STATE ELECTIONS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 14 September 1936, Page 5

STATE ELECTIONS

KEEN INTEREST IN U.S.A.

NEW DEAL ATTACKED BY LANDON

(United Press Assorinlion—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright)

NEW YORK, 12th September.

The State election campaign in Maine, which will culminate on Monday when 300,000 voters are expected to go to the polls, reached its peak tonight with an address at P.ortland by the Republican Presidential candidate, Mr A. M. Landon. Mr Landon made the strongest and most vigorous attack by a Republican nominee yet made bn the New Deal, and covered the alleged international as well as national mistakes of the Roosevelt Administration. On the domestic side Mr Landon contended that the N.R.A., the A.A.A., and other New Deal agencies comprised planned economy which was incompatible with a Democratic Government, and on foreign policy he alleged that Mr Roosevelt had failed to seize a great opportunity to lead the way to world peace and economic security when he “turned his back” on the London economic conference, and a chance to turn the world trend from economic nationalism and war was lost.

Although no national issues are involved in the Maine elections, for a 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 case.

The Governor and three Congressmen will be elected with the Republicans considered the likely victors and the Democrats 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, have donated in excess of 50,000 dollars for the Republican campaign, although none of the donors is resident in the State of Maine.