New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-09-11
SOUTH v, yIIY YES |E|{i
Efforts to Bring Ont Big Vote
Being Made
ny ". r. CALDWELL
ASSOCIATED Pres Staff Writer)

~ ". r. CALDWELL
ASSOCIATED Pres Staff Wrter)
Atlanta, Sept. II R1-For the
first time in years the south a. =
whole has become a battle-ground
In the presidential campaign.
The most vigorous effort since
reconstruction days is being made
by democratic party leaders to In
duce voters to 20 to the polls in
November In support of Gov. AL
fred E. Smith for president and
Sen. Joseph T. Robinson for vice
president.
Equal endeayor has been put
forth by those favoring the repub-
tican nominees. States which usually
witness little or no campaign for the
republican ticket. this year see
Heever and Curtis clubs organized
along state and county lines.
In some states, self-styied anti
smith ds,nocrsts." many Of whom
are opposed to Smiths stand On pro-
hibition, have withdrawn their sup
port from the national ticket and
announced their intention to seek
the election Of = dry" candidate for
president, irrespective OF party lines.
Some among this group openly have
aligned themselves with republican
forces in the national campaign.
Others. however. have emphasized
that while they are working for the
election Of Hoover. they will vote
for dry democratic congressional and
state candidates.
1t 10 from the ranks Of these that
republican leaders hope to increase
materially their strength In the
south over that Of former presiden-
tial years.
The democratic campaign is be-
ing carried to the voter through
organizations which reach from state
capitals into each county and
neighborhood precinct.
This November will mark a de-
parture. II present indications prove
true. from the perfunctory voting
which has made presidential cleo
tions heretofore largely Formally
in the traditionally solid" south.
Variety Of Effort
The effort ranges from pleas Of
party regularity In some states to the
invoking Of q party rule in South
Carolina which requires voters In the
state primary to take an oath to sup
port n party nominees, state or ma
tional. In the general election. This
rule, known AZ Rule 81. became
famous In the south this year AZ a
result Of an unsuccessful effort IN
the state convention for its repeal.
alter 4 minority who did not want
10 vote for Gov. Smith. unsuccessful
| ~ tried to get the state committee to
abroGate it.
Newspapers in Virginia have call
cd attention to the code OF their
state which they say declares that
those who neglect to vote for party
nominees in the general election are
ineligible to take part IN the next
primary.
No comment has come from par
~ leaders on this matter, but Chair.
nan J. Murray Hooker, OF the demo-
ratio state committee, said that the
democrats will organize from the
West Virginia line to the Atlantic to
oring out the vote for Gov. Smith"
A militant party organization In
Georgia for the November election
las been set up under the chair
manship Of John r. Slater. mayor Of
Douglas. Organizations have been
perfected in each county and CAM
paign has gotten under way for
smith and Robinson. The women are
cooperating under the leadership Of
Mrs. Edgar Alexander. national COM
mitteewoman.
G. Ed Maddox. state chairman.
has said that there is a party rule
in Georsia which requires all can
didates to pledge their support OF
the national ticket.
Opposed to Modification
In the nth Georgia congression-
al district. Of which Atlanta Is a
part. w. ID. Upshaw IL opposing
l,ep. L. ]. Steele for the democratic
nomination. Upshaw has declared
| his opposition to Gov. Smith and has
conducted a vigorous speaking CAM
paign. basing his opposition on the
ground that he Is opposed to Gov.
Smiths prohibition modification
views.
The chairman of the fifth district
democratic committee. w. Schley
Howard. himself former congress-
man. expressed the opinion that
Upshaw was ineligible to participate
in the primary Of September IL. be-
cause of his opposition to Gov.
Smith. He said. however. that Steele
had requested that rpshaw be per-
United to run and that, therefore,
the executive committee would not
he called to act on the question Of
Upshaw's eligibility.
Warming In Arkansas
A warning was sounded In Ar
kansas, the home state OF the demo-
cratic vice presidential nominee.
that democrats who bolt the ticket
his year In the general election will
he barred from the next primary