Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-10
HOOVER HAS EDGE
!. IN KENTUCKY RACE
Big Swing Needed to Wean
Votes Away From G. 0. P.
Coal Case Issue.
Continued from First Page.)

AS matter of fact. the Democrats
would be overjoyed II on election night
1t was found that Smith had lead of
$500 They have had an uphill fight
and are still facing it. Smiths nomi-
nation was the signal for general at
tack on the Democratic candidate be-
cause of his membership in the Cath
Ole Church. because of his member
ship in Tammany and because of his
wet views. Thousands of Democrats
turned against him. It is the job of the
Democratic organization to get them
back in the party fold.
/, The Democrats say that tons of lit
ersture attacking Smith. the Catholics
and Tammany. have been distributed
in Kentucky, all of it anonymous They
charge 1t up to the Republicans. Some
of this literature, they say, was obscene,
and most of it libelous. 1t has dis
gusted Democrats who were ready to
vote the Republican ticket and sent
them back into line fol Smith, they
declare.
State Is Divided.
This State is divided, roughly into
three sections. the eastern section.
which is Republican: the Blue Grass
country, which is Democratic, and the
western, tobacco growing region. which
has always been very strongly Demo-
cratic. The Democrats admit that many
of the voters in the western section
are of the reservation, on the religious
and prohibition issue They fear the
OBJECTIONS there even more than in
other parts of the State. They do not
believe these Democrats will vote for
Hoover in great numbers, but they do
fear they will not vote at all.
Here in Louisville the Republicans
have been greatly encouraged by the
registration figures. Under a court de-
cision a considerable number of the
voting precincts have been rearranged.
and full registration and partial regis
tration has been made In $40 precincts.
This registration showed $4,000 regis
tered Republicans and $4,000 registered
Democrats and about IL 900 registered
as independents. Last time the regis
tration showed about 5000 more Re-
publican voters than Democrats in this
city. When the lists have been finally
purged of all Implications the Repub-
1icans estimate their lead over the Dem
ocrats will be from 10000 to $4,000.
There are some $4,000 independents reg
istered, and Republicans claim that 10
per cent of these independents will vote
for Hoover, asserting that they have
checked up on many of the independent
voters.
Kentucky went Republican in 1895
with a 2Sl plurality when Mckinley
opposed Bryan. About 5000 gold DEM
ocrats that year voted for Palmer. In
that year Kentucky cast IL electoral
votes for Mckinley and / for the DEM
6crat, Except in that instance, the
State cast its electoral vote for the
Democratic presidential candtS~t- ever
since reconstruction days, 1924,
when President Coolidge carried 1t with
! vote of 1896 against 374.855 for
Davis and 80. 465 for La Toilette. Hard
ing lost Kentucky to Cox in 1920 by
about 1000 votes.
Revolution Is Claimed.
II is clear that there must be con-
siderable turnover of votes to give
Kentucky to Mr.. Hoover by the plurali-
ties claimed by Republican leaders For
the State to 60 Republican by $4,000
there must be a real revolution In
things political The Republicans in
xist that such a revolution developed
as soon as the Democrats nominated
Smith.
Mr.. Hoover is popular In the State.
The people remember his work here
during the Mississippi food. 1t was
one Of the early States to leap on the
Hoover band wagon IN the pre-conven-
tion campaign. He has strong support
among the women here. and 1t is to |
them that the Republicans are looking |
to help roll up a great vote on NO
Venber 6.
some of the Protestant preachers IN |
Kentucky are laundering against Gov.
Smith on the prohibition issue. Or.
e. Y, Mullins, prominent Baptist. has
issued a statement indorsing the cleo
ton of Hoover, and the Baptist pub
lication. the Western Record, Is attack
ing Smith with great regularity.
Senator Barley was attacked IN an
anonymous pamphlet after ne came ouV
for Smith declaring that Barley pro-
posed ito turn the government OF Ken
trckv over to the Pope" He made light
of the pamphlet. asserting that he felt
COMMUNICATED by the suggestion tnat
he could turn Kentucky over to any
one. but not by the suggestion ne would
turn 1t over to the Pope.
"But If I did turn 1t over to the
Pope." he said in his campaign speeches.,
eff kentucky was not better governed
than by the present Republican gov
ernor. Gov. Sampson, I'd take 1t right
back:
WON by $4,000.
Gov Flen, D. Sampson. by the way.
was elected last year by $4,000 votes
over his Democratic opponent, former
senator Beckham. Beckham took the
drv. arlti-race track side in the election
ard Sampson stood for the liberals.
Beckham, the dry has finally come out
bublicly for the election of Smith, and
his announcement is believed to be
considerable aid to the Democratic
nominee The Louisville Courier Jour-
H. IL some
time. declared for Smith and is con-
Quoting an active fight to carry the
State for him.
Republican victories in Kentucky nave
kenerally been achieved only when the
Democrats have engaged in rows among
themselves. Republican governors and
Republican Senators have been VIC
torious under such circumstances. Not
f1frequently the fight has been waged
on wet and dry lines. Despite the TACT
that this State was once great whisky
manufacturing State. there is strong
dry sentiment in Kentucky, and thou
sands of Democrats are in favor OF pro-
hibition. Up in the mountains, where
the natives have made moonshine since
time immemorial, they have also voted
dry for years. 1t is the prohibition issue
plus the opposition to Gov. Smith on re-
ligious grounds which is dividing the
Democrats this year.
The immigration issue also has been
raised against Gov. Smith, since in his
speech accepting the nomination for
President he said that he believed a
later census than that of 1890 should
be used in arriving at the quota basis in
the restrictive immigration law. Such
change. il is held. would increase the
quotas from the countries in southern
and central Europe and reduce those in
the northern countries.
Same in Other States.
The same opposition to immigration
Is found in Kentucky that is found in
Tennessee. North Carolina and other
Southern States. Republican speakers
here attack Gov. Smith on this issue
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