Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-10

, and Kentucky The Democrats are
genuinely anxious about North Carolina.
They concede that if the Tarheel State
should break away in November 1t
would be logical to envisage the posi-
bility that some other Southern State
would follow suit-possibly Florida. Vir-
ginia is held to be safe from enemy
attack. despite the widespread revolt Of
what Senator Carter Glass contemptu-
ously calls 'HoovercratS."
In New England, New York and New
Jersey-to mention three regions in
particular-the Democrats are far from
ready to admit the Smith Jig is up.
They claim the Republicans there are
frightened out of their boots. In States
like Massachusetts,, Connecticut and
Rhode Island, as well as In New York
and New Jersey. the Democrats long
have had effective organizations. This
time, in addition, they have something
they never had before-money. They
possess 1t, moreover, in virtually I'M
limited gobs. They can. therefore. put
up a precinct-by-p precinct rignt the like
of which the rank and file have never
been able to make. The Smith man
agement lays immense store by this fact.
1t touches the practical side Of an cleo
ton and the one which often counts
for more than abstract issues" or even
the personalities of candidates.
Merlin H. Aylesworth, president Of
the National Broadcasting Co., has just
stated in a public address that radio
is going to elect the next President OF
the United States" The brilliant young
air magnate isn't venturing to predict
whom radio will place in the White
House. But" he confldes. 1T is going
to win for one and lose for the other"
AyleSworth tells an interesting story OF
how he was approached by the Com
munist party. 1.-The workers Of America"
and asked if his networks would also
broadcast that party's presidential
nomination acceptance speech. Sure"
AyleSworth said and it was done. Then
the Communists inquired whether their
platform would be "digeSted" by radio,
as was done with the Republican and
Democratic platforms. That, too, event.
ually took place Some day. the broad
casting executive thinks, there may be
an amendment to the first amendment
of the Constitution. 1t now provides for
freedom of religion, assembly. petition,
speech and the press. Freedom of the
air" according to Aylesworth, would be
logical addition.
4 =
Mr. Coolidge is fading out" as they
say in the pictures, so far as his ad-
miniStration is concerned but the pas
sage of time does not seem to bring
with it any loss Of his popularity with
Washington's never-ending throngs of
touriSt-visitorS. Each MONDAY contin-
ueS to see its long lines of handshakers
at the White House offices, and the
President welcomes them as cordially as
If he had chosen to run this year. The
thousands of persons brought to the
Capital by the Episcopal Triennial are
contributing big quotas to the daily
levees at Mr.. Coolidge's headquarters.
AS the Hoover Smith race approaches
the homestretch. family differences
distinctive feature of the 1928 cam
The latest case of in
compatibility concerns Kathleen Norris
and her husband, Charles G. Norris.
both novelists. Kathleen is for Hoover:
Charles for Smith. In the big Endi-
cott-Johnson boot and shoe business at
N. Y, George F. johnson
is for Smith and his son-in-law, a part
ner in the firm, William H. Hill, is
the chief Hoover manager in the EN-
pire State.
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