Evening star., 1928-06-10

the State believe Hoover's nomina-
ton is inevitable.
Efforts arc being made at the
last minute by antI-Hoover leaders
in Ohio TO split the majority block
of Hoover delegates from that
State on the question of selecting a
new national committeeman. The
Hoover and anti-Hoover delegates
are going TO Kansas City Sunday on
separate trains. On the eve OF the
departure of the Massachusetts dele
CATION for the convention, word
comes that 81 of the delegates will
vote for Hoover on the first ballot
and two for Gov Fuller, after which
the entire 80 are expected to go to
Hoover.
The Coolidge movement,
with the Connecticut Republicans in
the van and ably seconded by
Charles d. Hilles OF New York, has
not been downed. The Connecticut
delegation Is determined to give its
vote to Coolidge or the plea that ne
is the only man who can save the
party" The big delegation from
New York and Pennsylvania are still
to great extent enigmas. There is
Hoover sentiment in each. New
York's place In the balloting will de-
pend largely upon the individual
sentiment of the delegates, while all
reports indicate that Secretary OF
the Treasury Mellon will have most
to say about the way the Pennsyl-
vania votes finally are cast. In the
State Of Washington the anti
Hoover leaders are joining in a
movement for Dawes, but the dele
cation to Kansas City is expected TO
stand by Hoover as long as there Is
a chance of his nomination. In the
Southern States Hoover sentiment
continues 10 be paramount, but re-
ports. notably from Mississippi indi-
cate that colored delegates may be
swung TO another candidate by the
party leaders, II Hoover's chances
grow DINNER.
One OF the most interesting de-
velopmerts with respect TO Smiths
chances for tho Democratic nomiua-
ton has occurred In Massachusetts.
and 1t has apparently increased his
League, joined by many clergyinen,
charged that there had been
drunken orgies among the men,
an investigation was ordered. Tes-
timony failed 10 prove the charge,
aid the inquiry exploded when 1t
was discovered that one OF the
leagues detectives. upon whose tes-
timony the dry" accusers had re-
lied, had been In an institution for
the criminal insane and another had
been convicted of smuggling aliens.
that Smith, If nominated, may carry
the Bay State next November, but
hope that the situation may be en-
tirely changed by that time.
In many States, especially In the
South and the West. vigorous efforts
are being made by the dry element
in the Democratic party to prevent
the nomination Of Smith. The re-
ligious Issue Is being raised also, and
while it Is having considerable effect
In some Of the Southern States, re-
rorts from such States as Washing
ton for instance. indicate that the
reaction against anti-Catholic propa-
ganda has been on the whole rather
favorable to Smith The Democratic
State convention in Mississippi sur
prised everybody by picking a dele
CATION uninstructed, but strong In
sentiment for Smith From l2 to
IA OF that States 20 delegates to
Houston ere understood to be out
and-cut Smith supporters. This
shows how the political wind is
blowing IN the South.
Nevertheless the anti-Smith fac
tom of the party, remembering how
candidates with a majority of con-
ventlon votes. have been defeated in
the past under the two-thirds rule.
are not giving UP the fight. They
have not yet united on any other
man TO beat Smith. but there are
signs that such action may come
later. III the North and most of the
West, however. Smiths nomination
is regarded rs a forcgone conclusion.
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