The dimcultles of political prophecy can be illustrated by the fate of one Of Germany's most distinguished for~ eign correspondents during the last Presidential elections, He came over to write a frst hand Impression what would happen. He arrived just In time to join the 'Presidential train on one of Mr. Hoover's swings round country, and congratulated him-on this' happy coincidence, Artually it proved his undoing. "He observed the enthusiastic crowds whfeh walted at every station, he hoard their cheers, he saw Republican posters and Republican emblem: everywhere and heard no word of criticism, He wont back when the trip was over convinced that the tata President would be re-elected by Tht even with this example mind T will sot down a few personal 'Observations formed during a recent four, 'The New England States may be counted "safe" by the Republicans. During' a stay of several weeks on the Maine Coast I only came across confessed Democrat and he was son of the Democratic Governor oF
Pennsylvania also on holiday. Driv. {int from Maine to New York T found few Indleations that the Democratic rty existed. Tt was Uke looking for Republicans In Georgia or North, Carolina, All cars on. the route which showed their political afl tions were for London. Streamers with "T'm voting' Republican" wers pasted across the back window. else a plate with "vote Republican" was fastened above the licence number, never saw a Democratic eat owner during a 600-mile drive, the streets of the small towns London buttons predominated. T went into several shops and asked for a Domocratic streamer but couldn't find one. "There was no call for them."
Filling station attendants all declared they were for London and that most people in their district were. When T mentioned this to an ardent New Dealer he Insisted that the his all companies being opposed to Roos velt and realizing that newspaperm: often conducted informal polls by engulfing at filing stations had structed "all their employees to say they were for London, a theory which seems fo be a little far-fetched.
Democrats began to show up as you neared New York City and filling station attendants were wearing Roosevelt buttons—defying their employers, no doubt.
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