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Ohio
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Senator Robert ]. Bulkley. They
speak confidently, too, of picking up
10 seats in the House of Representa-
tlves which are now occupied by Dem
ocrats, If they accomplish this feat,
and hold the two seats they have
today, the Ohio delegation will be split
evenly between the two major parties,
with II Representative each
The senatorial candidates are en-
gagged in series of joint debates
which started out at Marietta on Octo-
Der on a high plane, but which
have descended to the booing stage,
with the candidates taking pot shots
at each other and their adherents
seeking to make the greater noise.
At the last debate, in Cincinnati, the
crowd was pretty we'll out of hand.
The fourth in the series of six debates
is to be held at Youngstown tonight.
The subject, The Advancement of
Labor Under the New Deal" was
chosen by Senator Bulkley. On Thurs
day the debaters are to meet in Toledo
and they will wind up the series at
SiSfSIolid odGul ody
General opinion in Ohio is that Mr..
Taft has had the better of the debate
so far. He makes good, straight
away speech, marshaling his facts.
But neither Mr.. Taft nor Senator
Bulkley is an orator. The debates
have stirred up considerable interest
and have been attended by large
crowds and have been broadcast over
the radio in each instance.
Huge Relief Vote.
If the Democratic candidates for
Governor and Senator are to be saved
it will be through the votes in the
industrial centers. and particularly in
Cuyahoga County, which includes
Cleveland, and through the huge re-
lief vote, the w. P. A. and those
on direct relief. Ohio has an enor-
nous number on the w. P. A. rolls,
between $4,000 and 100000 1t is
estimated another 10000 are on
direct relief. When Sawyer defeated
Davey in the Democratic primary
last summer, the number of w. P. A..
workers had risen to 276,O00. and it
has been mounting ever since. In
Cleveland alone there are 10000
w. P. A. workers.
The New Dealers are counting on a
large labor vote. Their candidates have
been indorsed by the c. l. o. and by
William Green. president of the Amer
can Federation of Labor. Leaders of
local A. F. of L. unions, on the other
hand, have refused to go along with the
Green Endorsement. They feel that VIC
tory for the c. l. O.-indorsed Demo-
Gratis will be victory for the c. l. O.
Gov. Davey, who sent the State Ma
tional Guard to quell rioting during
c. I. O. strikes last year, raised the
c. I. o. issue strongly in the primary
campaign. and it fingers on in the
general election contest.
Polls Show Weakening.
Polls taken by newspapers indicate
that the labor vote this year will be
not as strong for the Democratic
ticket as it was two years ago. This has
reused the hopes of the Republicans
still further.
The Democrats believe they will
have great majority of the Negro
vote. which is. perhaps as high as
$4,000 in the State. They had this
vote in 1886 But here again polls
indicate some shift back to the Re-
publican cause.
The big swing, however. is found in
the rural districts. If the poll taken
by the Columbus Dispatch proves q
correct test of sentiment, the rural
districts, which in this State have a
large and strong vote, will slaughter
the Democratic ticket. In this State,
as in Illinois. in Michigan and other
States. the rural population is turn
ing toward the G. o. P. and away
from the New Deal The result finally
hinges on the extent of the industrial
center vote plus the vote of those on
w. P. A. rolls. and Harry L. Hopkins.
w. P. A. administrator, has estimated
that 80 per cent Of the reliefers will
vote Democratic.