Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-03
Swing to Republican Ranks
Predicted if Party Names
New Yorker.
SUBSTITUTE, HOWEVER,
OFFERS REAL PROBLEM
Many Party Leaders Reported to Be
Secretly in Favor Of Governor
as Chief Hope.
BY G.. GOULD LINCOLN.
STAT Correspondent Of The Star.

~ oIilLn Is nominated. 1 Il SCle me
Republican ticket and I have been o
lifelong Democrat"
This Is not an uncommon statement
today where Virg;nians are talking ma
tlonal politics. Several OF than made
it to me yesterday though none of them
who did so can be classed as politicians,
except some ultra drys
How many of the Democrats who say
they will vote against the New York
Governor will go through with their
threa: to the bitter end. If Smith be
the party nominee next November?
How many IN the last pinch viii forget
their traditional adherence 10 the Demo-
cratic party. forget the race issue and
actually cast their ballots for . Re-
publican for President2
Political leaders here. both Democratic
and Republican, do not believe that the
defections from the Democratic ranks
will be sufficient 10 swing the State into
the Republican column. The Repub-
iicans would like TO believe II. but they
can't quite make up their minds that IL
is possible TO defeat the Democrats. with
their strong organization and army OF
ONCE holders. Furthermore, they real
ize that If Gov Smith Is nominated he
viii rUn on the party ticket with the
Democratic candidates for Senate. mem
bers OF the House and other Offices.
They do not expect the Democratic
candidates for these Offices 70 turn
down the party's national ticket They
expect. rather, that these candidates
will buckle TO and 90 all they can fcr
the presidential nominee.
Swing TO G. o. p. Threatens.
So far the fight is Still in the making.
Smith has not yet been nominated and
many of the Democrats are hoping he
viii not be the choice at Houston next
June. But once he has been nominated
there Is q possibility that a religious
and dry crusade against the Seg York
er may develop IN the State In that
event Il Is diAcul. 20 predict the cut
come. Virginia has not gone Eepuhli-
can since reconstruction days when is
voted for Grant. Tie vote cast n the
State mas been small compared % the
potential voting strength II the non.
voters should turn out In large MURDERS
they might materially affect the result.
On the bass OF the returns IN recent
years Il IS estimated thas a chance Of
IS votes per precinct from the Demo-
cratic 10 the Republican column xould
throw the State to the Republicans
The drive against the nomination o.
Gov. Smith has llss been launched here
II earnest The occasion Is the con-
ven'son OF ths Antl-Saioon League Of
Virginia, and the league leaders are
pouring no. shot INTO the Smith presi-
DENTAL erSt. In conjunction with the
W. c, T. U the league STAGED a mass
meeting. al which William Gibbs Nc
Adoo former Secretary OF the Treasury
and old opponent Of Coz Smith. at
tackled the candidacy Of Gov. Smith.
declaring il woI,!G Be absurd" to BE-
iieve that prohibition Laws would be en-
forced with \ President hostile % pro-
hihi.so1 II the White House This IS
believed 70 os only ehe opening sun
cf q car,pa:S-, BY Mr. McA5oo against
the nomination ot Smith. and his re-
r,s-kS ere scarcely calculated % bring
accur harmony u Democratic ranks
Bishep Sees Shift
On the PLATFORM with Mr. MeAdco
wsS BiSlscp James Cannon II, o. the
Southern Methodist CAGrcA The ad-
dresses Of both Atr McAScc and Bishop
Cannon were heard BY gathering
estimated AZ srS,-,, SO - &,t<so PERSONS,
and many other thousands here and
;hsos,Sho9s the Sssss heard tAesr
>ssS><s over sseS ra1AN
EiSlacp Cannon. \ powerful leader a.
the dry element n, the STATE, has Ss,S
welded much coll.scai influence, He Is
\ Democrat, S,st he IS one ~ those xAo
believes that Virginia Is III danger cs
sos;.S Republican II A, Smith IS Iscgs-
mated ~, indeed, any other wss To
saeSstai ;GsSsv whether he eelsevsd that
dry Democrats IL Virginia woaG vote
for a dry Republican II Smith Was rAs
Democratic nominee s&v President ne re-
piled en,aas;scslN.
II Go"
The hishcc y, MS address se tire HAS
meeting Threatened the nesaS>cSassc
kSsdegS with sn upleaval II they permit
she nomination II GcN, SEssssA- lie said
"rog n,vSe,. I make ~ rscSsstse
threat As ~ tsse ssSsStsS ~ another eN,ss-
vensScsl x the CeGNAc-atle party Sss>Gd
angnsnate Alfred & Smith, Aleers c.
Es.chse ~ James A. Es>SI, cQs o. pre-
dict that L S,lrS a sscss.natA,ss SccssS
% made IL wc'&sI ~ sas greatest
calamity whseh c<>s,lS eesan sae Ceasc-
cratic Marty AZ this tIC:as. arc fsneree~
more ersIlcg sSas ne&saer we ~ TIE
aforesaid wsn wcs;sS N easeseI
Sees 1eSaer>aie At Stake
PERSONALLY, again, ~ = s<seA>ss rs.s-
ccFat. car,sscs etls eS,ssVe ssSs II eAS
VN,iistca. leaders ~ tsss Ssv S>&eMSFN
States lNeysNss tssA ssCssnSs,ais>ss ~ $tseA >
Democrat ~ S,Hsya, RtteAle cg HeeS,
and Southern Srv lN1fCSgSsS * t<Nn-
sNelfSS to vote sSsAey tsy SssrA wes ENsst>
eras T t& Gyv Republican tn>Se
arv Democrats MR. demand Gse~ ls>syss-
ca, headers wt>a wsN ssS,s g>eysale ssesa
IL D. ta<v>& asasa with sash SsSa$ssS-
aele Gileasn,a
The wcntsn cAytaeasarsN are IN Aynss
against she aS,sasssasS,ss, aa$ sssSsNa N
Gov Ssaish agsG If they tsaga MI IL
sseAs numbers they are h&sSy a. NAY
4 asSsSt tislyssgtaa& tNsys Ia tire ssecssesA.
~ 81 ;Ae er~Sens tsssss> ~aAss Nessaea
have naftseSyNass<s II the eeeesANssS they
have ssas SseeWa a SEeAs usesstsAssSAsa -
ses nstN gSAssttcS ny 81 IL tAe eSAsS II
the Protestant eAstsSsteS eS<<Asss Zoe
headers In an anti Smith cA,sssNAsSn> ~
sS nsW Threatened u ~ SesseveI sAAs
a,Anv wca,ea Wtls he tsatttseAeed ASAssAss
The New Teskeg,
vtsxsasA u sssesssS dry, gN>.stSAAS>
II Gov Saaita ~ the presidential
.saNSseS ne VII ee attacked eSsesssy -
A wet. With the axS pSvseNeAaeS sA2-
me the epkss>ies<aa the gvalSAasss NSsae
NM MAY It's mart, sas psNcAAS ass ~
,gealy The tIsNsnsa s9eSz sslserAiN
aAS Expressed ITSELF Ssfosa9S against ne
tgseaS ntssserAnes> and pNesse SssegMAsa
8 AGAINST the hAteSsteNa ~ aae resi&sc&sS
>Ssae into tAe eansgsAsSA kAs thai NsA
ses nFevent use sSsAee fxsxM AytSsssS And
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