Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-22
Throughout the Nation Are Gdng for Great This Year
THE WEEK IN POLITICS
Summary Of National Developments Based on Reports
From The Stars Special Correspondents
and Staff Writer'S

Formidable as Is the showing
made by Gov. Smith in the weeks
news, he has not quite crowded other
Democratic possibilities out of the
spotlight. In fact, the week wit
messed the formal launching OF two
other presidential booms. one for
Senator George Of Georgia and the
other for Representative Cordcll
Hull Of Tennessee. These booms
evidently are put forward at this
time as feclcrs. to see what chance
there Is of rallying anti-Smith sem
timcnt in the South around a South
crn candidate. Il is too early yet
To form an opinion as to what
progress they are likely to make,
especially in view of the violent re-
action favorable to Smith as re-
suit of the Heflin speech.
In the meantime, friends Of Sena-
tor Reed are busy, and 1t Is an
nOunCed that national Reed head
ington about February !. 1t IS
is to be made in at least Is States
the Missouri Senator. The same
dispatch states however that even
in Missouri there is not little
sentiment favorable to Gov. Smith
In tho Republican camp Sccrc-
tary Hoover seems TO be the one
who has been doing most Of the
running. though developments in his
behalf have been less spectacular
than those which have helped Smith
along. Exceptions are Illinois and
Ohio. where Hoover seems to have
lost rather than gained ground.
In Illinois the Lowden managers
are less concerned than they were
week ago lest the Legislature should
fail to pass primary law TO take
the place OF the one declared uncon-
stitutional. They have made care
ful canvass Of the State and are now
convinced that Lowden would get
majority of the delegation even UNI
der the caucus and convention plan.
Because OF the opposition OF Mayor
Thompson and his Chicago machine
they never have counted on getting
anything like a solid delegation, even
In primary.
Selection of Col. Carmi Thompson
to be his campaign manager appears
TO have strengthened the hands OF
Senator Willis in Ohio. and though
Hnovcr'S followers there still are in
Sistcnt n their demands that they
have opportunity tn make their pref
crence known. Willis now seems 10
be pretty firmly seated in tho saddle,
Eoover's friends still hope 10 make
their farcrite second choice Of most
Of the Ohio delegates. but so far
Willis gives no sign of being willing
10 agree to such program.
The news most favorable 20 Hoover
comes from New York, where
younger Republican leaders show
Opposition to defy Vice Chairman
Hilles of the national committee and
Chairman Norris Of the State COM
mittee and to insist upon the selec-
ton of delegates favorable 10
Hoover. and even 70 have them in
structed whenever possible.
In Pennsylvania Hoover continues
10 make progress. but efforts 10
smoke out Secretary OF the Treasury
Mellon 50 far have been unsucccss-
ful Pennsylvania Hooverites think
Mellon soon will fall into line, figur-
ing that as a member nf the Cool
idge administration he has nowhere
else To go They also take comfort
from the fact that UnderSecretary
Mills and Assistant Secretary Low
man are actively for Hoover which
they believe would not b. the case
were Secretary Mellon opposed