At Macy's, one of New York's larg est department stores, ties were on sale at a reasonable price bearing, either the Republican emblem on elephant, or the Democratic, a donkey. The result of each day's sale was displayed and varied round 60 per cent: Republican to 40 per cent. Democrat, This of course may only mean that the type of person who Mikes to show his political aMliations by his neckwear is more frequently to be found in the Republican than the Democratic party. Another rough Vole Against Roosevelt"
London is little known in the and I found few Eastern Republicans enthusiastic about him as a person, Their vole would not be so much a vote for London as a vote against President Roosevelt and the New Deal, The only circumstance under which President Roosevelt could ad cure their vote would be in the event of a serious European crisis oF threat of war. 'Then they would prefer a man who had shown himself capable of swift decisive action to man who had little knowledge of and no experience in international affairs, 'You' must go to the Middle West fo find men who will vote for London because he is London, rather than because he represents' the opposition to President Roosevelt. "Middle Westerners are proud that one of their number has been at last chosen as a candidate for the highest office in the Tend, They have always had a slight feeling of inferiority in the face of the Easternet and remarks like that of Postmaster-General Farley "a typlcal governor of a typical prairie State" get under their skin. The compliment paid them by the Republican Convention in choosing candidate from their ranks is one, they will repay at the polls.
What do London's immediate neighbours think of him, those who live near him and know him as one of themselves? The invariable reply to my query on this score has been "He's a nice follow."
"Yes, but what sort of a President would he make?" know, but he's a very nice (The only thing you hear against him is that he Is perhaps a little ight" with his money. One critic mentioned that when Mrs. London wanted a new baby carriage her husband vetoed the proposal and went out himself and bought a secondhand one for $2.25. But this charac. {eristic will do the Governor no harm.
can economize with his own money he can economize with th nation's money, The extravagance of the New Deal is one of the chief things which the Republicans attack and a man who will search the town for a second-hand baby carriage is Just the man fo cut down Government expenses.
A Baby and $20
Moreover there is a litle story about a $20 bill which shows another side to the Governor's character. A left wing Labour delegation of ab cur thirty visited Topeka, the capital of Kansas, complete with a baby. The baby, incidentally, though but nine monthe old was already a veteran who should have been wearing service stripes, for she had appeared at nearly every left wing Kansas gathering for the past six months. The delegation approached Governor Lan-don and began to recite their woes.
The Governor listened patiently and then pulled out a $20 bill from his pocket which he presented to them for food. Perhaps as a family man his sympathies wore aroused by the property baby. This took the delegstion off their guard. They were further bailled when they were invited to state their case and make sugges tions. They had been so certain that they would be kept away by the police and make newspaper headline> by resisting that they had nothing prepared. They did their best but had soon exhausted themselves. The baffled delegation withdrew and, afta
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