The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-05
BY LYLE c. WILSON


 Mexico, Mo-, Oct. 5.-(UP)-Re- publicans and anti-New Deal demo- crats are cutting deeply into Rose welt strength in this order state.
 They are putting their heads against a Roosevelt stone wall in northern Missouri h:lt report better success in the southern part. South of the river" they call it, referring to the Missouri river which me- anders across Missouri from west to east. .
 I believe President Roosevelt will carry this state, but by a tremend- ously reduced majority compared to 1882. A series of good campaign breaks might swing Missouri to Gov. Ali M. Landon.
 Credible experts in democratic Jefferson City, the state capital which is nearby, give the state to MT. Roosevelt by 10000 to 80,000. Anti-New Deal Jeffersonian demo- crats predict St. Louis will go re- publican by 25,0oo to 50,0o0. But Sam O'Neal, who looks at Missouri politics with a cold, expert eye for ] the St. Louis Star Times, says his town will give MT. Roosevelt a majority of 50,000.
 Kansas City, (Jackson county, is commanded by Thomas J. Fender gast, the most successful democratic boss in the nation. It will give MT. Roosevelt a useful majority to fend off trouble elsewhere. But the re- publicans are making it 8 fight throughout the state. They are hauling up oratorical big guns. Gov. Landon and Vice-Presidential Can- didate Frank Knox will be there this month.
 MT. Roosevelt undoubtedly has lost some strength even in north Missouri democratic strongholds There are democrats here who like the President less than they did but who will vote for him largely be- cause they cannot abide republicans. But if there is any stampede from MT. Roosevelt thereabouts of pro- portions likely to destroy him, it is not evident in this almost booming town of 5000 persons.
 Mexico is an east-central Missouri manufacturing and farm town. Business is excellent. It is the capital of Audrain county and a democratic citadel. If democrats were walking out in large numbers, 1t would be evident here. found democratic restlessness but no mass promenade away from the New | TN@nv HR,. poo~nxyo1k xxyi1I .., V.,.xp %yaie county, by reduced majority. In 1882 the county vote was Roosevelt 1 7,30l: Hoover 2,037. The staet vote: Roosevelt 1,025, ,406; Hoover 564,713. Republicans are doing the walk ing here-back to the party they deserted in 1882 to vote against Mir Hoover.
 To begin finding out what Mexico is thinking politically, you telephone Herschel Schooley, until recently city editor of the Mexico Ledger and report yourself in town. Hal1 an hour later Schooley-low re- publican candidate for cnogress fire n this district-gathers a poll tically mixed group of buslress mer together and you sit down with them at his home, 713 South Wash ington street.
 The editors of the Ledger and the Intelligencer are there. Turner Williams comes ir-he runs the Csow.. laundSy anG !s g democrat Lester Fl. Miller $ introduced al superintendent Of the A. ?. Green Fire Brick co. He is g republican pr. J. F. Jolley, transplanted Kan. san, is a democrat and so are Col E. Y. Burton and lawyer Davit Robertson.
 The consensus is that the town county and state look safe enough for Roosevelt town and counts sure for him. Later at the hote you learn that lawyer Robertson