Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-27
RUNNING MATE
RACE SPREADS
TO new FIELD
Robinson Satisfactory
To Smith, Friends
Indicate AS Many
Enter v. p. Race
w. b. RAGSDALE
Associated Press Staff Writer

HOUSTON, June 27.-R1-New
names and enthusiasm were injected
into the vice presidential free-tor-all
as the democratic convention today
turned toward disposition of final
routine details before settling down
to choose q presidential candidate.
Spirit was given to the admirers Of
Senator Robinson Of Arkansas, with
the declaration by Senator Edwards
Of New Jersey that he believed the
minority leader in the senate would
be agreeable to Governor Smith IL the
New York executive should head the
ticket. The Edwards statement was
made after a conference with several
Smith leaders.
Along with this came expressions
from delegates from Oklahoma,
South Carolina and New Mexico that
Robinson would fit well into the
ticket and probably would draw the
support Of these delegations. Della
ware also considered him acceptable
and there was a prediction that
North Dakota delegates might not
find him Objectionable.
Hull is Favorite
Cordell Hull of Tennessee and
former Senator Hitchcock Of Ne
braska also were favorites among a
number Of delegations, with others
rallying to the support Of Evans
Woollen Of Indiana. Maine, Georgia
and Rhode Island favored Hull with
several Of the farm belt states
espousing the cause Of Hitchcock.
Indiana delegates declared they
were for q ticket call Woollen a yard
wide," and would fight for his nomi-
nation as presidential candidate.
They added that they also preferred
him for the vice presidential nominee.
There came w~hisperings for New
ton ID. Baker, secretary Of war under
President Wilson, and sentiment in
favor of Atlee Pomerene and Govern
or Donahey of Ohio, was sounded out.
Pomerene carries the support of the
Ohio delegation.
Kentucky in Race
The campaign Of Senator Barley
Of Kentucky was receiving additional
impetus with his admirers predicting
nessee and Oklahoma and would
prove a vote getter among the farm
ers Of the middlewest.
AuOAutE hculuChA&u entered Inc
lists while the Barley ballyhoo was
being steamed up. General Henry
I. Allen, who led a division including
many Oklahomans in the World war.
appeared on the scene to wage a Wig
orous fight for the nomination. His
managers predicted he would be able
to swing Kentucky, West Virginia,
Tennessee and Oklahoma into line.
War Veterans in Race
General Aliens position, his man
ayers said, was favorable to the farm
er. They asserted that being a Bap-
fist, he would balance the ticket re-
ligiously il Governor Smith should be
nominated and being a dry person
ally, he would aid the party IN met
ing the prohibition issue. The gem
ernl said that the democratic party
should give more heed to the rising
influence of the two million veterans
Of the World war than had the re-
publicans.
Another World war figure IA
thrown into the scramble with the
prediction that Wisconsin would sup
port Major General William Mitchell
for the vice presidency, while still
another military figure was injected
by Louisianans favoring the nomi-
nation of Major General John A
Lejeune, commandant of the marine
corps.
Nevada delegates announced that
they would support George l.. Berry
of Tennessee, president of the Press
mems union, while others rallied
around the standard Of more than a
dozen other candidates who x "a
TO cling to the outskirts Of COM m
tion goss'r.