Evening star., 1928-05-13
ALABAMA SELECTS
ANTESMITH SLATE
"a Democratic Delegates
Named-Maiority Against
New Yorker.
snecial nlsnatch 10 The star.

MONTGOMERY. Ala. May i2.--Ala-
bama Democrats have selected 2k dele
gates TO the Houston convention ma
iority II not all of whom are pledged
to vote against Gov. Al Smith. Incom-
plete returns indicate that only avowed
opponents Of the New Yorker have been
elected.
The campaign was marked by the
absolute absence of campaign funds so
far as the friends of Gov. Smith were
concerned. Expenditures were confined
to personal travelling expenses and q
few campaign cards. which friends Of
the candidates running on an un-
pledged platform distributed.
Drys Hard at Work.
The opposition vas highly organized
having both the backing OF the Anti
Saloon League and Ku EluX Klan sc-
lively at work in every county through
cut the State. Word was sent down
the line" 10 vote against every candi-
date for delegate who refused 70 pledge
himself against Smith
The four candidates for delegate from
the State at large who refused To par
ticipate in the unprecedented procedure
of running against" any outstandlnS
Democrat. was headed by Mayor W. A.
Gunter Of Montgomery and on early
returns IL appeared that he would land
one Of the berthS. Mayor Gunter en-
tered the race as protest against the
charges made on the floor OF the Sem
ate by Senator Hetiin and challenged
the senior Senator from Alabama %
also enter the race and oppose him.
The large vote polled by Mayer
Gunter indicates that Gov Smith Is
not. entirely without a following in
Alabama. Opponents OF the governor
through the columns Of practically
every weekly newspaper in the State
continually d!nned the charge into the
ears Of the voters that "a vote for
Gnnter l. a vote for Smith and Roman
Catholicism" The battle cry was
Vote against rum and EomaniSnl.
with the threat that there would be re
hellton II the Democratic party ncnt,-
mates Gov, Smith, the rebellion % con-
SlSt ot large detieetsoas 20 the Re
publican party,
Street May Held Seat.
While the Democrats Of Alabama
have been fighting among themselves
all is not well within the ranks ef the
party whoSs. emblem Is the elephant
The Repunlteans have named delegates
to State convention which win be held
IN birmingham May Is. and mdlea-
tionS now are that Chairman Oliver u,
street will control the situation.
Perhaps the hlttereSt flghs waSed
within the ranks Of the Republican
party In any section Of the State was
that In which JUDGE l. H. REYNOLDS
won his party nomination for another
term as probate Judge ot Chiuen
County, poSition ne has held for
many years, Chiffon County is one ~
the very few counties In Alabama
which always elect Republicans 90 aflce
The trend at opinion amang party
leaders is drifting back and forth be-
tween Aeoyeg and Dawes Friends Of
Frank q. Lowden are standing firm
against either HEAVIER OF Dawes hut eNv
press willingness 10 support Coolldge
II the party decides 20 do the choosing
AT the convention in birmingham
Wednesday Ia delegates viii be elected
to attend the Kansas City convention,
and those who keep in tetseh with the
situation admit that administration
forees Will control IN this selection.
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