Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-25
HOOVER
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NCOHJllued from rage OIIe)
lima IL, Missouri 12, Minnesota Q
total 35.
Hoover:
InstructecD Minnesota, Louisiana
10, Georgia l6 Tin event Coolidge can
not be draftcd--total %.
(Pledged) New Hampshire II.
(Uninstructed but claimed by Hoov-
er managers: Minnesota 4, Iowa Q,
New York O. Virginia Is, Missouri g.,
total 81.
Curtis:
InstructedD: Kansas 81.
The democratic delegates thus far
selected line up as follows:
Smith:
INSTRUCTED: Idaho 8, Minnesota "a,
North Dakota 10, Philippines 6-total
48.
tPledged: New Hampshire 8.
George:
INSTRUCTED: Georgia %.
Reed:
Gnstructed) Missouri Sc.
CUninstructed): Arkansas 18, Louis
lana 90
In addition to delegates already "in
the bag" LoWden as result of his
endorsement at the recent South Da
kota republican convention will get
that states delegation Of 13. Smith,
who was endorsed at the states DEM
ocratic convention, can count on an
instructed delegation of ten from South
Dakota. Delegates of both parties will
be selected in the May primaries.
Although the Michigan primaries are
not until April g. Hoover and Smith
are the only entries. AS the books are
closed the commerce secretary will
have 33 delegates from that state, at
least on the first ballot, and the New
York governor will receive the support
at Houston of Michigan's so delegates.
The last week brought variety Of
political developments, bearing on both
the republican and democratic presi-
Dental candidates.
President Coolidge advised Wyom-
ing republicanS' that he would not ac-
cede to their request that he run
again.
Governor SniLp definitely became a
presidential candidate by formally
consenting to the use of his name on
the democratic presidential preference
ballot in the Massachusetts primaries.
Previously he had certified to the cor
rectness of the spelling of his name
on the Michigan primary ballot, but
otherwise he has made no open move
fer the Houston nomination.
c. Bascom Slemp brought cheer to
the hearts of Hoover adherents by an
nouncing that he was for the COM
The former secretary to President
Coolidge is counted on by the Hoover
managers to give their campaign I'M
petus, particularly in the south.
merce secretary and predicting that
Virginia'S uninstructed deleg alton
would stick to him at Kansas City.
During The week, politics, partlcu-
larIy the Smith phase, got into SEN
ate debate with many an acrimonious
exchange. Robinson, an Indiana re-
publican, sought to establish whether
Smith had received campaign con-
tributions from Harry F.. Sinclair and
subsequently had nameo him racing
commissioner IN New York. Nye OF
North Dakota volunteered that ne
had been so informed, and for this,
he got a scorching letter Of denial
from the New York governor, who
received an equally scorching COM
munication in. reply from the young
republican independent.
Smith also figured in developments
growing out OF the decision OF Arkan-
sas democrats to send an uninStrEGted
delegation to Houston. Senator 1voU-
inson, the democratic floor leader,
declined to have the delegation in
structed for him, but when news
paper dispatches made the point that
this would work to Governor Smiths
advantage IN convention, Robinson
announced emphatically tnat Arkan-
sas was not for Smith and that this
would be annarent ct Houston