Evening star., 1928-06-05

While opponents of Gov. Smith =
New York And more than local Signifi-
canoe In North Carolina's precinct meet
ings, In which Cordell Hull was favored
for the Democratic presidential nomina-
tion. many observers think the result
chiefly meant victory for the prestige
of Senator Simmons. The North Caro-
lima Senator staked his party leadership
In the State against the New Yorker
and won
North Carolina stands true TO. her
veteran Senator true TO her tried pTin-
cipies, true TO the Democracy oil the
South" affirms the Atlanta Journal
Democratic Such Is the import OF
the precinct voting In that State, when
the AL Smith forces, Notwithstanding
suffered a defeat which, as many OBJ
servers believe. Is the beginning of the
end of his candidacy"
"Mr. Daniels and Senator Simmons
have fought for Cordell Hull side by
side says the Chattanooga News tin-
dependent Democraticl. 1t has been a
time in which the seriousness OF the
party situation has caused the burVtng
OF ancient animosities In a combined
effort TO keep the Democratic party out
OF the unclean hands of the heirs OF
Murphy Croker and Tweed"
North Carolina thinks great deal
OF Senator Simmons and even were
North Carolina convinced he had been
wrong about Gov. Smith, the State Is
not apt To stand for summary unseat-
ing OF one OF her idols" declares the
Durham Sun independently, simply be"
cause most of his political opponents,
with a few exceptions, sprang IKE
a L. Ia a k4A hal
Smith campaign offered way to get
Simmons A little less attention to
Simmons and more 10 Smith and they
might have won: may win even yet.
Those who have been disposed to
think and say that Senator Simmons
was slipping and did not know what he
was talking about when he declared the
great majority Il North Carolina Demo-
Gratis were opposed to Smiths nomina"
iion." according 10 the Charlotte Ob~
server independent Denocratic), nave
had 10 revise their opinions OF hin
The politically wise ones have been
those who believed not only that ne
still knew his North Carolina. but also
that he had lost none OF his popularity
as a leader OF the people. Ihere u
absolutely no reason for DOUBT tnht
Senator Simmons Is Just MS strong with
the people today as he ever was. the
precinct meetings resulted In great
vindieation OF his position"
~
An Interpretation more favorable to
the New York governor comes from the
Charleston Evening Post tlpdependent
Democratic), which says There Is no
reason for the Smith people TO br
greatly cast down by the result In Nofth
Carolina, They essayed what would
have seemed to be the impossible. II IL
not likely that they will yet the State
votes Ia the Houston convention, bu'
That fact need not DC considered very
seriously, Gov, Smith does not actually
need North Car0lina's vote to put hlnl
over, but II would be All agreeable thlnR
10 have 1t handed over ior such llses as
might be- made VI II,
The Aallepillr Times tindapendent
Demucratlc) calls the race meek and
neck" and eoncludea. THESE events
party leaders VIII interpret largely ae'
cOfdng to their predictions, II viii be
| ditncult for others to Aee IN The siitta
/ ton IN North Carolina nf elsewhere any
thing except GoV, Smiths nomination
| al Houston"
| The Greensboro Record lndenend~
entb rebtkea those who criticize Smith
supporters as disIoyrl to senator Sim
mons, and remarks IAN honor Il
Senator simmons for the great reeort
which he las made while serving Nurtl
Carolina ip Congress- All honor 10 him
becullBr he h unaismayed by the gfeaI
strength of Smith and elects 10 81 down
| IN defeat, II IL he necessary rather thar
abandon hlA principles and support 1
man Who, he teels, IL not lltted for ihs
once which hn aeskst Hut uu not easli-
gate men Whu aft just a. honorable Al
| fha Senator merely benat,se They dis
agree with him on The question In
| yoiyed"
The Oklahoma CITY Times tndfpend,
snil holdA ~ 70 the Senator's belief