Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-13
DEMOCRATS PLAN
SURVEY Of NATION
BEFORE CAMP PA|GN
State Committeeman to Re-
port Local Conditions
to Gerry.
CONFEREES EN- ROUTE
HOME FROM GOTHAM
Smith Doubts Wisdom Of Too
Many speeches-Raskob and
Lehman Take Rest,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 13.-A State-by-
State canvass to determine the political
lay of the land is to be made before
the Democratic presidential campaign
gets into full swing.
Conditions locally are to be sized up
by members of the Democratic national
committee, who were on their way home
today after a series of conferences here
which brought about national cam
paign organization, with John J. Raskob,
financial chairman of General Motors.
at its head.
The committeeman, keyed up b.
words of encouragement from Gov.
Smith, the standard bearer, are to re-
port as soon as possible TO Senator
Gerry of Rhode Island, chairman of the
campaign advisory committee. Until
they have done so the full scope of the
Democrats national campaign will not
be determined.
Smith to Go to Albany.
Plainly showing the effects of an al
most endless round of conferences dur
ing the last 48 hours, Gov. Smith plan
ned today to return before nightfall to
Albany. His future plans are indefi-
mite. as the date for his official notifi-
cation at the capital has not been
fixed.
Raskob. his close friend, who will be
the campaign generaliSSimo, was at his
Summer home in Maryland, shunting
aside until next week the problems of
the campaign. Even Herbert Lehman.
New York investment banker. who will
handle campaign finances, decided to
take a week end of TO visit SON in a
military camp.
In a final conference yesterday, at
Wnicn views were freely exchanged In
the presence of Gov. Smith, who from
time TO time also offered suggestions,
members Of the national committee dis
cussed the campaign outlook. No de-
clslons were reached except that all
should return home and get affairs IN
their own States ShipShape.
Gov. Smith told the party workers
tnat ne was ready tc press his campaign
Tor the presidency to the limit, but that
ne doubted the wisdom of undertaking
TOO many speeches once he starts ont
on stumping tour around Labor dav
In some quarters IL was reported that
he intended TO hold himself to 10 ad-
dresses, all 70 De broadcast by radio. at
strategic points, but his political ad-
visers said he undoubtedly would be
more loquaciouS than that.
Riffs Appear Elsewhere.
While campaign plans of the Demo.
Gratis were being shaped UP here with
out any open show of diSsension. a rift
appeared elsewhere, as Mrs. Frank
Mann. former national committeewonan
for West Virginia. announced that she
would not support Smith because OF his
stand on prohibition.
From the South came the word that
Josephus Daniels. Secretary of the Navy
under Wilson, had taken issue with Ras-
kob on his emphasis Of the prohibition
question as campaign issue.
Daniels, through his newspaper at
Raleigh, N. c., praised the new ma
tional committee chairman. but denied
his right to stress issues mot settled In
the platform of the party"
From the Republican sector came the
declaration of William Allen White, En-
poria. Kans., editor. that while he ad-
mired Smiths personal courage. 'his
election would menace the Nation"