The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-23

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While in theory a Presidential
campaign blankets 48 states, only
a score or less usually feel the full
force of the final prediction
drive for votes. 1t is so in 1896.
Firing may continue outside the
crucial sector, for one reason or
another. Presidential candidates
may even make excursions into
territory which they have moi
counted as their most promising.
But all of that often is merely a
part of the old military game of
trying TO confuse the enemy.
When it comes down to the real,
underground work of getting out
the vote, which many believe con-
trolls elections regardless of the ac-
tivities OF the candidates, the sit
uat,on is different. Each party's
high command sets aside certain
states as safe, and puts in its bests
in those additional states where
the possibilities seem most plaus-
IDLE.
New York To Colorado
This year the disposition of the
Democrats is to look on the South
and the Far West as the first line
of their electoral strength. Since
the Maine election, the Republi-
cans have reckoned all of the New
England states as theirs. These
claims are disputed, in each in
stance; but the inevitable logic of
the situation still indicates that the
belt of confessed states stretching
from New York to Colorado will
be the focus of the eliminating en-
gagements Of the campaign.
Within this section are the states
of New York, New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, Delaware, West Virginia,
Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois.
Wisconsin. Minnesota, Iowa, Ne
braska, Missouri, Kansas, South
Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming,
Idaho and Colorado.
Together these 20 states have
pa electoral votes, Is more than
the 266 needed to elect. If Mr..
Roosevelt can carry the South and
the Far West, he still will need
some of these states to win. If
Mr.. Landon can carry New Eng
land. he still will need most of
| these states to win.
That is the simplest way in
which the sitaution can be stated.
Democratic predictions of victory
are based on a hope that at least
two or three of the largest crucial
states, or several of the smaller,
viii go Democratic; while Repub-
lican claims of an electoral college
majority presupposes a Republican
sweep through virtually the entire
disputed area.
In fact, on the Republican side,
National Chairman Hamilton has
said as much, insubstance. He has
predicted that Mr.. Landon will
win by carrying every state east
of the Mississippi and north of the
Ohio, and 10 or II west CT the
Mississippi. A glance at The map
will show what solid sweep that
would mean.
The policy of the Democratic
managers is to claim everything,
but to do it with a smile. Mean
while they keep pegging away on
the New York-Colorado front.
lunches Play Part
Then why does Mr.. Landon go
by California, and why does Mr..
Roosevelt swing through New
England?
There might be many answers.
Sometimes a candidate yields to
the plea of deeply enthused local
leaders that if he only will come
into their state, a strong opposition
will melt away. He wants to es-
cape the remorse which might
overtake him if he disregarded
such advice, and was beaten.