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Evening star., 1940-10-27
Sentiment Switches
Too Fast for Polls;
Split Tickets Loom
Mystery Turks in Big
Registration and High
Percentage of Undecided
By H. c. GARRISON,
special Correspondent of The Star.


DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 26.-This
Willkie- Roosevelt race in Michigan
Is Just too tight for the politicians
peace of mind. Both sides are affiict-
ed with bad cases of jitters and are
feverishly wheeling in their heavy
artillery to lombard the State with
oratory.
The Republicans have had Wen
dell L. Willkie himself. Senator
Vandenberg is stumping the State
as he has never done before Sen
ator Burke of Nebraska and Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts, are coming
in. On the other side, Michigan
has had Franklin D. Roosevelt, jr.;;
Daisy Hartman. Mayor La Guardia
and Henry A. Wallace, with the
leaders anxiously negotiating for
more.
The sentiment bobs around like a
cork in a heavy sea. Wendell l..
Willkie was up. then down, now he's
up again. Poll-takers are perplexed
because there seems to be no con-
tinuity to anything. For instance,
the first voters group in one poll
will pe overwhelmingly for President
Roosevelt. The next time around
they will be leaning to Mr.. Willkie.
One thing seems certain-split
tickets this year will be more num-
erous than they ever were before.
Senator Vandenberg figures to run
well ahead of his ticket and State
Highway Commissioner Murray D..
Van wagner, Democratic candi-
date for Governor in front of his.
There are certain imponderables
that have the political wiseacres
baff1ed. One is the huge registra-
ton. They do not know where all
those extra votes are going. Whether
they mean ground swell against
the third term, or an uprising of the
inarticulate masses for President
Roosevelt, or whether, as many elec-
ton officials believe, they are merely
a safety play by employees of de-
Tense industries to get their citizen
ship on record as a protection for
their jobs.
Another source OF wonderment
for the politicos is the large amount
of indecision shown by all the polls.
Every one of them ticks off from Is
to 20 per cent of those interviewed
as undecided. That is far above
the proportion of indecision at this
late hour ever shown by any poll In
previous years.
Evening star., 1940-10-27
Michigan Mxp Battles Opposing Politicians Giving All the tters
Col. Theodore Roosevelt Aids
Idaho Trend Toward WiIIkie
Democrats Increase
Activity and Some See
Eventual Victory
BY JAMES r. STOTTS,
epecial CORRESPONDENT Of The sta


BOISE, Idaho, Oct 26.-The
political contest in Idaho is still
close, but the trend is more and
more toward Wendell L. Willkie.
Increased sentiment for the Re-
publican standard bearer is largely
credited by Republican State leaders
to Col. Theodore Roosevelt Of New
York, who. in an address to an
audience of 5000 at Nampa, blasted
President Roosevelt, his fifth cousin,
and many phases of the New Deal.
Not q few of the ardent supporters
of his distinguished father met Col.
Roosevelt, and wherever he went
such ovations greeted him as to
evidence his Idaho itinerary likely
will prove an influential factor in
the approaching election.
Thomas E. Dewey, New York
prosecutor and 1daho's favorite NOM
ination candidate at the Republican
National Convention, speaks in
Caldwell Thursday. In the agri-
cultural sectors interest is mani
tested in the closing speech of the
campaign, to be given in Boise
November 2 by Senator McNary of
Oregon, Republican vice presidential
nominee.
Adding to the optimism of Re-
publican leaders. here and there,
Democratic detection is to be OBJ
served. Karl Paine, Boise lawyer
for more than 40 years and one of
the leaders of the Democratic party
for more than 80, has announced
his support of Mr.. Willkie and has
taken to the rostrum in his behalf
However, it is to be noted that
Democratic leaders are increasing
ly active. Speakers are campaigning
in every county and many are pre-
Evening star., 1940-10-27
Roosevelt Plurality Set
At 100000 in Florida
Nv ARTHUR G. IVEY,

Spec1al COTIcSpOHocLs VI 1Ac otef.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Oct. 90
President Roosevelts third-term
candidacy will sweep Florida with
a lead OF approximately 100000 in
a total vote of $4,000 in the opinion
Of several veteran observers of State
politics. For the moment both the
Roosevelt and Wenoel L. Willkie
camps are keeping rather quiet.
More or less routine rallies are being
held organization worF forwarded,
and an occasional blast turned loose
from one side or the other-but. as
a whole. the Florida campaign is
pretty much in the doldrums.
Under Florida law places on the
ballot are obtainabie only oy those
parties which cast at least per
cent of the vote in the preceding
general election. This means only
Democratic and Republican electors
are to be listed on the ballot here.
Evening star., 1940-10-27
Washington Slightly
Democratic Now, With
WilIkie Closing Fast
Republicans Strive
To Accelerate Drift
And Snatch Election
BY JAMES de X. BROWN,

SEATTLE, Oct. 26.-As the cam
paign draws toward an end the Re
publican upsurge continues in this
State. The United States senatorial
and congressional tickets are show
ing increasing strength and the
State ticket is moving ahead. al
though all State polls and straw
votes continue to show President
Roosevelt and Henry A. Wallace
holding a slight lead ranging from
2 to per cent.
These straw votes in the past have
been fairly accurate. There is no
reason this year to doubt they are a
fair indication of what the voters
intend doing.
Democratic State headquarters
are now ready to concede that the
election this year will be the closest
since 1882. Republican leaders, while
publicly claiming the State. are
quietly acknowledging that Presi-
dent Roosevelt still holds a small
lead. which they expect to overcome
in the next 10 days. For them
everything depends upon accelera-
ton of the Republican drift.
This slow but steady decline in
Roosevelt popularity is being re-
f1ected by increased voting strength
on the Republican State ticket. Re-
ports from virtually every county in
the State, 80 in all, indicate a
greater interest in the campaign.
When registration closed week ago
it found the largest outpouring Of
voters in the States history. This
fact, coupled with the house-to-
house canvassing being conducted
by both major parties, means the
greatest vote in years next month.
The State> Supreme Court has
overruled tho attorney general and
secretary of the State and ordered
the Communist party ticket on the
ballot. Secretary Belle Reeves had
rejected the filing upon advice Of
the attorney general, who held that
the Communist party was subversive
in character and was opposed to
constitutional representative gov
ernment. The supreme court held
that as a political party it was en-
titled to a place on the ballot.
On the congressional and sena-
torial tickets the Democratic nomi-
nees are finding their greatest diff
ficulty in explaining the votes cast
against the Dies Committee and
against the congressional act order
ing deportation of Harry Bridges,
G. I. o. water front leader.
Evening star., 1940-10-27
Six Indiana Counties
Probably Hold Key
To State "a Votes
WiIIkie Leads Elsewhere,
And If He Can Garry
Them He Is Victor
BY WILLIAM L. TOMS,
Special Correspondent of The Star.


INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 26-The
success of Wendell L. WILKES quest
for the IA electoral votes of his home
State will depend to a great extent
on his popularity, as against that
of the Presidents, in Indiana's six
most populous counties.
The spots where the G. o. P.
presidential nominee must show
strength are Lake County, whose
steel manufacturing cities he toured
only few days ago; st. Joseph
County. whose South Bend produces
automobiles and appurtenances
Vigo County, famed for her distil-
leries and vote frauds; Vanderburgh
County, seat of industrial Evans
vile, where Mr.. Willkie spoke to an
enormous audience recently: Allen
County, seat OF which is Fort
Wayne, and Marion County, where
the State capital is situated. Else
where in the State as a whole, Mr..
Willkie is safely the victor.
Republican inroads in these
counties in the 1888 congressional
election produced for the G. o. P. a
line of ascent which remains un-
determined today. Mr.. Willkie' S
powerful campaigning shows a
tendency to sustain that line of
ascent, even against the downward
pull exerted by presence of Presi-
dent RooSevelt's name on the ticket
Between the 1896 presidential elec-
ton and the congressional con-
tests of 1888 the Republicans scored
heavy gains in the aforementioned
counties. The 1888 G. @. P. con-
gressional nominees came in strong
TO:
Reduce the Democratic majority
in Lake County from 33,95l to TO-
26O votes; pare it in st. Joseph from
l6,406 to 3,299; reduce it from 1881
in Vigo to only 6,141; cut it in VAN
derburgh County from 26,421 to H.
246; erase 10,192-vote disadvantage
in Allen County and substitute an
II l1,280-vote G. o. P. advantage, and
in Marion County to whittle down a
Democratic congressional margin
of 37818 votes to 1882.
Altogether it was a feat which the
Republican State organization
scarcely had expected. This sweep
gave it seven of the States IL
representatives, where previously
they had had only one. So today
it is difficult to convince the G. 0. P.
State organization that President
Roosevelt, running on a third-term
ticket, can begin to stack up against
the popularity of a native-born son.
Evening star., 1940-10-27
BY A. n. MORGAN,
Special Correspondent Of The Star

SANTA FE, N. Mex, Oct. 26.-
Probably the most significant
development of the week is the all
out" Campaign being waged for
President Roosevelt by the Chavez
brothers-Senator Dennis Chavez
and his brother, District Judge
Chavez of Santa Fe.
. The Judge, of course, is being
discreetly silent: but generally
among politicos the assumption is
that the Senator is speaking the
minds Of both. And the judge, in
an unobtrusive sort of way, carries
lot of prestige in the northern
counties.
Naturally, the Senator, running on
the same ticket, was expected to
support the President. However,
he is going much further than the
customary few kind words; he is
Evening star., 1940-10-27
Iowa Sure Republican;
Ninth District 6. 0. P.
Rise C|inches State
Second and Eighth
Districts RooseveIt's,
But by Too Small q Margin
By C. C. CLIFTON,
Special CORRESPONDENT of The Star.

Special Correspondent OF The Star.
DES MONIES, Iowa, Oct 26.-
Iowa moved sure-footedly into the
Republican column during the week
as indications Of q Wendell Willkie
upswing appeared generally through
out the State.
A sensational Republican come
back in the Northwest Iowa 9th
congressional district, which has
been the strongest New Deal terri
tory in Iowa for eight years. was
the most marked development OF
the week.
This district, largely rural out
side Sioux City, the States second
largest city. gave promise of either
going for Mr.. Willkie or winding up
so nearly a draw that its result
will not count heavily in the State
totals. President Roosevelt carried
it by $1,000 four years ago.
Willkie Ahead in Seventh.
The 7th district, in Southwestern
Iowa, which was the best Repub-
lican district four years ago, in
dicates that it will return a major
ity estimated at from $4,000 to 20
600 for Mr.. Willkie. 1t was held
by President Roosevelt four years
ago by the slim margin Of 1910
votes; but 1t elected a Republican
Representative for the first time
in six years with a majority OF
1900.
This districts indicated Willkie
majority will be sufficient to over
come the Roosevelt majority to be
returned in the 9th district, in
Northwest Iowa to the east OF the
9th. President Roosevelt Is con-
ceded a majority Of around $4,000
in the 9th, almost one big corn
field, by Republican analysts who
take pride in being realistic.
This writer, after being in the
9th, 9th and 7th districts, checked
up further on the I'd, an urban dis
trict with four large cities on the
Eastern edge of the State along
the Mississippi River. The ID, 9th
and 9th districts are pivotal in a
presidential election.
Second Is ROoseveltS.
The I'd will go for President
Roosevelt by at least 10 900 ma ajority
Democrats are confident. How much
the 1896 district Democratic major
ity of $1,000 votes will be cut de-
pends upon what the voters OF
German descent and the Catholic
vote decide to do. During the week
the Witness, official newspaper OF
the Catholic archdiocese of Dubuque
published a long editorial against
the third term.
The Willkie upturn in Iowa
which set in after long period in
which Republicans felt their presi-
dental candidate was slipping
caused a pickup in the Democratic
drive
Henry A. Wallace. vice presi-
Dental nominee from Iowa. came
back into the State to do his most
vigorous campaigning yet. He spent
two days crisscrossing the 4th con-
gressional district, making strong
plea to farmers to get out and vote
and to urge businessmen in the
towns to vote for President Roose-
welt in the best interests Of their
pocketbooks.
Evening star., 1940-10-27
Democratic Hold
Ion Nevada Too
| Stronq for COP.
BY EDGAR REINHART,


RENO. New, Oct. 26.-A trend to-
ward Wendell L. Willkie for Presi-
dent has become noticeable in Ne
vada, but is not Of great proportion
If this trend should grow within the
next 10 days it would have a bearing
on the size of the vote brought out
but it would be difficult to say that
it would send Nevada into the Re-
publican column.
The Democrats have too strong a
hold on Nevada at this time, not
only in registration, but in Office
holders, and to cut this lead down
to a point where the unpledged
voter would cast his ballot for Mr.
Willkie seems most unlikely.
Lack of friends In both parties In
Nevada tends to make the present
campaign very apathetic.
Evening star., 1940-10-27
Kansas Prairies Echo
To Political Charqes;
Fraud Complaints Fly
Age Pensions Revived
As Issue; Copper Busy
Stumpine for WiIIkie
By MILTON TABOR,
Special CORRESPONDENTS OF The Star.


TOPEKA. Kans.. Oct. 26-The
campaign in Kansas is the hottest
since the Populist crusade that
made "Sockless Jerry" Simpson
and Mary Ellen Lease famous. The
prairies are echoing recriminations
hurled at one another by Repub-
ncans and Democrats. Both party
organizations have filed complaints
with the Gillette investigating COM
mittee, charging fraud and viola
ton of the Hatch Act. The COM
mittee has promised to look into
the charges but asks for more par
ticulars before sending investigators
Eli Eubank. Democratic candidate
for attorney general, tossed a
bombshell into the Republican
camp when he charged that deal
ers in illicit liquors were contribut-
ing 100000 to Gov. Ratner's cam
paign fund. Mr.. Eubank also ac-
cused his Republican opponent
Jay S. Parker, with holding up oil
companies against which he had
filed custer charges.
| The Eubank accusations were
promptly denied by Walter Fees
Republican State chairman. Gov
Rather said the charges were toe
ridiculous to merit reply.
AS election approaches old-age
pensinss are being used by w. H
Burke, Democratic candidate for
Governor. in an appeal to the ell
derly vote. Mr.. Burke promised
early in the campaign that, If elect
ed, he would see that all persons
over IS years of age received $50 a
month. When the Republicans
pointed out that this would cost
S54, ,OO0, 900 a year and that the sales
tax used for social welfare pro-
duced only $10000,O00 Mr.. Burke
changed his speech. However, the
Pension Crusaders, with a large
membership, are supporting Mr.
Burke and opposing reelection of
Gov. Rather.
To counteract the anti-third term
sentiment, which promises to carry
Kansas for Wendell L. Willkie, the
Democrats are pointing accusing
fingers at Republican candidates
for minor State offices. Five of these
candidates have served more than
two terms.
Senator Capper, Republican, re-
turned home this week and Is
scheduled to make speeches right up
to election day. He is vigorously
supporting Mr.. Willkie and Gov
Rather. Senator Reed is not ex-
pected to enter the campaign
Neither of the Senators is a can
didate this year.
The six Republican Representa-
tives seemed assured of re-elec-
ton, and the 5th district is the
scene of a bitter campaign against
Representative Houston, Democratic
incumbent, who is opposed by STAN
ley Taylor, Ell Dorado lawyer. Mr.
Taylor was defeated by Mr.. Hous-
ton in 1888 by a narrow 600 votes
Evening star., 1940-10-27

dieting victory. Ira Masters. Demo-
cratic nominee for Congress from
the Southern district, thinks his
party will sweep the State by a
majority of 10000 or better. Others
predict that the State Offices are
likely to be divided between the
two parties because of the popularity
of two or three present Democratic
officers. However be the final
result, it is safe to say neither
party will win by the majority
claimed by its optimists.
At this juncture the reelection
of Senator Thomas and Repre-
sentative Henry c. DWorshak, both
Republicans, appears certain. On
the other hand, Compton I. White,
Democratic Representative from the
Northern district. seems sure of re-
election as a result of his popularity
with farmers.
Evening star., 1940-10-27
Utoh's Four Votes
Held Sure Democratic
BY FRANK PAGE STEWART

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct.
26.-Canvasses show the Democrats
in the lead in Utah. and this later
indication that the heavy New Deal
preponderance of votes in the pri-
maries will be sustained supplies
evidence for placing the State in the
Democratic column.
The Republicans are fighting,
however. In addition to traditional
campaign tactics they imported Miss
Bernice Woodward, western regional
representative Of the National Re-
publican Women's Division, to lure
the feminine vote. Ralph Morgan,
screen and radio actor, spoke to the
Young Republican League here
Monday. Representative Abe Muir
dock made a speech as the Demo-
cratic candidate for the Senate the
same night.
Evening star., 1940-10-27
Presidents Ohio Talk
Attempts 10 Recapture
100000 Errant Votes
Cleveland His Most
Favorable Community;
Tosk Difficult, However
BY L. r. CONNOR,
special Correspondent of The Star

COLUMBUS, Ohio. Oct 26.-1n
selecting Cleveland for his Ohio
political speech. President Roose-
welt has chosen the community most
favorable to him in all the State
1t Is clear that he will attempt to
regain the overwhelming majority
of votes given him by that city in
1896.
But unless he is successful in
recapturing 100000 or more which
competent Ohio observers believe
have slipped away from him, Ohio's
rs electoral votes will undoubtedly
90 to Wendell L. Willkie.
1t is question whether the
President can do the trick. The
latest comprehensive poll taken of
Cleveland and Cuyahoga County
Cby the Cleveland Plain Dealer
indicates he will carry that popu-
lous county this year by something
less than 10000. as compared with
5000 four years ago. 1t also is
swiftly becoming an accepted fact
in Ohio that the big city vote. even
if favorable to the New Deal will
not be enough this year to over
come what seems TO be almost
universal opposition in the rural
communities.
Not All Cities Certain.
And it is not at all certain that
ali the larger cities in this State
will give Mr.. Roosevelt majorities
of any size. 1t is expected, for
instance, that Columbus and Frank
lin County will 90 heavily Republl-
can. Likewise, it would be no sur
prise if Cincinnati and Hamilton
County, Senator Robert A. Taft's
home, gave Mr.. Willkie a majority
vote.
The latest results of Statewide
newspaper poll (that of the Colum-
bus Dispatch) show Mr.. Willkie
gaining steadily. More than 10000
straw votes have been taken in this
venture and Mr.. Willkie has slightly
more than a per cent majority
If that is borne out in the election
it would mean his capture of Ohio
by more than 10000.
Eighty of Ohio's SO counties may
be counted as rural. What has
happened to turn the farmers so
completely against the New Deal is
not exactly clear, although it may be
assumed that 57-cent corn and s.
cent hogs. together with their
hearty dislike and distrust of the
C. I. o. and Secretary Perkins tacit
encouragement of the sit-down
strikes are factors.
Lewis Influence Problematical.
1t remains to be seen whether
the John L. Lewis support Of Mr.
Willkie will have any effect on the
farm vote. At this writing, it would
seem not, the Interpretation being
now that Mr.. Lewis has waited to
determine for himself the outcome
Of the election and has only jumped
aboard the bandwagon.
Wendell Willkie has been to Ohio
twice and will return third time
this week to address a mass meeting
of five Southeastern Ohio counties.
Mr.. Roosevelt, when he comes to
Cleveland for his forthcoming polit-
ical address, will have come to Ohio
twice.
The battle in this State obvi-
ously is hot, but 1t remains one
between the w. P. A., the relief
vote and industrial centers on the
one side and the small business
man, the professional people and the
farmers on the other.
Evening star., 1940-10-27
REYNOLDS Predicts Roosevelt

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 [R.@Senator
Reynolds, Democrat, of North Caro-
lima, returning from a defense in
spection tour of the Panama Canal
Zone and South America, predicted
today the reelection of President
Roosevelt regardless" of the at
titude Of John L. Lewis. Senator
Reynolds said he found South
Americans extremely anxious" to
see Mr.. Roosevelt reelected.
Evening star., 1940-10-27
Brooklyn Eagle for WiIIkie

NEW YORK, Oct. IS R.-The
Brooklyn Eagle, an Independent
Democratic newspaper which sup
ported President Roosevelt in the
1882 and 1896 campaigns. indorses
Wendell l.. Willkie in Sunday
morning editorial. The Eagle an
nounces its support, however, Of
the local Democratic ticket.
Evening star., 1940-10-27
6. O. P. Faction Is Ruled
OFF Mississippi Slate
By REX b. MAGEE,

bpcVI8I INUfEeoP0uueH1 O1 fFe oVuI'
JACKSON, Miss, Oct. 26.-Bar-
ring of the Republican BLACK and
Tan" congressional slate and the
addition of the Socialist electors to
the presidential ballot marked the
weeks activities in Mississippi. Re-
ports indicate that the State will
give the usual heavy Democratic
majority, more than 90 per cent.
Evening star., 1940-10-27
Democrats Too Much
For 6. or. in Arizona
By T. w. B. ANDERSON,
Special Correspondent Of The Star.

PHOENIX, Ariz., Oct. 26.-Al-
though the Republicans have been
pushing what admittedly is the most
intensive drive in this State since
1920, the indication today, scarcely
a week before the election, is that
Arizona's three electoral votes will
go to President Roosevelt.
The Democratic congressional
delegation, which wields much in
fluence, has been stumping the
State and has been aided by Mrs.
Isabella Greenway King, former
Democratic Representative. She her
self has . large personal following.
Evening star., 1940-10-27
6. 0. P. Reserves Radio
Time for Last Word

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-The As
sociated Willkie Clubs have taken an
option on radio time over c. B. S.,
N. B. C. and Mutual networks for
the first hour of election day-from
midnight to am. (E. s. T) Novem-
Der S.
If the option is exercised, 1t would
give the Republicans virtually the
last word in the campaign, for
Democrats, including President
Roosevelt, are scheduled to speak
fro 10 pm. (E. s. T) to midnight
Of November I.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21
Judge Warns
Taxi Drivers;
Fines Eight
Snail Pace Cruising
Called Short-Si9hted
Attitude by Bench
Traffic Record

The trafiic record as revealed
at police headquarters for "a
hour period ending at 8 am. to-
day:
Fatalities, none.
Accidents, "a.
Motorists injured, 4.
Motorists arrested, 258.
Pedestrians injured. /.
Pedestrians arrested for viola
ton Of pedestrian control reg
ulations, /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21
Band Concert

BY the Marine Band this evening
at 7:30 o'clock at the Capitol. Capt.
william r. Santelman, leader;
Henry Weber, second leader.