Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-25
Ohio Offers 40
Votes to New
Yorker.
LATE ARRIVALS
SWELL PHALANX
Indiana Is Reported
Ready to Support
Governor.


West trooped into Houston today and
joined hands under the high flung ban
ner of Smith of New York
| Caucusing as they came. the fast
| gathsring delegates to the national
convention turned into certaintieS many
Of the promises Of support on which
the Smith men are relying for quick
nomination when the balloting begins
later in the week. An offer of 90 oi
Ohio's 40 and the expectation OF
similar pledges from various other
States led the Smith lieutenantS to pre-
dict that before nightfall he would have
enough delegates openly and publicly
pledged to him to bury remaining op.
position III a first ballot landslide.
The one diScordant note of the whole
big parade arose from far-outnum.
bered contingent Of dissenterS, dry and
anti -Tammany, and chiefly from the
South. But 1t was a Shrill, somewhat
defiant note, and it may be heard again
from the floor Of the convention. which
opens at noon tomorrow.
Foes Stin Claim 400.
Some Of the Smith enthusiasts, who
said they based their opinions on re-
ports from such favorite-son States as
Indiana, Ohio, Nebraska. Kansas anc
Tennessee. put the ultimate strength oil
the nti-irreconcilables at around 20C
votes, out of a convention total of i,lOO
The anti-Smithites themselves are
claiming around 400, but they refused
to say from what States they hope tC
| get the votes.
News OF the willingness of the Ohioan,
| to swing 40 to Smith on the first roll
call preceded the delegation into Hous.
| ton. Coincidentally, the Smith peonls
also herd that Indiana likewise, after
voting for Woollen In her turn on thf
alphabetical roll. might switch the bulk
OF her strength Of 80 to the New Yorker
II It would insure first-ballot noinina.
ton.
| AS arriving delegates swell by hun.
dreds the waiting phalanx behind the
New Yorker 1t became apparent even 10
his still defiant enemies that ne was on
the very threshold of definite victory
The boldest estimate OF the minDrity
strength against him left him within
less than SO votes of the nomination
No other man SO situated ever has
failed OF a quick and decisive triumph
| So satisfied were his followers that
many of them were talking more OF q
running mate for Smith than of first
place on the ticket. or the score OF
names brought into the fast-whiriina
pre- convention gossip. that OF Evans
Woolien, Indiana's favorite son, found
at once place Of special eminence.
Robinson Is Doomed.
Senator Robinson of Arkansas was
among the others ardently supported by
some sections of the Smith bloc of dele.
| gates, but the net conclusion Of all the
talk was that the time for O definite
measurement Of vice presidential stat
ureS had not yet come.
| The final hours before convention
day prohibition became more than evei
the center Of such disagreements as re-
NAMED for the big party conclave and
its committees to iron out. While a
bandless. hallyhooless. almost voiceless
Smith headquarters received arriving
delegations with modulated words oil
welcome. there was much tumult else
where, and prohibition was its dominat-
ing note.
Senator Reed OF Missouri. who stump.
ed many States against the quiet Smitf
movement. started the excitement b,
firing off statement declaring thu
eighteenth amendment must stand un.
til better method is found for dealing
with the situation. Called a wet man,
times by prohibition leaders. the Mis-.
sourian's utterance was embraced i'm.
medtately by these leaders, and 1t ap.
peared likely that he might have at.
tracted to his slender column of dele.
gate strength some anti-Smith dele,
gates who otherwise would have votes
for others
Drys Renew Campaign.
Just how this was to affect the fina
balance. or at what point it was In.
tended TO cut into the Smith majority
was not apparent But the Reed state.
nent greatly encouraged the drys ans
set them TO work all over again, undel
the leadership of Daniel c. Roper O
South Carolina, In an attempt TO organ.
ize bloc sufficient to veto his nomina.
ton and write into the platform tn,
kind OF ultra-dry plank they want.
Smith headquarters said nothing
Some OF the lesser Smith lieutenants
however. passed the word around tha
even while Reed was preparing his state,
ment and Roper was gathering hi,
band of drys, there had been band,
wagon accessions to Smith In such mum.
bers that flrst-ballot nomination coulc
be accomplished almost without a strug
gle. II 1t were desired
The presidential balloting will not b.
reached before Thursday, or possihl,
Friday. The deep-dyed anti-Smith con
tingent, centering largely In the South
insists that within this space of time al
things are possible In politics. II
which the Emithites reply that once I
presidential band wagon starts on ii
way. nothing short Of political earth
quake can stop 1t.
/ Brief Daylight Sessions.
The convention program is not ye
complete, but leaders are considering /
plan that would confine the daylight
sessions within the briefest possible linn
It's and leave the real work Of the con
vention to be done at night.
On convcning at noon tomorrow tin
convention, after the make up OF vari
Gus committees has been announced
win recess until PM, Central stand
ard time. Shortly after that houl
Claude q. Bowers. as temporary chair
man, will deliver his keynote address,
Sam Houston Hall. the square woodef
auperpavilion built specially for the oc'
casion and christened yesterday by Mrs
Woodrow Wilson. was all dressed ane
waiting today for the mammoth show
that Is TO be heard by millions and seer
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