Evening star., 1928-05-13
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THE WEEK IN POLITICS
Summary of National Developments Based on Reports
From The Stars Special Correspondents
and Staff Writers.


ator Reeds Western manager, re-
turned to Kansas City last week
from trip to Washington, and he
was anything but pessimistic over
Senator Jim's prospects. AS he sees
it, Smith will not carry any Of the
Southern States, with the possible
exception of Louisiana. and he
thinks that Reed will carry Florida
and West Virginia. Other Reed
managers in Kansas City point out
that the instructed or friendly dele
gates who will vote for Smith at
Houston are largely from the States
that go Republican in the prcSi-
dental electoral vote. That great
independent vote, which Is pictured
as controlling the balance of power
in elections. will be friendly to Reed,
they say.
The withdrawal of Senator Walsh
from the Democratic race was natu-
rally a leading topic in Montana
last week, His closest friends there
were evidently taken as completely
by surprise as anybody. And now
the united opinion seems to be that
the DCmocfati~ State convention on
Tuesday will instruct delegates for
AL Smith. The Republicans also
hold their State convention Tuesday,
and while Hoover and Lowden are
both strong. the odds seem to favor
Hoover In Alabama the Republic
cans are holding their State con-
vcntion Wednesday. with the party
leaders being represented as waver-
ing between Hoover and Dawes. and
the LoWden proponents refusing to
promise their support to any one
else, unless II be Coolidge. The
Democratic State convention is being
held in Wyoming tomorrow and the
Smith forces hope to secure an in
dorsement of the New York governor
and an instructed delegation. Fail
ing that. no candidate will be in
dorsed and the delegation will go
uninStructed. Revived talk is heard
in Wyoming of putting former Gov.
Nellie Taylor Ross on the Smith
ticket. The hope of Wyoming Hoover
ties to get an instructed delegation
have been blasted, it is said. by
a statement from l.. C. Hinkle,
State chairman, that Lowden and
Dawes forces could easily block such
move.
Preferential primaries will be held
In Oregon Friday, the Democrats
having choice between Smith and
Reed, and Hoover being unopposed.
With the Walsh withdrawal, Smith
managers are claiming victory for
their chieftain, and a survey by
Smith forces In thirty-six counties
has led to the forecast of a Smith
landslide. New jerseys primaries
are to be held Tuesday and their re-
suit seems foregone conclusion.
with Smith and Hoover receiving in
structed delegations. Interest In the
New Jersey primaries centers mainly
upon the Republican senatorial and
eubernatorial nominations. The
South Dakota Statewide primaries
are on May %, and while the Repub-
lican delegation elected then has
been instructed already in accord
ance with the Republican State con-
vention last December, which in
dorscd LoWden, Hoover men are
working to have the delegation re-
leased after the first few ballots II
Lowden shows no gain.
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The rising tide of Smith popu-
larity in Virginia Is being actively
fought by the State Anti-Saloon
League, which claims 100000 sig
natures TO petition headed "A Call
and Protest" directed against wet
candidates. Idaho Democrats are
pictured as believing that the Hous-
ton convention will be a "ratifica-
tion" convention instead of NOM
mating convention, the choice of AL
Smith being the subject Of ratifica-
ton.
In Washington an attempt is be-
ing made to arrange a Hoover
bloc Of Western States at Kansas
City which will stick and vote to-
gether. Hoover leaders in other
States are being sounded out on the
proposal. The Stars correspondent
In Arkansas says that Democrats
who short while ago were predict
ing that the party would never
swallow" AL Smith are silently pre-
pairing themselves 10 go through this
very ordeal" Arkansas Republi-
can delegates, with two exceptions,
are uninstructed, but Hoovers show
ing in Indiana is represented as
having helped his chances for get
ting the Arkansas vote. In Wiscon-
sin much talk is centering on the
possibility of AL Smiths carving
the State against Hoover. In Ohio
the efforts to make peace between
the Hoover and the anti-Hoover fac
tions have apparently come TO
nought. and there is speculation now
over what the anti-Hoover delegates
are going to do at Kansas City. In
Massachusetts, the Republicans seem
TO believe that Hoover Is the only
man capable Of carrying the State
against AL Smith and now they hope
To regain the Senate seat lost by
the election Of Senator David Walsh
to FIJI the unexpired portion of the
late Senator Lodges term. There Is
q lull IN Michigan politics. following
the iron~bound instructions given
delegates for Smith and Hoover.
Smith received six more votes at
Houston when Democrats OF Nevada.
on Friday, instructed their delegates
for him.
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