Evening star., 1924-07-12
NEW YORK

sp'ciai dispatch TO The Star
ALBANY, y. Y. July 12-New York
state democracy's reaction to the out
come of the Democratic national
convention Is "A growing determina-
ton to force Gov. Smith into a third
term race, primarily to prove that
the convention contentious concern
ing his vote getting ability were no
idle boasts
In the party rank and file the hope
Is openly expressed that he VIII leave
election day-not that they want
Davis and Bryan defeated, but that
they want Smith to carry the state
tar ahead of them.
At noon tomorrow the popular
movement by the Democrats to start
COY. smith on thirdterm course
VIII break loose on his return to
conferences with Mr.. Davis, which
nave given rise to the Democrats
hope that he will again be candi-
fate. he VIII be greeted with a
battery of bands and a large per-
centaee of the Democrats in the
country. Erroneous reports that he
was on his way to the capitol have
been the signal for large turnouts
several times to geet him.
Bitterness in Party.
The rejection of Smith at the con-
ventlon has stirred up no small de-
ME OF the party, and from this fact
the Republicans have drawn hopes
for state victory this fall
Close observers Of the post-conven-
no matter what the Democratic
voters do to International ticket, their
support of Gov. Smith in a third
term race would not be lessened. 1t
IS for this reason that 1t is contended
Smith would run much farther ahead
Of the national ticket than would
otherwise he expected
Despite !e fact that the governor
has declared repeatedly that he will
not be candidate for reelection, it
is generally taken for granted that
he will be drafted for denomination.
The r u b | can organization,
through its chairman, George r. Nor
ris- announced shortly before the
laying its plans for the fall cam
paign on the assumption that Gov.
Smith would be turned down for the
presidential nomination. What those
plans are has not yet been revealed
1t is expected in a short time the
leading Republican gubernatorial pos
sIbility, H. Edmund Machold, speaker
of the assembly will announce his
intentions in regard to the nomina-
'tion. 1t is believed he will say he
will not accept it. This belief is
predicated on the expectation that
Gov. Smith would be his opponent, if
he did accept.
The batterness among the thou
sands of Democrats whose idol is
Gov. Smith is no exaggeration.
Leaders Admit Feeling.
The leaders themselves admit the
feeling among their followers, and
many of the leaders express the same
feeling privately.
Despite this sentiment it is declared
the Republicans will not find the
state elections an easy nut to crack
this fall. with the possible exception
of the Republican national ticket The
Democra organizations are firmly
intrenche- IN virtually every strateg-
ically important city of the state,
while the Republican organiza tions
are in many instances torn by fac
ttonal strife or attempting to heal
party wounds suffered two years ago.
While the Democratic party is a
smoothly running machine, the state
republican forces are leaderless, with
the exception possibly of United
states Senator James w. WadSworth.
Senator Wadsworth, it is generally
conceded, could take the Republican
helm and steer the party to victory
this fall If he would be the Repub-
lican gubernatorial nominee Many
of the party leaders. however, have
expressed the opinion that he is more
valuable in Washington than in the
state and, it also is declared he
would definitely refuse to be drafted.
ROBERT r. ARNOLD.