Show Round Merry By Drew v Pearson and Robert S. S Allen AlIe I DETROIT The Michigan political battle gives some indication of what this country may maybe maybe may maybe be in for a few years hence hence increasing hence increasing sing conflict conflict con con- of interest between the rural and city lations The question of who will carry Michigan simmers down to whether whether- the farmers in rural districts can carry the state for Landon or in industrial industrial industrial in- in lab labor r in inthe the cities can an carry it for Roosevelt So far i it it ha has haS' been a fifty-fifty fifty race with Roosevelt iii iJ the last few weeks registering a aOne aone aone one to two point lead It is nothing to risk too much money on oh on but butt if elections were held tod today y Ro Roosevelt sevelt probably would win I Business Boom It may mayor or may not be the result of the new deal but business throughout Michigan is booming booming booming boom boom- ing as almost never before Automobile plants 1 the backbone of the state are night shifts Naturally both political parties are attempting attempt attempt- ing to use this to their own advantage Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- claim the revival was brought about by Roosevelt Republicans claim it was a natural pickup and warn labor that if L Landon is not elected the boom will evaporate The farmers are inclined to b believe 1 eve the Republicans Republicans Republicans Re Re- publicans and labor is inclined to believe the Democrats Coattail Candidates Most colorful politicos In in n Mi Michigan higan are Frank Dew and Sunshine Murphy former farmer high commissioner to the Philippines and Sena Sena- Senator Senator tor Arthur referred to by introduce intro intro- duce duc rs at political p l rallies as as our future e president resi- resi dent C j jv-fv jv r. r t Murp Murphy i r resigned sigh d his glamorous job ob in ih the Philippines to help carry the state for for- forthe the Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- but is now running behind If he is elected governor it will be by hanging on to Roose Roose- Roosevelt's velt's coattails Senator is not ru running ning for office unless unless it be that of future president president but but buthe he is staging a lusty campaign The Republicans cans incidentally had to use a little persuasion to draft Arthur rot Not ot at all enthusiastic over Landon h he did not want to campaign at all But ut now that he has been pushed into it Arthur Arthur Ar Ar- thur is the best haranguer in the state 1 S Murphy former mayor of Detroit t famous as asa asa asa a gouger of automobile manufacturers in order to feed depression breadlines is is' immensely popular popular popular pop pop- ular ular- in Detroit but but- not in inthe the rest of the state Furthermore he is a Catholic and never before has a Catholic been governor of Michigan With his usual forthrightness Murphy himself himself himself him him- self injected the religious iss issue e into the cam earn Speaking at Port Huron he said I do not want to be Je e voted for because of my religion n. n Neither either do I want to be voted against for the same reason The president of the United States a Protest Protestant nt appointed me a Catholic to rule over a nation of I donot believe I will suffer in the state of Michigan Michigan Michigan Michi Michi- gan because of my religion According to present indications it would not be surprising to see Roosevelt carry the state while the two chief Democratic candidates Murphy Murphy Murphy Mur Mur- phy and Congressman Prentiss Brown running for the senate lose Special Guards I The Roosevelt special is being guarded like almost no other presidential train Lavish precautions precautions pre- pre I cautions are taken by each road over which the president travels Special guards watch all bri bridges to prevent anything from being thrown onto the tracks while special detectives line the railroad yards Clear signals are flashed along the line about 45 minutes ahead of the train and then to make absolutely sure there has been ceen no accident accident acci acci- dent ahead a pilot engine or an auto scout car is run over the tracks Mrs l Roosevelt Roosevelt- The president was careful to take none of ot othis his children on this trip although during the 1932 campaign son Jimmy and daughter Anna were with him constantly Reason for leaving them behind this time was the feeling that too much unfavorable publicity has made the children chil dren a definite political liability i t Aside from Mrs Roosevelt only Mrs Jimmy Roosevelt daughter of Harvey Cushing Gushing the Boston Boston Boston Bos Bos- ton brain specialist is along She is a very verj- attractive at at- at yo young g T lady d but attracts little notice on the rear rear platform Mrs Roosevelt on the other hand has las at atI attracted at- at I traded considerable attention and m mot most t of it i has been favorable She got a big hand at Lincoln Lin IAn coIn coln Omaha Cheyenne and Denver At number number number num num- ber of small st stops ps she refrained ined from from appearing appearing 01 on r the platform but bt the crowds put put up up such a demand that finally she came out Shocked Local politicians were were sit sitting ing among among newspaper news news- paper p per men on the presidential special while Roosevelt made a rear platform address in a small Minnesota town Although he be wasat was the theother theother theother other end of the train his words carried ba back k to the press car by loud speaker Said the president As you know my friends I do not say one thing in the east and another out here in the west r At which point a newsman wisecracked hats T right He uses the sa sartie fe line of hooey everywhere The visiting Democratic politicians shocked later related the incident to the president And they were even a little more marc shocked when he laughed heartily 1936 b by United atura Syndicate ate Inc |