Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-22
FAVOR|TE SON
CANDIDATES
BIDS
Democratic Fight Over AL
Smith Results in Big
Crop of Patriots
HATS IN RING
Myriad Democrats Spring
Into Running AS Home
State Choices
IN RING

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81 R-The
Smith end anti-Smith agitation with
in democratic ranks seems destined
now to result in larger crop than
usual of favorite son candidates for
the presidential nomination, especially
from the southern states
Party leaders south Of the Mason
and Dixon line have been slow to
make any declarations as to candi-
dacies for the pre- convention cam
paign, although with but few ex-
ceptions those who have spoken have
declared they will support Governor
Smith if he is nominated.
Within the past ten days two prom
inent Southerners, Senator George, of
Georgia, and Representative Hull, of
Tennessee, have received the en-
dorsement of the congressional dele
cations and otehr leaders, in politics
in their states and their friends are
determined to push their candidates.,
in the south.
Both are expected to go into the
Houston convention with consider
able number of delegates, despite the
arguments of other party leaders that
the time has not yet come when
the party could or should nominate
a candidate from the south.
Several other candidates from
southern and other states are ex-
pected to receive local endorsement
for\ the nomination, among them
Robinson, or Arkansas; Sen
ator GLASS; of Virginia; former Sen
ator Pomerene, of Ohio, and Gov.
Maryland.
In addition Senator Walsh, Mon
tana, end Governor Donahey, Ohio,
have large followings in the party
and with the probabilities that others
will he put into the field between
this time and June it looks ike
there will be at least a dozen names
in nomination when the ballotlng
starts at Houston during the week
of June 26.
Senator Reed, Missouri, has the en-
dorsement of the democracy OF his
state and his friends are laying
plans for a vigorous pre-conventlon
campaign in many states and to en-
tering the senator's name on the bal
lots in presidential preferential pri-
maries in number OF states IN the
west, south and east.
Save for his letter to the hosts OF
democracy at the annual Jackson day
here last week in which he gave his
views on the issues of the day, Gov
ernor Smith has kept himself in the
background and has reiterated that
he is not a candidate for the non1i-
nation.
Where IA, has been silent and in
active. however, his friends from
coast to coast and border to border
have been very busy in his behalf
with the result that in the CONVEX
sations among the democratic lead
srs at their meeting here last week
indicated that he was far out IN
front of the field, at least SO far as
sentiment of the party chieftains is
concerned.
Many republican leaders regard his
nomination as almost a certainty
Their view was voiced on the floor
of the senate this week by Senator
Moses, of New Hampshire, who, dur
ing one of Senator Heflins assaults
on Smith, declared that it was in
evitable that the New York governor
would be nominated at Houston
This view is one of the things
often mentioned in the now sprightly
republican pre-convention campaign.
The republicans will nominate first.
and leaders like Moses already are
arguing that man should be chosen
who would be we'll fitted to defeat
Smith.
This was one of the factors enter
ing into the proposal of the name of
Charles E. Hughes. Those advocating
the, former secretary of state argued
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