Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-13
BATTLES FOR
DELEGATIONS
BECOME Tense
Niva lries Bee
More Apparent AS
lime For Conven-
lions Draws Near

WASHINGTON, NAV 2.-CP)-Po
itieai rivalries. growing in intensity
the june NatioAaI conventions
etaw near, are bringing to the sur.
-see IN rapidly multiplying numbers
.onilicting and confusing claims as
~ tne strength Of the various candi-
yates Tor the republican and demo.
cratic nominations. AZ the same
ume' they are furnishing the driving
power for new alignments that may
nave fa~r-resching effects when bal.
iotlng actually begins.
mower and Smith ere bearing the
nrunt Of the grand ~offensives that
vii eliminate at ksnsas City and
houston. The secretary
particularly is challenged By a we'll
organized opposition.
while Hoover's managers nave not
yer claimed he has tagged enough
delegates to 20 over, they contend
snat all signs point 20 victory fol
MN when the republicans select
sheir standard bearer. His foes
however, insist they Till have the
I votes In convention TO block his nomi.
nation.
As for Smith, in ON way he has q
harder row 10 hoe. With the oppo
sition to the New York governor con.
centrating on a drive to build up 2
block Of votes large enough to head
OIL his nomination, republicans lined
up against Hoover are overlooking no
opportunities to do damage TO his
cause.
An increasing number Of repub.
lican delegates are b, ing selected
particularly in Southern states Il
contest the right of Hoover sup
porters to sit in the Kansas City con.
vention, and il is a certainty that the
republican national committee, wher
4 ONE TO sitting these claims. will
have as much work on its hands as
v did in 1912, just before the Chicago
convention and it's battle royal for
the nomination.
The Lowden forces, in particular
are challenging the Hoover campaign
efforts at every turn, and there Is
Increasing evidence of activity in be
half of the former Illinois governor
on all political battle fronts.
The republican convention will get
underway four weeks from Tuesday
The democrats will assemble at Hous-
ton two weeks later.
Before the end Of the month the
republicans will select the 2l9 dele
gates who remain to Ne chosen. while
the last Of the democratic conven.
ton representatives will not be
named until a few days before the
Houston meeting.
OF the $40 republican delegates
actually selected to cate. Hooveris
managers are laying clam TO 446. OF
which 1s4 are in dispute. A total Of
252 is claimed for Lowden. with his
bbes refusing to allot him IS of that
humber.
In the democratic camp. the claims
in behalf of Smith 10 date total $50
IA, slightly more thar half the dele
R convention strength. or this
ltal. however. his ella ms 10 70 1A
e challenged BY opponents. Reed
r%unner-up, IN the basis of the 77l
delegates named thus far. with .
Gained strength OF III, az which 81
re in dispute.
During the past week. Hoover car.
lied the Maryland preferential pri-
fasry without opposition. assuring
him the 10 delegates from that state
,ut was routed by Watson Of Indi-
lana In a primary fight for the 70
k9oosier delegates. The thirty demo.
cratic delegates from Michigan were
kselected at a convention. instructed
#for Smith who received the primary
Preferential endorsement last month,
g.