Evening star., 1950-10-19
Roosevelt Was Aided
With His Debts, Too,
Dewey Says on Radio
BY the Associated Press

NEWBURGH, N. Y, Oct. 10
Gov. Dewey declared last night
that wealthy Democrats had
helped the late Franklin D. Roose-
velt meet 100000 in obligations
to induce him to run for Governor
of New York in 1928.
The New York Republican,
fighting Democratic charges of a
COP nomination pay off" in the
current New York campaign,
based his statement on quotations
from books written by two former
national chairmen Of the Demo-
cratic Party. The books are
You're the Boss" by Edward
J. Flynn, and Jim Farley's. Story"
by James A. Farley.
Gov. Dewey said in a Statewide
radio broadcast that $4,000 of the
money was promised personally
by John j. Raskob, one-time Dem
ocratic national chairman, who
died last Sunday. And Raskob,
promised to help in getting the
rest of the 100000, Gov. Dewey
added.
Roosevelt Debts Recalled.
Citing the books, Gov. Dewey
said Mr.. Roosevelt lowed money
at that time 1929 to the Warm
Springs Foundation. which he had
intended to run as a resort" and
was reluctant to run for Governor.
That was the year the late
Alfred E. Smith ran for President
and Democratic leaders wanted
Mr.. Roosevelt on the ticket to lend
strength.
Mr.. Dewey, who is running for
reelection. brought up the sub
ject of Mr.. Roosevelt's finances
in answer to Democratic charges
that Joe r. Hanley, Republican
lieutenant governor, was prom
ised relief from financial obliga-
tions if he would consent to a
nomination switch.
Gov. Dewey said he hadn't "the
slightest criticism" of the 1928
Roosevelt incident, and added:
Il wish we had a Raskob in the
Republican Party who would help
out Joe Hanley-but, unfortun-
ately, We haven't.
Hanley's Debts Hailed.
Gov. Dewey asserted the fact
that Mr.. Hanley was burdened
with 100000 in private debts
after "a years in public Office was
evidence that Mr.. Hanley was "an
honest politician"
Mr.. Hanley, "a, stepped aside
as the leading candidate for Gov
ernor to make way for Mr.. Dewey,
who already had declared he
would not run for a third term.
Mr.. Hanley then was given the
nomination for Senator instead of
his long-cherished chance to run
for Governor.
Gov. Dewey. Mr.. Hanley and
other Republicans have denied
there was any improper offer of
money or a job to Mr.. HanIey.
But the Democrats have kept up
a broadside of accusations of cor
ruption.
The Democrats based their
charges on letter Mr.. Hanley
wrote to Representative w. Kinks
land Macy, Republican leader of
Suffolk County on Long Island,
a bitter foe of Gov. Dewey.
'Certain Propositions Made"
The letter to Mr.. Macy said in
part:
To-day I had a conference with
the Governor dewey III which
certain unalterable and unuues-
tionably definite propositions were
made to me. If I will consent to
take the nomination to the United
States Senate. I am definitely as
Sured Of being able to clean up
my financial obligations within 80
days. =
Gov. Dewey's Democratic op-
ponent for governor, Representa-
tive Walter A. Lynch of the Bronx,
has been demanding that Dewey
and Hanley withdraw as candi-
dates, or face removal from Office
if elected.
Campaigning upstate yesterday
and last night. Mr.. Lynch said
Gov. Dewey was Irresponsible for
what Hanley has done"
Mr.. Lynch said Gov. Dewey was