The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-09-21

Copyright by The Baltimore sun and
reprinted in The Republican by per.
mission.
Washington, Sept rs.
IT is interesting to note that the
fourth-term spokesman who a short
time ago were treating Mr.. Roosevelt
as negligible have considerably
changed their tune and are beginning
to say that this is very close cleo
tion-very close, indeed. From some
Administration sources 4 note of
actual alarm has been sounded.
FOR THIS alteration in attitude
several things are responsible. One is
that the most recent polls Of two
national magazines have shown .
notable increase of Dewey strength in
the indispensable States and a cor
responding shrinkage of Roosevelt |
strength. Another is the eXtraordin- |
airy vote by which the Republicans
won in Maine. Both these things are
calculated somewhat to dilute the con-
fidencc of the fourth-telmers, and, .
certainly, those 3-to-l betting odds of
which so much was heard early in
August appear to have disappeared. .
At least they are not being offered in
real money-if they ever were.
BUT, THE Administration strate-
gists have d deeper worry than any of
these. Within the past few days they
have become really convinced that
Mr., Hil!man. with his CIO-PAC and
his Communist support, has developed
much more into genuine liability
than AN asset. And they do not know
exactly what to do about it. 1t has
shocked them how quickly the country
seized hold of that trenchant phrase
Clear everything with Sidney"
how general is the disbelief of Mr..
H&nncgans passionate denial that he
was ever thus instructed by Mr..
ms ie''0o,' Ioi '''e us
belief Of course, is that it made 50
completely plain at the convention
''.''I every 'nlnS was oeiH& NIe&'fd
" '0'' '''''''H'
,o ,.,
TO MEET this situation the fourth
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o'll'' '''e'' upon "SStI'Io'iS 'll"l II Is
an ''o'''V''S' 70 r'''','1' Mr. NM
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~ 9'''i' S''iS people, moreover ,"oSe
WHY NeVP '"'p"'S OH IhP SUBJECT
are very LlfcSOMc. lncN pore tnclf
an" 0"S'i' y" SS' vi " Hoii'e-
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seems PieelSely what Is happening.
APP"IV'''IN' the Ioea ~ llilaliE per
coi3llrg INTO the popular mIhd that
| tlle IlilN between tile rfeSloehI Oh the
o'I'e" "'"VeS ana ViliS radical labof
,t""ei WIN ms russian oackgfouhd'
ms Communist alIlilatiohS ana high-
pressure MeIhooS Is thoroughly uh-
wholesome and deeply repugnant to
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man ana "oii'"n' FeoPie are Deglh-
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le@Hoh Tor t'le present PERTURBATION
III uie hlghef loufth-Iefm clfcieS Is
! because OHeF fealiZe IT,
hoH NE start Iiley nave oeeii OH
IlIe uelehSlVe ABOUT Mf' llIlilhah' lhey
nave no Ieai ueIeilSe ana IileE cannot
ii'aAe Vl'e "ill'e"aSh SUCK NO WONDER
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