Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 March 1940 — Page 16

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FAVOREDINN. Y. VOTERS CHECK

53% Want Party to Win In November; Considered. A Key State. By DR. GEORGE GALLUP

Director, American Institute of Publie - Opinion

PRINCETON, N. J. March 15.—

Nearly all the political commentators believe thht New York State is the key to the 1940 election—that | whichever party can win this richest political prize in the union is almost certayy to carry the nation. With the largest number of electoral votes (4M and the largest voting population, New York| is the subject of intense specula-| tion in all poli-| tical dope tables. | It was a border-! line state in the, Dewey - Lehman election of 1938, when the Democrats squeezed through by a; microscopic majority. What is the! trend today? Which party leads in the race tq capture the state that can make and break presidents? Nine months ago studies of political sentiment by the Institute

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found the Republicans ahead in||

New York state. But with the oud break of war in September, Roosevelt and the Democratic Party shot upward in popularity throughout

the. country for-a gain of 5 to 7/f

percentage points—a trend reflected in New York state. Special cross-section studies today show the Democrats holding the popular lead in the sate, although the margin is small. The survey question and results are as follows: “What party would you like to see win the presidential election this year? *

NEW YORK STATE VOTERS Want Democrats to Win ....53% Want Republicans to Win... 47

Republicans can take comfort in the fact that while President Roosevelt carried the state in 1936 by 60 per cent, the Democratic. majority " today is slim. Democrats, on the other hand, can point to the fact that the Republicans have slipped in popularity since last summer in comparison with earlier Institute

The last official test of part strength in New York state was the election of Judge Irving Lehman as Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals last November. The only candidate in the race, he was in-| dorsed by the Democrat, Republican and Farmer Larbor parties. One commentator stated recently that the Republicans cast more votes than the Democrats and American Labor Party combined, and concluded that the G. O. P. is the strongest party today in this] all-important key state. Failed to Consider Point But this conclusion failed to take info account one special factor in the counting of the ballots. In 12 counties where a total of 402,365 ballots were cast, the vote was not counted by parties separately, but was recorded for all three major parties in a lump. These ballots were placed in the Repub-| lican column with an accompanying explanation. As a result the Republican vote appeared to be bigger than it actually was. : If the 462,365 votes are distribute between the parties on the basis of how other counties voted, the results would show the Republicans casting only 48 per cent as against! 53 per cent for the Democrats and| American Labor Party combined.| In 1936. the American Labor Party indorsed ‘Roosevelt. The sharp political division which has been noted for years between upstate New York and New York City is reflected in the Institute’s surveys. In New York City, 69 per cent of voters polled say they want to see victory for the Democrats and 31 per cent for the Republicans. Outside the city the vote is 39 per cent for the Democrats, 61 per cent for the Republicans.

U. S. WILL ENLARGE VETERAN HOSPITALS

WASHINGTON, March 15 (U. P.).—Veterans Administrator Frank T. Hines reported to President Roosevelt yesterday that the Federal Board of Hospitalization is planning to provide at least 15.000 additional beds to meet a peak in veterans hospitalization anticipated between 1945 and 1949. Mr. Hines said that experts esti-| mate that 100,000 beds will be! necessary for maximum degands. Present facilities provide "about 85.000. . Mr. Hines contemplates provid--.ing the additional beds in most instances by additions to existing facilities. The hospitalization board, however, is considering demands from New England for es- - tablishment of a hospital in the Boston area. He said that New “England probably falls in a class of areas where facilities ‘are inadequd¥e and that a new hoospital may be projected for that section, although not necessarily in the greater Boston area. Reporting to Mr. Roosevelt on the approximately 400 veterans benefit bills pending in Congress, Mr. Hines said that in view of legislation -already granted he feels “we certainly should go slow and keep an eye on the drain on the budget.

FR. FLANAGAN TO TALK

Times Special MUNCIE, Ind. March 15.—The Rev. Msgr. Edward J. Flanagan, under of Boys Town, Neb. will speak here April 16 under the aus\pices of the Daughters of Isabella. e proceeds will go to Boys Town and to the Daughters of Isabella's charity work.

100 PRIZES OFFERED Times Special

DELPHI, Ind, March 15.—Mo than 100 prizes have been alu for Carroll County’s first annual 2gg show, to be held Wednesday at the Flora Community House, unJer. sponsorship of Carrollton school’s vocational agricultural de_artment. 5

YOUTH ‘DRIVES OFF

WOULD-BE BANDIT

Harold Melloh, 21, of 1218 Spann Ave, told police he drove off a man who attempted to hold him up near Willard Park last night. ; Mr. and Mrs. Edward ‘L. Purvis, 5117 Brookville Road, told rolice they surprised fwo men :in the filling station Mr. Purvis operates in the 400 block S. Emerson Ave. last

night - and" that the men escaped, taking one wild shot at Mr. Purvis. William Dickerson, 1921 Kessler Blvd., reported: a burglar entered his home .and stole nearly: $300 worth of clothing and jewelry.

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CHATTANOOGA, .Tenn., March 15 (U. P.).—Democrats of Hamilton County favor a third term for Presi-

dent : Roosevelt, returns from the

straw ‘vote held in connection with yesterday’s county primary’ showed. Hamilton County, which includes Chattanooga, contains approximately $36,000,000 worth of Tennessee Valley Authority projects. The straw vote was strictly informative. The party membets were nominating candidates for county offices. On the ballots was printed this question: “Are: you for President Roosevelt for a third term?” The answer was either “yes or no.”

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gave 8438 yes answers and 1635 no answers. County Judge Will Cummings and other Democratic leaders had remingled the voters of the material benefits Chattanooga and Hamilton County have received from the New. Deal. 7 “President Roosevelt has done ‘more for the South than any other President,” Mr. Cummings said in campaign speeches. “We shoul ‘show ,our appreciation for the A and other fine things he has done for this section. We are for Roose-

velt ‘first and Hull second.”

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Secretary of State Cordell Hull is a native of Tennessee. He represented’ this district in Congress for years. w x : Ra 3 Chattanooga and Hamilton County have cheap ‘yardstick power” from the Tennessee Valley Authority. The TVA’s Chickamuga Dam in the Tennessee River is a few {miles from Chattanooga. There was no campaign for “no” otes to the third term question though party leaders sought a heavy “yes” vote. The result will not. be binding in any way on Tennessee delegates to the Democratic National Convention. 3

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~ Primary Straw Vote Backs a Third Term [namo ews

Return of 58 of the 71 precincts

"NEW HIGH SCHOOL

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HAMMOND, Ind., March 15.—

Decision to break ground early next |

year for a new Technical high school here was reached at a con ference of civic leaders with school officials. The Board will . have about $500,000 available at that time. at $800,000. Several tracts under consideration are to be studied by

a committee -named to co-operate

with the school board.

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