Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-10
Future Of Campaign
To Decide Colorado,
Observers Feel
Now Give WiIIkie
A $3.50 Chance for
Victory in State
BY. G.. GOULD LINCOLN,
Star STAFF Correspondent.


political hay last July, offers the G..
o. P. more nope than some of the
States farther West Undeniably
Mr.. Willkie, during hiStWo or three
weeks stay in this State, won many
voters to his standard and Demo-
cratic leaders here are quick to
admit it. They insist, however that
he has lost ground in recent weeks
and that the State will go for Presi-
dent Roosevelt, though by a re-
duced majority.
More impartial observers, how
ever, say that Mr.. Willkie has a
$3.50 chance and that he may win.
depending upon what may happen
during the remainder of the cam
paign. The Republican and va
rious Willkie organizations, of which
there Is a plethora, 60 much fur
Their in their predictions, giving the
State to MI. Willkie.
President Roosevelt carried the
State in 1886 by 295,O21 votes to
18l ,267 for ALI M. Landon, his Re-
publican opponent. The Repub-
lican leaders are counting heavily
on the third-term issue. increasing
anti-New Deal sentiment, division
In Democratic ranks and Mr.. Will
kie's personal appeal to swing Colo
RADIO back to the Republican COL
uxnn. They figure, too, that Gov
Carr, an ardent Willkie man and
running for reelection, will help to
put the G. o. P. across.
Willkie Supporters Busy.
A great amount of enthusiasm Is
going into the Willkie campaign,
with Willkie clubs. the Willkie Dem
ocratic clubs Women'S clubs, anti
third-term clubs, Young Republican
clubs, etc, all working like beavers.
If all this steam can be made to
go through one pipe, it may be ex-
tremely effective.
Denver itself has had its big
gest registration of voters in his
tory, and there is still another reg
istration day coming. The Repub-
licans like to believe that this in
creased registration means a pro-
test vote'-the protest being against
the New Deal and President Roose-
welt.
Two years ago the Republicans
made considerable gains in the
State, electing Gov. Carr, among
others, by 10000 votes. At the same
time, however, Colorado elected four
Democratic Representative in the
House and no Republicans and a
Democratic Senator, Senator Alva
Adams. Even the Republican lead
ers who insist that Willkie and
Carr will carry the State make no
claim that they will elect more
than one member of the House,
and perhaps not one.
Anti-thlrd term sentiment among
the Democrats in Colorado headed
up early in the summer, when Sem
ator JohnSon-former Governor
and Senator Adams, both Demo-
Gratis, declared against a third term.
Since President Roosevelt's nomi-
nation Senator Adams has indi-
Gated he will 60 along with the
President, but Senator Johnson has
maintained gloomy silence. Both
Senators are still in Washington,
and the Democratic leaders here
are not hankering for their return
to Colorado, believing they might
throw cold water on the third term
for Roosevelt, if only by studied
silence.
Rural Sections Disgruntled.
While it is suspected that labor,
both organized and unorganlzed, is
sti1l strongly in favor OF President
Roosevelt, there has been 10 def
mite cheCkup. In the farming re-
gions, sugar farmers are disgruntled
because of the quota administered
by the Roosevelt government, which
curtalls the amount they NAV grow.
The cattlemen also have crow
to pick with the administration over
the reciprocal trade agreements
including agreements which may yet
be made.
The Right Rev. Hugh L. Nc
Menamin, rector of the Cathedral
of the Immaculate Conception and
a very popular priest in Colorado,
delivered a severe attack on the
Roosevelt third-term candidacy soon
after the President had been nomi-
mated last July. He said, in part:
IF President Roosevelt, against
all precedent, answering, as he ad-
mits, a quiet voice, known as con-
science, submits against his personal
wishes to a so-called draft to be-
come a candidate for third term
as President of the United States,
then I, as a humble priest, who
am first an American, listening to
a voice of conscience that marches
like an army with drums and BAN
ners, call upon free Americans to
join with me in organizing an Of
fensive against an inevitable dicta-
torship for this country"
MSgr. McMenamin insisted that
the draft" of President Roosevelt
had been no draft at all: that the
administration had forced its will
upon the delegates to the Demo-
cratic National Convention. He is
OuG Vi Vic oUdpt III NdSdUlOll az
present, but he has not changed
his views on the third term, it was
declared today.
The Republicans are angling for
the votes of an Italian American
group of voters in the State and
expect to have their support.
Carr Under Fire.
There is wide difference of opin-
ion between the Democrats and the
Republicans over the Importance OF
the third term issue. The Demo-
Gratis say it is not cutting much
figure. They are counting on Roose-
welt strength with labor, on the
power issue and on the war situa-
ton in Europe to pull the Demo-
cratic national ticket through. They
claim, also, that their candidate for
Governor, George E. Saunders, now
Secretary of State, will defeat Gov.
Carr, who is attacked by the Demo-
rrotc hecoI1ce he has taken funds