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has no chance. Roosevelt is certain
to carry the State, 50 why waste
your vote" While there is little
doubt that Roosevelt Is well out
ahead in this State due to the heavy
westside vote, fears are now ex-
pressed that any slipping here might
carry the entire State Republican
and congressional tickets down.
Just across the border in Idaho
the Republicans are keenly conf
dent Of carrying that State for
Dewey as well as the entire State,
senatorial and congressional tickets.
Every indication is that Idaho is
gaining In Republican strength
daily.
To the south the same is true in
Oregon, where the Republicans are
becoming more confident daily of
ultimate victory. Montana is being
shifted into the uncertain column,
due to an uprising against the DEM
ocrats in Western Montana among
the farmers.
California Race Narrow
By Kyle Palmer.
LOS ANGELES, Calf, Sept. 16.-
Democratic campaign plans in Cali
fornia are apparently being held in
abeyance pending the arrival of Re-
publican Presidential Nominee
Thomas E. Dewey in the State next
Thursday. Dewey will speak in San
Francisco and in Los Angeles, his
latter appearance being scheduled
in the Memorial Coliseum which
seats maximum Of 100000. Sup
porters of Mr.. Roosevelt's fourth
term candidacy are conceding among
themselves that this State which
gave the President majority of al
most / 600, 900 votes over ALI Landon
in 1896 and a mojrity in excess OF
500 900 over Wendell Willkie in 1910,
is to be no push over" Hence their
efforts to carry California. with its
Is electoral votes this year will be
enlarged and intensified.
Republican morale is on the up
grade and even the more conserva-
tive COP leaders are beginning to
believe they not only will add to
the States Republican strength in
the National House Of Representa-
tives, but may actually pile up a
majority for Dewey and Bricker.
Gov. Bricker has consented to
spend several days in an active can
vass for votes in the secondary
communities and rural districts in
Northern and Southern California
in October. The neighboring States
of Nevada and Arizona are believed
safely ticketed for Democratic vic
tories.
New Mexico Uncertain
BY J. J. Mullen.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex, Sept.
16.-An indication Of the line of at
tack the Republicans will employ to
win the State for Gov. Dewey In
November developed in opening
speeches Of Republican candidates
this week.
Carroll G. Gunderson, Republican
candidate for Governor, hit at use Of
State payrolls for political purposes,
an old theme in the State. but he
promised to stop the practice. He
further declared that none Of his
relatives or associates, would do any
business with the State.
Keen political analysists say much
depends on the silent and independ-
ent vote in the State this fall. They
say there is an evident trend toward
the Republicans both nationally and
on the State ticket, but the question
is whether the trend is, or will be-
come strong enough by election day.
New Deal Wins in Texas
BY S. Raymond Brooks.
AUSTIN, Tex. Sept. l6.-Pro-
Roosevelt Democrats in charge Of
the party's State convention at Dali
las, September IL took formal ac-
ton vacating the nomination of Is
presidential electors who had been
nominated at the presidential con-
vention In May and who had re-
fused to pledge support to the Roose-
welt and Truman national nominees.
The committee nominated sue
cessors to these, in each case pro-
Roosevelt Democrats, and will Ger
tlfy the substitute names at once to
the secretary of State of Texas.
This involved the apparent Ger
tainty of a court contest for a deci-
sion by the Texas Supreme Court
whether the original nominees can
be displaced. The decision would
also cover the question whether the
new set of nominees might also 60
on the ballot. Eight Of the original
electors were pledged to party sup
port.
Oklahoma is not a party to the
Southern revolt movement, but this
State is one where the Republican
party Is much stronger than In Tex
as or the Southern States. Gov.
Robert F. Kerr, keynoter Of the Chi
cago national convention, predicted
that Oklahoma will 60 Democratic
nationally this year and Oklahoma
Democrats are making efforts for an
exceptionally strong showing in view
OF a possible campaign for Kerr for
the vice presidential nomination
four years hence. Oklahoma went
Republican nationally in 1920 and
1928. but has supported Roosevelt
in all three of his elections.
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