Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-11-01
Michigan Seen for Roosevelt,
With G. o. P. Taking State Jobs
Democratic Margin Narro,O for Presi.
dency-Brucker and Br0,cn Close
in Senate FIGHT.

trtct, w. Frank James. The chances
seem favorable to election Of a Re-
publican to the eleventh district seat
vacated by Representative Brown.
former State Senator Herbert j.
Rushton Of Escanaba Is better known
than his Democratic opponent. On
the other hand, the seat of Repre-
sentative Werner w. Main in the third
district may be captured by the DEM
ocrats. Main, elected at a special
election last Winter as a Townsend
candidate, was deserted by the Town
sendites this year because he refused
to sign on the dotted line for the
$200-a-month proposal. He was
beaten in the primary. Both the
Townsend and Coughlin organizations
have Endorsed the Democratic can
didate, Rosslyn L. Sewers of Char
lotte. From Grand Rapids comes the
news that the veteran. Representative
Carl e. Mapes, Is facing stern OPP
position from Thomas F. McAllister,
Democrat, and may lose.
Many neutral observers believe the
Republican campaign in this State
to have been badly botched. Too
much time has been devoted to talk
ing about saving the Constitution and
delivering the country from the Reds,
issues which have had no apparent
effect whatever. The one issue which
has made hay for the G. o. p, that
Of governmental extravaganza, has
hod EftIo y,,oro than M ee;po v,,apf;op
During the last two weeks Of the cam
paign, the Republicans have ham
mered hard at the Social Security
pay roll tax. They believe they have
made considerable Roadway among
the labor vote, originally overwhelm-
ingly for Roosevelt. The Democrats
met the attack promptly. Labor
union officials, working hand in glove
with the Democrats, report that the
Republican attack has made no ground
whatever among their membership.
Strategic Error BY Landon.
Those close to the labor movement
are of the opinion Gov. Landon COM
mitted grievous strategic error when
he devoted half his day in Detroit
to visiting Henry Ford at the lat
ter's Dearborn estate. Mr.. Ford, in
whatever light he may be regarded in
more distant locales. is far from popu-
lar with the laboring group in this
area. The news of his visit had not
been on the street an hour when the
United Auto Workers came out with
an open letter to Landon, asking If
his visit to Ford meant that he favored
the Ford labor policies. spy system
and other items.
Several hundred Republican big
shots from all over the State who
had gone to Landon's hotel to see
him were kept waiting when Ford
spirited the candidate away. Finally
they were told a reception would be
held in one Of the ball rooms later
in the afternoon. When Landon re-
turned from Ford's it was nearly
o'clock and he went right to bed to
rest for his night speech. The hot
shots who had been standing around,
first on one foot and then on an
other. in the ball room all afternoon
had to be told that it would be i'm
possible for the candidate to see them.
Since then. there has been q notice.
able inclination on the part Of Ger
tain candidates on the Republican
ticket to instruct their audiences in
how to vote for me and Roosevelt"