U.S. PRESIDENCY

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXV, Issue 12965, 14 September 1936, Page 5

U.S. PRESIDENCY

TREMENDOUS INTEREST IN MAINE POLLS. GOVERNOR LANDON ATTACKS ROOSEVELT. WILL THE NATION % FOLLOW MAINE? (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright). NEW YORK. Sept. 12. The State election campaign in Maine, which will culminate on Monday when 300,000 voters are expected to go to the polls, roached its peak tonight with an address at Portland by Governor Landon. It was the strongest and most vigorous attack tho Republican nominee has yet made on the New Deal and covered tho alleged international as we'l as national mistakes* of the Roosevelt administration on the domestic side. Governor Landon contended that the N.R.A. and A.A.A. and Other New Deal agencies comprised a planned economy which was incompatiable with Democratic government. On foreign policy, ho allctged that President Roosevelt had failed to seize a great opportunity to lead the way to world peace and economic security when he “turned his hack” on tin London Economic Conference and tin chance to turn the world trend from economic nationalism and war was lost. Although no national issues are involved in the Maine elections, for historical reason they are of tremendous psychological importance. ; Since it is the only State holding elections in advance of the national elections, the proverb has arisen “As goes Maine, so goes the nation,” although this often has not been the Cf so. The Governor and three Congressmen have to he elected. With Republicans considered the likely victors, Hie Democrats are trying to minimise* the majorities in an attempt to counteract the Republican trend.. The Democrats have revealed that some dozen wealthy individuals, including several members of the Dupont and Rockefeller families, donated in excess of fifty thousand dollars for the Republican campaign, although none are resident in that State.