Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-24

cry just now to gauge accurately how
the voters or 25a counties ara likely
10 perform ON election day.
Antl-SrntImcnt Rampant
AL the head or Che Rnti-Smith Dem
ocrats IA Alvin =. Moody q politician
~ some experience, who says hiH Or
r~anizntion now has representation in
i50 counties, and will be I'm nli ot
them within another week. Another
leader of this group ~ State Senator
Thomas B. Love. IA former national
committeeman and an erstwhile lead
pr of the MtAdOo-f0r-PrnSiden move
ment. "A third is Former Governor
%. B. CoIuuftt. who, strangely enuughs
~ III past times opposed both pro-
hibition and the Khan. II IN asserted
Nv the anti-Smith leaders that the
Methodist and Baptist ministers of
the state are virtually unanimous
for Hoover and that nearly all ot the
weekly and small daily papers arc
out against Smith. Large OBJECTIONS
are claimed in the cities, and these
leaders predict Hoover will carry ev-
cry important city in Texas.
Mr.. Moody told the Associated
Press that his organization regarded
sliauor aud Tammany" as the prin-
cipal issues. and that "none Of u
speakers will be allowed TO make
anything else the issue
He plans an intensive speaking
campaign. with Senator Borah, Mrs.
Mabel Willebrandt, attacked BY Gov
ernor Smith for her speech TO y
Ohio Methodists, and probably Sena-
tor Simmons Of North Carolina. as
sisting.
Have Much Literature
At anti-Smith headquarters in DIAL
las, literature from various sources
II available. The Associated Press
reporter who asked for samples Of
what was being Sent to voters was
handed = sheaf including VA pamph-
let on prohibition. printed by "
Anti-Saloon League; q page cf edi-
torials bearing the imprint ot the
Republican national committees %
fac-simile or N letter written last
April by J~osephus Daniels saying
Smiths nomination would he IA fatal
mistake: a cop OK "The Constitution
II Democrat issued from the office
of former Governor Colquitt, repro
ducing a speech Nv Mayor Walker 81
New York. with the notation that the
mayor had inferred ne would favor
establishing diplomatic connection
between the United States govern
ment and the pope NJ Rome; ~ copy
of "A publication called The AL
vance, containing mons other
things an editorial on Does AT
smith Drink Booze" and a signed
contribution discussing Catholic mar
rage doctrines and urging voters
not to support Cal Smith or any one
else who subscribes 20 these mon
strous teachings Of Roman Catholi-
cism."
Regulars Busy
The Republican state organization
is cooperating directly with the anti
Smith Democrats, but il is specifical-
Is disclaims any connection whatever
with the religious issues. r. B.
Creager, the Republican national
committeeman. told the Associated
Press that "the Republican party in
Texas has not and will not raise any
religious or personal issue"
A considerable speaking campaign
Is projected by the Republicans.
Finally the Democratic regulars
have opened headquarters and are
conducting an active campaign for
the first time in years. They will
have nationally known speakers. in
GLIDING Texas own Senator Shep-
pard. author Of the prohibition
amendment. The states dry cover
nor. Dan Moody. has indicated NV will
not take the stump for Smith, al-
though he has endorsed him. There
are signs that the Democrats will RET