Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-26
CLAIM e87 VOTES
ACTUALLY PLEDGED
Confident of IS t-3 More,
Needed to Put New York
err Over.
BY PAUL r. HAuPERT.
Associated Press Ststf writer.

Associated Press Stsh writer
HOUSTON, Juns 2s.--Alfred E.
Smith enters the Democrats national
convention today with first ballot votes
definitely in line 70? him nearly fifty
short al the nominating mark but he
ts assured of so many more whenever he
needs them that his friends and many
of his political foes regard his nominal
ton as inevitable.
Although his managers had given no
indication that they were trying to
bring about the New York governors
selection on the first roll call. there
we're predictions that this would
happen. They we're based on belief
that Smith would be so near the nonli-
nation as the initial ballot nears an end
Ss1at many delegates. having discharged
o,iirStfcnS by voting for faVofite sons,
would shift to his Standard before an
nouicemert of the result.
From some quarters, however. came
forecasts that two or more ballots would
be required and here and there bitter
end opponents of the New Yorker chung
To the belief that in some way he could
be headed OF.
Favorite Sons Spring ZIP.
Overnight. several new favorite son
candidates had sprung up to claim the
support of some delegates on at least
the first ballot Senator Pat Harrison
was nut In the field By the Mississippi
delegation. The 20 delegates from Texas
mustered under the banner of Jesse
H. Jones. Chief Justice Watts of South
Carolina was brought out as the ia
vorite OF the Is delegates from that
State.
In addition, at caucuses. the Indiana
deIeFation decided to stand by Woollefi,
the Kansas delegates by Ayres and the
two dozen TennesseealiS by Hull, and
their votes among George, Hull, Dona-
hey. Jones and weollen.
These developments encouraged some
Of the Smith opponents who have
been striving to keep enough votes away
from the leading candidate to wear
down his strength after few ballots.
They also have been hoping that the
Arkansas and Oklahoma delegates at
caucuses still be held would remain aloof
from the Smith camp, at least at the
outset OF baliofins
But the leaders of the movement TO
make Smith the presidential nominee
locked forward With confidence. GER
tain that the Oklahoma and Arkansas
delegates would be ready to board a
Smith band wagon Just as readily as
they believe those from favorite
States viii be when II passes by.
Lines Up 81 Votes.
For the past week they have been
wsSsi19 the word that they would not
etemps to force Q frst-ballot nominal
Zen: that they wanted all opposition
candidates to have run for their
money, and that If Smith were named
On the FIRST roll callit would be because
they could not keep delegates nom join
trR his forces. "a
As f SHAPED up today. with the bal
loting for q presidential nominee still
% hours away. The first ballot votes
which have been announced as commit
I'd to Smfth. either through instruc-
tons or BY defnite pledges given by
individual delegates or by authorized
spok6su1en, totaled e87. or 461s votes
short OF enough to put him over. Here
they ere:
Arizona. 6: California, Is: Colorado,
IL: Connecticut u: Delaware. s: Idaho,
B.: Illinois, S.: Iowa. IS; Kentucky, IS;
Louisiana, 20 contest still pending:
Maine. IL: Maryland. Is: Massachusetts,
1Ns A1E-kA1&AAls JVs A2ut1ar&0tGy 49, Null
t4na, 8: Nevada, 6: New Hampshire. o:
New Jersey. %: New Mexico s; New
York. 90; North Carolina, Az: North
Dakota. 10: oreaon. 10; Pennsylvania,
IS; Rhode Island. 10: South Dakota,
10: Utah, 8; Vermont, 3: Virginia, q;
Washington. Il: West Virginia. 1919:
Wisconsin, %; Wyoming, s; Alaska, 6;
District Of Columbia, g. Hawaii, 8:
Philippines. g.: Porto Rico, s; Canal
Zone, 8; Virgin Islands, 2.
Expect TO Pick Up More.
The Smith managers expect to pick
up before the Wtndup more than enough
votes to put their candidate over the
IS3 l-3 nominating marx from such
states as Arkansas. Indiana. Kansas.
MISSISSIPPI. Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma
sra Texas. The final lineup of the
delegations from these States. which
nave combined voting power Of 2f2.
has not been determined.
Al are now in the faVorite son class
except the delegation from Texas. which
WIZ decide whether 10 90 as unit 10
heeo OF Missouri or Jones al caucus
tomorrow. More than 30 Ohio dele
gates have indicated they won't wait
onS 10 90 over 10 the Smith camp
ano the New York executives lieu
Hnsnts say they have assurance that
Iaey VIII have the support of a ma
1oIlty o. me Hoosier and Nebraska dele
gallons before II ie zgI quay