Coughlin's speech increases doubt in Minnesota (Evening Star, Sept. 27, 1936, p. 32)

COUGHLIN S SPEECH INCREASES DOUBT IN MINNESOTA State Had Been Considered by Some Already for Roosevelt. BY JERRY VESSELS, Special Correspondent of The Star. ST. PAUL, Minn., September 26.-- The task of trying to second guess on What Minnesota will do in November has become increasingly difficult, for the time being at least, all because ©f this week's one-day local stand of tuc Ainy rauiici v/uugiiiiu. Some veteran observers were Just about ready to wrap up the State and hand it over to the iRoosevelt man agers when the Royal Oak spellbinder atirred up a fresh and more perplex ing problem for the experts. In a scene without precedent in Minnesota, Father Coughlin whipped his State fair ground audience of 50, 000 into a dramatic frenzy. The strange event was climaxed with the great throng standing and pledging ■upport to William Lemke, Union party presidential candidate, and promising, in the words'of the Michi gan priest, ''to destroy the sham bat tle in Washington." Simultaneously, the vast audience, by request of Father Coughlin, pledged itself to support Representative Ernest Lundeen. Farmer-Labor candidate for United States Senate. New Slant to Alliance. Thus, besides the apparent impetus to the Lemke vote-splitting movement was given a new and potent slant to tka a 11 in non A f State Roosevelt leaders and Parmer Labor chieftains. Lundeen, a staunch supporter of the Frazier Lemke program, has not talked much about presidential pref erences, but some time ago was quoted as saying that "Bill Lemke Is good enough for me." This was strange language, as some Viewed It, coming from the man picked to take the place on the Parm er-Labor ticket and on the party board of strategy of the late Gov. Floyd B. Olson, who was credited witn naving driven home the bargain In 1932 that put Minnesota in the Roosevelt column and strengthened Farmer-Labor control of State govern ment. So there was Father Coughlin in ene breath lambasting the New Deal nd in the next pleading for support of Lundeen. one of the key third-party men counted on by the Roosevelt high command to make Minnesota New Deal conscious. The sensational development sent the Farmer-Labor managers into a hasty huddle. The best they could do was to put into circulation for pub lication 12 hours In advance of de livery a section of the keynote speech of United States Senator Elmer Ben eon, Farmer-Labor gubernatorial can didate. This section, which had been given newspapers and press associations two days previously, quoted Senator Ben son as strongly urging re-election of President Roosevelt with a stern warning that "protest votes" for Lemke merely would serve to play i '•into the hands of the Wall Street gang." Quotes Olson Telegram. "We cannot escape commitment of the nresirienflal situation anri remain true to the principles which we pro fess." said the Benson excerpt. "Gov. Olson dictated a telegram from his nick bed at Rochester to Senator Robert M. La Follette just a few days before he died. Our Governor said: 'In this campaign we must choose between President Roosevelt and Gov. Landon. Progressives and liberals cannot afford to divide their votes and thereby place in the presidency a re actionary Republican. For the liberals to split their votes Is merely playing into the hands of the Wall Street gang.' "In this pledge of our late Governor, X am in hearty accord. "It is not that I subscribe to every thing that President Roosevelt has done or approve all policies which his administration has promulgated. I am an admirer of Representative Lemke and Father Coughlin has done a great public service in arous ing the public to the abuses of our monetary system. "This is not an issue between Roose velt and Lem Ice, but between Roose velt and Landon. I have heard presumed liberals say: 'I don't care if Landon is elected.' I am not that kind of a liberal. I do care. I pro pose to do everything within my power to help bring about his defeat. This is tot a year for protest votes." Curtis Makes Keynote Speech. Just a few days before Benson •ought to offset the effect of the Coughlin plea, the Democratic guber natorial candidate, Fred Curtis, made his keynote speech. He worked him •elf into a great frenzy in referring to reports of the Democratic-Farmer La bor alliance. Meanwhile, Patrick Delaney, the Democratic senatorial candidate, has been trying to compel his opponent, Lundeen. to make his stand on the presidency more emphatic. In a re cent campaign speech, Delaney, reiter ated his demand that Lundeen declare himself, adding: "It is obvious that itc ao ati/ciiipLiiig tu carry uemocrauc favor on one side and the National Union favor on the other." The entire mess is providing consid erable encouragement to the Repub licans, striving to regain control of the Governor's office and send Represent ative Theodore Christianson to the United States Senate. Landon man agers naturally feel that the Coughlln Lemke-Lundeen tie-up will react very favorably to their cause. Permanent Relief Seen. DENVER, September 28 (A>).--Harry L. Hopkins, Federal relief adminis trator. predicted yesterday aid for the unemployed, to be financed "from an nual revenues of the Government." The administrator said the number of unemployed aras decreasing steadily through absorption of the jobless in nrivato InHintrv Tha TTniM fltntpc however, will always have some unem ployed, he said, adding that he thought it was the duty of the country to care for these.

Blood Giving Is Hobby. Blood-giving is the hobby of M. C. Shibley, Tulsa. Olcla., city engineer. In the last 15 years he has donated 25 pints for transfusions--without ac cepting a cent in return. A b 1 111 11 !■■■--■■■■■■■■■■I..-- I At Grips in New York This Week PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, AL SMITH.

t Oregon Party Leaders Look to Oct. 1 and End of 1934 Agreement. BY RALPH WATSON, Special Correspondent of The Star. PORTLAND. Oreg., September 26.-- iseuiutiatu; idiupaigu nmuaseia 111 Oregon have anxious eyes fixed on October 1 and the threatening fog of maritime labor discord now hanging along the Pacific Coast line, for if a tie-up of Coast shipping should result, as now seems probable, it might swing Oregon from Roosevelt to Landon No vember 3. Two years ago the Pacific Coast ports, Portland among them, were shut for a long period by the longshore men's strike, the adverse effects of which extended into every part of the State. That section of Oregon east of the Cascade Mountains produces a vast quantity of wheat, millions of pounds of wool, and contains the Hood River Valley with its thousands of acres of amjle orchards. When the strike of 1934 came it stopped the movement of a major portion of that produce through the Portland harbor, contracted to go coastwise and across the sea. The Eastern Oregon section nor mally is heavily Republican, though it went to Roosevelt in 1932 and still is considered to be his now, though perhaps not by as wide a margin. Observers consider it, generally, as holding the balance of power on elec tion day. But, whether rightly or wrongly, the thought is growing that much of labor's present militancy is traceable to the Roosevelt adminis tration. California and Seattle mari time unions have just voted by large majorities against arbitration, and the Portland unions are balloting on the same issue. 0 Growers and shippers insist that the administration could force arbi tration and keep the ship lanes open. Ships now operate under an agree ment which ends this month, and the upridbuia say nicy wm Lie nicm tu nic docks should a strike be called. Pro ducers view the possibility with bitter ness and political leaders, on both sides, can see in the situation a lever that might well pry the State out of the Roosevelt and into the Landon camp. The first of the past week saw' the Republican headquarters start a Statewide movement to recruit "Lan don volunteers" in every county. County organisers started to sign up workers, each pledged to secure other pledged workers from precinct to pre cinct. -0 CONNECTICUT CONGRESS SLATES NEARLY READY 6nly Republican Nominee in Third District Remains to Be Named. BY ROBERT D. BYRNES. Special Correspondent of The Star. HARTFORD, Conn., September 26. --Congressional slates in Connecticut are now nearly complete, and only the Republican nominee in the third district is uncertain. Representative Herman P. Kopple mann has been renominated by the Democrats in the first, with Walter E. Batterson as his opponent. In the second. Representative William L. Hig trim rHII Ka ranamsH Aatnlu* O kn Republicans and William J. Fitzgerald of Norwich has won the Democratic nomination in a three-cornered race. Representative James A. Shanley is scheduled to be renominated by the Democrats in the third. Representative Schuyler. Merritt will be the Republican nominee in the fourth and faces Mayor Alfred N. Phillips, Jr., of Stamford. Repre sentative J. Joseph Smith has been renominated by the Democrats in the fifth and J. Warren Upson of Water bury won the Republican nomination. Representative-at-large William M. Citron has been renominated by the Democrats and the Republicans, have named former Secretary of State Francis A. Pallotti of Hartford as his opponent. i i Roosevelt and Smith to Open Drives in Neiv Y ork This Week President to Start Campaigning at Syracuse Tuesday Before Demo cratic State Convention. RV THOMAS COMPERE. I Smith lrwt ra*i» a-ith vnt»rs In all SEEN BY COL KNOX State Doubtful as Result of Sentiment Change, He Declares. BV BART SHERIDAN. Special Corresponfleni of The Star. LOS ANGELES, Calif., September 26.--California's political stage this week spotlighted a declaration by Col. Frank Knox. Republican candidate for Vice President, that an overturn in public sentiment has placed Cali fornia in the debatable column for the election next November. Meanwhile, Democratic leaders in the party's State convention were pointing to Bourbon registration gains as an indication that the people of the State approve the policies of the incumbent national administration. Col. Knox said the administration's movements to stimulate class hatred have caused a falling off of Califor nia's heretofore preponderant Demo cratic strength. Follows Sacramento Meetings. The Republican candidate's tour closely follows the Sacramento State conventions, during which each party adopted a platform and selected 22 potential presidential electors. The newly chosen central committees were to convene today to elect State chair men. The Democrats' State platform of fered no points other than those ad vocated in the national convention. It duplicated the national pledge by placing the State Democrats on rec ord as favoring shorter hours and increased pay, freedom of speech and "progressive humanitarian legisla tion." The Republicans, after urging that the Townsend Dlan he ffivpn 'VorAfiil study," reaffirmed the principles of the G. O. P. national convention platform and added pledges for modified old age pension laws and aid to the helpless. The State platform also recommended completion of the Central Valley proj ect and encouraged the upbuilding of the shipbuilding industry by means of tax exemption. Contest for Chairmanship. Competition for permanent Repub lican State committee chairman rests between Edward S. Shattuck. Los An geles attorney and president of the California Republican Assembly, and •histus Craemer, past president of the National Editorial Association and the California Newspaper Publishers' Association. The Democratic State chairmanship ejected to go to Qlifford Anglim of Richmond. Calif., former State assembyman and now State director of the Democratic campaign. DEMOCRATS ANDg7o.P. IN CLOSE IDAHO RACE Campaign Is Expected to Be Closest In History--Borah Receives Ovation. BY JAMES R. STOTTS, BpecUl Correspondent of The SUr. aah0. September 26.--With .uLTM0**111TM that there but slight difference in strength of the wo parties and that the campaign this year Is likely to be the closest in history, Republican State Chair man Bo to If sen and members of that organization this week mapped out a speaking itinerary for candidates which will take them into every com munity of the State. Due to injection of the prohibition issue as the result of indorsement of the manner of liquor laws enforce ment counties of Southwestern Idaho, historically dry, promise to be lost to Barzllla Clark, Democratic guberna torial nominee, and go to Prank Stephan, Twin Palls attorney and Republican gubernatorial nominee. London's interpretation of the monetary plank of the platform con tinues to be a sore spot in many ag ricultural sections and may cost him heavily. That Senator Borah has lost none of his old-time popularity is evi denced by the ovations given him wherever he appears. His re-election by a majority of from 25,000 to 30,000 votes la now generally conceded by leaden of both parties. He is one political figure who is free from at tack.

'tkviauo liiai the two parties are attempting to sell themselves to the larger army of un organized former service men. Four years ago the former service men of Indiana were substantially Democratic, with the memory of the ejection of the bonus army fresh in their minds, not to mention the fact that the Democratic nominee for Gov ernor was Paul V. McNutt, former national commander of the Ameri can Legion and the present Governor. At present there is a little grumbling among some world war veterans over the fact that President Franklin D. Roosevelt vetoed the bonus. The Democrats now are reminding the boys of 1917 and 1918 that Roose velt's three predecessors did likewise. The second largest group of living war veterans consists of the 5.500 Indiana men who served in the Span ish War. Their membership is so small that little attention is paid them by the political parties. The third group consists of scarcely 200 veterans of the Civil War, most of whom are too feeble to vote. So actually it is seen that the total num ber of men and nurses who served in the various conflicts can be no more than 115,000. In the 1932 elec tion in Indiana the total vote for the two candidates for United States Sen ator was 1.531,803. In view of the relatively small number of voting war veterans, as compared with the nor mal State vote the fact that the Republicans and the Democrats are fighting for the veteran vote is good proof that the election will be close. First State Commander. Backers of Raymond S. Springer, the Republican nominee for Governor, are laying particular stress on the fact that he was the first State com mander of the Legion in Indiana. In 1932 they pointed out that McNutt had not been overseas and that he did not join the Legion for several years after the armistice. The Springer crowd this year is broadcasting the fact that Townsend, of service age at the time of the war, did not take part in the conflict. The Townsend backers were obliged to come back with the information that Townsend was rejected for Army service because of an injury received when he was shot in the heel on a squirrel-hunting expedition years before as a youth. Republicans are making a strong bid for the support of former service men because of Springer's record as the first State Legion commander. The Democrats advance the information that there are four former service men on their ticket, as against only three on the Republican ticket. GOV. BRANN LOSING MAINE POPULARITY Move for Recount or Senate Con test of White's Victory Brings Reaction. UY SAM E. CONNER. Special Correspondent of The 8tar. AUGUSTA, Me., September 26 The most impressive aft*r»election re sult in Maine has been the loss ol popularity by Gov. Louis J. Brann, defeated candidate for United States Senator. It was his great personal popularity that enabled him to hold Senator Wallace H. White. jr„ to a 5,000 victory in the election of the 14th. The explanation for this change is that he has been marked down as a bad looser as a result of his New York conference with National Chairman Farley and Senator Guffey, followed u„ „„n/Minrement he would ask a re count and probably contest the elec tion in the Senate. As yet no request for a recount has been made, but under the laws of the State there are 20 days after the elec tion to do *o. The real significance of the election, from a national standpoint, is not to be found in Brann's defeat or Bar row's election. It is the congressional vote, for there was a real battle on the political issues. It resulted in Republicans regaining two House seats, making the Maine delegation in Congress solidly Republican. These three Representatives had a total combined majority of 49,772 over their Democrat opponents. This was 6,686 more than what Gov. Barrows came through with. In neither of these three contests did the matter of personal popularity enter. Each was squarely on the issues of the campaign, between the New Deal and the Republican platform. Maine is definitely anti-New Deal and will give as large a majority against Roosevelt in November as it did in IMS, if not greater. A A I Special Correspondent of The Star. NEW YORK, September 26.--This State will be the scene of political activities of the first magnitude next week. President Roosevelt will open his active campaigning for re-election with a speech before the Democratic State convention in Syracuse Tuesday, the Republican's will select their can didates for the governorship and lesser offices in Albany Monday and Tuesday, and Alfred E. Smith. Demo cratic presidential candidate in 1928. will begin a series of anti-Roosevelt speeches in this city Thursday night. The address by President Roosevelt will come after the Democratic con i vention nominates Gov. Herbert H. Lehman for re-election. It is believed by Democratic leaders that the ad dress by the President will give impetus j to the drive in this State that will be continued with vigor until elec tion day. The convention opens Mon day and no contests are anticipated for any offices from Governor down. Reaction to Be Watched. The reaction to former Gov. Smith's speech against President Roosevelt and his policies will be watched carefully by leaders of both major parties. The influence that Mr. Smith will exert against the President remains an un known quantity. His popularity with the mass of voters in this city un questionably has declined sharply dur ing the last four years, but Repub lican leaders are convinced he will be of great aid to them in New York, Massachusetts and New Jersey. Democratic leaders have been in clined, publicly at least, to discount his influence nearly 100 per cent. They take the stand that Mr. Smith openly went over to the side of big business in his Liberty League speech, I and that those who would follow him already have lined up with the Re publicans. They also assert that Mr. classes by the ill grace with which he took his defeat for the presidential nomination in 1932. While the Democratic convention will be a cut-and-dried affair, with the exception of the President's ad dress, the Republican meeting in Al bany unquestionably will be enliv ened by a hard and bitter fight over the gubernatorial nomination. A deadlock between Justice William F. Bleakley of the Supreme Court, Westchester County, and State Sen ator George R. Fearon of Onondaga County appears inevitable, at least in the early stages of the balloting. A canvass of State Republican leaders this week showed Justice Bleakley to be in the lead with approximately 575 delegates and Senator Fearon with slightly less than 500. A total of 615 votes is required to nominate. Supported Upstate. Senator Fearon has the support of most of the rural Upstate counties, while Justice Bleakley is strongest in Westchester. Brooklyn, the Bronx and some Upstate industrial counties. It is considered possible a deadlock be tween Justice Bleakley and Senator Fearon would result in the nomina tion going either to George U. Har vey, borough president of Queens, or Justice O. Bryon Brewster of the Su preme Court, Essex County. Regardless of who gets the nomi nation, however, it is believed gen erally here the Republicans have in jured their chances of winning the governorship by their failure to agree earlier in the campaign on their can didate and build him up to guberna torial stature in the eyes of the voters. With Gov. Lehman as their standard bearer, the Democrats will be off to a flying start immediately after their convention closes, while the Republicans will have to start almost from scratch. j DEMOCRAT HANDICAP SEEN IN NEW MEXICO Tingley Faces Party Division. Former Old Guard G. 0. P. Support Is Lost. BY A. N. MORGAN, Staff Correspondent ot The Star. SANTA FE, N. Mex., September 26. --Republican candidates have had the field to themselves in New Mexico foi three weeks or more, having alreadj covered a large MONTANA SENATE RACE COMPLICATED Monaghan Files as Independent. Democratic Split Gives Re publicans Chance. BY L. M. THAYER. Special Correspondent of The Star. HELENA. Mont., September 26.-- Conferences here of both old parties, at which State leaders and candidates were present, made final arrangements for the home stretch of the campaign. Grover Cisel of Billings. Democratic State chairman, with headquarters nere, has mapped itineraries for a number of speakers, including United States Senator James E. Murray of Butte, who is seeking re-election; Rep resentative Roy Ayers of Lewistown, the nominee for Governor, and Judge J. F. O'Connor of Livingston and Jerry O'Connell of Butte, the congressional nominees. Speaking itineraries are being ar ranged for the Republican candidates, including State Senator T. O. Larson of Choteau, who seeks Senator Mur ray's seat; Frank A. Hazelbaker of Dillon, the gubernatorial nominee, and H. L. Hart of Helena and T. S. Stock dale of Billings, aspirants for House seats. An intensive drive for the United States Senate seat is being planned by the Republicans. They have or ganized the Larson-for-Senate Club, a State-wide organization. This race is complicated by the filing of Repre sentative Joe P. Monaghan of Butte as an Independent. He has been in dorsed by the Townsend old-age pen sion advocates. Because of this Demo cratic split, the Republicans have good hopes of landing Larson in the upper chamber. The Union party has done little thus far. Dancing in Kiddle Ages. Dancing mania was an epidemic of dancing, which broke out in several European countries during the Mid dle Ages, having a religious inception but graduating into obscenities. pari, ui iuc oiaie, but th; Demo, crats, It has just been announced at their State headquarters, will get away October 1, beginning their speaking tour on that date. The Democrats' delay in starting their campaign has been tha subject of much speculation among nolltical Got. Clyde Tlnrley. observers and they are waiting with interest revelation of the Jefferso nians' strategy. Non-partisan opinion generally is that the Democrats are starting un der a handicap, especially Senator Dennis Chavez and Gov. Clyde Ting ley. It is pointed out that two yean ago Tingley had the full strength oi the Democratic party behind him plus the Old Guard Republicans, and was able to win out by only 6,000 This year it is well known that there is widespread discord in the Demo cratic ranks, with open splits threat ened in at least five counties and most of the Old Guard have returned to the Republican fold. ,In one Dem ocratic county, Eddy, dissatisfied Democrats have already fused with Republicans, getting' part of the county ticket. Other fusions are be ing discussed. Animal census takers report wild life on the Increase In Ugandl, Africa. iBALLOTSBECKONED i Parties Making Strong Bid for Votes Which May Swing State. BY WILLIAM L. TOMS, Special Correspondent of The Bttr. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., September 26.--At the very best the war veterans' vote In Indiana can represent no more than 10 per cent of the total State vote, yet both major parties are engaged In a spirited drive at this time to capture the support of the former soldiers, sailors and Marines of the various wars. The reason, of course. Is that each veteran not only has his own vote to r>r% si Knf am AtiavahA k*aAvatlno llir two other votes In his family. Thus It is seen that the vote of the veterans and their families might easily be come a deciding factor In the event of a close election, such as now seems probable for Indiana. Of the 130,351 men who entered the military service from Indiana in the World War, it is estimated that around 107,000 now reside in the State. Only about 32.000 of these men. incidentally, belong to the Amer ican Legion. Some of the 107,000 that are left belong to the Veterans of Foreign Wars and some to the Dis abled American Veterans of the World War, but the overlapping of member ships in the several organizations makes figures on the minor service organizations of but little value. While both Democrats and Republicans deny they are injecting politics into the Legion this year, the fact is they are following the usual custom of wooing the Legion to the fullest extent. To the political parties the great un known quantity is the 75,000 or so former World War men. Veterans' Organizations I'sed. It is through the Legion and the other war veterans' nroaniratinna that Jersey Special Session Appeal Worries G.O. P. Party Fears Renewed Split at Crucial Moment. BY EDWARD M. GILROY. (Special Correspondent of The 8tar TRENTON. September 26-- De mands of municipal officials and re lief organizations for a special session of the legislature before election have complicated New Jersey's campaign. Gov. Harold G. Hoffman, Republi can, has refused to call the session un less the warring Republican majority in the legislature can agree in advance on a relief financing program. Dem ocratic leaders encourage the possibil ity of a session, but scarcely hope it will materialize. A session before election would re vive the bitter factionalism that pre vailed during the six months' regular session. The legislators loyal to the Governor want a sales tax to finance relief, while the Essex Clean Govern ment group and their allies want econ omies that would make present State revenues sufficient for relief. Should a session be called, the Democrats would be in position to capitalize it, since they are in the minority in both house and senate. Pressure for the session has come from the Worker's Alliance and from several municipalities. Republican leaders have asked the Governor not to call a session until after election, when relief and several other issues could be considered. After an aggressive start, the Re publican campaign has slumped off during the last week, although it was expected to gain Impetus after Labor day. Gov. Hoffman and a group of high State officials visited Gov. Lan don at Topeka, but otherwise the Re publicans have been quiet. Charges by Republicans that relief workers were subjected to pressure for campaign contributions in the form of tickets to various public affairs were denied by the Democrats.

OKLAHOMA FIGHT Parties Concentrating on Two Districts Along Kansas Border. BY OTIS SCLLIVANT. Special Correspondent of The Star. OKLAHOMA CITY, September 26. --Both major parties are concentrat ing on two congressional districts in the northern part of the State in the general election campaign. The Democrats, who expect to i carry the State by a substantial ma jority, are directing their campaign in the districts in hopes of re-electing Democratic Representatives, while the Republicans hope to regain the seats November 3. If the Democrats win in the two districts as they did in 1932 and 1934. nit uuic usianuma memrers oi me next congress will be Democrats, i They are assured of seven Represen tatives as the contest now stands. Districts Along Kansas Line. The two northern districts are along the Kansas line and the Kan sas influence and strength of Gov. Alf. M. Landon will be in favor of the Republicans. T. J. Sargent, Newkirk, attorney, is the Republican nominee opposing Phil Ferguson, Woodward, incumbent, in the eighth district. It is the Re publican stronghold of the State and left the fold only in the Roosevelt landslide of 1932 and the sweep of Gov. E. W. Marland in the Governor's race in 1934. It is the wheat-growing section of the State, however, and farmers there benefited from the A. A. A. more than in any section of the State. Further, Sargent has the backing of Townsendites in the dis trict and that alienated many old line Republicans. Jo O. Ferguson. Pawnee, former State Senator, Republican, opposes Wesley E. Disney, Tulsa. Democratic incumbent, in the first district. That district had a habit of going Repub lican on presidential election years --wig uu- 111 a uwa atiu the oil interests are for Landon. Further, there has been much dis satisfaction with relief and the ag ricultural adjustment act in that dis trict, too. So Ferguson has a chance of upsetting Disney. Five Others to Return. Five of the seven other Democratic incumbents will return. They are: Jack Nichols, Eufaula. second district; Wilburn Cartwright. McAlester, third district; Jed Johnson. Anadarko, sixth district; Sam Massingale, Cordell, seventh district, and Will Rogers. Oklahoma City, Representative at large. The general election campaign has moved slowly in this State, due largely to the failure of both parties to obtain adequate finances. Apparently Re publicans do not figure Landon has sufficient chances to open the coffers in Oklahoma, and the Democrats seem to believe they should spend their funds in more doubtful territory. Politicians noted very little reaction to the appearance of Norman Thomas, Socialist candidate for President, in Tulsa and Oklahoma City. His visit dent Roosevelt, if anything. VIRGINIA PARTY LINES SUFFER LITTLE BREAK BY R. L. C. BARRET, Special Correspondent of The Star. RICHMOND, Va.. September 26.-- The presidential campaign in Virginia is now a battle in which the main ammunition is campaign literature. Tons of booklets, pamphlets, leaflets and circulars are being distributed tnrougnouc me otaie. voters are being literally swamped with these printed arguments In favor of Roose velt or Landon. The campaign so far is breaking up former party lines to a limited extent. As an ofTset to the defection of State Senator Benjamin Muse, who because of his decision to support Landon has resigned his seat in the State Senate, Callom B. Jones, for many years as sistant United States attorney under various Republican administrations, has announced his Intention of sup porting Roosevelt. 4 (entucky Lieut. Gov. Keen Johnson Resigns as Cam paign Aide. BY HARRY BLOOM, Special Correspondent of The Star. LOUISVILLE. Ky., September 26.-- A reorganized Democratic campaign staff, designed to protect the 8tata administrations grip on the Ken* lucky organization, took charge this week after a party squall that brought to light a number of new and im portant cleavages. Principal among them was tha break between Gov. A. B. Chandler nuu Cj. uciauu x nj'iui, jirau m minority faction in Louisville and Jefferson County and between the 3ovemor and his Lieutenant Gov ;rnor. Keen Johnson, Richmond. A supporter of Chandler last year when his race for the office seemed hopeless, Mr. Taylor swung against him in the senatorial primary cam paign this year, supporting the in cumbent, Senator M. M. Logan in preference to the Governor's selec tion, former Senator J. C. W. Beck ham. Beckham Defeat Laid to Taylor. After Beckham's defeat by Logan, the Governor, blaming Mr. Taylor, wrote as follows: "It would now appear best that I ask your release from such obliga- tions as you feel I have to you. Your recent action is largely, if not en tirely, responsible for the defeat of the Hon. J. C. W. *Seckham in the senatorial contest. It would not seem the part of wisdom to give you patron age with which to club my admin istration." Mr. Taylor's reply, in part, follows: "The agreement between you and the Taylor organization was carried out in full by us. What you decide to do as to your end of the agree ment, of course, rests with you. You benefited once by our independ-' ence and if you also had to suffer for it, I am sorry it had to be." Even after this breach, however, Mr. Taylor was chosen campaign cnairman in tne district by j. J. Greenleaf, Richmond, the originally approved State chairman. After Mr. Greenleaf was ousted last week by the State Central Executive Commit tee, his successor. Vego Barnes, Hop kinsville, proceeded immediately to oust Mr. Taylor and to replace him by State Senator Stanley B. Mayer, aligned with the Brennan faction, traditional foes of the Taylor group. Johnson Quit Campaign. After Mr. Greenleaf was ousted Lieut. Gov. Johnson, his fellow towns nan, resigned as publicity director of he campaign. Mr. Johnson did not nake public any reason for his ■esignation. but contented himself with the statement that he wasn't ivailable and was strong for Roose ,-elt. Mr. Johnson's defection keeps Ken tucky politics running to form, sine* Kentucky Governors and Lieutenant Governors have a habit of falling out. In the previous administration Gov. Chandler was the Lieutenant Governor who opposed Gov. Ruby Lafloon, and aefore that the late James Breathitt, |r., was of the opposite party from Gov. Flem D. Sampson. W. S. Sher wood, former secretary of the Racing Commission, was appointed to succeed ivu. juiuuuu as puuucuy airecior. In order to accept appointment as State campaign chairman, Mr. Barnes had to resign his $3,300 postmaster ship at Hopkinsville. State officials tried to induce Postmaster General James A. Farley to grant Mr. Barnes a 60-day leave of absence, but ap parently the plea was rejected. The office is under civil service and its incumbents are not permitted to dab ble in politics. Chairman for Barkley. Mr. Barnes has long been active in the party. He was organization chair man for Senator Alben W. Barkley's campaign and, later, campaign chair man for Representative W. Voris Greg ory. He expressed hope of solidifying the contending factions, but if he suc ceeds it will be a miracle. The new enemies of the State ad ministration, combined with the old. will put no obstacles in the wav of the re-election of Senator Logan or the capture of the State by President Roosevelt, but they may be expected to make a determined effort to wrest party control from the Chandler group in December, when the State ma chinery is reorganized through elec tion of county committeemen. That reorganization may have important consequences in the election next Fall of State legislators, determining whether the Governor will retain con trol of the General Assembly through the 1938 session. DELAWARE G. 0. P. BOLT MAKES STATE DOUBTFUL Republicans Struggle to Offset Disadvantage in Rise of In dependent Faction. BY CHARLES E. GRAY. Special Correspondent of The Star. WILMINGTON. Del., September 26.--There Is evidence the election in Delaware this year will be the closest in years. There would be no doubt of the outcome if it were not for the new Independent Republican party, or-, ganized after former State Senator I. D. Short of Milford was turned down for the nomination for Governor by the regular Republicans. Although none on the Insurgent ticket has tha slightest chance of election, the party may serve to assure the defeat of tha cot sw.(iuwumiu v/a gwstiiivivm Despite the third party, the organi zation hopes to keep the State in the Republican column. National Repub lican figures will be brought here to speak, and even Gov. London may in-< elude Wilmington in his itinerary. The first big gun of the campaign fired by National Chairman Hamilton brought out a larger gathering of Re publicans than has been seen in years. Carolina Inquiry Becessed. 1 COLUMBIA, S. C„ September 26 (JP).--A broadening legislative inquiry into State agencies and employes was recessed until October 8 yesterday after seven witnesses had testified dur ing two-day sessions. The investi gation originated as a probe of alleged demands for "protection money" ffom} liquor dealers in Pickens and Oconea Counties, in connection with which a State constable is under indictment at Anderson. 4