LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE. ORE.
Friday, Augudt 2tyll32 Hj
Page Six
Socialist Party
f Hopes For Great
ji ThingsThisYear
5 liy Myron Price 1
6 : (Chief of Bureau, The Associated
; Frgsa, Washington)
I The Socialist party hopes for grant
(things thfc year, its presidential can
irUitluto, Norman Thomas, will make a
jiRtlon-wido campaign. Headquarters
tjn -Chicago is 'turning out copious
(publicity.
j Discontented Republicans and
Jjitnocrats will be welcomed, whether
hhi.v believe In Socialism or not. Some
ftiro reckonlnK the 1U32 Socialist vote
iln mil Hoi m. The party polled ih.voh
In 1900 and climbed to 010.700 by
302O, the liuit. year Eugene V. Debs
itwa the nominee. Then tno total
dropped, and In 1028 wa 207,420, . . .
t Before election day. the votem may
flie asked to brush up on International
politlc3 in the Far East. The leKuo
pl nations comminslon InveHtlgallug
trthe Manchurian muddle will report
rthls autumn, and its findings prom
ise to put the Hoover policy toward
Japan buck Into the headlines, . , .
thJU'lit Coolldfiw '
p;.- A lonK-tlme friend of Calvin Coal
pid&e, who haa Just visited him, thinks
plhe former president will bo little
pheard .from during the campaign. No
iopo questions his support of the Re
publican ticket, but he hau Ideas of
Vhla own about the olden qualities of
UilJciice, particularly for ex-occupants
Jol the White House. Probably the rec
Jord of Coolldjre campaign speeches
('Will -approximate tliat of the other
campaign years since Mr, Coo) Id go re
tired from party loademhlp, to wit:
In 1028, none; in 1030, one, ,
The recently-formed non-partisan
"committee which la parading such
names as Cool id ge, Baker and Persh
ing In the lntert-.it of governmental
.economy is attempting one of the
world'a most difficult Jobs. Oovern
mijntal reorganisation has been ad
vocated for years by President Hoover.
It probably will bo made a prominent
issue by Governor Itooscvclt, It U
one of thoso tltlnga everybody Is for,
but nobody ever seems able to do
much about. ...
Hlriuige Ways Of Poll Mm j
The strange ways of Now York ,
Democratic politics appear to havo
thrown Franklin D. Roosevelt and Al-1
frcd E. Smith once more into a sort!
of alliance against the old guard of
tho party. They both ore counted 1
supporters of Herbert H. Lehman for,
Kovurnor, while the candidacy of John
Boyd Thacher Is mustering oupport
from various county leaders of the
aid school who saw their power wane
when Smith Introduced at Albany
the non-organization regime perpetu.
ated by Roosevelt, The result will be
worth watching. ....
Vic Donahey'fl promised return to
the political wars in Ohio whets the J
curiosity of those who would like to '
'know whether champions really ever'
coma fcack. At the peak of his popu-
larlty. Donahcy probably hud as large;
un Independent following 03 any man
in the history of Ohio politics. A mill-'
tnnt dry, three times elected governor I
on the Democratic ticket, he kept '
very, very still in 1028, Now ho em
crgos from retirement to support the
Democratic atate and national tickets.;
He Is credited with .1034 senatorial
ambitions. , . ,
Chic Negligee ;
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r i f
An Indoor gown of whito, trim
med with posies of red and white
rohen and a green sash, is worn
over a straight pleated slip. The
costqme Is by Chautal.
border strip. The state has boon
Democratic oftener than Republican
In presidential elections out una tune
the Democrats are divided over "Alf
alfa Bill" and his policies and there
has been much editorial protest nt
the Democratic repeal plank.
POMCV ON HirNllAY H.A1N
INHl'HIIS PANTOIt'S PAY
Kyes On Oklahoiim
' Add Oklahoma to tho list of battlo
jsectors where tho political cannonad
ing wilt bo heaviest thlK year. Just
,n3 New York and Ohio promise to bo
'opcolal storm -centers of oast and
middle west, Oklahoma probably will
eco the hard tat campaigning or tho
MELBOURNE. Australia (A1) A
country minister in Victoria backs
htu faith In his congregation with
rain insurance.
If rain falls between 8 a. m. and
noon on Sundays he collects $25. He
pays $1.2S a week for the protection..
Tho church service starts at 11
o'clock. Then If a storm breaks be-'
fore 12 the pastor makes two col-:
lections one from tho insurance'
company and one from tho congrega
tion. . . , . "
Pl.AYINd MANAGKliS (I'lTTING.
LONOVIEW. Tox. () - When Dick
McCnbe of Forth Worth resigned hia
past, only one playing manager wai,
lrt In tho Texas league Hank Sever-'
rid, former big leaguer, who stilt
naUthra pnvl of LoiiKVlcw'a games. 1
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