Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29
eminar, iynuishes Foreshadov Haogh Political Campaign
THE WEEK IN POLITICS
Summary of National Developments Based on Reports
From The Stars Special Correspondents
and Staff Writers.

with both sides confident. The Re-
publicans are depending on down
state counties to overcome Smith
votes in Chicago and Cook County,
Across the Mississippi River In Mis-
souri, politics are seething. Wet
Republican sentiment in st. Louis
continues to encourage the Demo-
Gratis, but they are becoming more
fearful lest they sustain heavy
losses in the dry rural sections.
Democratic candidates for Congress
and State Offices, most of whom are
running as drys, are having hard
time explaining themselves. Most
observers at this time put Missouri
in the doubtful column.
Schisms are reported to be weak
ening the Farmer-Labor party in
Minnesota. where interest In local
conditions for the moment over
shadows the national campaign.
Signs are increasing that the North
Dakota and South Da,. ia Republic
ans will conduct the campaign on
the liquir issue. believing that most
of the voters are dry. Except for
the usual primary contests. there is
Republican harmony in Michigan
IN the farm belt States of Iowa,
Kansas and Nebraska, the Repub-
leans are growing more confident
that the prohibition sentiment and
faith in Hoover's desire to solve the
farm problem will give them the
victory Opposition to the Repub-
dean party, because of the ditching
of McNary = Hausenism, however
has not died out.
Both parties. as usual, are taking
much interest In the border States
of Kentucky and West Virginia,
and also Tennessee, which in recent
years has come TO be considered as
border State. too There Is re-
ported to be a spreading revolt
among Democratic women in West
Virginia, which is encouraging the
Republicans to claim big victory.
The Democrats there are concen-
trating on local issues. In Ken
lucky the liquor and religious issues
are said to be making the State
doubtful. Tennessee Democrats are
wrangling in primary campaign,
but so ere the Republicans. Re-
ports indicate that neither Smith
nor Hoover stock has moved in that
State,
Most of the Old South remains In
ferment over the liquor and re-
ligiouS issues, although the Demo-
cratic leaders are almost all out for
the Smith Robinson ticket The
wholly unexpected resignation of
Senator Simmons. convention
foe of Smith. as national commit
teeman from North Carolina may.
1t Is thought. cause discussion TO
break out anew in the State execu-
tive committee when it meets 10
recommend successor. The Re-
publicans there have shown they
mean business by choosing Stuart
Cremer. prominent textile manu-
facturer, as financial director and
presidential elector at large.
Democratic boilers have begun
their campaign with public meetings
in Virginia, opposing Smith on the
liquor and religious issues. but thus
far no Democratic leader OF promi-
nence has come out against Smith.
Arkansas. where the religious issue
is paramount. Is reported as likely
nevertheless to remain Democratic.
with remote chance of Republic
can success. South Carolina.
Georgia. Florida. Alabama, Missis-
sippi and Louisiana are counted
safe by the Democrats. even though
the drys and the anti-Catholics are
very active.
Utah Democrats have been made
iubilant by decided swing toward
Smith as shown In straw votes.
Little new Is reported from Idaho,
Nevada, Montana, California. Texas.
Arizona and New Mexico. Hoover's
visit to his home state has been the
chief news from California.
In Oregon the Anti-Saloon League
has adopted resolutions declaring,
in effect, that 1t will LAY down" in
the fight to elect Hoover unless the
Republican candidates and National
Chairman Work come out squarely
for prohibition enforcement. The
league has sent this demand to
Hoover Curtis and Work, from
whom no response had been re-
ceived at last reports. Mayor
Walker of New York. who has been
touring the Pacific Coast, got big
reception in Oregon and said he
found surprising amount of Smith
sentiment there.
Republican scouts have brought
back reports from The eastern grain
growing part OF Washington that
the Republicans there are not Slip
ping into the Democratic camp. as
had been reported These scouts
reported that the farm revolt" in
washington Is dying out. The
Democrats are still doing their best
to inject life into it, however, and
are fighting on In the hope that
they may possibly be able to win
this normally Republican State for
Smith.