The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-10-06
JERMANE PICKS GOV. SMITH AND
SECRETARY HOOVER.

W. W. Jermane an associate editor of the
Seattle Times, who every day by telegraph sends
that paper an exclusive article. has picked Gov
Smith for the Democratic Presidential nomina
ton and Secretary Hoover for the Republican
1t might be we'll to consider this in connection
with the circumstance that Mr.. Jermane 4
as widely quoted any other Wash
ington correspondent or political writer of any
kind.
Under the circumstances we have no apolog,
to make for producing in this column Mr. Jer
names comment upon Gov. Smith and Mr. Hoover
their Presidential chances and fitness
GOV SMITH
Gov. Smith is wet, a Catholic and
leader of Tammany Hail. Such
handicap never before has been car
ried by any man seeking a Presidential
nomination. 1t would overcome any
body of less ability and fitness for
the office and ii may overcome GOV
Smith But before it does, everybody
will know that there has been fight.
The dries are giving too little
thought to the tenacity of purpose the
Smith delegates will show. The dries
think they are tenacious, and they are;
but in this respect they probably will
have no advantage over their opponents,
who also will be standing for what they
believe is great principle
No better evidence of Gov Smiths
strength could be given than the con-
centration of dry attack upon him. Ma
tonal conventions representing various
of the important dry elements have
this year devoted much of their time
to telling why he should not and must
not be nominated. Their task i'm
FASHIONED and behind it a feeling
of opposition that at times expressed
itself as malignant hatred If Gov
Smith were not the leading candidate
there would have been little or none
of this.
Meanwhile, he is saying and doing
nothing to further his candidacy. He
told the people of New York State. dur
ing the 1926 campaign that. il re-
elected Governor. he would stay at home
and devote all his time to the duties
of that office. This he has done, and
this he seems likely to continue to DO
His campaign is well in hand however,
his supporters feel encouraged more and
more as it progresses. and they are con-
fdent he will win next summer
That is the proper attitude OF mind
for them to take His case would be in
weak hands il any element OF doubt
entered into what his managers say
believe Gov Smiths nomination
would have clarifying effect on our
notifies II would bring out into the
omen, and subject to acid test, some
thing that unless checked will work
great harm TO the country AS to
whether he were elected or not,
should care far less than should
care for decision at the polls be-
tween him and his opponents
II defeated, it would be many year
before anybody carrying similar handi-
ran aspired to the Presidency; II ell
ected, his Administration OF the affairs
OF that great Office would thoroughly
discredit those who have been attack
inx him say this without any sense
81 partisanship. / do not claim to be
& - Democrat, and my Protestant an
cestry goes far back into Colonial times
4 speak Is an average American citizen.
pnffing partisanship and religious feel
81 ~ wholly aside. ] cannot work myself