Evening star., 1928-10-12


out anonymously. His implication is
that the money comes from Republican
sources. He claims that millions of
copies of the fake knights of Columbus
oath have been sent broadcast over the
country. and many of them into Mis-
| souri,. He sees a reaction against re-
! ligious intolerance among the Demo-
Gratis who were opposed to Smith after
his nomination was made in Houston
and insists that conditions are bettering
! for the Democrats in the State right
along. The Republics on the other
hand. declare that the anti-Smith sem
/ timent is growing stronger.
Point to Hawes Vote.
The Democrats say that if Senator
Hawes could come Gown to ST. Louis
two years ago with $4,000 lead. when
ne was running as wringing wet and at
lacking the Klan, then surely Gov.
Smith may be expected to run well in
out-State. But they discount in such
claim the religious issue. which was
not then involved, since Senator Hawes
! is Protestant
One prominent figure. whose vivid
personality has been injected into most
of the recent campaigns in this State,
is temporarily out of the picture. Sena-
tor Jim" Reed is giving all his time
now to a law case in which he is coun-
sci, involving the Standard Oil Co. and
millions of dollars. The Democrats saw,
however, that in the last week or 10
days of the campaign Senator Reed
will take the stump for Smith and at
i tack again his old enemy. Herbert Hoo
yer, whom he has lambasted from one
! end of the State to the other for years
I DINA f<Na -
| in the Democratic primary couple of
months ago. when his candidate for the
Senate nomination, Collett. was defeat
| ed by Charles NJ Hay of st. Louis. a
militant dry, a Wilson Democrat and a
deadly enemy of Senator Reed.
Reed lost some of his grip on the wet
Democrats of Missouri too, when he
sought to stand as the rsllying post of
! the dry anti-Smith elements in the
Houston convention. But the Demo-
| Gratis say they are counting on his Wit
rolic speaking in the closing days of the
campaign. There have been insinua-
tions that Reed is sore" and "sulking"
| in his tent. but these are denied en-
phstically by the Democratic leaders.
The great interest in the campaign
which has been manifested in ST. Louis
/ is found in all parts of the State. Kan
sas City, like this city. has had a big
| ger registration of prospective voters
/ than ever before. The total registered
exceeds 100000. which is $4,000 more
than ever registered in Kansas City's
| history
And. ss in st. Louis. much Of this ad-
diticnal registration Is due to the wom-
| ems coming out for the first time The
women there have turned out in un-
precedented numbers in the hometown
| iY1o Aicfr ~ fob
ing the large registration of the women
! as an encouraging sign. But. then, SO
are the Democrats.
!, Kansas City has been a Democratic
stronghold in the past but four years
ago 1t gave Coolidge considerable lead
over Davis. although in the rest of
Jackson County Davis ran slightly
| ahead of Coolidge Two years ago
| however. Kansas City returned to its
| Democratic allegiance and gave Sena-
tor Hawes lead of 14.500 votes over
his Republican opponent. Williams.
Much was made of the farm issue
/ against Hoover before and during the
! Kansas City convention Lowden had
majority of the Missouri delegation
! to the Republican national convention.
/ largely on the farm issue. But although
, campaign speakers are discussing the
/ farm issue. 1t is not cutting the figure
! in Missouri now that it did Prohibition
/ and religion have showed 1t into the
background
william Hirth. head of the Missouri
Farm Federation Is doing his best t.
keep II alive, with attacks upon Hoover
and the Republican administration and
their opposition to the McNary- Hauger
bill. But it is retaliated that Mr.
Hirth is a Democrat. The same thing
by the way is brought up by the Re.
publicans when they talk of the in.
dorsement given in ST. Louis to Gov
Smiths candidacy by August A. Busch
They point out that Mr.. Busch at ont
time ran for the city council as Dem
ocrat.
Hay Good Campaigner.
The Democrats figure that they dir
a wise thing politically when they nomi
mated for the Senate Charles M. Hay
an ardent dry and long friend of thu
4 Anti-Saloon League. Mr.. Hay is 8
great campaigner. He is going up anc
down the State urging the election o.
Gov. Smith and attacking the Repub
licans. At the same time he says tina
he does not agree with Gov. Smith IL
his stand on prohibition and that h
will oppose any efforts the governor ma!
make to change the dry laws II Smith
becomes President. The leaders arr
counting on Hay to rally many of TIT
Democratic drys to Smith in the end.
Gov. Smith is coming to Missouri
to visit in st. Louis and to speak IL
Sedalia. The Republicans ere ioshinl
their Democratic friends because thei
candidate Is not to speak in St. Louis
If he spoke here and discussed prohi
bition. as the vets in the city would
| ISiv To rio y
would be In danger of losing more
Democratic votes in the out-State
which is dry. If he spoke here and
was not as wet as the German Amer
leans desire. he might lose Some o.
their votes. The Democrats pooh-poof
such suggestions.
At one time the Democrats planned
to have big, popular dinner at ;
dollar a plate, in ST. Louis for Gov
Smith. but when they heard that thl
governor positively would not speai
here they gave it up. However tn
Democrats are setting great store b,
the coming Of. their candidate. The,
believe that he will put punch into tn
campaign, even more than now exists
, and will arouse lot Of enthusiasm.
: Privately some of the Democrats ar
admitting they have q lot Of troubl
out in the State. But they do not be
lieve that the out-State will Civ
a Hoover more than 25,000 as maxi
mum lead over Smith, and they insis
they will more than wipe that lead OH
in st. Louis where they are counting OF
a 10000 or 10000 lead for Smith.
! Missouri. when all the factors ar
taken into consideration, must be s.
: down today as decidedly doubtful
state, No one can positively know no,
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