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State Republicans, who has a lot Of
friends in Maine, greeted the party's
victory there with the observation
that it showed "free American labor
refuses to follow false and selfish
leadership.
But the bogeyman idea really
went out the window when the Re-
publicans heard that the PAC had
q scheme to neutralize doubtful
areas for itself in New Jersey
Briefly the idea was to agree with q
shaky Republican not to oppose him
If in turn he would not attack the
PAC or its methods in working
against Dewey.
New Jersey Republicans say they
know how to fight that kind of stuff
They're going to come out swinging
with an all-out drive on Roosevelt
and the backing he gets from Sidney
Hillman.
Two weeks ago the Republicans
had some shivery moments and that
is where the bogeyman came when
they got reports that the PAC drive
was mysteriously progressing In
areas they hadn't suspected.
In contrast to this Republican
jauntiness, the States Democrats
seem to be subdued.
New England Divided
By James O'Connor.
BOSTON, Mass, Sept, 16.-Sidney
Hillman's Political Action COMMITTEE
suffered an overwhelming defeat II
the Maine election last Monday, but
Republicans in other New England
States aren't cashing in their chips
just yet. They know that they would
be courting disaster If they now sal
back contentedly and laughed of the
PAC as a negligible factor in the
national election.
Voting sentiment in New England
today indicates that Maine and Yer
mont will cling to their traditiona!
Republican standards on election
day, with New Hampshire also going
Republican by simmer margin. A
strong Democratic vote is anticipated
in the industrial cities Of Manches-
ter, Nashua, Portsmouth and Roches-
ter, but it probably will not be sufh-
cient to swing New Hampshire over
to the Democratic column.
On the other hand, there is every
indication that Massachusetts, will
elect a majority of Republicans to
State Office. but that the State will
remain in the Roosevelt camp. Mas
sachusetts has gone Democratic in
every national election since the Al
Smith campaign of 1928 and this
year the State is nearly as strong for
the President as it was in 1910. In
that year, as we'll, they reelected
President Roosevelt, while electing
virtually the entire Republican ticket
Rhode Island will cast it's electoral
votes for President Roosevelt with
out a doubt, despite the campaign
currently being conducted in that
State by the Republican National
Committee.
A survey among political analysts
in these New England States points
Oll6ly W tllCoC 1Cou1OSs SCA toAlAy,
any other results would be regarded
as q complete upset.
COP Gains in Connecticut
By Robert D. Byrnes.
HARTFORD, Conn, Sept. 10
Connecticut Republicans received
almost as much encouragement from
the results of the New London city
election last Monday as they did
from the returns in the Maine State
election on the same day. While
Republicans had counted on elect
ing a majority of the New London
City Council, the 2-to-1 sweep to
elect the entire slate was surprise.
Republicans carried two tradition
ally Democratic wards where there
is a heavy concentration Of work.
ers from the Electric Boat Co.,
though there was no organized labor
participation In the city campaign.