The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-26

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This Is not enough to offset the
big Willkie majorities sure to
come from the rural districts.
So unless the President can
stoke up his vote In Cleveland and
the other industrial centers Of
Ohio, he can kiss the Buckeye
State goodbye.
Today the odds in Ohio favor
Willkie. However, the battling is
SO close that Republican managers
privately hold their breaths. In
secret estimates, they figure will
kie win skin through by from 50,-
900 to $4,000.
This, interestingly, enough, is
just about the margin which the
Democrats privately expect to win.
During Roosevelt's Dayton Column
bus trip several weeks ago, Ohio
Democratic leaders told him their
private .p0lfs showed . $4,000 to
10000 margin.
So with Ohio casting over 81
10000 votes this year, these es-
Inmates show how close the boys
are figuring and how uncertain Is
the Buckeye State.
BURTON IN
NO matter which candidate wins
the presidential battle, one thing
Is certain regarding the local
battle! Harold H. Burton, Cleve-
lands reform Republican mayor,
is the sure-shot winner of the
senatorial toga relinquished by
Democratic Honest Vic" Donahey.
Burton Is making q runaway
race and win lead the rest Of
the COP ticket by wide
margin. His Democratic 0ppon-
emit, John McSweeney, hasn't
even been able to get started.
Burton Is q man to watch. For
If the 1914 Republican presidential
race is open to all corners, he
will be one Of the leading contest
ants. Burton has White House
ambitions and has demonstrated
that in his quiet way he usually
gets what he goes after. He will
be no "bau Of fire" in the senate,
because he is not that type. But
the Senate will know he is
there.
Honest, able and courageous, he
cleaned up Cleveland's once mo-
torious underworld SO thoroughly
that the city now has one of the
best police records in the coun-
try. Although once q corporation
lawyer, Burton has greatly exc
panded the municipal power plant,
despite the bitter opposition of
private utilities. He has also de-
Tended WPA and Is now engaged
In a hot fight with the street car
company over q franchise renewal.
Ohie's COP machine didn't
like the idea Of Burton being
the party's candidate for Sem
at0r. Particularly opposed was
Governor John Bricker, with
whom Burton had q salphurous
battle over relief Last spring.
Furthermore, Brickner has
White House ambitions Of his
own.
But in the primary, Burton
bowled over the machine like ten
pins, and the boys hastened to
make peace. Now all is harmoni-
GUS and he's their fair-haired
hero-for the present.
WILLKIE's GODFATHER
Elwood, Ind, may be the proud
birthplace Of Wendell Willkie. but
Portsmouth, o., claims the title
of godfather. Reason is that
five years ago q number Of Ports
mouth folks aided In saving Will
kie from what might have been
q fatal airplaine crash
Willkie had been summoned to
o business conference IN New Or
leans, had chartered a plane at
Newark, N. j., to take him to Gin
c.nnati and catch a southbound
train. Over West Virginia his
plane became lost In a severe
storm and the pilot began radio
ing nearby airports to got his bear
iflgs.
He was unable to get any re-
Spouse. Finally, around p. M,
the plane flew over Portsmouth
and began circling to attraction
attention. L. W. Burns, local
11ewStnari, noticed the ship and
notified Fire Chief Leedom, who
rushed an emergency squad with