The Washington times., 1936-09-15
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COP. Nominee EIated
Over First Returns
From Maine
By WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON

By WILLIAM X. HUTCHlNSON
ABOARD LANDON SUNFLOW'
Err SPECIAL, Sept. Is Q.N.SO'
Elated by tumultuous receptions
from record-breaking crowds on
his dash through New England
and upstate New York, Governor
Alfred M. Landon swung back
into the farm belt today pledglng,
if elected President, the develop,
ment of a sound Federal-State
program" for conservation of the
nations water and soil resources.
To the flood-stricken areas OF
the East and West, as well as to
the drought areas of the Midwest
the Republican nominee said:
81 pledge q sound program Of
soil and water conservation that
will conserve our basic resources
and provide an immense amount
Of genuine employment as con-
trasted with the present system
Of makeshift jobs"
Although much pleased by IN
complete returns in the Maine
elections, Governor Landon de-
slined comment pending taouIa-
ton of complete returns.
He promised complete Federal
cooperation with the States In
working out the Srogram.
The Republican nominee, reacn-
ing Chicago early this morning
headed promptly into the farm
belt, enroute to his Topeka home:
He had scheduled long series OF
rear porch" talks from his Spe'
cial train in cities OF ILLINOIS,
Iowa and Missouri.
Leaders Amazed
Iandon left in his wake an
amazed Republican leadership,
imbued with the belief he would
record a series of smashing vic
tories in November in the areas
he traversed. In city after CITY,
especially across upstate New
york, veteran Republican chief
tains and impartial correspond
ents said he had drawn larger
crowds in Republican territory
than any other candidate IN
memory and equal in Democratic
areas to those greeting Alfred E.
Smith in his 1928 campaign.
The Republican nominee IRE
uuently criticized Roosevelt ad-
nninistration policies, provoking
roars of applause. The widest
approval came when he de-
manded Federal relief be freed OF
waste. incompetence and poll
tics. He condemned the Admin
istration for failing to develop
a sound conservation policy, for
"pigeon-holing" adequate pro-
grams and for failing to reduce
the 100000 unemployed that
greeted it in 1882.
Trip a Triumph
His march across upstate New
York was triumphant. In Demo
cratic Albany, 10000 to $4,000 per-
sons damned the streets in front
of the station. A huge banner con-
fronted him with these words:
"LincOln freed the slaves. Help
LandOn free the people,"
His short talk was frequently in
terrupted by cheers. At the con-
clusion, he said he hoped to IRE
turn to see you again." and wild
cries came back from the crowd:
"We'll come to Washington to
see you in January"
One veteran Albany correspond
ent said it was the largest crowd
to greet a Republican here in the
last 10 years"
At Schenectady, from $4,000 to
10000 cheered his every utter
ance. A gray-haired citizen re-
marked that "every man who has
ever talked from that platform
has won his election" The mes
sage was transmitted to Landon,
who smiled his pleasure at the
prophecy.
Crowd Waits Hours
In Utica, 5000 persons waited
in the rain for his hour-late train
and gave him another tumultous
reception. Again he won wild
applause as he hammered the
Administrations alleged failure
to find jobs for the unemployed.
In Syracuse, police estimated
from 10000 to $4,000 waited I'M
til nearly midnight to greet him.
Crowds lined one and a half
miles of streets as his train
pulled slowly through the city.
Landon waved greetings all along
the way and made a short talk
to a huge crowd assembled in a
downtown square.
A veteran Syracuse newspaper
man said:
SIT is the largest crowd ever
to turn out here for a political
candidate under the circum-
stances"
In Rochester, where his train
stopped at 1890 a. m. this morn
ing, he was greeted by crowd Of
$4,000 that had waited hours for
him. Once more, he was widely
applauded as he hit the Admin
tration.
Meets Farm Leaders
Landon had a lengthy confer
ence with Eastern farm leaders in
between the many stops. Headed
by E. H. Babcock, of Ithaca, gen.
eral manager of the Grange League
Federation Exchange, and Ray
mond Cooper, Of Oswego, master