Evening star., 1936-09-20
new DEAL FAILURE
IN SPENDING SEEN
Republicans Deny Millions
From U S. Can Turn
Keystone Tide.
BY WALTON d. ROOS,

success in Maine, G. o. P. leaders in
Pennsylvania have pumped fresh
energy and enthusiasm into the cam
paign here.
Maine results, they asserted, dem
onstrate that New Deal spending Of
millions Of Government money to
turn the tide here" will not bring
success to the Democratic hope Of
making Pennsylvania q doubtful
State this year.
With charges of political coercion
Of w. P. A. emplyoes a major issue
OF the g. p. o. in this State, Repub-
lican State Chairman M Harvey Tay-
lor declared:
THE American voter is not for
sale. That's Names reply to Roose-
velt's attempt to induce Americans to
vote away their chartered liberties in
return for the New Deals 80 pieces
Of silver. 1t Is the same answer which
Pennsylvania is preparing to repeat
most emphatically in November"
Republicans Gibe at Earle.
Republican spokesmen also seized
upon the Maine returns to gibe at
Gov. George H. Earle, who two weeks
ago had gone into that State to speak
for the Democratic candidates and
who now is stumping Pennsylvania
vigorously for the New Deal. Recall
ing that three times in his first year
IN ONCE Earle had taken the stump
on three different issues, and met de-
feat at the polls each time, the Re-
publicans said the Maine returns
showed the Governor has maintained
a perfect score as q campaigner for
lost causes" and that his present tour
Of Pennsylvania for Roosevelt will
keep unbroken the Governors record
Of leading his party into defeat"
Developments in the Republican
camp came rapidly this week.
A Statewide meeting OF young Re-
publicans was called for Harrisburg
for next Monday to climax the drive,
IN progress two months, to WOO first
voters away from the Democrats.
A meeting Of the Republican State
Committee was announced for Pitts
burgh October /, to whoop up the
campaign in Western Pennsylvania.
solidly Democratic two years ago, and
Is expected to be the most productive
source Of New Deal votes this year.
Col. Frank Knox, it was announced
will return to Pennsylvania to speak
at the State Committee meeting, and
will address Pittsburgh rally in the
evening Of that day. The vice presi-
dental nominee is expected to speak
in Philadelphia the following week,
probably October 7.
Col. Roosevelt to Speak.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt, jr., is
coming into Pennsylvania next month.
He is scheduled to speak at q rally
October ~ at Willow Grove, in Phila-
delphias suburbs, and may make sew
eral speeches in the anthracite Sec
tions Of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Gov. Landon, scheduled for Phila.
delphia during the last week Of the
campaign, may visit a score Of cities
in the State In his final swing through
the East.
Regional conferences in half q
dozen zones were begun by q special
committee in charge Of the CAM
paign to recapture Republican control
OF the lower branch Of the Legis-
lature, which in 1884 went Demo-
cratic for the first time in more than
half century.
Democrats, meanwhile, have been
keeping their major campaign plans
under cover. While John L. Lewis,
president Of the United Mine Workers
Of America, this week began his tour
Of the coal counties in behalf of
Roosevelt, the Democrats have re-
manned mum regarding plans for the
President himself to campaign in
Pennsylvania.
The brunt Of the Democratic cam
paign thus far has been carried by
Gov. Earle, who has been criss-cross-
ing the State by airplane and auto
mobile making speeches, not only in
behalf Of the President, but to pro-
mote his own campaign to gain Demo-
cratic control of the State Senate
which now has narrow Republican
majority.
Earle has claimed Pennsylvania will
60 for Roosevelt by 250,000 majority.
Pittsburgh and Allegheny County,
generally expected to 60 Democratic,
the Governor predicts will give Roose-
welt q 125,000 lead-four times his
majority there in 1892. The counties
west OF the mountains, he claimed,
will 60 for Roosevelt by 100000. He
claimed Philadelphia, where the fight
Is expected to be close, and the an
thracite counties, where Lewis is
campaigning.
Renewing his attack on Col Knox
for the Allentown speech in which the
Republican candidate said savings ac-
counts and insurance policies are not
secure because Of New Deal spending,
Earle accused Knox of trying to start
. financial panic"
Other Developments Loom.
Two other developments, initiated
by the Democratic State administra-
tion, may become important In cam
paign effects.
The Governor called upon the Pub
lie Service Commission TO proceed
Immediately for the reduction Of all
electric tight and power rates in Penn
sylvania" and to extend rural electri-
fcation "at the lowest possible cost"
Attorney General Charles ]. Mar
giotti ruled the Governors power over
all sheriffs is supreme and that In
time Of industrial strife the Governor
may supersede local officials. This
ruling Is politically important to aid
Lewis drive to unionize the steel in
dustry, and goes . step beyond the
frequent retteration by Gov. Earle and
other Democratic State ofiicials that
State relief will be extended to strik-
ers in need.
Several dozen court suits have be-
gun as . result Of q scramble by rival
candidates for. the right to nomina-
tions for congressional and legislative
oflices ON the Royal Oak ticket, the
party name under which the Lemke-
OBrien ticket will run in Pennsyl-