New Britain herald., 1928-04-04
POLITICAL LINEUP
 IS ASSUMING FORM
Conventions and Primaries Give
 Hint to Future

Washington, April LP-Prepar- ations for the. imminent quadrennial battle for the presidential nomina- tions were appreciably advanced to- day because of the primaries i'll two states and party conventions in two others yesterday and the decision of the late Senators Willis delegate candidates to go into the April A primary in Ohio uninstructed as to first choice.
 The primaries and conventions in the four states, interest in which was centered in the outcome in Wis consin because of the close race be- Tween the La Toilette progressive and more conservative factions to- day had increased to 326 the re- publican delegates and to 2SS the democratic delegates to the June conventions.
 Former Governor Lowden and Senator Curtis of Kansas. will re- main as the second choice candi- dates under the decision reached last night in Ohio by the Willis pledged supporters, who also held out strong hopes for President Cool idge. Eice-President Dawes and Charles Evans Hughes.
 Of the 2SS democratic delegates already selected, Governor Smith to- day had 1s6.
 Wisconsin's 26 republican dele gates were still in doubt early to- day. The rest of the Ill Kansas City delegates chosen yesterday came from New York, which select ed s3 to complete its uninstructed where the naming of two delegates completed the solid state delegation of 23 pledged to Senator Curtis.
 The total of 326 republican and cSS democratic delegates does not include those from South Dakota and Michigan, where q convention and a primary already have been held but no delegates chosen. The Michigan primary on Monday, how ever, assured smith. the only demo- cratic entry, of that states 30 dele gates on the first convention ballot at least. and Hoover it's 33 repub- lican delegates. Lowden has been endorsed by the South Dakota re- publican convention and is slated 10 get its Is delegate votes, while Smith, endorsed by the democratic convention there, will add 10 more 10 his growing delegate total.
 Out of the tangle in tho involved Wisconsin situation today was seen the apparent defeat of Walsh's first definite bid for delegate sup port at Houston.
 The Montana senator was run ming far behind Smith on the basis of early returns.
 Yesterdays balloting wound up the political calendar for the week with the exception of the republic can convention on Friday in Ken lucky where Secretary Hoover's supporters arc declared to be con- tidcnt of landing the states entire 29 delegates.
 While the Wisconsin fight between Walsh and Smith could not be held as indicating the stronger of the two. a real contest between these two and Reed will take place in California May 1 when all three en- ter the primary with full states of delegates.
 Meanwhile, Smiths efforts to cor ral the nomination will be given inn petus April 17 when the last step toward perfecting New York's en- tire slate of 90 delegates will be taken by the democratic state cen- ,ral committee. The convention will select eight delegates at large, each with a half vote in the convention, to add to the SC district delegates pledged to Smith which were chosen yesterday.
 Political observers believe the April IT meeting will serve to bring Smiths candidacy even more to the fore through the adoption of sup. porting resolutions, which, in their opinion, will probably be the signal for New York democrats to get their campaign prelirhinaries into active operation.
 Significance was attached today to