The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-04-06

men anu NOlHeH WIZ must -
recognized in the fields of leader
q ship, agriculture, athletics. bus
ness and craftsmanship.
The Literary Digest of Marc
s II says:
With the dry Catholic hat" 0
, Thomas J.. Walsh thrown into tn
: Democratic corner of the politica
ring after those of Goyerno
, Smith and Senator Reed, all tn,
political writer's and editors see
hot fight in prospect at Houston
They wonder with the Kansas
City Star whether the distinguish
ed Senator from Montana, the ex
poser of oil scandals, the rea
hero las permanent chairman o.
that never-to-be forgotten Madi
son Square Garden convention
will develop as the outstanding
dry leader, taking the place that
McAdoo held with his party -four
years ago" Mr.. McAdOo is out for
Walsh. and Mr.. Walsh will let his
name be entered in the primaries
in several States. Republicans,
| observes The Nation from its
point of vantage outside the party
lines. are eagerly hoping for a
'three-cornered dog fight in the
Democratic camp. The Chicago
Evening Post see "a glorious
shindig' ahead, being absolutely
certain that if Smith. Walsh and
Reed "stay in the ace until the
delegates assemble, there will be
a pretty ruction at Houston before
anything is decided"
.'Henceforth, more than ever,
the Presidential preference cam
paign will be a game of batter-the
leader" predicts the Wichita Ia
gle. This Walsh candidacy rs
going to cause a lot of grief III
certain quarters" the San Fran
cisco Chronicle (Ind.) thinks, and
Henry Suydam, Washington cor
respondent of the Brooklyn Eagle
agrees SO far as to say that the
announcement that Senator Walsh
would be a candidate did not pun
the Washington Supporters OF GOV
ernor Smith in a very happy mood
The point is. as the Kansas Guy
stars Washington correspondent
nuts it. that Democratic lines are
beginning to stiffen against Gov
ernor AL Smith of New York
AS this writer explains:
"The program is to raise prom
hilton as the big issue against
.Ar and to launch a concentrated
and intensive drive against nm
in both South and West. Senator
walsh. besides being an ardent
champion Of prohibition, IS a
Catholic. and the drys believe TINS
eliminates completely the faint OF
Ku Kluxism and religious toler
ance from their fight on Governor
Smith and will enable them to get
tbe wet issue squarely before the
party
Al ire outset Senator Walsh en-
tered only the contests in CaliIor-
nit South Dakota, and Wisconsin
Int the plan, so the writer for
The Star understands, sis to push
his candidacy in all the mountain
States. and even into the South.
Thus the Democrats have thls
three-way fight in prospect:
"Smith, standing out as a wet
candidate, for, under fire OF the
drvs. it will do him no good 10
hack up on the issue; Senate
Reed. wearing a wet label, but de-
handing that the party ignore
prohibition as not a party ques-
tion. and Walsh, standing as a
bone-dry." This, we are told IS
bound to mean trouble for Smith.
And yet. continues the cores
pondent for the Missouri newspa-
per. Governor Smith certainly mas
not been blocked yet, despite the
manifest %stiffening of the ranks
to him." We are informed that;
Smith, as his friends view the
situation, still has better than an
even chance at the nomination.
''He will come to the convention
with the East almost solid, split
ting with the Middle West and the
Far West, but with only Louisiana
for him from all the Southern
States.
"The greater part of the Smith
strength today is built on the
theory that if he is not named.
the Democrats might as well
close shop for the campaign, while
if he is, the party will have a
chance Of sweeping the wet East
and winning.
$50 while all the maneuyers
against Smith are causing increas-