Evening star., 1928-04-29
REED VIEWED FOE
OF SMITH TO END
Midwest Democrats Feel
Senator viii Fight to
Last Ditch.
snecial pl,natch to The star.

| special Dispatch TO The star.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, April 28.--Dele-
gates to the Houston convention con-
trolled by Senator James A. Reed viii
never be released to vote for AL Smith
for the Democratic presidential nomina-
ton, although the New York governor
has more than majority Of the dele
gates and Is In striking distance Of the
necessary two-thirds.
This Is the belief expressed by mid
die western Democrats close to the
Reed campaign management, who have
witnesses the increasing hostility be-
tween the Reed and the Smith camps.
ditch" with his candidacy and his name
will be before the convention on the
last roll CALL Among those the Sena-
tor will take with him, in case Smith
or some other candidate is nominated.
will be the SO Missouri votes, many of
which are decidedly friendly to the
New York governor, but are bound by
instructions to vote for Reed until he
personally releases them.
Precedent in 1912.
the Baltimore convention OF 1912. where
the managers for the late Champ Clark.
| When Clark received 556 votes, lacking
only 1T2 OF the necessary two-thirds,
, the late Senator William Joel Stone
sent kilograms to Woodrow Wilson and
two other candidates for the nomina-
ton urging them to withdraw. Stone
| insisted 1t had been Democratic prac-
tice for 10 years to nominate the can
didate receiving a majority of the
| votes. Those familiar with the history
Of national conventions know that
Clarks opponents did not retire.
On the forty. sixth ballot a Tammany
delegate from Brooklyn moved the NOM
ination of Wilson be made by acclama-
| ton. Stone previously had released the
Clark delegates. Senator Reed arose In
the convention to object to the motion
He told the convention he did so with
| out the slightest desire to indicate any
feeling Of resentment"
we want a roll CALL Reed concluded,
so that Missouri's vote can be recorded
on this last ballot for old Champ Clark"
Those who know Senator Reed believe
this Is indicative of the tenacity with
which he will hold on In his fight for
the presidential nomination at Houston
next June His friends insist he viii
never quit for any other candidate
particularly Smith.
Votes Are Listed.
Whether Reed and the anti-Smith
forces will have enough delegates TO
keep Smith out of the necessary 732
votes is question for argument Reeds
supporters insist there will be. Follow
Ing Is block OF 400 delegates Reeds
friends declare will never 60 TO Smith:
Alabama "a; Arkansas, II; Florida.
IL: Geoi gia. %; Indiana. 80: Kentucky.
26: Mississippi, 90; Missouri. So Ne
braska. g.: North Carolina. "a. North
Dakota, S; Ohio. 8; Oklahoma, 20:
Pennsylvania. Is; South Carolina, ls:
South Dakota. S; Tennessee. "a; Texas,
40: Virginia, "a; West Virginia, 16.
Earlier in the week the Kansas votes
were counted as anti-Smith to this end
The action OF the State convention this
week indicated that Kansas might go
to Smith II the band wagon moved In
his direction. The Smith supporters
will object to the claims made concern
ing Arkansas. Oklahoma and several
other States listed as anti-Smith.
T, G. AFFORD.