The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-31

and election as merely the prelude to the Presidential wars of 1924.
 For that reason the Gubernator- ial election in New York is almost as politically important as the vote for members of the House. New York State is the area of the most recent and in many ways most sig nificant Democratic effort to re- pudiate President Roosevelt's poli- tical leadership.
 Former Democratic National l Committee Chairman James A. Farley is the manager of the New York State maneuver. Farley op- posed MT. Roosevelt's third term nomination, objected bitterly to MT. Roosevelt's hand-picked selec- ton of Henry A. Wallace for Vice. President and, finally, resigned from the Cabinet and from Nation al party office.
 But Farley remained as Chair man of the New York State Demo- cratic Committee. In that capacity he produced New York's Attorney General John'J. Bennett as a 1922 candidate for Democratic Guber- material nomination and put him over against the combined and formidable opposition of MT. Roose- welt, Gov. Herbert H. Lehman, both United States Senators, Chairman Edward J. Flynn of the Dsmocra- tic National Committee, and affil- lated figures.
 newev's Rest Chance The question now is whether Far ley can elect his man. The Amert- can Labor Party, without which Lehman would have lost to Thomas E. Dewey in 1938 has bolted Bennett. The ALP is running a relatively obscure candidate named Dean Alfange who will take some votes from Bennett. The Commun- ist candidate is 1sreal Amter. Mir. Roosevelt took his licking on the l gubernatorial nomination in dis contented silence for some weeks but finally announced that h.; would support Bennett.
 [ Measured against some of MT. Roosevelt's endorsements of candt- dates when his own blue chips were down, hi first praise of Bennett was pretty faint. Compare 1t, for in- stance, with his plea in 1936 that Lehman was his good right arm and, therefore, should be continued in office as Govrenor of New York Later, however, Roosevelt rein- dersed Bennett in stronger terms.
 But the Presidents original en- dorssment drained most of the blood from Alfange's candidacy and Farley and his associates, fol publication, whooped up consider able enthusiasm about 1t. They said now that the President had ratified their choice for Governor, 1t woulc be easy enough to defeat the Repub' lican nominee, Thomas E. Dewey the young fellow with the nous tache who almost snagged the gov ernorship in 1888, barely missed Republican nomination for tn Presidency in l940 and now has hi! best chance yet with his bid to b' governor.
 It is not the falling out of olC friends that makes the Roosevelt Farley row and the New Yorl state guhernatorial contest SO in teresting this year. Instead, 1t | the knowledge that If Farley car elect his man he will oppose MT Roosevelt for fourth term in 1924 If he runs-and likewise oppose the nomination of Wallace or any confirmed New Dealer for the Pres idency.
 And If Farley elects Bennett thiI year his opposition will be consid erable because he will control Nev York'S 47 delegates to the Demo cratic National Convention.
 If Bennett loses, Dewey will b' elected and the Republicans a likely as not will nominate him t. run for President in 1944 agains whenever Mir. Roosevelt may pu I'D against him,