Show l News Behind the News From New y York and Washington t Telegram Correspondents d Mayor LaGuardia was reelected reelect- reelect ed to a third term as this column forecast But behind that victory victory vic vic- tory were several political lessons lessons les les- sons sons which have the experts still buzzing and comparing Perhaps the most astounding astounding astounding as as- was the f fact act a c t that Comptroller Joseph D. D McGoldrick McGold- McGold rick rick rick-a a friendly unspectacular roly-poly roly little chap who has stuck to his knitting and hasn't called a name since he took office of of- fice ran flee ran ahead of Fiery Fiorel- Fiorel lo Council President Newbold Morris who has been acting mayor during the Little Flowers Flower's frequent absences from the city was unexpectedly close behind It is a tradition in New York that secondary candidates shall be pulled into office by the heads of their tickets Election of McGoldrick and Morris was supposed to depend upon LaGuardia's LaGuardia's La- La Guardias Guardia's piling up such a big majority that the supposed weak supposed weak sisters running perhaps behind would b be by pulled across the goal line on hi hid coat tails When it became obvious that the mayors mayor's plurality was sinking day by day Fus Fusionists worried lest Tammany might capture the comptrollership and council presidency which involve as as s many votes on the powerful board of estimate as the mayoralty mayoralty mayoralty mayor mayor- alty does But McGoldricks McGoldrick's plurality was almost greater than his tempestuous chiefs chief's and Morris' Morris only less Another peculiarity of the New York C City i t Y election al although although although al- al though it was not an upset was the fact that Queens was was the only major borough which did not give LaGuardia a majority The odd element was that the Fusion ticket was running nning on its concededly good record of municipal achievement and Queens is a owning home-owning borough borough borough bor bor- ough with a larger proportion of taxpayers than any other supporters of city government the people of Queens have benefited from LaGuardia LaGuardia LaGuardia La La- Guardia policies more demonstrably demonstrably demonstrably demon- demon than have most Many of them recognize that But as homeowners they are a pretty conservative class and they have long been rebellious about Fiorello's Fiorello's Fiorello's Fio- Fio rello's radicalism in fields other than municipal Some New Yorkers have become become become be be- come convinced that President Roosevelt does not intend to ask for a a declaration of war until the time comes for an American Am expeditionary expeditionary force Up Upton to tk moment they feel he will folic fOUt the more modern practice of Bing B- B ing through all the motions Wit out formal warning or stat slat t ment Increasing evidence that J navy has been against nazi submarines wm Witt in Atlantic areas contributes t i this opinion There is th though w to be no doubt that U U. s 8 s. s b d d ordered to protect Ie leac c lease and Iceland supplies have sunk Germans German's Ur craft which threatens threaten our shipments In return tl nazi craft have retaliated pc our warships In fact thereto a state of shooting war dot dds d i exist at sea between the Units Unit States and Germany So gradually has this b bee bes brought about that thata a of war could serve no for either party to the versy For the present we m Wi continue sending m materiel ta tJ food to England Russia ChIn and other belligerents as and cargo space permits Gei many will continue and intensify her attempts to vent such shipments Our patrol and convoy force fora will do their best to thwart II tb tt nazis Only when and if we de ds decide cide to send millions of meat men t the European continent Si Wi there be need for the preside n to ask congress' congress approval 1 1 The grocery business is be hit by national defense in a n nn m way Clerks are leaving stop start because of the higher paid by industry in such nun nUlt bers as to prove embarrassing In one e eastern stern city an important tant grocery company is to arrange with school auth author r ties to permit high school sen senior senio i in good standing to take lake afternoons off to work in store stor A major chain is closing smalls small shops by the score and opel opens 1 service self-service super-markets super t l fast as permits leases and cot ron will permit Leaders in the trade are cos increased use of wame clerks Their success in dep rl ment stores is cited Wc ii do the buying and preparations preparation foods it is argued They km kec food problems and should m make mak excellent grocery clerks Me pie e will be needed for the hea heat t work but there are that in the coming year an weer ei e i Increasing number of stores si sibe be manned by women Copyright 1941 McClure ml I e Syndicate m |