Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-06
GEORGIA LAUNCHES
CAMPAIGN TO HAVE
SOUTH AID GEORGE
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tor and obtaining for him as many other
State delegations as possible.
Smith Not Favored.
The South Is more aroused at this
time over the fact that 1t has not been
represented by Southerner on the
Democratic national ticket for years
1t feels that the Democracy of the
North and East Is seeking to foist upon
1t the nomination of man who Is an
tagoniStic to many elements in the
South. Gov. Alfred f. Smith of Ne"
York. Why should the South. which has
Loyalty supported every Democratic
presidential nominee for SO many years
and cast its electoral votes solidly fol-
them, be compelled to take mar
whom the South does not wish anc
who certainly could not be elected with
out the electoral votes of the South!
No Southerner has been nominated
for President since James *. Polk. %
years back Yet 1t would be as idle tc
talk about electing Democratic Presl-
dent without the support of the South
as about electing n Republican Presi-
dent without the support OF the North
It begins to look as though the next
Southern President might have to be
the selection of the Republican nation.
al party. provided 1t can build itself
up party in one of the Southern
States. which can make that State
debatable.
Southern States 90 into q Democratic
national convention with less than one
third of the delegates, although they
cast the great preponderance OF cleo
toral votes for the Democratic nomi'
nees on election day. Pennsylvania has
76 votes in the convention and New
York 90. Yet Pennsylvania has not cas-,
an electoral vote for a Democratic
President since 1t voted for Buchanan, be.
bore fhe Civil War, New York. since the
last election of Grover Cleveland In 1892
has cast its electoral votes for no Demo-
cratic nominee for President except
in 1912. when 1t went for Woodrow WI
son. although Taft and Roosevelt vote
combined far exceeded the Democratic
vote. Texas, which always votes Demo-
cratic. has but 40 delegates and no
other Southern State has nearly as
much voting strength in the conven-
ton as has Texas.
Want Southern Nominee.
The bid for the nomination by Senator
George and his friends, therefore. Is a
demand for greater recognition OF the
Democratic South by the less Demo-
cratic North and West.
They are trying TO make OF the George
movement something more than the
usual favorite-son proposal. They pro-
fess to be willing to support some other
southerner. II necessary. ike Gov, Nc
Lean Of North Carolina. Senator Pat
Harrison of Mississippi or Representa-
tive Cordell Hull Of Tennessee. but nat
urally they prefer their own man.
There Is but one rift In the clouds OF
harmony here. The suggestion has been
put forth by Maj. Cohen that the dele
gates could we'll be selected by the State
executive committee. since every one was
for the nomination Of Senator George.
Today Is the last day for presidential
candidates to file In Georgia, and there
seems no likelihood that any one will
oppose the Senator. But there are some
Democrats who feel that 1t might be
wiser to have the State delegates picked
by state convention. Gov Hardman
has just come out for such plan The
idea has grown that otherwise there
might be hand-picked delegation
which would obey the will Of the ma
tional committeeman rather blindly.