Evening star., 1941-11-04
Roosevelt Casts Vote
As Country Squire in
Hyde Park Election
President PIons to See
Hull on Return to
Capitol Tomorrow
By JOHN {. HENRY,
Star Staff Correspondent.

HYDE PARK, N. Y, Nov. A.
President Roosevelt exercised his
franchise as an American citizen
and Dutchess County farmer here
today. casting his vote for town and
county officials in the of-year elec-
tions.
Mrs. Roosevelt accompanied the
President to the polling place in
the little frame town hall and fol-
lowed directly after him in regis
tering her choices in the green
curtained voting booth.
Princess Juliana of the Neither
lands, a week end guest of the
Roosevelts, also was present and
asked several questions of Mrs.
Roosevelt as to the procedure of the
voting
Just before driving into the village
FOR the voting ceremony, the Presi-
dent was informed by telephone
from Washington of the sinking of
the American tanker Salinas in the
North Atlantic, but he offered no
comment to reporters who greeted
him at the town hall.
Chats With Van Wagner.
The Chief Executive also talked
today to State Department aides
and planned to see Secretary of
State Hull on his return to the
Capital tomorrow.
OF principal interest to Mr.. Roose-
velt on the ballot which he marked
today was the contest for town su-
pervisor Of Hyde Park. little
mayoralty" post which his father.
the late James Roosevelt. once
held. Friends Of the Chief Execu-
tive believe that when he has re-
tired to the quiet of this country
side he, too. will seek this local
office as a climax both of his polit-
ical career and of his lifelong ac-
tive interest in the affairs of Dutch
ess County.
Elmer Van Wagner, Democratic
incumbent who is candidate for
reelection today, chatted for sew
eral minutes with the President as
the latter sat in his automobile
outside the hall.
Arriving shortly before 1870
o'clock. Mr.. Roosevelt entered the
voting place Immediately and stood
before the supervising clerks.
Occupation-Farmer.
Asked his name and occupation,
he replied:
"Franklin D. Roosevelt-farmer."
At direction of a clerk he then
signed the voting register and was
handed a printed ballot.
What number did I draw" he
asked with smile, and was told he
held 234.
On the ballots we're contests for
district attorney Of the county and
the following town Offices: Super
visor, clerk, Councilmen, tax as
SCISSOR. highway superintendent, JUS
tice of the peace and school di-
rector.
Behind the curtains of the voting
booth the President took Eevtrxi
minutes to mark his choices, emerg-
ing to pose with Mrs. Roosevelt for
newsreel and news photographers.
Outside they posed again 1.-The
automobile with Princess TJuiiana
and Fala, the Scotch terrier pet of
the President.
During a press conference yester-
day the President spoke his public
Endorsement for Mr.. Van Wagner
In manner similar to that in which
he approved the New York may
orally candidacy of 'Fiorello La
Guardia at a recent conference in
Washington by remarking that
each had done good job in his
present post.
In effect, Mr.. Roosevelt repeated
this Endorsement of Mayor La Guar
dia yesterday by asserting there is
no word or vestige of truth in rumors
being circulated In New York City
that the President with withdraw
Ing his support.
Scheduled to return to Washing
ton tomorrow, the President will call
congressional leaders to the White
House for discussion of the legiNa-
tive situation. High up on the
agenda for this meeting is consider
alton of the price-control bill re-
ported Saturday by the House Bank
ing and Currency Committee. Mr.
Roosevelt told press conference
yesterday that he would ask the
leaders to speed action on this meas