Evening star., 1928-04-15
WET RESOLUTION
ST|RS REPUBLICANS.
G. o. P. in New York Out to
Beat Gov. Smith at
Polls This Fall.
Snecta, n,soatnh IN The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star
ALBANY. N, Y. April l4.-Republi-
cans In New York st te this week be-
gan to grid their loins in preparation
for bitter fight at the polls this
Fall to carry the State. even IL Gov.
Smith wins the Democratic nomina-.
ton for President The real battle be-
gan Thursday at a meeting OF the
Republican State committee in New
York City. at which the international
organization of the committee was re-
vised as an indication of how deter
mined the c. Q. p. Is to increase the
normal Republican presidential ma
lority in New York this year il pos
sible.N
At about the same time came an
other stir in Republican circles when
the committee on national affairs of
the National Republican Club adopted
a resolution favoring repeal of the
eighteenth amendment and incorpora-
ton Of plank to that effect In the
party'S national platform. The entire
membership viii be asked to vote on
the resolution next Tuesday night, and
in the meantime vets and dryS within
the club are showing almost frantic
activity.
Beaten Only Once.
1t Is no mean task that the COM
mittee sets for itself when 1t under
takes to beat Smith. In dozen CAM
paignS in public life. Gov. Smith has
been beaten only once. in 1920. when
he ran for the first time in opposition
to Nathan L. Miller for reelection to the
governorship. In 1922 he again OPP
posed Miller and won Except for
that one reverse. he has been perhaps
the greatest campaigner New York has
ever seen. piling up high maiorities.
The bright spot. as far as Republi-
cans are concerned. Is the fact that
Gov. Smiths lone defeat came in a
presidential year. when the Republi-
cans. as customary. swept the State for
their presidential candidate and car
ried the State ticket
In order to strengthen party ma
chinery. the committee determined
upon Somethin. of a reorganization
The executive committee was abolished
and in its place was substituted an
advisory council. consisting of all the
county chairmen. Charles d. Hilies. ma
tional committeeman and former chair
man of the executive committee; Mrs.
CHaTieS n. OdDli1, SodThn schuyler bul-
Ter and Jacob A, Livingston.
Resolution Brings Uproar.
George K Morris. chairman. ex-
planned the change as due to the belief
that party management had become
too centralized.
The wet resolution" OF the COM
mittee OF tn National Republican Club
certainly succeeded In raising a de-
cided uproar 1t was offered at meet
ing of the national affairs committee
of the club and supported urgently by
Representative Fairchiid. chairman of
subcommittee In which the resolu-
ton had its origin.
Richard w. Lawrence. head of the
Hoover for President forces in New
York City, led the opposition TO the
resolution. II was plain that Mr.. Law
renee did not care 10 see himself put
in any embarrassing position in the
light OF immediate developments. He
Is candidate for election To the presi-
dency of the club Tuesday.
The Democratic political pot In the
meantime barely simmered this week
with Gov. Smith out OF the State for
fortniEi1t's vacation IN the South. ~
THOMAS C. STOWEI4L.