The Washington times., 1938-11-03
ELECTIONS WILL
POINT WAY TO
TREND FOR 1910
All States Have Bearing
On National Picture
By THEODORE HUNTLEY

BY this time next week we
should know more about several
current trends in American poll
tics than we do now, all having
q bearing on 1910 candidates and
Campaign plans. For example:
/. Whether the Townsend plan
and its variants can be licked in
q straight-out test with a United
States senatorship at stake and
California (Old folks home) the
testing ground. Best guess; yes.
But it's a tosSup. Farmer Philip
Bancroft, newcomer to politics, is
tying it as the Republican noml
nee. Sheridan Downey, another
newcomer. is the Democratic Pied
Piper who has promised the old
felix's $50 every Thursday. (And
try to get I'D
TWO-PRICE PLAN
2. Whether Secretary Wallace's
iGeas about farm Surpluses Gin
Guiding his two-price plan, illegit-
innate offspring of the processing
taxi have gone sour in his own
home soil in Iowa, out where the
tall corn grows. Again the best
guess is yes. But it's supposed to-
be pretty close. If Dickinson RO
wins it's yes. If Gillette CD
wins, it's no. (If the farm States
20 anti.New Deal, it's good night
for Mr.. Wallace'S presidential
prospects,.
3. Whether the G. o. P. has a
chance to come back in the
Northwest, home Of the Non-Par-
tisan League, Farmer-Labor Party
and Scandinavian brandS OF
socialism. Best guess, yes, in cleo
ton of Stassen as governor OF
Minnesota, opposed by Farmer
Labor Candidate Benson, pro-
New Deal governor now.
SEES LEHMAN WIN
4. Whether another newcomer
to big-time politics with good
but limited record Of perform
ance in public office can beat an
old.timer with longer record also
good, in doubtful New York State.
Best guess: Lehman will win
eliminating Dewey as possible G.
o. P, choice for President in 1910.
If Dewey comes through against
odds. watch his smoke thereafter.
(The Democratic candidates for
the Senate look like winners,
whether Lehman wins or loSes.)
S. Whether Ohio, mother OF
Presidents will be able to offer
the country another Taft in
1910, as it will if Bob Taft beats
Bulkley for the Senate. Best
guess is he will Also that G. o. P.
will sweep the State-city and
country districts alike.
6. Whether President ROOSEVELT s
personal popularity, plus half a
million WPA workers, plus 3d.,
100000 in PWA projects (handed
out a week before the election)
can hold Pennsylvania for the
Democrats. 0n short, whether you
can beat the Government0 Best
guess: Jim Davis will win for the
Senate. Governorship fight is
closer. James (RD favored to beat
Jones Cd. It's a messy fight.
Y. Whether Senator Arthur Van
denberg and former Governor
Frank D. Fitzgerald Of Michigan
will carry any weight in 1910.
They will if Fitzgerald beats Gov
ernor Murphy. If Murphy Cd
wins, it will make him big shot.
The issue, of course, is the New
Deal. (As in Ohio, it's a clear
cut test) Bet on Fitzgerald.
BAY STATE TEST
8. Whether the Lodge-Salton-
stall youth-and-beauty parade in
Massachusetts, can recapture Mas
Sachusetts by beating Master
Campaigner Jim Curley CD for
governor, thus giving Lodge a
shot at the Presidency in 1910
"a chance that will be denied him
If Curley wins). It's also a test
OF a new program in the G. o. P.
one which throws the industrial
oligarchy out the window and in.
PRODUCES a badly needed new deal
in the Republican party with Har.
ward at the helm. An even bet.
9. Whether the country gener-
ally is mildly conservative. going
hell.bent toward conservatism
(don't bet any money on it,, OF
as strong as ever for the New
Deal (don't bet on that, either)
10. Whether the Republican
(anti-New DeaD swing means any
more than the normal swing
which follows a landslide to either
party in a national election. BeSt
guess, no.
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