Evening star., 1938-11-01
New Deal Struggles
To Save Brown in
New Hampshire
Tobey, Strong 6. O. P.
Vote-Getter, Menoces
Senator's Place
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN
Star Stan Correspondent.

New Deal is striving desperately to
save Senator Fred H. Brown, run
ming as a 100 per cent Roosevelt man
for reelection. Mr.. Brown, who
used to play ball for the old Boston
Nationals, has had two strikes called
on him and his chances for reach
ing first base are not good. Even
his Democratic supporters shake
their heads rather sadly when they
are asked for prediction regarding
the outcome of the election. They
insist. however, that he has been
making gains recently.
Against Senator Brown the Re-
publicans are running Representa-
tive Charles William Tobey, re-
garded as particularly strong vote
getter. Both Brown and Tobey are
former Governors of New Hamp-
shire, Brown serving from 1928 to
1925, and Tobey from 1929 to 1881
Six years ago Senator Brown was
elected to the Senate over George
Moses with lead Of 2,l17, although
the State went for Hoover by mar
row margin. Browns victory was
expected that year, for Mr.. Moses
had gathered a good-sized crop of
enemies during his long service in
the Senate, and particularly in 1928,
when he raised the religious issue
against AL Smith.
Parties Divided Victories.
Two years ago, President Roose-
velt carried the State with a plu-
rality Of 3,818, but at the same time,
the Republicans elected Gov. Fran
els P. Murphy by approximately
$4,000 votes, Senator Bridges by 5000
and Representative Tobey, in the
I'd congressional district, by 5000.
In the 1st district Arthur B. jerks.
Republican, was declared elected by
10 votes over his Democratic oppo-
nent, Alphonse Roy. After permit
ting jerks to serve for practically
the entire term, the Democrats in
the House threw him out and seated
Roy, who had brought a contest for
the seat at the very opening of Con-
gress.
The charge has been made that
jerks was eliminated finally in order
to get the French vote for Senator
Brown in this coming election. Roy
IS Frenchman, a voter of French
descent. and in New Hampshire the
French vote Is estimated at from l8
to rs per cent of the total vote. In
order to make themselves still more
solid with this racial group, the New
Deal Democrats this year nominated
former Mayor Alvin A. Lucier. an
other Frenchman, as candidate for
Representative from the I'd con-
gressional district.
Irish Catholics Doomed.
Two years ago the Republicans
nominated and elected the first
1rish-Catholic Governor for the
State. Murphy. Murphy is a sue
cess1ul businessman, a manufacturer
or shoes and reputed to be the
largest employer of labor in the
State. This year the Democrats
nave an Irish-Catholic OF their own
IN the field against Murphy, John l..
sullivan. with fighting name. This
seems to eliminate the religious issue
SO Tar as New Hampshire is con-
cerned. Sullivan's race for Gov
ernor four years ago against Bridges
was unsuccessful.
Gov. Murphy is a bit Of a fighting
!rlshman himself. The consequence
is that he has riled number Of folks
since he became Governor and some
OF them are out to get his number
Two years ago, many Democrats of
MS own faith and blood changed
their registration to vote for Mur-
pny IN the primary and stuck by
nun m the general election. The
Hepumican leaders insist that prac-
tlcaily all of these will be found
voting for Murphy on election dav
sullivan or no Sullivan.
Gov. Murphy boasts that he was
able to have enacted into Law 26
out OF 28 major pieces of legislation
included in his program, which is
quite record. However, he did
not accomplish all this without sev-
eral knockdown, dragout rows with
members of the State legislature
a Republican Legislature-and the
result has been loss of popularity
for the Governor.
I g. 0. p. Claims Harmony.
Republican leaders tell Won that
the party is wholly together In its
support Of Murphy and the rest of
the ticket, at the same time they
crouch because Attorney General
Thomas L. Cheney, Murphy's oppo-
nent in the primary last September,
is not out shouting for the ticket as
often as he should be.
Judge Britton, Murphy's campaign
manager, says that the Governor
will win reelection by 20, 900 at least
The Democratic leaders are hopeful
that Sullivan will come through, but
theV would he entire1v saticf3ad ~ ha