Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-13
Third Roosevelt Visit
SET in Pennsylvania
To Fight Wi||kie Trend
Call at Philadelphia
Lost Week of October
Decided On at Conference
BY CHARLES G.. MILLER.
Special Correspondent of The Star

HARRISBURG, Pa, Oct. IL
Wendell L. Wilkes trip through
Pennsylvania last week has resulted
in a State trend toward the Re-
publican presidential candidate, &C
cording to the Republican and the
Willkie Club organizations. That
their claims are not entirely biased
is borne out by the statement from
Democratic State campaign man
ayers that President Roosevelt is to
return here late in the campaign,
following his visit to the western
part of the State this week.
The Presidents stops during his
inspection tour yesterday at Johns
town and Pittsburgh and the inter-
vening bituminous coal region,
where there is little question about
his popularity. are not expected to
have much effect upon the denser
Eastern populations. His visit to
Philadelphia several weeks ago. how
ever, to accept a degree from the
University of Pennsylvania, pre-
sented the chance for his being seen
by many thousands of persons.
Nevertheless the Democratic leaders
believe this was not enough, despite
the enthusiastic welcome the Presi-
dent received, and Luther A. Harr,
Philadelphia city treasurer and
chairman of the Democratic Cam
paign Committee, after a conference
with Senator Guffey this week. an
nounced the President would again
visit Philadelphia the last week OF
October.
Will Inspect Defense Plants.
After an inspection of the Frank
fort Arsenal, the Sun Shipbuilding
yards and the Du Pont plants at
Wilmington, Del, he will come to
this city to look over local steel
mills and then journey to Indian
town Gap, Pa, National Guard
reservation, now being turned into
a War Department cantonment for
10000 troops at an expense Of S.
100000.
To Republicans this announcement
was a Democratic admission that
the State is far from certain to 60
for President Roosevelt as it did
in 1896.
Senator Guffey. Democratic State
Chairman Meredith Meyers and Mr..
Harr, who is being brought to the
fore by the Senator in this campaign
with a view to being the Guffey gu
bernatorial candidate In 1912, expect
a repetition of four years ago in the
presidential vote here. Mr.. Harr
this week added an extra 100000 to
the Meyers plurality for the Presi-
dent, given recently as 100000,
although incomplete registration fig-
ures indicate large Republican gains
in most sections Of the State ex-
cept in the Pittsburgh area.
Guffey Sticks to President.
The Senator is sticking close to
the President when he is In Penn
sylvania. There are many Demo-
Gratis who assert this proximity will
do him little good unless there is
a Roosevelt landslide. There are
probably as many Democrats against
Guffey reelection as there are
against third term for the Presi-
dent. Many blame him for losing
the State in the last gubernatorial
contest because with the aid of John
L. Lewis he set up an independent
primary ticket and endeavored to
shatter the then existing State or
ganization. He lost his fight, but
not before making charges against
the administration of former Gov.
George H. Earle-first Democrat at
the Capitol in 40 years-that led
to long, drawn-out court cases that
are not yet finished.
Although Republican State lead
ers are talking of a half million
Willkie lead, many admit privately
the election may be close and that
if the State does 60 Democratic
Senator Guffey would be defeated by
Jay Cook, G. o. P. entry, while the
Democratic State ticket could con-