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assumed. They have hoped that it
would reach a crest and thcA sub
side. IT may do so yet. But that is
doubtful. The anti-Smith forces ap-
parently have yet to realize they must
deal with an uncompromising group
of Democrats aligned behind the New
York governor. The Smith support
ers are not looking for compromise
candidate. II one is forced on them,
they are not likely TO swallow him.
II Smith Is turned down finally, the
East and the North In al probability
will be lost to the democracy. The
problem Of the Democrats in that
event will be to build up their party
again in the West and in combination
with the solid South seek victory.
While the Simmons machine in
North Carolina, the Anti-Saloon
League. the w. c. 7. u. and the Ku
Klux Klan are becoming more active
in opposition to Smiths nomination,
there is evidence in the Tar Heel
State that Smiths friends are on the
job. Smith.for- President clubs are
making their appearance. The anti
Smith group in the State circulates
constantly the suggestion that If
Republican, breaking the solid South.
Solidarity Yet to BE Seen.
Whether the South is to prove ''all
too solid for Gov. Smiths chances
of nomination remains to be seen.
There are plenty who insist that once
he has bc<n nominated the South will
as usual be found in the Democratic
column on election day.
Senator Copeland has spent two
months in the West, comforting with
many Democrats. He might be re-
garded as Smith emissary. He in
sistg that everywhere he found grow
ing interest In Smith as a presidential
possibility. He insists further that
many Of the former McAdoo men and
women, now that McAdoo has taken
himself out of the race, are for the
New York governor.
Discussing California, Senator Cope
land said:
1T was a surprise to me to find
thousands of natural Democrats en-
rolled as Republicans in that section
particularly in California, because of
their interest in Senator Hiram John.
son. l do not mean to intimate, of
course, that l am surprised at Sena.
tor Johnson's popularity, but i was not
prepared to find among his followers
such an overwhelming number of per.
sons who are really Democrats. Sen
ator Johnson's progressive ideas
which we never regarded as Repub.
lican ideas. have caused many Demo.
Gratis of the Coast to espouse hic cause
Mr.. Smith measures up to their stand
ards Of progressiveness, and their re-
turn to the Democratic fold will insure
the selection of delegates favorable to
Smiths candidacy.
Doubts Opposition's Strength.
"In all the statements l have read
the opposition of the South is empha-
sized. Everybody speaks Of the ap.
parent unwillingness Of the South to
permit the nomination Of this able
man.
"Of course, do not believe there is
any such solidarity of opposition as
has been indicated. I have such conf
dence in the generosity and sense of
fairness Of the South that cannot be-
lieve the matter of religion would con-
solidate that great section OF our coun-
try against the sterling manhood Of
Alfred f. Smith. Surely the South
would not deliberately fiaunt the
wishes of a larger group of electoral
voters than the South possesses.
"Disregarding for the moment the
solid South it Is my judgment that
Mr. Smith would carry the following
States: Arizona. Colorado, Connecticut,
Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Mas
sachusetts. Missouri, Montana, Neva-
da, New Hampshire, New Jersey. New
Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Rhode
Island, South Dakota. Wyoming and
West Virginia
These States represent a total of
1S0 electoral votes. The South has
but 126 electoral votes. 1t will be
seen that the Northern and Western
States which would be likely to go for
Mr.. Smith have much larger mum.
Der of electoral votes than is possessed
by the combined States from the
South. Were we 70 omit Colorado.
Oklahoma, West Virginia and Ken
lucky from the list OF States / have
named, 1t would still be true that the
South is In the minority"
Predicts Hughes Nomination.
The New York Senator, not content
with naming a New Yorker as the
Democratic standard bearer, also
undertakes to predict the nomint ton
of a New Yorker on the Republican