| Show I Both Parties Fling Fascism Charges in in Finale By LYLE C. C WILSON NEW V ti tiThe YORK Nov 7 UP UP- UP The national election campaign campaign cam cam- neared its climax this afternoon amid eleventh hour hourI political appeals and indications indica- indica Republicans tomorrow may score their first maj major or orgains gains in 10 years As candidates issued last hour last ap- ap peals eals for support political workers concentrated on the task of bringing bringing bring bring- bring bring- ing ng their supporters to the pol polls to to to- morrow They scanned weather re reports reports reports re- re ports anxiously especially in the midwest and the pivotal state state- of New York Some citizens are expected to vote throughout the nation Rain or SnoW in N. N Y In New York where Governor Herbert H. H Lehman Democrat and arid Thomas E. E Dewey Republican werneck were neck and neck in the states state's exciting exciting exciting ing campaign the weather bureau forecast rain and snow in some upstate upstate upstate up up- state regions These districts district are are are- counted on by Dewey supporters to roll up a heavy h avy margin for lor their candidate Bad weather keeping rural voters fr from m the polls might prove decisive in a a. close race close race Elsewhere in the nation fair election day weather was in prospect prospect pros pros- except in the midwest Here a cold coM wave moved acoss across Missouri Missouri Mis- Mis and rain and light snows were ere reported in parts of ol Kansas Kansas Kansas Kan Kan- sas Missouri and Oklahoma Both parties concentrated final drives in New York ork They were spurred by newspaper r election polls polIs showing Lehman and Dewey dividing dividing divid- divid ing ng the vote almost evenly with a ahin athin athin thin hin margin for Dewey Wall Street betting odds which had favored Lehman by as much as 3 to 1 were dropping By noon they reached 2 to 1 and were still going down Activity Continued Lehman and Dewey carried their campaigns up to the zero hour Lehman scheduled three radio ad addresses addresses ad ad- dresses tonight Dewey planned one radio address and speeches at two ralli rallies s. s National Democratic Chairman Chairman Chairman Chair Chair- man James A A. Farley issued an another another another an- an other appeal appeal- for Lehmans Lehman's tion He spoke to the New York Advertising club at noon calling caIling for support of Lehman because of his tried and successful business judg judg- ment In Washington the senate campaign campaign campaign cam cam- expenditures c coin committee o m m i t tee worked overtime to complete its analysis of alleged irregularities in various states before voters go to the polls Chairman Sheppard issued a report that investigators were unable to find substantiation for charges of intimidation and coercion coercion coercion coer coer- cion of works progress workers in Ohio The campaign ends with national leaders on both sides charging the theother theother theother other with fascist potentialities Racial and religious issues have become a factor in New York So called funny money money old age pension pension pension pen pen- sion plans are real factors in many states Maine l Voted Early This election will take place in f 47 states Maine held its general election September 12 electing elec Continued on Page Pa Two I r Column Two |
