Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-12
TEXANS. LED BY GOV. MOODY,
PLEDGE SUPPORT TO AL SMITH
CoIquitt Heads Boilers Who
Praise Hoover and Open
Campaign.
Prohibition Plank Included in
State Platform of Reg
u!ar" Faction.
By tn, Associated Press.

! BY tn, Associated Press
DALLAS. Tex, September 12-The
| Democratic party in Texas, headed by
Gov. Dan Moody stood pledged today
| to support Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New
York for President and at the sam2
time to continue the fight to extermi-
nate the liquor traffic. after one of tn
most violent conventions the party has
ever held.
| Gov. Moodvs first public statement
of his position and the platform decla-
rations came only after the atmosphere
Of yesterdays convention had been
cleared of anti-Smith sentiment through
the medium of a wholesale expulsion
or bolt. dope nding on the viewpoint. of
all anti-Smith elements from the audi
! forum.
The exodus of the recalcitrants was
marked by half a dozen fist fights over
county standards and scenes of wild
! confusion.
| Anti Smith Group Forms.
According to the regulars, the boilers
were made up chiefly of people who
never claimed to be delegates or dis
sruntled contestants for seats in the
convention who were denied places on
| tn, roll and replaced by Smith dele
! gates.
| Within an hour the anti-Smith group
had completed an organization. adopted
resolutions condemning Gov. Smith and
| prasing Herbert Hoover and had dis
banded to start its campaign. Last
night while regulars drafted the State
platform, former Gov. o. B. Colquitt
one of the antiSmith leaders, delivered
a campaign address in Paris, Tex, in
which he hurled defiance at the regu-
lnrS opd otfackc6 Gov Smith
Gov. Moody explained his position in
an address before the regular conven-
/ ton accepting denomination by placing
party loyalty above personal opinion
and asserting the Republican record
was one of corruption in high places
and that prohibitioniSts must look to
the Democratic party for law enforce
ment.
Still Remains Dry.
Il never intend 20 backstep on pro-
hibition," the nominee said. Il OPP
posed the nomination of Gov. Smith
accept the decision of the majority
and feel it my duty 10 vote for Smith"
In the State convention at Beau
mont, which selected the Texas dele
CATION to the Houston convention,
Moody pledged Texas delegates to vote
tor Smith only If mis- nomination was
assured and it came to question
of making the nomination unanimous.
One of the leaders for strong party
declaration for prohibition in the ma
tional platform framed at Houston,
Gov. Moody had since been silent on
Gov. Smiths candidacy.
Platform Is Approved.
Tho nartv's State nlatform CORDIALLY
indorsed' the platform framed at
Houston and Gov Smiths candidacy,
and in the same breath called upon
"all officers of the Government and
all members of the party" to rally for
the destruction of the traffic in alco-
holic liquors"
Framing of the platform plank on
prohibition required eight hours of sub
committee wrang!ing The fight, how
ever, ended there, for the platform
| gained approval on the convention floor
| without a dissenting vote.
At the conclusion of the convention
w. A. Tarver, chairman, dispatched