The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-05

announced that he Will vote the
ticket straight.
In Guardia Makes Charges
Mayor Fiorello II. Laguardia.
chairman of the national commit
tee OF independent voters. issued a
campaign-end statement asserting
that many American corporations
had German affiliates and were
supporting Mr. Willkie in oxpecta-
ton of certain privileges and be-
cause of their German investments.
He named the men who. he said,
would be the Goebbels and the
Himmler of Willkie administra-
ton.
Here they are" he said. Cen
eral Motors, Ford Motor Co., In
ternational Telephone and Tele-
graph Co., Westinghouse, Reming-
tonrand, Standard Oil Co. of New
Jersey and Socony-Vacuum Oil
Co, Inc. among others.
THE strange part of IT is that
by those in the politico-utility cir
Giles who arc the new masters of
the present Republican party
say present because such control
surely cannot last-the various as
signments in the u. S, Inc, arc
discussed with n great deal of glee
and happy anticipation.
For instance, as ! have already
stated. Girdler is to be the Hmm
Ter (Germany's secret police head
while handsome Bruce Barton IRE
publican candidate for the U. S
Senate in New York; is to be the
Goebbels.
SO Senate Seats Vacant
Half forgotten in this headlone
battle for the presidency are con.
tests for SO senate seats. 435 seats
in the house of representatives. the
governorships OF 35 states and tn,
lesser engagements whose result,
must be known before the mosaic
of our political complexion as oi
Nov. s. 1910, can be known.
Bitter charges of Justification oi
issues. dictatorial ambition, unhol
ly alliances and of intervention OF
foreign powers for and against tn,
principal contestants marked OF
marred this campaign as the an
griest in recent American politica
history.
But as the runners near the tap.
the forecast today is for popular
vote photo finish. A large bloc o.
big, industrial balanee-of- power
states is marked doubtful in man,
polls and surveys. So listed b,
some competent observers are New
York. with AZ electoral votes
Pennsylvania. with Sc. and Ohio
with 26-Three of the largest. The
entire middle east is debatable il
some degree from New York anc
New Jersey west through the LAX,
states. Republican hopes for Will
kie depend mostly on winning in
that area.
Polls Favor Roosevelt
The New York Daily News made
a careful and completely reported
survey OF New York state ane
headlined today that its poll in.
dicates F. D. r. will carry New
York state in photo finish" But
that is almost inadequate 10 de
scribe II. Projecting its compute
tion TO three decimal points, IN,
News reported it had polled 81 go
persons and that the percentage.
Of favor were: Roosevelt 50.o6s
willkie 4e,e32. The difference wa,
IL of l per cent.
DR.. George Gallup's institute O
American opinion poll forecast 4
result equally close.
Gallup and Elmo Roper, research
chief Of the Fortune magazine poll
told a radio audience Sunday tina
there had been a trend towar.
Willhie which. II continued into TO
morrowis voting. would mean
very close election.
Fortunes final survey gave Nj
Roosevelt a $50 per cent bulge il
popular support but with Mr.. VIII
kie gaining.
THEFT Is REPORTED
Theft Of SO from a beauty par