Evening star., 1936-09-29

cratic nomination for Governor against
Frank Murphy, and while he was de-
feated, Welsh ran up good-sized vote.
He had the backing Of former Gov.
Comstock. What the Welsh follow
ing will do on election day remains
to be seen.
Getting back to Lemke for a mo-
ment Father Coughlin is still trying
to figure out way to get Lemke's s
name on the ballot. Under the Michi-
gan law it is necessary for a party
to file six months in advance of the
election if it wants a place on the
ballot Lemke and his Union party
were much too late for this. SO they
are trying to make use Of one of the
smaller parties, either the Farmer
Labor or the Third party" They hope
to be able to arrange this within a
few days If not, they will have to
60 to the "Sticker' method Of voting
for Lemke here
Since his defeat in the primary
Senator Couzens has been very quiet.
What he will do to further the elec-
tion of President Roosevelt he has
not indicated. His health has not
been of the best and he is in a hos
pital now near his home, having
strained his back. 1t is generally sup
posed that his efforts for Roosevelt
will take the shape of the issuance
of statements and perhaps a radio
speech or two. Couzens has had a
big personal following. particularly in
Detroit. 1t is believed, however, that
much Of this following is already in
the New Deal party. and that there
fore he is not likely to bring many
other votes to Roosevelt.
Detroit. a huge industrial city, is
considered an ideal workshop for the
New Deal effort to line up labor po-
litically against the employers and
the great middle class 1t is upon
Detroit that the Roosevelt Murphy
leadership is relying for the necessary
votes to carry Michigan for the Demo-
cratic ticket. Wayne County-Detroit
casts about one-third of the entire
vote for the State. Labor in the au-
tomotive industry is not organized,
generally speaking. and Detroit Is
largely an open shop" city. therefore.
However, there seems little doubt that
labor in Detroit, whether organized
or not, is strongly Roosevelt. De-
troit probably has around $4,000 Negro
voters, who for the most part have
voted Republican in past presidential
oIpnfinnS af hoy
on relief in these New Deal years.
Furthermore, when Frank Murphy
was mayor of Detroit, as he was be-
fore he was given the job of high
commissioner to the Philippines, Muir
ply was exceedingly popular with the
colored people. He is using all his
persuasive powers to bring them
solidly into line for the President.
Other industrial cities in Michigan
are looked to by the New Dealers for
aid. and so is the upper peninsula,
which has been hard hit in the de-
preston and with a large number
of persons on relief. The great farm
ing areas of the State, however, are
turning back to the Republican party
their old love. They have been very
favorably impressed by the Landon
speeches of recent days dealing with
the farm problem They are upset
over the huge public debt which the
administration has piled up.
The Democrats last week held their
State convention to I'LL out the State
ticket, for only part of that ticket
is nominated in the primaries. Murphy
showed himself completely in COM
mand, and his slate went through in
the convention without much trouble.
Today the Republicans are meet
ing in convention in Grand Rapids.
And Col. Frank Knox, the Republican
vice presidential candidate, who for
years as a young man worked on a
Grand Rapids newspaper, Is here to
make the keynote address. The G. o.
P. has cast factionalism aside-now
that it has discarded Senator Couzens
as its senatorial candidate. Last night
the Republicans gave a dinner in the
Civic Auditorium, with a large crowd
at tables and the galleries well filled
with spectators. 1t was an enthusi-
astic gathering. which gave Gov. Fitz-
gerald and Senator Vandenberg a
great ovation. The Michigan Senator
was the principal speaker at the din
ner and he handled the New Deal and
President Roosevelt without gloves.
He reminded the crowd that it was
in Grand Rapids that Chairman Far
ley of the Democratic National Com
mittee made his now-famous speech
in which he referred to the Governor
"of typically prairie State" which