Evening star., 1940-09-30

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overwhelmingly defeated. Andrew
Jackson, he said, took the same
stand, although his popularity prob
ably could have won him three
terms. He also declared that nc
Cleveland, Bryan or Wilson Demo-
crat should vote against him in ia.
vor Of third-term candidate. Fl
nally, he declared, Franklin D.
Roosevelt went on record in 1882 as
agreeing with Woodrow Wilson that
there is no indispensable man.
Seeks Stay-at Homes.
As Mr.. Willkie set forth today
on another 2.O00-mile tour which
will take him through some of the
Nations biggest industrial centers
there were indications that Repub-
lican strategists are hoping to get
out substantial part of the stay
at-home" vote for their candidate
this year.
In virtually every national cleo
ton there is large segment OF
the electorate which, for one reason
or another. does not take time out
to 60 to the polls.
Some statisticians estimate the
number of qualified citizens who do
ordinarily vote Is close to 80 per
cent. Four years ago. the popular
vote was: President. 27,476.673; ALI
M. Landon, 16679,583. With such
a margin to overcome. every nom
voter of four years ago who could
be lined up by the Willkie sup
porters would narrow the odds and
make easier the Republican task of
changing the 1886 tide
Another factor to be considered
is that, under the electoral college
system. the range between the total
popular vote of each candidate does
not always reflect the margin of
victory. If the election should be
close. one candidate or the other
could carry New York. for example,
by narrow margin and get all of
its A electoral votes.
Sees Pennsylvanlans.
Another important development
was steps Mr. Willkie took yester-
day to strengthen the partys ma
tional ticket in Pennsylvania, where
SO electoral votes are at stake.
The candidate had a long con-
ference last night with Joseph N.
Pew, jr., oil man and prominent in
Republican politics in the Keystone
State, and with Jay Cooke, the Re-
publican nominee for the Senate
against Senator Guf1ey. Democrat.
Of Pennsylvania. They boarded the
train in New York at his invitation
and rode as far as Syracuse.
Mr.. Willkie also has asked Gov
James Of Pennsylvania to meet him
when the train reaches that State
later in the week and accompany
him to Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
The conference with the Pennsyl-
vanians was interpreted as a step
likely to reinforce party lines in the
State because. so far as Is known. it
was the first time they had met
since the Philadelphia convention.
Gov James was Pennsylvania S
favorite son in the convention, and
most of it's delegates continued to
vote for him until the last ballot.
On that ballot Pennsylvania passed
when it was reached on the alpha
betical roll call. and switched later
when Mr.. WILKES nomination ap-
peared inevitable
AS he left the train last night. Mr..
Pew said, I'VE had a very interest
ing, satisfactory and delightful
meeting about all Pennsylvania
problems. Everything is in fine
shape" Mr.. Cooke said he was en-
couraged over the Pennsylvania out
look by the size Of the Republican
registration figures.
Different Campaigner.
The Republican candidate, as he
left New York last night, was a
noticeably different campaigner
from the Wendell L. Willkie who
began the battle against Mr.. Roose-
welt at Chicago a little over two
weeks ago He has made obvious
improvements in technique since his
first Western speeches
On the threat to democracy in
breaking the third-term precedent,
he has not let up in the slightest
degree. But, in pointing to what he
regards as the dangers Of New Deal
philosophy, he recently has been
aiming his blows more at the men
the President has gathered around
him than at Mr.. Roosevelt directly.
Also, In his attacks on a third
term, he now makes the point that
the danger does not lie in personali-
ties, nor in the motives of his op-
ponent, but in the trend it may
start toward indefinite continuance
in ONCE
Mr.. Willkie also has made his
short. platform talks more ef-
fective by adopting more CONVEX
sational tone. which allows the
microphones to do more of the work
and conserves the candidates en-
ergy.
Before the present week ends Mr..
Willkie will have taken his case into
several of the most important vot-
ing areas of the country-Detroit,
Cleveland. Pittsburgh and Philadel-
phia-areas with a large labor vote
and in States with important blocs
of electoral votes.