The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-27
BEHIND TIE SCENES IN NWAs AsEiINCTON- Patronage-S Starved e. Q. R. Fights for Governorships
Big Eastern
 States Prized By PoHtici1nS
BY RODNEY BUTCHER Waterbury DemOcrat- Washington
 Cofrespondent

Correspondent
 Washington, Oct. 27-- Governor ships are the most important jobs at stake in the 1888 elections.
 Governors control state political machines. A state machine nor- rnally is the most powerful single factor in an election. presiden- tial candidates win depend on state machines in ie40. Repub- licans have only seven governors out of 48 and hope to repair this serious weakness somewhat on Nov. 8, especially in big eastern states which have large electoral voting strength.
 Unable to capture either house of Congress at this time and long bereft of federal patronage in all states, the c. O. F. hopes to an- mex large gobs of state patronage to nourish the party. Such vic- tories also would replenish the party's small supply of presiden- tial timber. s
 If District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey defeated Gov. Herbert H. Lehman in New York, Republican hopes would soar and Democrats would be in a panic. Politicians generally would concede the c. o. P. a large chance to carry the state for President. In past years 1t has been held almost iln- possible for presidential candi- date to carry the country with out carrying New York. Dewey would become a major presiden- tial possibility.
 G. o. P. BETS
 ON DEWEY
 Republicans think they have a chance to elect Dewey. They think they have a chance, ranging from fair to excellent, to elect governors in the big industrial states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Mich- igan and Massachusetts. They have hopes in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, Oregon, Connecticut, Colorado, New Mexico, Idaho, Me- braska, Nevada and Wyoming. On the other hand, Democrats hope to annex the two most important Re- publican-governed states, California and Maryland.
 Lehman, who has criticized Dewey's willingness to quit his prosecutors job so soon, runs on his record. He appeals to many conservatives because his liberal ism falls short of the New Deals. Following Mayor LaGuardias re- fllsal to support him if he failed to endorse the Roosevelt admins tration, Lehman has indicated more friendship for Roosevelt aims. In close race LaGuardia, support ing or refusing to support Lehman, may be key man. Strong efforts have been made to eliminate a pre- vious Catholic resentment against Lehman. The governor has support of the American Labor Party, the A. F. of L., strong local and fed- eral machines and the New Deal. Consequently, his defeat would be a startling upset.
 CLOSE RACE IN PENNSYLVANIA
 Pennsylvania had almost been given up by Democrats at one point because of corruption charges against Governor George Earls ad- ministration and bitter split be- tween the state machine on one hand and Senator Joe Guffey and John L. Lewis on the other. Recent reports indicate Q nip-and- struggle in which the Democratic nominee, Charles A. Jones, may outdistance Earle, running for sen- ator, and beat Judge Arthur H. James, Republican candidate for governor.
 James attacks the New Deal in- cidentally, but centers fire on Earle's administration, promising to "clean up Harrisburg" Deser- ton of the Democratic ticket by Bob Vann, powerful leader, may give him vital help. The judge campaigns with four singers dressed as miners and refuses to quit his $18,000 seat on the bench. Democrats make hay with charges that James fronts for corporate interests and reactionary old-lin- CTS, pointing to Joseph s. Pew, oil magnate; Ernest T. Weir, steel magnate; Joseph s. Grundy, man. ufacturer and tariff lobbyist, and Moses Annenberg, Philadelphia publisher, as the G. O. P. state bosses. They also depend on la- bor, WPA voters, 5000 state and federal jobholders, Jim Farley and Roosevelt popularity to offset re- action against Earle and his antics. There's 6 1886 Roosevelt plurality of 650O00 votes to overturn.
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