Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-04
PARTY TO EJECT
BOILERS IN TEXAS
Democrats to Read Smith
Opponents and Hoover Back
ers Out of Organization.
BY the Associated Press.

DALLAS, Tex, July GP.-Texas
Democrats who have threatened to bolt
the party in November rather than
support Gov Alfred E. Smith for the
presidency today were confronted with
a movement to read them out of the
the State organization unless they re-
main regular"
This movement got Under way YES
terday when National Committeeman
Jed C.. Adams of Dallas announced that
a meeting of the State executive COM
mittee had been called to perfect the
party organization in Texas so that
county and other officials would be
in sympathy with the platform and the
party nominees
He denounced those who call them
selves Hoover Democrats and declared
they might as well call themselves
Republicans"
Commenting on the threatened split.
which grew out of the demands Of
ultra dry factions for a candidate to
head a ticket on platform for rigid
enforcement of the prohibition act and
without an attempt at modification,
Adams said those who declined to sup
port Gov. Smith would find themselves
in the Republican camp.
Bars Party Boilers.
In support of Adams, Judge Vo!neg
W. Taylor. at Brownsville. Cameron
County Democratic chairman. declared
he would not place names of any
party boilers" on the ballots for that
county to be used in the State primary
this month.
Previously Mrs. Edith Wilmans and
william E. Hawkins candidates for
governor. and Thomas B. Love. candi-
date for lieutenant governor and for
mer national committeeman. said they
would not support Gov. Smith.
The regular organization is expected
TO have support from Gov. Dan Moody.
leader OF one faction of the dry
Democrats, who has declared repeated
ly he would support the party nominee
and who recently said he would not
attend a conference of dry leaders at
Asheville. N. c., called to organize
Southern Democrats against wet
candidate.
Gov. Moody was severely criticized
after the Houston convention because
he did not carry the fight for bone
dry plank In the national platform to
the convention floor at Houston He
replied to these critics that the main
thing" sought by prohibitionists was
accomplished and that he did not make
the floor fight because majority. both
In the committee and In the convention.
was against him.
Refuse Smith Vote.
Cone Johnson, chairman Of the State
Highway Commission. and for years a
leader of Texas prohibftionists. also an
nounced that he would not vote for
Gov. Smith. johnson was leader Of
the constitutional Democrats, who
sought State delegation TO the ma
tional convention instructed against
the New York governor.
johnson declared that Gov. Smiths
telegram TO the national convention
after he had been nominated was a
clear bolt from the Democratic plat
form, and no one can be blamed for
boiling Smiths nomination after he
bolted first" The Houston convention
was not an American assembly" he
said. but was consolidation OF Old
World elements tempered with little
OF America"
He suggested that anti-Smith Demo-
Gratis might scratch the name Of
Smith of the Democratic ballot and
vote the rest Of the ticket might vote
! for Hoover outright or might remain
/ at home and not vote at ALL For
| himself. he said, mot even TO gain the
| goyernorship OF this State will vote
for Smith for President"