The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-15

VA&g4C AAO44A4AANVA044 4O1 4N4dyN chances of capturing the Re much better.
 This is the outstanding develop I1ent in the New York political scrap-a battle which, although only for the nomination of city tickets, actually Is the most im- pcrtant balloting in America since November.
 Because of its importance, big shot politicos from both parties are applying the microscope, and here are some of the facts they have deduced:
 1. LaInbasting the New Deal
 does hot yet win votes-at least
 not in New York. Senator
 Copeland, @ Democrat, has been
 as rabid against the New Deal
 as any Republican ever thought
 of being. But he has been
 steadily backsliding.
 ?. This is Tammany's last
 stand. If defeated next No-
 vetnber! the Wigwam might just
 as well close its flaps.
 5. If Mayor La Guardia em-
 erges victorious from both pri-
 mary and election, as now seems
 probable, he will be strong
 presidential timber in 194O.
 4. The day when Republi-
 cans and Democrats can suc-
 cessfully combine on an anti
 Roosevelt ticket still is in the
 future. All sorts of overtures
 were made to get a big league
 Republican to root for Cope
 land (National Committeeman
 Charles Hilles, ex-Congresss-
 woman Ruth Pratt, and ex-Sec-
 retary of the Treasury Ogden Mills all were approached), with
 out result. Only the voice of
 Al Smith, Roosevelt Dem
 ocrat, was heard crying in the
 wilderness.
 Soft Pedaling
 The whole strategy of Doctor Copeland at first was to make Roosevelt his whipping boy. He sprayed anti-New Deal vitriol all over Manhattan.
 But it proved a dismal flop, and it played squarely into the hands of Mayor Fiorell0 (Little Jeremiah Mahoney, the anti Flower) La Guardia and Judge Tammany Hall candidate.
 In fact, the reaction against Copeland was so serious that dur- ing the closing days of the cam- paign, his master minds had him dilute the New Deal attacks to milk and water. His previous roars of outraged indignation turned to a meek whisper that the New Deal had nothing to do with the case. FDR for Fi0relIO
 It is an open secret that Roose- welt is for the Little Flower. They long have been close friends, and La Guardia has backed Roosevelt on almost every New Deal issue. Secretly the President hopes he will win, not only in the present primaries, but in the November election.
 HOWEVER, HE WILL NOT IN- TERVENE TO AID FIORELLO.
 Senator Copeland has opposed almost every recent move made by the Roosevelt administration. He was bitter against the Supreme Court bill, and openly fraternized with Justice McReynolds, staunch- est die-hard on the Court and the man who refused to stand in trib- ute to Roosevelt at two Gridiron club dinners.
 HISTORICAL NOTE-EIard- hitting Ferdinand Pecora, now New York Supreme Court judge, wanted to run against Copeland in the 1884 Democratic pri- nnaries. Much lime- lighted as . result of his senate banking investigation, Pec0ra had the job cinched. All he needed was a little New Deal support.
 But Farley and Roosevelt called him off, wouldn't let him run. That was the sole reason Cope land slid back into office. Tammany Death Not many people realize how lean have been the pickings for Tammany during the New Deal.
 Roosevelt, anxious to break up the Wigwam, has sent little atronage its way. And patron age is what Tammany lives on plus the fees turned Into the Wigwar.
 For instance, there were wide- spread rumors about the time Judge Crater mysteriousIy dis appeared that the cost of get ting . job as judge on the Su- preme Court of New York re- quired a contribution to Tam many. Usual amount $75,OOO-- the salary of the judge for three years.
 Tammany money is used to buy Thanksgiving turkeys for forgot