Evening star., 1944-11-05
Bitter Election Campaign Rises
TO Climax With Issue in Doubt

speeches. He used for a forum, as
he did in 1910, a dinner of the In
ternational Teamsters Union. And
he accused the opposition Of cam
paign falsifications.
From then on the gloves were
OF. Charges touched OF counter
charges. Mr.. Roosevelt In his next
to-last speech Thursday night &C
cused the Republicans of threaten
ing to build a party spite fence
between us and the peace" by imply
ing that Congressional Republicans
would co-oeparte only with a Presi-
dent of their own party in sitting
up security machinery. He struck
also at "whisperings and rumor-
ines."
Democrats and Republicans alike
hoped the political fence as the
campaign progressed. The detection
of Senator Ball. the young Min
nesota Republican, created a stir.
Republicans hit at the Roosevelt
administration as tired, old and
Iquarrelsome, and Democrats re-
torted that it was an administra-
ton whose experience was needed
in these troubled days.
Attack Administration.
Republicans said the administra-
ton had welcomed the support of
Communists and Sidney Hillman's S
CIO-Political Action Committee.
Democrats countered that Gov.
Dewey had solicited and received
the support of both Sidney Hillman
and Communist in running for the
job Of district attorney in New York
But both Gov. Dewey and Mr..
Roosevelt called for programs to
provide full employment and
prosperity when peace returns.
Each urged American participation
in a world security organization.
Gov. Dewey said there should be
no reservation that would require
our representative to return to Con-
gress for authority every time he
had to make decision"
Mr.. Roosevelt said a United Ma
tions council must have power to
act quickly and decisively for peace.
using force If need be, and that the
American representative must be
endowed in advance" by Congress
with authority to act"
Not once did the Chief Executive
mention his Republican opponent
by name-again following his 1910
practice. Instead he talked of some
Republican orators or spoke of Re-
publican campaign arguments.
Speaks in Frosty Weather.
IT the Presidents health was an
issue, he didn't argue the matter
in words. But, bareheaded and coat
less, he spoke at frosty outdoor party
rallies in Philadelphia and Chicago
and in New York he rode for four
hours in an open car in soaking
rain.
Most of the campaigning for the
Democratic ticket was left to Sena-
tor Truman of Missouri, the vice
presidential nominee. who made an
8,000-mile circuit of the country.
Equally active was Gov. John w.
Bricker of Ohio, Gov. Dewey's run
ming mate.
And. of course, in an election in
which the country is selecting 81
Governors, IS Senators and a COM
plete set of House members there
have been some other prominent
people travelling the campaign trails.
Governors are trying for the
Senate and Senators for governor
ships. In West Virginia, Matthew
M. Neely, formerly a Senator and
now Governor, is seeking election to
the House.
Up for reelection are such PROM
inent Senators as Majority Leader
Barkley of Kentucky, Democratic
Whip Hill of Alabama, Chairman
George of the Finance Committee
and Chairman Wagner of the
Banking Committee.
After another term also is Sen
ator Taft of Ohio, chairman of the
COP Senate Steering Committee
and of the Republican conventions
Platform Committee. Senator Nye,
North Dakota Republican, who has
been classified as an isolationist by
Mr.. Roosevelt, is battling Demo-
cratic Governor John Moses for re-
tention of his Senate seat.
Among the Governors trying to