Evening star., 1938-10-01

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ing upon him to
vote against the Presidents court BILL
there has been a coolness between the
White House Snd the executive man
sion in Albany. Furthermore, Gov
Lehman made quite a parade OF the
fact that he had been able to balance
the States budget. To rub 1t IN
bit further, he called attention to the
fact that he had been able to pay OH
a 100000, 900 debt which his admin
istration inherited from the Roosevelt
administration, when he, Lehman,
first took office.
President Roosevelt, according to
informed circles, did not relish at all
the letter Gov. Lehman wrote attack
ing his plan to increase the member
ship Of the Supreme Court. In fact,
there was considerable heat at the
White House when the letter was given
out. Nor did the President relish the
Governors statement regarding A.
nances in New York State and the
Governors hostility to the lending
spending printing program OF
the Federal administration.
Praises Party Ticket.
Apparently, however, the President
is willing to let bygones be bygones
At his press conference yesterday he
praised the Democratic ticket, and
pointed out that Lehman had made
a good Governor He let 1t be under
stood, however, that he, personally,
had not made any plea to the Governor
to run again.
Gov. Lehman had expressed desire
to run for Senator to fill the vacancy
caused by the death Of the late Sena-
tor Copeland He had also made it
exceedingly clear he did not wish to
run again for Governor. The Presi-
dent and his New Deal advisers un-
doubtedly would prefer to have Mr.,
Lehman in Albany rather than in
Washington. Yet they could not have
denied Gov. Lehman the nomination
for Senator if he had persisted in
seeking 1t and had declined to be a
candidate for Governor. Not only has
Gov Lehman large personal follow
ing in New York, which the admins
tration would have hesitated to offend.
but he is Jew and the Jewish vote
in New York City and the State is
very large.
Lehman might have proved another
yes, but fellow if he had come 10
Washington to sit in the Senate.
There are, according to the President
himself, far too many such fellows in
the Senate already. So by persuadine
Gov. Lehman to run for Governor
Mr.. Farley. the Presidents political
manager. has killed two birds with
one stone. Not only has he given the
Democrats strong candidate for Gov
ernor against Dewey, but he has also
made it possible for the nomination
of senatorial candidate who is 100
per cent for Roosevelt and his poll
cleS.
Real Fight on Hands.
The Democrats in New York sp-
parently have a real fight on their
hands, They will be lucky if they
Win-despite Lehman. the American
Labor party's assistance and the w.
P. A. District Attorney Dewey has
in few brief years made a real name
for himself as capable and honest
government official. Furthermore, his
name is known in every home through
out the State and his accomplish
ments along with it. Even the re-
cant octiCn of J1ctico paroro do
claring a mistrial in the case which
Dewey brought against Hines, Tam
many leader, is proving helpful to
Dewey. The ordinary run of the mine
voter in New York is saying that this
action has had the effect of saving
Hines from conviction-at least for
the time being and until after the elec-
ton in November.
Samuel Seabury. independent DEM
ocrat and crusader against crime
and vice, wired his congratulations to
Dewey upon his nomination for Gov
ernor and said mo legal teehnicality
can call mistrial or withdraw a
juror to prevent verdict being rem
dered by the electors of this State
have no doubt of your victory"
DeWey's racket-busting efforts have
come so close to high Democratic
figures in New York City that it has
been no joke. Already he has de-
clared the main issues>of his cam
paign-to smash the connection which
has existed between politics and the
underworld in New York-to turn the
political ring out of ONCE which it has
dominated for years.
Lehman Named Dewey.
The Democrats believe they have
pulled fast one by n4nning Gov
Lehman to run against the racket
buster. Lehman. they contend, was
largely responsible for giving Dewey
his chance to bust the rackets In
New York City. That is true, but
only in part. Dewey met George z.
Medalie, who became United States
attorney in the New York district.
Medalie appointed Dewey his first as
sistant In 1881. During the ensuing
months Dewey worked assembling evil
dence of income-tax fraud against
"Waxey" Gordon, one of the beer
barons of prohibition days. He finally
convicted Gordon-his first big VIC
tory. The Democrats came into power
and Dewey went back to private prac-
tice in 1898. Two years later, how.
ever, grand jury refused to be salts.
fed with the Tammany District At.
torney Dodge and called on Gov
Lehman to intervene. He did 50, and