Evening star., 1928-04-08
SPONSORS PREPARE
TO PRESENT SMITH
Conferees Plan to Offer His
Name to Democrats
of Nation.
Special Dlsnatch 70 The s.ar.

Special Dispatch to The star
ALBANY, April 7.-Plsns for the
formal presentation Of the name Of Gov.
Smith to the Democrats of the country.
as candidate for the presidential nomi-
nation were completed here in Albany
during the past week. During the week
were also elected virtually all the States
delegates 10 both Republican and Dem
ocratic conventions. The Democratic
delegates will go to Houston as a unit
for Smith. The Republicans will travel
to Kansas City unpledged
In Republican circles the feature OF
the week was an apparent decided gain
for Hoover in the Republican unpledged
delegates, with a reported consequent
weakening in the State leaders determi-
nation TO draft Coolidge" Former
Representative Hill Of Binghamton,
chairman of the State Hoover Pres
turn of affairs and prospects for the
committees candidate.
There are 90 delegates from New
York TO the Republican convention. OF
these, all unpledged, Mr.. Hill claimed
Al for Hoover Furthermore, he claimed
that the AZ came from districts which
poll more than 30 per cent Of the State
Republican vote. Mr. Hill presented
the list of claimed Hoover delegates 70
George K Morris. Republican State
chairman. during the week. Morris has
stood consistently with National Com
mitteeman Charles D. Hilles in favor Of
the draft Coolidge" sentiment.
FavorabIy Inclined.
Mr.. Hill believed that after the state
chairman saw the list Of a. claimed for
Hoover, Mr.. Morris inclined more fav-
orably than he has vet done toward
the Hoover movement in New York.
There was no attempt on the part
Of Mr. Hill TO induce the Republican
State leaders to depart from their policy
Of sending the New York delegation 70
Kansas City unpledged. What he had
in mind. it is understood. was prepar2-
ton for a rapid switch Of the entire
delegation to Hoover when the time is
ripe AS a matter of fact, there are
many here who went so far as TO say
that Hoover's candidacy in New York
is virtually unopposed. Any hope that
Charles Evans Hughes, former governor
and former Secretary Of State OF the
United States. would permit himself 70
appear as a "fayorite son" from his
State has been definitely abandoned
with Mr. Hughes refusal 10 act as
keynote speaker at the convention.
There remains only Hoover
publican delegates permitted themselves
TO be quoted late in the week on their
Hoover inclinations. Included among
them were Ogden l. Mills, Undersec-
retary of the United States Treasury;
William L. Ward. WeStcheSter County
leader: Representative Davenport OF
Herkimer County, William N. Calder OF
Brooklyn. former United States Sena-
tor: Representative Clarke OF Chen
ango County. Edward NJ. Butler. Buf-
falo power. and Herbert y. Straus. vice
president Of r. H. Macy & Co. OF New
York
Committee to Meet.
AS provided by Law. the formal call
has gone out for meeting Of the mem
bers of the G.. o. P. State committee,
which will take place in New York City
Thursday.
The Democratic State committee Is
to meet in New York April II. At this
time the State committee viii become
the official sponsor Of the governors
candidacy. according to plans developed
at an important conference during the
week in the governors Office
AT this conference besides Gov. smith
were George w Olvauy. chleftain OF
Tammany Hall. and Lieut. Gov. Edwin
Corning of Albany. chairman OF the
state committee. After the meeting
the governor maintained his accustorn-
ed silence concerning what trsnspired.
Up 70 this time the governor has
recognized his candidacy officially only
By giving sanction TO the use Of his
name in primaries where the State law
requires It. After the meeting on the
nth the State committee will formally
take up the cudgels and work definitely
for it's "iayorite SON"
THOMAS c. sTowEII.