Evening star., 1949-10-11
R-8 80 THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c.
II,
Roosevelt Attacks
Dulles as Calculating
Wall Streeter'
BY the Associofed Press

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Roosevelt, jr., has stocked the fires
of New York's senatorial campaign
by calling Senator Dulles a tight
Tipped, calculating Wall StreeCer."
In scorching attack on the Re-
publican nominee. Representative
Roosevelt referred to Senator
Dulles as candidate in hob
nailed boots whose campaign.
based on bigotry, half-truths and
witch-hunting will long be re-
membered as new low in re
action"
/ Mr.. RooSevelt's speech at CIO
meeting in Buffalo last night was
his first major effort to aid the
campaign of former Gov. Herbert
H. Lehman, Mr.. Dulles opponent
in the November 8 election.
Mr.. Lehman is the candidate of
the Democratic and Liberal Par
ties, the two parties under which
Mr.. Roosevelt is listed on congress
sional rolls.
Senator Dulles followed Mr..
Roosevelt into Buffalo. The Re-
publican candidate stumped to-
day in the States second largest
city after opening his fourth up
state campaign tour in as many
weeks in Albany last night.
] In Albany. Senator Dulles re-
leased a statement in which he
accused Mr.. Lehman of using
charges of 'bigotry' as a defense
against legitimate criticism"
| In the process, Senator Dulles
said, Mr.. Lehman lis himself in
citing bigotry."
He said Mr.. Lehman miscon-
strued his criticism of support he
contends the former Governor will
get November 8 from Communists.
Mr.. Lehman accused Senator
Dulles and Gov. Dewey last week
of injecting racial and religious
bigotry into the campaign.
In radio address last night in
New York. Mr.. Lehman described
the coming election as lone of the
most crucial" in modern American
history.
He said that National and in
ternational issues affecting the
lives of every family in this State
will be decided by Congress next
year."
Mr.. Roosevelt called Senator
Dulles IAN arch conservative who
can out-Republican even Senator
Taft of Ohio and who makes Taft
look pink by comparison.
Mr.. Roosevelt referred to Gov.
Dewey as that man in Albany"
Ia term sometimes similarly ap-
piled to Mr.. Roosevelt's father
when the latter was in the White
House.
Dewey Campaigning.
when that man In Albany"
Mr.. Roosevelt said, appointed his
bride on the wedding cake to the
Senate three months ago, he, Sen
ator Dulles, came to that distin-
guished body with certain
amount of prestige because of his
work in the United Nations.
H '@That prestige has turned to,
idisgrace-the. disgrace hfs want
ling to drag the country back to
the Both Congress program -.
Gov. Dewey. meanwhile, lift AL
bany for New York City today to
begin a second week:of campaign
ing for Senator Dulles. He will
concentrate his activities this,
week in the Metropolitan area
and in Rockland and Orange
counties. The Governor stumped
Upstate for the COP nominee last
week. !
Registration of voters began
yesterday in New York City. 1t
followed the pattern of heavy
"Of-Year" turnout that marked
registration Upstate last Friday
and Saturday.
The first day New York City
total of 285 AT was 45,878 above
the first registration day in 1945.
the last mayoral election year, and
I70,487 above the comparable
figure for the last off-year, elec-
ton, in 1947.