Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-07
State Victory Expected.


There arc anti-Smith Democrats hcic.
however. who insist that II Smith bt
nominated and the Republican national
organization Will stage real campaign
here. well financed and one strong
newspaper should come out for the Re-
publican nominee for President against
Smith. the improbable might become
the poss BILE and the State go asaih>;
Smith. There are many IFS" attached
to tins proposition.
The consensus OF Democrats IN a po-
siticn TO know is that If Smith be The
party nominee. nc will carry Georgia
though by a very materially reduced
MA joriiy.
All kinds OF threats are being +sade
bv the drys and an'i-Catholics TO de-
!pa; Smith first for the nomination and
then tor the election. Pastors OIL
churches and educators OF prominence
are declaring they viii take the stump
against Smith and will support the Re-
publican ticket. II IL be necessary. 10
prevent the New Yorker carrying the
State. The w c. 7 U. is already cir
culatine petitions here demanding that
the Georgia delegation to the Democratic
national convention be- composed only
of bone dry" men and womcli. The
petitions also demand that the Georgia
delegation be pledged TO vote in the
national convention for dry candidates.
The Anti-Saioon League also Is expect
cd to be active In this matter.
Hoover Is Choice.
To get back for a moment 10 the
Republican support In Georgia Tor MIR
Hoover. the Fulton County convention.
which Is the Atlanta county. held in
the courthouse Saturday. designated
President Coolidge as first choice and
Mr. Hoover as second choice for the
Republican presidential nomination.
This Is more significant than perhaps
appears on the surface.
Atlanta Is the home OF Ben Davis.
the Republican national committeeman
and publisher OF one OF the largest
negro newspapers in the country. Davis
acted AS temporary chairman OF The
convention. The resolution went
through. OF course. with his assent. II;
vas offered by j I. Rose. collector Of
internal revenue and an outstanding
white Republican In this State. Fulton
County has IL delegates 10 the district
convention which selects the district
delegate to The national convention.
and they are Instructed 10 support the
action o. the county convention in
d0rx.zg President Coolidge and Mr..
Hoover a. the other counties have a
total Of SIX delegates TO the district con-
vcntlon. II 49, arS quite clear that the
cistric; delega,e will be instructed Tor
Coolidge and then for Hoover.
AS Fulton County goes IN this mat
ter Of Republican delegates, 80 In all
proba bilty viii 90 the State National
Committeeman Davis has much intiu-
ence IN the organization He will have
the say In all probability. as 10 the
four delegates large, and his 'nfiu-
ence VIII bc paramount In number
Of other districts.
May Aid Candidacy In South.
This break IN Mr.. Hoover In Georgia
may have the effect Of starting a band
wagon movement for the Secretary IN
other Soi'nern States. where the Re-
publican leaders have their ears close
~ the ground ~ get the first faint IN
citations of who il meant" 10 b.
the Repub!can NOMINEE for President.
T. is true That Republican politics IA
the South are strange and sometimes
stico,nprchrnsiLlr But The Hoover
bs,on3 seems pretty well under way IN
Ceorgla IT, * denied here enpi1ati~
calIy that any Hoover noury OF
LDWdeii money. has made It's appear-
ance from outside the Slate Hoover
supporters insist that $50 IiDotfr money
vii! be sent INTO The State, but That
What funds are nredcd tor the mere
mechanics ~ holding conventions. etc,
VII! De supplied by it"publicana III the
state Itself This iH far different from
What has happened IN past pre~con-
Yention campaigns Diit tlte fear III the
Reed slish fund committee qr SOME
similar committee that may be APP
tpJiiitsd by The Eenats ~ The House.
has c!phcd the pur.f strings tighter
/ than d drum II Is said The linf1ftiI-
nate experience 81 tIpWdrH campaign
tor delegates III Missouri in 1920 has
not tftn forgptbn either.
Efutg!a VIII have 10 DempGratit
DtesiceHiia! preftrtucf primary ihit