Evening star., 1928-02-23
;'|TH OPPONENTS
!. .]E BUSY IN SOUTH
or Candidates Concen-
/, -.ting Efforts on Govern.
cr's Weakest Territory.

~,ogniz;ng the fact that the Soutl,
,ubtful territory for Al Smith. the
: candidates are doing more than
usual amount Of campaigning south
:, Mason and Dixon line.
>nator Reeds excursion into Texas
;,e one hand and the speeches made
>cnator George Of Georgia on the
are due 10 a conviction that the
I, has by no means made up its
! finally on presidential candidates.
that the chances Of picking up q
r,ls Of votes is perhaps better there
;,e moment than il any other Sec
Of the country.
>rator Reed of Missouri knows. O.
-. that the principal hurdle he
10 s,l~nount is the antagonism OF
Woodrow Wilson clements IN the
-9ocratic party. which are stronger
mentally and otherwise i'll the
/, than anywhere else. II is report
hat in a mass meeting in Georgia
:, Senator Reed mentioned Wood
Wilson the storm Of cheers that
ka forth was 50 pronounced that 1t
,sassed any other manifestation OF
.:uSiaSm az the gathering,
Popularity Fronounceo,
The Missouri Senator need not neces-
lv indulge il complimentary re-
ks about the late President TO evoke
1Iause from his au6ience-a mere
:rleration Of the great Democrats in
.ory usually sufficeS to indicate that
aa;or Reed is aware Of the popularity
the man who opposed him III the
o,,a Of Nations fight
as for Senator George, his prcsiden-
! candidacy cannot be regarded as
-e,v that of "favoTite son" OF Geor-
:. His reception in Virginia has in
'atcd that he is seriously regarded
would not be surprising to see the
rads Of Senator George gathering up
few secono-choice votes in States
ere favorite-son candidate may be
:. forth.
The fact that the Democrats broke a
>cedent in going 10 Houston for the
ional convention is regarded by many
sitherners as sign that maybe the
2eedenr which has kept a Southern
Z from being nominated unless he
opened 10 come in later life from a
.~thern State may also be brokeA
wn.
Reed Known as Wet.
Senator Reed is known as a wet"
,ich makes his campaign in the South
most as difficult as does his opposition
the League of Nations.
Senator George, on the other hand,
known as a dry" and he has
own himself 10 be one of the out
,:lding men the South has sent to
: upper house. In the last two
2ks his political strength has been the
eject Of much discussion. particu-
y as to the effect that would ensue
m his championship of the cause
the public utilities in the recen.
af over the Walsh resolution. It
s Senator George who insisted that
: resolution go 10 the Federal Trade
nmission if indeed any investigation
re necessary at all.
This attitude places him out of
with the so-called progress
e wing OF the Democratic party in
: Senate and lines him UP definitely
n the conservatives. With the
iirical power believed TO be exerted
public utility companies in the
nth. however. the attitude Of Senator
.orge on the Walsh resolution may
ove helpful in the getting OF dele
les from States other than his own.
Smith Stand Spreads.
Certainly it is growing more and more
parent every cay that the power in
rests Of New York State have not
STATED 10 let their brethren in other
rts Of the country know that Gov. Al
aith's attitude on the public owner
p or operation Of water power sites Is
= from satisfactory, and that they
,ulc By no means De happy il he were
minated or elected Under the cir
instances clash On water power may
ne al the Democratic rational con-
ation with Senator George cham
oning one side and A! Smith the
her
One thing can be set down now as
political circumstance Of no minor
,nl1cance and that is the reluctance,
most unTaillngness, Of the delegates
3m the South TO vote for Gov. Smith
d candidate. unless there is already
vote in SIGHT from the other
2ies. A Southern bloc big enough 10
one-thiro veto may yet be
yel0peo as2c ); would not be surprising
See Senator George become the bene-
..zry q SIca movement If only TO
ock the nomination Of Gov. Smith
oQgn alarr2ative,y he may have TO be
ckoned with as a vice presidential
gc1ca.es too. D. L.
scoDyrghi. 1925,