President Roosevelt began work here today on his pre-election broadcast to the nation tomorrow in which he is expected to ask the voters to elect to Congress all "forward looking" Democrats.
The address, although primarily for siding New York Democrats, is expected to be one of the highlights of the Presidents "purge" campaign against Democratic Congressmen who have opposed some of the New Deal measures.
The President today received disquieting indications that the New k gubernatorial race between Gov-or Herbert Lehman and Mr. Thomas famed New York "crime who is running on the Relican ticket, would Be one of the litest races in New York's history, Reports reaching here from impartial quirters stated that Mr. Dewey was gaining ground in most sections of the state.
Observers believed Mr. Roosevelt would say a "good word" tomorrow night in behalf of Mr. Frank Mur-they, Governor of Michigan, and Mr. Charles Buckley, Democratic Representative of New York, who face bitter re-election battles at the polls on November 8—United Press.
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