Evening star., 1943-11-03
Elections
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party is largely dominated by CIO
unions. 1t seems clear, however
that Mr. Eanley received a large
number Of labor votes.
Murphy Backed by CIO.
In New jersey. Mayor Murphy of
Newark, the Democratic candidate
for Governor. himself is a labor
leader, sCClctary- treasurer OF the
State Federation of Labor He had
the backing of the CIO President
Murray having declared his support
In Philadelphia a united Labor
Committee worked hard for the cleo
tion Of Nj. Bullitt, which did not
materialze.
President Roosevelt put his sign
Of approved on Gen. Haskell in the
New YORK 2uocrnatorial race and on
Nj. Bullitt in Philadelphia. In Ken
tucGy Senator Barley urged the
voters to support Mr. Donaldson.
Democratic candidate for Governor
over former Judge Willis. Repub-
liCan, on the ground that the cleo
ton of Republican governor would
be interpreted as a reputation of
the Roosevelt administration. Owen
D. Young, chairman of the Haskell
campaign committee in New York,
made q similar statement for the
Democratic candidate for Lieutenant
Governor The labor leaders in New
Ie"acy also injected thc national is
sue lr.o th0 cag2r&. H.
E%ccrt II +[cntuc'-v. these appeal,
aN'H" "Tcltl'- vie uNlccGeG. ta|
eyca in 1>r--jfc';y they were no.
espcol"ll-, cCS .ir2.
COZ F1rctul Ger 1874.
Fad the ic~lN5 O. the election
been reversed, the New Dealers un-
dou6tedly would have claimed a VIC
tory for the President in these
State and municipal elections. 1t Is
only natural that Republican lead
ers should insist that the ele tions
yesterday were merely a forerunner
of Democratic defeat in 1914.
During the campaign, however
TcNrtlicanS G'Scus gd State ano
l9C?l i~sVre This was tue in New
Eor'. Y i,o~o -qr'cv ceal0qiclct
OF IT, r- I c. tic Dewey ad-
ml7..t~2'i IN I.!."0y AID ur"cc
that TIC c., N q Democratic
Lieut. Gov crn9r would break w
tho team"
New York's election OF a Lieuten
ant Governor had been magnifiec
out OF all prOportlOn-on the theory
that a Democratic victory would bt
a victory for President Roosevelt anc
clearly indicate his reelection mex
year. Conversely. it was held tha
a Republican victory would greatly
enhance the probability OF a Re.
publican presidential nomination fo,
Gov. Dewey not vca.. Gov. Der'eI
has r"Dc atcdly sid he vas not {
C-p|id.te 9nd voTli not hocc.n.
a c0D..G"tc f"r t''0t nomlla cio7.
Nc}cr,hcl~S~, tt Eenley Vic r.!
unGo"CtcdlT viii h2ve the effect OF
turning Republican ewes more anc
more toward Gov. Dewey. whose
prestige has been increased.
The showing made by the Repub.
licsns in Kentucky was remarka bic
The State has had only five Repub-
lican Governors in it's history, one
of whom. w S. Taylor, served only
d DAYS as acting Governor while 6
contest was raging over the elec.
ton william Coe5cl the Domo-
cratic candidate. wos shct 9nd Tav-
10y fed from 80 St2'o etc" te!rr
c'.3rccd With COR ~ecv n tlt
SnOotinc. 7" C",t 7 cDu>iiaS \ Co.
e"Ncc of t. SITE v->s V. o. Bad
loy. Who VS. e'"c,c1 in l"GJ. Tht
last v9s Fem D Sampson. whose
term ended in 1881.
In the New Jersey election, Mayo
Frank Hague of Jersey City, Demo
cratic boss of the State for years
took a licking when his candidate
Mayor Murphy, lost the guberna
torial race. Mayor Hague delivered
a 100000 Democratic majority il
Hudson County for Mr.. Murphy
but it was far from enough to viii
the election.
Mayo Hague lost also in his tigh
a-alnst proHcSal to revise thu
State constitution. That propose al
which had the support of Mr.. EGg
and Of &C" CHI rlcS Edison. the .e
tiring Democratic Governor and al
opponent Of Mr.. Hague, won handilr
Commenting on the elections, MI
Willkle said in New York:
The returns from New York, New
Jersey Kentucky, Philadelphia an,
other places all point one way. Th