Evening star., 1927-11-08
SMITHS 1928 BOOM
MEASURED TODAY
IN NEW YORK VOTE
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SlNeS accent 10 tne election mere to'
day. But the interest in the amend
ments, in the election of the Assem-
| bly, and in the choice of mayors in 81
| cities promises to bring out vote un'
usually large in such an "off" year.
Next to amendment No. 6. the
greatest interest here centers in No
,, which would permit New York City
| to expand its bonded Indebtedness by
! 5000, 900 .000 to be used in subway con
| struction. Another amendment would
| increase salaries Of governor. State
officers and members of the Legisla
| ture. Smith has given his support
| to all. except amendment No. 2.
The governors friends can see moth.
| ing but added prestige for him in the
expected results of today's election
Smith never has formally announced
| his candidacy for the Democrati tic
nomination for President. 1t hasn I
been necessary, for his friends are
| working like beavers. The fight to
nominate him has its local aspects,
| both in the Northeast and in the
! South and Middle West. His oppo.
nents in the South and Middle West
| fear that if Smith he nominated they
NAV lose elections in States they
might otherwise carry-lndlana and
North Carolina Tennessee and Ken.
lucky. for example.
His supporters in the Northeast see
a loss of seats in the House. now held
by Democrats. in New York, New
Jersey, Massachusetts and other
States They see the loss of sena-
torial seats in those States and they
fear Republican governors Will sue
ceed Democrats in number of
States. New York democracy now
has ma jority of the congressional
delegation. 1t has two Senators and
a governor. What happens if Gov.
Smith is refused the nomination next
year?
1t was predicted today by promi-
nent Democrat that the State would
lose eight or more seats in the House
and q Senator next year In New York
alone. Furthermore. lie insisted that
4 denial of the nomination to Smith
because Of his church affiliation"
would result in making the Democratic
party n sectional party. without ma
tional significance. for years to come
Seems i'm Good Health.
The governor apparently is in good
health His friends recognize there
has been a whispering campaign, eX-
tending into many parts Of the coun
fry, to the effect that his health will
prevent him from making the race for
President next year. These reports
are fatty contradlcted.
Pressure to bring the governor to
the point of issuing an Il do not
choose" statement will grow. it is be-
lieved But he will issue no such
statement if his friends have their
way. Although Gov. Smith has in
sisted he is not candidate. he has
given no indication he will eliminate
himself from the race.
The hrunt Of the battle in the cam
paign closing with today's election in
New York has been borne for the Re-
pubicanS by Theodore Roosevelt. for
mer Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
He attacked Gov. Smith and Tam
many without gloves, charging waste
of government funds and corruption.
These attacks have been bitterly re
sented by Smith and his friends. and
their wisdom has been questioned by
some Republicans. The helief here
is that Roosevelt would welcome the
nomination next year on the Repub-
iican ticket, either for governor or for
the Senate.
Neither former Senator Wadsworth
nor Ogden Mills. Undersecretarv of
the Treasury, has taken part actively
in the campaign this year. Nor il L
expected, for this reason. that either
will try to stage n comebacs in tie
elections OF next year. Wadsworth
as wet, was defeated for the Senate by
Wagner. Tammany Democrat. last
year. and Mills lost to Gov. Smith in
the gubernatorial race Early as i.
is. there is talk of Speaker McGinnis
of the Assembly for the Republican
nomination for governor and here AMI
there of Representative Hamilton
Fish.
Ottinger Mentioned.
For the Senate gossip mentions At
torney General Ottinger, the one Re-
publican who came through to office
in the Democratic landslide in the
state election last year. and Repre-
sentative Smell, chairman of the House
rules committee. Former Senator
Calder Of Brooklyn. may cast his hat
in the ring, too. But he is a wet. lnt
scarcely acceptable to The upstate
dry Republicans. who made Wads.
worth's defeat inevitable last yeaf
bv turning to Republican dry indie
pendent. Cristman.
If the elections in New York today
prove a boost for the presidential nom
ina ton of Smith. by reflex action they
may add imDe us to tn" movement for
the nomination OF .IG'1-ss Hughes. Re
publican leaders o. the State are de
ma ndlng the nomination uf New
Yorker against Gov Smith IN the
presidential race next year. Hughes is
their man. This provided. Of course
that the Republican national con
vention does not lake the bul by the
horns and r"nomira;e Tresid mt Cool
iagc. The expectation here, however
~ that, sooner or later, President Cool
idge will clarity the situation hy stat
ing unqualitied'y that he will not have
the nomination unde: any circum.
stances. With Mr.. Coolidge out f the
picture they figure that Judge Hughes
Wall stand out as strongly as any can
dldate on the first ballot and that he
WIli gain strength steadily. They see
Pennsylvania casting its ballots a first
Tor Secretary Mellon Of the Trea aSiiry
hut shifting ev"ntuaI'% to Hughes
They see New I"rs4y. Massachusetts
ana connecticut ad';in% to The Hugh es
total rapidly. once MIR. Coolidge is
definitely out of the picture.
one of the most prominent New
oik leaders is convinced. however,
,hhi Mr.. Coolidge can still and is
( likely To he nominated. II he does not
,hd'e tHhSei. A suggestion that per-
! maps The matter has gone 50 far the
president cannot now receive the
! nomination brought surprised de.
MAJ that this was the case. New Eng.
I Iand. New York. New Jersey, The
south and some Of the Western States
We're Immediately declared To be rot
! aVerse TO the nomination Of Mr. Cool.
loGe, but rather strong for it,
But Hughes is the choice of New
I YORK. II is said today on All sides, if
Mf. Coolidge is out At least 81 of
me Empire States votes in the ma.
tional convention will go Hughes, and
suck there. Lowden of Illinois, who
IN 1890 had strong support in New
YORK State for the presidential nomi-
j ha'lon, has lost caste. Tp-State Re.