The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-07
RY LYLE C. WILSON


 (Copyright, 1886. by United Press
 Oklahoma City, Okla, October '. =. (UP) = This state rejected Gov ernor E. w. Marland's costly local program modelled after President RooSevelts New Deal but Okla homa likes the flow of other peo- ple's money from Washington and is safe for the democrats this year.
 MT. Roosevelt has slipped far from the popularity peaks of 1882 and 1884. But the potential third party democratic bolters on the radical fringe here are behind the administration and without them republicans cannot hope for much.
 Some democrats believe the New Deal still is slipping fast. I was told by 8 few that delay in the election for some months would put Oklahoma in the republican preSi- dential column for the third time since it was admitted to the union in 1907. Harding and Hoover car ried 1t. Dr. Rexford Guy Tugwells rural resettlement and Harry Hop kins' WPA have caused some re- sentiment. Business men are wor- ried about taxation.
 But the election will run off to schedule November and there is no betting that Oklahoma will do other than cast II electoral votes for MT. Roosevelt. I recountered none who believed Governor Ali M. Landon had more than remote chance.
 Father Charles E. Coughlin's statement - made in Cleveland last August = that presidential candi- date, William Lemke, of the Union party would carry Oklahoma is considered to be absurd.
 There is considerable business re- sentiment against MT. Roosevelt. And there is much more against one-time oil baron, Governor E. W. Marland, who tried to introduce New Deal spending methods to the state treasury and became almost immediately the states second most unpopular office holder.
 The public figure who exceeds Governor Marland in unpopularity is Senator T. P. Gore. The senator opposed New Deal spending in Wash ington. Much as Oklahomans dis approved of Marland's plans to spend state money, they disap- proved more of Cores attempt to conserve federal funds. So, when the senator and the governor sought nornination to the senate last Au- gust neither won. The prize went kAto Josh Lee, an ordained Baptist divine and former teacher of elo- cution, who promised "a farm for every farmer and home for every family"
 Anti Roosevelt democrats sup ported Gore in the senatorial pr1- mary and he boiled about 75,000 votes, fair measure of the number of democratic Oklahomans who would dam the golden flow from Washington. Marland, Lee and one other democratic senatorial as- pirsnt boiled an aggregate of 100000 votes. All three endorsed the RooSe- welt administration, including its spending program. Their vote is fair measure of Oklahoma demo- crats who want federal spending to continue. The republican senatorial candidates boiled fewer than 100000 votes. Herbert K. Hyde, proSecu- tor of the Urschel kidnapers, who learned his oratorical arts in the Oklahoma University class room of Elocutionist Lee, won the republl- can nomination.
 Business resentment against MT. Roosevelt is not much tempered here by the fact that business is excellent. It Jagged during weeks of drought, but is thriving again. Typical of the anti-Roosevelt sent1- fnents heard in some of Oklahoma's bigger business establishments were the remarks of J. 0. Halliburton, president of handsomely appointed McEwen- Hal lliburton, a department store ct Main and Hudson streets.
 q, have had enough of Roosevelt, Halliburton told me. T think he has done 8 lot of good. Wall Street traders needed regulating. So did the utility companies. But I don't like Roosevelt,s corporation surplus [ tax law. It is all right for the big corporations but it will break the little ones. Yes, business is good, but I am not going to vote TOT Roosevelt"
 William H. McClain, owner Of statewide insurance agency and a democrat, had this to say:
 well, I was going to vote TOT Landon and then heard him make some speeches and he doesn't put enough fire in them. don't know; Riesg I won't vote at all. But have heard lot of democrats out over the state say they would not vote for Roosevelt"
 Al tremendous number of demo- crats, must say that to pull the uresident out of his lead here. In 1882 he boiled 615,468 votes to Her. bert c. Hoover's 1SS,468. The con- census here seemed to be that he would win this year with plurality of from 5000 votes up. heard several estimates of l50,000.
 Anti i-Roosevelt men pointed to the series of almost extravagantly hand some city and county buildings ris- ir,q in the center of the city and paid for in part with federal funds.
 HOW can you beat that?" inquired waiter M. Harrison, managing edi- tor Of the democratic Oklahoman- Times which is doing all 1t can to defeat MT. Roosevelt short of for maIiy announcing its support Of Governor I,andon. "You can't beat lt.s Harrison replied to himself.
 Those buildings are not all oi okIahonia's debt to the Roosevelt Administration. Figures compiled by republicans but, nevertheless oi- ficaIly show that in three Roosevelt years the state has paid an aggre- eate of $i33 ,069, ,3O5 in taxes to the federal government. Tn loans closed and insured by various New Deal anelseiaa Oklahoma has 4l47. .646. .966