Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-14
POLLS IN INDIANA
SHOW DUAL TREND
Hoover in Lead, but Smith
viii Run Closer Than
Davis Did.
Special Dispatch to The star

Special Dispatch to The star.
Indianapolis, Ind. October IL
Polls taken in Indiana while showing
a preponderant trend toward Herbert
c. Hoover. also indicate that Gov. Al
fred T. Smith will receive more votes
than we're cast for John ". Davis in
1924
These straws. furthermore. show that
Smith in running strongly in thu more
densely populated quarters. but that
Hoover Is far ahead in the smaller
towns and county scat cities Of from
5000 to $4,000 population NJ account.
however. has been taken of the situs-
ton in the strictly agricultural COM
r1unitles.
Country Claimed for Smith.
The Democrats conterd that Smith
n only he's overturned q norman Re-
publican edge among the farmers but
that he will come out of the rural
districts we'll in the lead. In support
of this theory they will show poll after
poll which shows decided preference
for Smith among the farmers, especial
ly those of past Republican convictions.
It is interesting to note. Furthermore.
thSt in the general poll taken in the
Slate, the proportion of Republicans
w1o shifted from Coolidge to Smith
/, far greater than the proportion of
Democrats who turned from Davis to
Hoover. That is construed by political
araly3ists to mean that the Republ cans
will be the chief sufferers from party
detection and that the Democrats are
On the whole loyal to Smith.
Observers for months have contend
ed that the shift within each parry
would about concordance. but these
polls indicate that the turnover is
greater among the Republicans than thu
Democrats It is noted that since the
straws have appeared that the Repub-
lean leaders. while still confident that
Hoover can carry the State, have again
scaled their estimates Of majority
down to botween $4,000 and 100000
Democratic leaders, while putting IN
q strong fight for the State. are not
inclined to dispute the c. O. P. claims
privately, but publicly they are still
claiming Indiana.
Smiths Visit Waited.
Gov Smith has been scheduled
fc- visit to Indianapolis on Saturday,
October 90, and his presen3e will be
made the occasion for Statewide
rally. The party leaders believe the
governor will benefit from his visit and
that the people, seeing him and hear
ing him fer the first time. will BE- con-
verted into missionaries in his behalf
According to the present plans Smith
will just visit in the Hocsier capital
and will not make a set spcech.
Republicans, aware of Smiths PROV
esS as a campaigner. were not joyful
when they learned that the governor
was coming to Indiana. They had hep
ed to have Hoover but that seems i'm
possible now. Thus for the first time
in modern campaigns. Indiana is not
to be visited by the Republican pres
dental nominee.
The religious phase of the campaign
IS coming more and more to the front.
despite the efforts of both Democratic
and Republican leaders to keep it down.
One Of the renarEable things shown
by the Statewide poll in tbs lead of
Frank c Daily, Democratic governor
ship nominee. over his Republican op-
ponent, Harry G. Leslie. On the fec
Of figures SO far obtained 1t is in
dicatsd that Daily VIII carry the State
by substantial majority.
Reprisals Are Seen.
The failure of Leslie to make bet
ter showing in ths campaign has had
e certain effect on the presidential sit
uation. In the first place the Hoover
for-President Clubs, which are ham
ding the Sscretarys campaign, will have
nothing to do with the governorship
fight. That has led III some cases to
reprisals from the Leslie people.
An example CT the feeling engender-
ed was seen at Fort Wayne few days
ago when Oscar Foellinger, Hoover's
State manager, was too busy" to at
tend meeting where Leslie spoke.
The Hoover organization, it seems, has
little difficulty in obtaining money for
the presidential end, but many of the
contributors stipulate that the money
must not be used in behalf Of the
governorship nominee. AS result the
Republican State committee which Is
carrying on the bulk of the State cam
paign, is broke" while the Hoover or
ganization, which after all is largely
a paper machine, seems to be fairly
prosperous.
Senator Watson, who defeated Hoo
yer in the primary and whose sinceri-
ty in the Hoover presidential cause has
been questioned at times, is in the State
for the duration of the campaign He
plans to speak constantly and according
to present plans will conflne his efforts
solely to Hoover and will ignore the
State ticket Watson, who received
much of his support from the farmers.
is counted on by the Hoover people
to overcome much of the ent'psthy to
the Secretary that turks In the rural
districts
HAROLD C. FEIGHTNEF.