Evening star., 1928-03-25
SMITH AND LOWDEN
LEAD IN DELEGATES
Other Presidential AspirantS
Are Undaunted by Early
Advantages Shown.

BY the Associated P~ess.
Intensive maneuvering for delegates
to the two national conventions is ap-
preaching a showdown on many a
political battlefront, with contradictory
claims coming from the camps of rival
presidential candidates as to who will
be intrenched most strongly at Kan
sas City and Houston.
Only two presidential primaries have
been held. In only handful Of States
has the delegate selecting convention
stage been passed The Spring season
hardly is under way end the presi-
dental contenders realize that April
and May will furnish the bulk of the
delegate crop.
They are straining to make the most
of II, apparently not alarmed that
Lowden of Illinois and Smith of New
York. from the standpoint OF instructed
delegates, have forced to the front in
the scramble for convention votes at
this early stage OF the campaign.
Smith Conceded Leader.
Generally 1t is conceded by his rivals
that the New York Governor will go
into the Houston convention we'll In
the lead Whether he will be able
during the balloting to command the
necessary two-thirds majority is de-
batable question. around which re-
wolves much of talk about other avowed
candidates and dark horses"
AS for Lowden. his early lead is chal-
lenged particularly by the Hoover forces.
who confidently predict the Commerce
Secretary will shortly shoot to the front,
never to be headed OF.
Hoover's adversaries. however. refuse
TO concede that he can be nominated
regardless of his actual and potential
strength at the outset of the Kansas
City convention For the most part the
campaigns of other Republican presi-
DENTAL possibilities are being directed
accordingly
OF the i.089 delegates who will go
to Kansas City. 1876 have been selected
Seven States have named their entire
delegations. Five others have designated
them In part, among them louisiana
where factional fight, centering around
HooVer's candidacy, makes that States
stand In the convention doubtful.
Only i58 of the i.i00 votes In the
Democratic convention at Houston have
been parceled out. eight States and the
Philippines having shaped up their en-
tire delegations.
Line-Up Of Delegates.
The Republican line-up. on the basis
OF delegates chosen thus far. follows:
Lowden:
Instructedl---Iowa. IT: Missouri 6.
North Dakota. i3; North Carolina. 1:
Minnesota, IL ttilis does not include the
seven Minnesota delegates at large
selected today total, 20.
tUninstructed. but claimed by Lowden
managers Iowa, 10; South Caroiina.
II missouri, IL; Minnesota, 2-total, IS.
instructed Minnesota. 2; Louisiana,
10: Georgia, Is tin event Coolidge can
not be draftedl total. 2s
tPledged) New Hampshire. IL
tUninstructed but claimed bv Hoover
managersl Minnesota. 4: Iowa 2.
New York. 2; Virginia, IS Missouri. 8.
Total, 81
Curtis:
tUninstructcd1 Kansas, 81
The Democratic delegates thus far
selected line up as follows:
Smith:
(Instructed> Idaho a. Minnesota
24; North Dakota, 10, Philippines. s.
lPledeed New Hampshire. 9.
George:
instructed Georgia, %,
Reed:
'Aklctt AIecut "RlSSuufl, so.
tuninstructed) Arkansas, Is; Louisi-
ana, 20.
Additional Claims.
In addition To delegates already "in
the bag" Lowden, as a result of his
Endorsement at the recent South Da-
kota Republican convention. will GET
that States delegation OF Is. Smith
who was Endorsed at the States Demo-
cratic convention. can count on an in
structed delegation of 10 from South
Dakota. Delegates of both parties win
be selected IN the May primaries.
Although the Michigan primaries are
not until April 2, Hoover and Smith
are the only entries. As the books are
closed the Commerce Secretary will
have 80 delegates from that state, at
least on the first ballot. and the New
York Governor will receive the support
al Houston of Michigans 80 delegates.