The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-09-25
(EDiTOR,S NOTE: This is the twenty-first of a series of stories on the political situa- tion in the various states.)
By OLIVER s. MORTON GA. p. Staff Writer)

| AlLANIA A, Gd., sept. zo.-NOta- ing short of a miracle can keep Georgia's electoral vote out of the Democratic column in November but political observers, at this stage of the campaign, are look ing somewhat dubiously toward Florida.
 Never since reconstruction days have voters in the two states been so disturbed by the questions con- fronting them and not for many years have the Democrats been compelled to set up such extensive campaign organizations.
 Four Issues
 i Prohibition, religion, Tammany Hall and the negro question are chief among the many issues that have troubled the minds of voters in both states since the Georgia and Florida delegations at Houston lost their bitter struggle against the nomination of Gov. Alfred E. Smith.
 Immediately accepting the chal- lenge, party leaders in Georgia succeeded in clarifying the situa tion, but in their opinion to such an extent within a few weeks that their campaign became centered mot merely to assure that the state would remain in the Solid South rank but to keep it there by the greatest majority ever. Florida Situation
 70 campaign was le- -ser getting under way lDut with intensive organization go- ing forward in every county, Dem- icratic leaders have asserted con- fidence that the State wfii be held to it's traditional course. Vita the large number of Republican settlers from other states and many prominent defections from the Democratic ranks, however, the situation was deemed a seri- obo OhCs COuSldHllY have asserted that Florida will go for Herbert Hoover and they hope to elect William J. Howey as gov ernor
 Some Florida business men, who have been accustomed to voting Democratic, have said they will support Hoover because if Florida can become a doubtful state fed eral appropriations will be more easily obtained, The majority dissent from Gov. Smiths an- nounced views on the liquor ques- ton, and Florida Democratic lead CTS, as have those in Georgia. blame p.ejudice against Smiths religion for many defections.
 Much Propaganda
 The intensive campaign in both states has been directed against propaganda that has invoked the religious issue and toward convinc- ing the voters that the President cannot change the prohibition laws as long as Congress is dry. The negro question, involving race equality, the franchise and patron- age, has been pressed as one of the major reasons for Democrats to weld themselves against any families with long Democratic his- tories have been urged to stand threat of a two-party south and by the party of their .forebears.
 Anti-Smith organizations have sprung up in many counties in both states and it is thrbugh these clubs that the Republicans hope to add enough ballots to their normal vote to assure victory. Re- publicans say they have d. fight ing chance" to carry Georgia, ont they are more confident about Florida where during the past two presidential elections they have boiled a normal vote" of half as many ballots as the Democrats.
 "Get-Out-the-v Vote"
 In Georgia Harding boiled in 1920 a total of 43,72O votes com pared with 107,162 for Cox and Republican leaders say they be- lieve an intensive get-out-the-vote campaign will reveal greater normal vote to be bolstered by bolting Democrats.
 All of Georgia's state candidates, her Senators and Congressmen have endorsed the Democratic Na- tional ticket, although differing with Gov. Smiths prohibition views. All but two of Florida's Democratic State Candidates have declared for the National ticket. ] There is no Republican state ticket in Georgia, but in Florida a full ticket has been put in the field. i
 Republicans have freely injected the Tammauy Hall issue into the