The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-28
BY LYLE c. WILSON

United Press Stan Correspondent
 Boston, Sept. 28.-(UP)-New England is taking a walk from the New Deal these days under mixed command of enthusiastic republi- cans, bolting democrats and priest.
 As of today the odds are against the Roosevelt Garner ticket in all six New England states. But the democrats consider Massachusetts, at least, to be fighting ground. President Roosevelt will invade that state on election eve in the last week of October for a major speech and an automobile tour. Such a maneuver would be pointed at salvaging Massachusetts and perhaps Rhode Island and Connecticut as well.
 Of New England's half dozen states, Maine has marched over the New Deal horizon in its state elec- tion. Connecticut, New Hampshire and Vermont are on the way. Those four cast their 1932 electoral votes for Herbert c. Hoover. Maine's Sept. IA general election was a re- publican triumph for state candi- dates. It practically wrote Maine's Nov. 3 electoral vote into the g. O. p. presidential column. But Maine's republican majorities are not gen. orally judged to have been suffi- ciently large to prove MT. Roosevelt also has lot certain vital states out- side New England.
 Managers of one of the current national political polls wrote to the Maine election result that:
 l. It demonstrated a republican comeback and e trend away from MT. Roosevelt.
 2. The division of votes pointed to a rather close election, nationally, rather than assured republican vic- tory.
 Massachusetts and Rhode Island were Roosevelt states four years ago. They properly may be consid- cred to be fighting ground until the returns are in next November. But the Roosevelt-New Deal hold on Massachusetts and Rhode Island is jeopardized- perhaps already broken-by party dissension, 8 bolt of conservative democratic leaders and the booming radio oratory of Father Charles E. Coughlin.
 The priest promises to be 8 fac- tor in at least three of the New England states, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. He is no friend of Gov. Ali M. Lan. don and the republicans. He IS the mortal political enemy of MT. Roosevelt and all his works. His followers are more likely to vote purposefully against MT. Roosevelt in November than for any candidate. Father Coughlin has endorsed the union party presidential candidacy of William Lenke, a North Dakota Agrarian, whose appeal to New Eng land voters would be scant, If any, except for the political speeches of his clerical sponsor.
 The foremost 1886 political pedeS- trian is Alfred E. Smith. When ne decided to ''take 6 walk" from the New Deal he undoubtedly persuaded some other democrats to do Ike wise. He has been political power in New England. Former Gov. Joe seph B. Ely of Massachusetts esti- mated that Smith was good TOT 100000 anti Roosevelt votes in that staet alone. Robert Choate. editor of the Boston Herald and Traveller put Smiths political pulling power at close to zero. The concensus of others to whom talked. includ- ing Robert Brady who has been writing New England politics for many years, was that Smith still was a political factor in that area. If he pulled votes from the New Deal in Massachusetts he also would pull them in Rhode Island. smith carried both states in 1928.
 Ely, on his own account, is head man of the only organized conser- yatiye democratic bolt from MT, Roosevelt. He and former Senator James A. Reed of Missouri actually are the natoinal Jeffersonian demo- crats. There are some other charter members. But Ely and Reed will make the Jeffersonians cltck-ii they click. That pair went to Maine before the Sept. "A election and without staet or city organization oi any kind gathered a crowd of 2.00O Large for Portland to hear their anti-New Deal speeches. They hired q band ana put some adyertisementa in the newspapers. That vas al !.