The question of whether Franklin Delano Roosevelt of New York is "another Roosevelt" or simply another Democratic candidate is causing frenzied speculation on the political exchange at this very moment.

After his service as Assistant Secretary of the Navy during the World War had more than offset the fact that Josephus Daniels was in charge, a physical disability seemed to have eliminated Franklin Roosevelt from political life. Since 1928, however, he has been the most lively invalid in our political history. Elected Governor when even Al Smith failed to carry New York State, Roosevelt has associated himself with progressive measures and liberal principles. He has strengthened his Party up-state and has challenged Tammany corruption. On water-power, old age pensions, unemployment insurance and the use of public funds for private relief, he is agreeable to both liberals and progressives. Wet enough to please the East, but dry enough for the South and West, with a programme or a pronouncement for everything from the dole to the tariff, his stock has an AAA rating in the political Bradstreet, and his gallantry in rendering distinguished public service despite a personal affliction has won him nationwide admiration