Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-20
POLITICAL
PARADE
| BY Q. R.
Brown

CENAToR GUY M. On
~ LETTE, Anti-New Deal
Democrat from Iowa. thinks No
probably stands alone in bslisv-
ing that President Roosevelt
will not seek Is years In the
White House.
A few more special eongrss-
sional elections are just around
the corner, and II the New
Deal candidates lose, or IN yhs
case of two of the three suffer
a significant decline in the poll.
il we'll may be that the senator
will find good many others IN
agreement with him.
These three elections are 10
fill vacancies in the Second
-6kfdhorna District, created by
a resignation, and in two dis
tricts in New York City, where
the representatives recently
died. All three of the incum-
bents of these seats were Demo-
Gratis.
In a special election on March
% Q k a h o m will indicate
whether the Republican trend
registered in that state in 1947
still continues.
THERE is every indication
Il that the Republican candi-
date, F.. .. Clark, not only will
win. but by a veritable SOCK
dolager of majority.
In 1912 Clark. who opposed
the Democratic incumbent. Jack
Nichols, was defeated by fewer
than 400 votes.
The New York situation is
very interesting one, and has
the politicians in lively state
of expectancy.
The first Of these vacancies
was created by the death last
month of veteran Thomas II.
Cullen. representing the Fourth
New York District, which is the
waterfront section Of Brooklyn,
south of the East River.
Tn 1912 Cullen poiied $3.50
per cent OF the total vote cast,
i'm a three-cornered race. Fred
erick II. GutkeS. the Republican
candidate. got 297l per cent,
and Matthew p. Coleman, the
American Labor party candi-
date. the remaining 699 per
cent. This is one OF the few New
York districts in which the
ALP did not 90 along with the
New Deal.
THAT $3.50 percentage is a
Il powerful thing for the Re
publcanS 20 60 up against. But
Z il will be remembered that in
the special election on Feb. %,
in the DIST tHarl@rul District
OF New York. which went
Democratic in 1912 by $3.50
per cent Of the total vote cast.
the Democratic can d id ate.
James II TOrTgUs, WIS able 10
muster only $3.50, Democratic
decline Of almost l3 per cent.
That shows what can happen
and does happen!
The other New York vacancy
has been created by the death
on last Thursday Of veteran
Democratic Rep. James A.
OLeary. He. longtime New
Dealer, represented the Eleventh
District. made up mostly OF
Staten Island but including \
small portion of the lower tip 81
Manhattan.
IN 1912 OLeary polled 5795
Il per cent of the total vote,
against 5204 for Robert 6.
Woodward. Republican. OLeary
had the American Labor sup
port.
These arc rock-rihhed Demo-
~ n ~ us To II -. ~ NOAll -
miracle if the Republicans
should capture either one Of
them.
But If these impressive ma
iorities should be Strikingly re-
duced. as was the case ths
other day in the Harlem dis
trict IL would bOde no good for
the New Deal and the fourth
term in the Presidents own
state.
What would Mr. Roosevelt do
II he should become convinced
IN his own mind that he could
not carry New York?
How is ne interpreting these
many Republican victories al
ready scores in special congress
sional elections
Nobody knows. He is keeping
his thoughts 10 himself.
Quick OrIoe+ione