Show f NATIONAL AFFAIRS I Reviewed by CARTER FIELD FIELDA t. t 1 A 4 survey of the tho vote in the recent election shows that had Roosevelt been running for I or election re-election he would have ivon won a sweeping vic vic- victory vicc victory c 1 tory torl Southern conserva conservatives I tives seen as the tile r greatest menace to continuation of the New Deal Would JF combine Commerce and Labor departments WASHINGTON Leaving Leaving out the possible effects of third anti term sentiment which of course courso has nev neve never never er been tested Franklin D. D Roose Roosevelt velt veU would have won a sweeping victory had he be been running for tor re reelection re- re reelection election on November 8 In fact one wonders why Harold L. L Ickes nor nor- normally mally mall so positive about everything would only say I think the President President I dent would have won The answer Is very simple It is that the Ute Demo Demo- Democrats Democrats Democrats based on the states carried conclusively and ond elim eUm- eliminates mates partial victories These give the Democrats a 0 total of elec electoral toral votes i As it requires only electoral votes to name a President it would appear that the Democrats had a avery avery very decided advantage on Novem Novem- November November November ber 8 though the headlines for tor the next few tew days and for that matter ever since have been telling a dif dif- different dif dif- different ferent story or at least giving a different impression Incidentally there are 25 states in the list represented In the sen sen- senate senate ate of course by 50 senators A AI I majority of the senate is 49 It so happens that just 49 Democratic senators represent those states at present That fiftieth senator Is George W. W Norris of Nebraska who votes with the New Deal more often than most Democrats S Actually there are several other ways of calculating ting which would give the Democrats an even greater ma ma- majority majority mai i of electoral f j votes For instance S If the te test were the theS S S. S S majority of state state- statewide t s. s wide officers or 1 their Importance k Indiana would have y to be added to the i PS' PS S. S S Democratic list for tor forS S fl j 4 J Sen Frederick Van VanOr I Nuys was elected Senator Or 0 r if the th e majority t y of 0 f Van an Nuys total votes for con con- congressmen congressmen gressmen were the test Colorado which also re-elected re a 1 Democratic T senator Alva B. B Adams would have to be counted |