Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-11
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PART RACES
Delegate Selection Al
ready Is Under Way
With First Votes
Not Far Away

WASHINGTON, March 10.-tR)-
The political campaign, with the
presidency at stake. is reaching the
stage where the folks at home are
beginning to be heard from.
Conventions for the selection OF
delegates 10 the Kansas City and
Houston conventions already have
been held in some states, chiefly in
the tier just west OF the Mississippi.
Next week the first Of the statewide
presidential primaries, which give
voters a more direct method Of indi-
eating their choice, is 10 be held.
In less than a dozen states, all CT
them in the West or South, def
mite instructions have been handed
delegates to the nominating conven-
tons Primaries will be held in
New Hampshire and North Dakota
before the end CT March. Seven
are down on the books for April and
a like number for May.
Republican party chieftains are
awaiting, with particular interest,
sae primary results in Ohio April =
and in Indiana two weeks later.
Hoover is bucking a "favcrite
son" in each state-Willis in Ohio
and his senatorial colleague, Wat
son in Indiana-and even the ccm-
kmerce secretary's friends concede
fhat his chances at Kansas City
Will be governed &c a large extent BY
the results there.
For the moment, the democrats,
who have been striving fer a party
harmony, have their eyes on the pri-
maries in Wisconsin April , and
California May i. In both states
the prospect Of a Smith, Reed Walsh
battle gives promise Of furnishing
a definite line on the potential
strength Of these three candidates.
Among the republicans, Curtis of
Kansas landed the delegates at large
from his home state. All district
delegates in the state also have been
instructed for him except two still
TO be selected. "Poly" Tincher, fer
years one Of the picturesque figures
IN the house Of representatives, will
let loose his booming voice at Kansas
City &c place the republican floor
leader in the senate in nomination.
In South Dakota, republicans in
convention enlisted under the Low
den banner. The former Illinois
governor also gained an instructed
delegation-at-large from Iowa, where
the republican convention strongly
urged" district delegates also TO
work fer Lowden's nomination.
In North Dakota, where Lowden is
the lone republican entry in the
March 20 primaries, his candidacy
was endorsed by n~on-partisan league
republicans in convention.
The Norris-Lowden slate cf dele
gates in Nebraska at a meeting
pledged their support to the senior
senator from that state. who also has
entered the Wisconsin primaries
with the expected support CT the La
Toilette faction.
Other preconvention Developments
during the week from the republican
standpoint included Secretary Hoov-
er's entry into the Indiana primaries
against Senator Watson, and a pre-
diction by John T. Graham, chairman
Of the republican state executive
committee in West Virginia, that his
states delegation 70 the Kansas City
convention would be uninstructed.
As for the democrats. Gov. Smith,
of New York. came out on ton in a
preference contest with Walsh Of
Montana in the South Dakota con-
vention. The vote was close, how
ever, and there are indications that
the Montana senator's name may be
entered against Smiths in the May
primary.
States Of delegates have been
drawn up in California fer both
Smith and Walsh, as well as Reed Of
Missouri who has been campaigning
in the West and Southwest. McAdoo
heads the Walsh delegate slate. For
mer Senator Phelan, who was one
Ct McAd0o's chief supporters four
wears ago, tops the Smith list. At
the head Of Reeds slate is William
p. Hubbard. chairman OF the demo-
cratic state executive committee in
California.
Governor Smith is the onlv demo-
his candidacy has encountered oppo-
sition from Senator Ferris. In an
crat in the Michigan primary, but
%nouncing that he would not run for
reelection. Ferris came out against
Smith. and said he favored the nomi-
naticn az Walsh.
During the week, Evans Woollen.
indianapolis banker. who has the
support Of atom Taggart. one of
the powers in the democratic party
was entered in the Indiana primaries
with nc Y opposing him. George
Of Georgia accepted the mandate OF
democrats in his state to pick dele
gates that will work for his nomina-
ion at Houston. but asked party
leaders &c aid him in making the Sc
lections.
Georgia republicans al their con-
vention 4 week ago instructed the
states delegates az large to the Kans-
as City convention to vote for Presi-
dent Coolidge u he Is willing to Be