Evening star., 1938-10-06

own views IN re-
gard to the Townsend old-age plan
for the time being at least-in order
to get the support of the oldsters.
The Townsend plan apparently has as
many lives as cat. 1t looked to be
thoroughly dead and discredited year
ago. Something has breathed new
life into it. however, and II the
TownsenditeS are as strong in Massa-
chusetts as they were, apparently, in
Maine, the prospects for the Demo-
Gratis are none too good.
McMasters polled 1894 votes in the
Republican primary-almost $4,000
votes. He ran second to Saltonstall,
who had 322,534 votes in field of
four candidates McMasters was known
at the time as the Townsend plan
candidate. Between the ToWnSendites
and the Democrats who dislike Mr..
Curley, the Republicans hope to pull
OH victory and carry Massachusetts,,
notwithstanding the efforts which the
Roosevelt New Dealers are making
now to save the Democratic bacon.
Similar to New York Straddle.
The Townsend candidate went the
whole route. He said he not only was
Withdrawing from the gubernatorial
contest, but also that he would cam
paign for Saltonstall. His name will
appear on the ballot, since the attor-
ney general OF the State recently de-
clared that the names Of independent
candidates could not be withdrawn at
this late date. He will ask his fol-
lowers all to vote for the Republican
nominee, however.
The acceptance Of McMasters and
his Townsendites by the G. o. p. in
Massachusetts, is not entirely unlike
the acceptance by Gov. Lehman and
his Democratic colleagues in New York
Of the Endorsement Of the American
Labor party. The platforms adopted
by the Democrats in New York and
by the American Labor party on some
subjects are as far apart as the poles.
Yet Gov. Lehman, the candidate Of
the Labor party as well as Of the
Democratic party, must stand on both
platforms Of a straddle.
The American Labor party in New
York took to its bosom not only Gov.
Lehman but also the Democratic SEN
atorial nominees. Senator Robert F
Wagner and Representative Jim"
Mead. and the Democratic nominee
for lieutenant governor, Charles Po-
letti. 1t nominated, however, candi-
dates Of its own for controller and
for attorney general, Langdon w. Post
and Joseph v. OLeary. respectively.
Post and OLeary have no other party
designation or affiliation. The vote
cast for them will therefore measure
the real strength of the American
Labor party in New York. Voters
who are not part and parcel of the
Labor party may decide to vote for
Lehman under the Labor party label
but that will not make Of these
voters members Of the Labor party.
The Roosevelt Peace Effort.
Already the political leaders Of the
New Deal are beginning to push
President Roosevelt's activities in the
German -Czechoslovakian settlement
into the campaign in this country.
In New Jersey the Democratic State
Convention went on record, sending
. telegram to President Roosevelt
commencing him for his successful
efforts in behalf Of world peace"
Now that Hitler, according to dis
patches, has opened up on the Jews
in Sudeten territory there may be
new political twist to the efforts
which resulted in Germany's getting
possession of this territory.
1t may be expected, however, that
President Roosevelt's earnest appeals
for the maintenance of peace and
for the settlement Of the German
Czech controversy without dragging
the world to war will have an effect
on the voters and gain the New Deal
administration strength which it has
recently lost. The future attitude Of
the United States Government toward
the outside world and its problems
is still Of great interest. The Presi-
dent has been importuned already
from many sources to call an inter-