. most inspiring.
spectacle in the history of the country.
There were enough in Franklin Field
Stadium last night to carry Phila-
delphia for the ticket. And they
went away impressed. Through radio
broadcasts the entire country was
impressed, and their support Of the
ticket will be intensified IS the dele
gates and alternates spread their
reports in the home areas.
The convention was a tremendous
thing for Philadelphia in a civic and
political way. It helped the city to
find itself, just as the convention in
1912 helped Baltimore,
Representative Boland Is almost as
optimistic as Senator Guffey about
the Democratic ticket carrying Penn
sylvania He figures the majority
will be 10000 to 100000. Mr.. Bo-
land. in his capacity as whip" and
in cooperation with Representative
Pat Drury of Virginia, chairman of
the Democratic Congressional Com
nittee, has been making a canvass of
delegates to sound out the feeling OF
the country-asking for facts and not
party ballyhoo-has figured it out that
the returns this year will be stronger
for Roosevelt than four years ago.
No knockers" Present.
There was general satisfaction with
the convention-there were none oi
the usual knockers-among those
who came here TO spend their money
in an effort to advance party inter.
ests Many of them said the demon.
stration Saturday night, a marvellous
spectacle, was worth the trip-and
they are going home enthusiastic
about the President and the plat.
form. The platform was different and
impressive-a frank statement of q
continuing policy, instead of blatant
promises. The people felt the SINGER
ity of it. 1t stated that the question
Of wages, housing and social welfare
are matters of concern for the Fed
eral Government l am satisfied
that the Democratic Congress will pass
legislation to that conclusion"
Mine labor and interests, which II
has been argued would flop back to
the Republicans on account of the
coal bill fiasce-Will do nothing of the
sort. Representative Boland was in
conference with John L. Lewis, head
of the United Mine Workers-and 1t
is pretty safe prediction that he will
so to Boland's home city, Scranton,
ss campaign speaker for the Demo-
Gratis Mike Kosik, president of dis
trict No. OF the United Mine Work
ers Of America In Washington, has
also been in conference with Boland.
They are hopeful that an adaptation
of the Guffey bill, or some similar
aid to Goa, mine interests, will be
passed by the Congress soon after 1t
meets in January.