Evening star., 1928-02-08

Klan, it seems. will attend to the In
struction of the delegates secretly after
they have been chosen. The anti-klan
newspapers have published reports of
Khan meetings. and these reports have
nettled the Klan to say the least. One
OF these reports dealt with the plans
/ of the Khan for the instruction OF dele
gates. At Klan meeting in Montgom-
! cry week ago. according 10 the report.
! Arthur Chiffon. a Khan giant, ADVISED
against an instructed delegation to the
| Democratic national convention. He
said
| Delegates TO the Houston convention
must not be openly instructed, but the
/ Klan must instruct them secretly We
! can't afford TO have instructed dele
gates. For one never knows what might
| stampede the delegates Bv not Great
| ing any !urore. We can quietly elect a
majority Of the delegates who will Sc
/ cretlv pledge themselves never TO vote
| for AL Smith
In other words. Klansmen will be
nut up for delegates without any
parade OF the fact they are Klansmen.
but with the word secretly passed
around they arc to be supported by the
| organization. Opponents OF the Khan
saw this shows that the order Is on
| the defensive and does not wish TO
make an open fight at this time. With
! a strongly organized minority. It Is
| feared tha. the Khan may be successful.
While there will be no open support
| for AL Smith delegates. the Klan op-
| poacnts believe they may elect dele
| gates who will not undertake TO carry
fight against Smith 10 the last ditch.
Some Look for 1882.
Smith has support in Alabama
| among many Democrats who believe
| that he is the only Democrat who has
| any chance OF election TO the presidency
! this year He has support. too among
| the wet element. And there are other
/ Democrats who do not believe he can
! be elected or wish him TO be- elected.
/ but VINO think he should be nominated
! and eliminated. 50 that four years hence
! the Democratic party will not be faced
! with the same controversy which M
agi,at!ng IL today
While not declaring his support Of
| Gov Smith for the Democratic nomi-
! nation Walter Moore. the Democratic
| national committeeman for Alabama. Ii
| one Of those who insist that II Smith
! be the party choice he will be elected
Further he predicts that Gov Smith
! viii be nominated and that Alabama
/ will cast It's electoral vote for him In
! that event
| One thing appears certain at the
present writing, and that Is the Ala
| bama delegation will not be bound Jy
the unit rule, which compeis the State
| delegation 10 cast It's vote solidly for
the candidate whom majority Of the
! delegation faVors. The State commit
tee not long ago abolished the unit ruic
II any Smith men are members Of the
delegation. therefore. they viii be al lib
erty 10 have their votes recorded for
the New Yorker
The drys. through the churches. are
| launching a campaign 10 have all dele
gates 10 the national convention in
structed never ~ vote for wet" CAN
djdate tor the presidential nomination
This Is aimed particularly al Gov,
Smith. but would include also Senator
Reed q! Missouri and Coy liiAhle uf
Maryland The antiSmith people have
centered on no candidate ~ oppose the
New YOrkrf II they eject the dtIega~
Ton II may cast l,E votes for senator
6tosge III Georgia, Coy. D1nahey Of
ono Dr any other dry they select