Evening star., 1928-06-04

published by corporation OF which Mr.
Jones is the principal officer. makes tFis
statement; Mr.. Jones has stated that
he Is candidate for nothing except the
good will OF the people OF Texas. Con-
Sequenty the Chronicle has felt 1t i'm
proper to discuss his availability for the
presidency. 1t Will not now do so. But
It can urge the things for which he
stanoS as the things for which the
Democratic party should stand in its
national campaign this year, Those
things are farm rehabilitation and
cleansing OF the National Government
from corruption" The Chronicle MAIN
IainS that prohibition viii be safer in
the hands of the Democratic party than
ever can be IN the hands of the
Republican party"
or the announcement 1t NAV b.
said" according to the Hartford Times
independent Democraticl. that il gives
the Texas delegates a place 10 stay
untn they decide whether the Smith
nomination is inevitable or whether the
South may be able 10 direct the nomina-
ton elsewhere" The 81 PaSo Herald
independently feels that lit Still might
be contended that better campaign
could be waged on, an AL Smith-JeSsp
Jones coalition -- Smith for President
and Jones Tor Vice PreSident-~thereby
engaging the family pride of all the
Smiths and JoneSes."
"
Among the newspapers which fnd
the situation unchanged by Jones can
dtdacy is the Lyuchhurg News Demo-
craticl, which argues; Jesse III. Jones
OF Texas deserves we'll Of the Demo-
cratic party, and even better of Texas
That, We believe, win be admitted. But
To say that Mr., Jones hasn't q chance
TO set the nomination. that Gov, Moody
knows he hasn't chance that Mr..
Jones knows he, hasn't chance. and
that everybody else knows he hasn't a
chance, is 10 say something so obvious
that II borders on the absurd 20 saw IL"
The Worcester Evening Gazette tin-
depcndenp feels that with true South
ern pollteneSS the Texas Democrats re-
frain from declaration against Smith,
but that "tt Is possible 10 regard this
forbearanee as a tlgurative crossing az
the fingers, designed to enable the lSexaS
Democrats 70 accept Smith with good
grace should this nomination come 10
pass, The Jackson Citizen Patriot I'm.
oependeno believes that while 'sTexaS
VIII protest against wet presidential
candidates al the same time, eif Coy.
Smith Is nominated. it Will most likely
tall IN line"
Recognizing three factions m the
Texas convention, the Little Rack
Arkansas Democrat (nemOcratiel Specll~
lateS as 10 the lme-up at the national
convention, "fhe ultra.dryS win be
we'll represented by the Solid South. tha
friends OF Smith will come pginelpaly
trom the East, while the harmony fae.
tlon well, that remains to De seen. An
~ which means, unless all signs fail a
Iou$ing time will be had by All before
smith Is nominated II he Is nominated
at all"
Cnnsending that Gov Smith vii, be
nominated, the Albany Evening News
tIhdependent Republican, expresses the
Judgment that "tt Smith Is Nominated.
TEXAS Democrats will Support him.
The Philadelphia Evenlng Ralleeln tins
dependent Republican, holds that Il
would be felly IL Mr., jones, as 4 faynrlkA
SON, i a candidate for Vice President .
TO nemlnAte pronounced xry' tN
serve with the wet Governor cf New
xork ca = taeina .hoth.waya siekesA