Evening star., 1936-09-10
HAMILTON CLAIMS
ALL
STATES BUT ONE
Says Landon Will Pick Up
Needed rs Votes West
of Mississippi.
NO SLUMP IN WEST;
CALIFORNIA STRONGER
G. O. P. Chairman Tells Press
Maine Will Be Swept by Lam.
don-To Speak Tonight.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

John Hamilton, chairman of the
Republican National Committee, pre-
dicted today at q press conference
here that every State east of the
Mississippi and north of the Ohio,
with the possible exception of one,
will be carried by the Republicans. +"
I'VE will pick up the necessary IS
electoral votes west of the Mississippi
to elect Gov. Landon," he continued.
Hamilton. who is to speak at q
luncheon at the National Press Club,
then was asked about the situation in
California.
IT said, when I was on the Pacific
Coast, that the situation in Cali
fornia was not so hot" he replied.
"I'll say today that things in Cali
fornia are in better shape"
Slight August Slump.
Hamilton said he realized there had
been a bit of slump" in August
for the Republicans. but that it was
confined to the East.
There was no evidence Of any
slump in the West" he said, land
my reports from Utah and Idaho are
better than they were"
Hamilton insisted that Oklahoma
was battle-ground" In support of
this statement, he said that in the
first place, many former Kansans
now live in Oklahoma and feel to-
ward Gov. Landon as the people OF
Kansas do.
They have had . spendthrift State
government in Oklahoma, in direct
contrast to the Landon administra-
tion in Kansas" he said. ALSO there
have been defections in the Demo.
cratic party, among them former Gov.
Murray. For those reasons do not
believe that the Democrats can hope
for their normal majority in Okla
homa."
Hamilton gave the Republicans "a
bit Of an edge" In Michigan. He
said he thought the Republicans would
be in better shape there after the pri-
maries are held. Senator Couzens'
recent statement that he favored the
reelection Of President Roosevelt,
Hamilton said. had been no surprise,
but had been already discounted be-
cause of Couzens' known position.
Upstate G. o. p. Strong.
"The Republicans will roll up q
three-quarter- million lead in upstate
New York, which viii be more than
enough to overcome the Democratic
majority in New York City and carry
the State for Landon," Hamilton said.
New England, Hamilton said. was
in good shape" He predicted the
Republicans would carry Massa-
chusetts, as well as Maine and the
rest Of the New England States. He
was questioned about the reports of
du Pont contributions made in Maine
to the Republican campaign fund.
They were made directly and I have
no knowledge Of them," said Hamilton
Il would like to know what Democratic
contributions have been made in Maine
but I notice they have not been made
public by the Senate Committee.
Hamilton predicted q Republican
sweep in Maine, with the election of 9
Republican Governor, q Republican
Senator and three members of the
House.
Asked II he thought Landon was
going into Maine because the Repub.
licans expected victory there, Hamilton
smiled and said: "I'll put it this way
I wouldn't send him into South
Carolina"
Hamilton was asked II he believe.
that the colored vote, which turned tt
Roosevelt in 1882, was returning to the
Republican party.
Il do not make a distinction in con.
sidering the Negro vote" he said
There is no question of race or oi
social standing in the matter. The
(see HAMILTON, Page A-2)