Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-18
POLITICSHOLD
STAGE CENTER
OF THENATION
Uncertainty Pervades
Political Camps AS
Time For Conven-
tions Draws Near


WASHINGTON, March 17.-fP-
Winter campaigning for the nations
prize political plum is drawing 10 n
close with the issue II doubt and
field marshais in she camps OF more
than a dozen presidential candidates
feverishly mapping out their spring
drives for convention delegates.
Twelve weeks from Tuesday at
Kansas City, the republicans viii get
down to the serious business Cf
framing q party platform ami making
nominations. Tn exactly lDO days
the hosts Of democracy will assem-
bic al Houston.
Mid-March finds only a fraction of
the delegates TO either convention
chosen, a number Of them without
definite Instructions. All kinds W
predictions are made as 90 what the
uncertain days ahead hold. bat most
OF the shrewd political dopesters con-
cede that IL is too early TO figure out
exactly what viii happen in June.
It's an old saying that Anything
can happen in politics" and while
those who live and talk politics gen
orally expect q clearing or the po-
iitical atmosphere with the coming
OF spring weather many believe IL
Will be q toSS-up 80 far as presiden-
TAI candidates are concerned I'D CO
the last minute.
II practically all discussions or
democratic presidential %aSpirants. the
nam Smith recurs. Many predict
the nomination az Houston Of the
New 1ork governor; others, empha-
sizing that the winner In q demo-
cratic CONVENTION u.ssua 49, ..
thirds of the delegates. say he viii
be stopped" by an opposition based
largely en- his prohibition views and
his religion.
Matched against Smith IN the pre-
convention talk are Reed Of Missouri.
Walsh OF Montana. both avowed can
dld1tes, and a big field Of dark
horses, Richie Of Maryland, Dona-
hey W Ohio, George or Georgia. Hun
81 Tennessee. Hitchcock Of Nebras-
ka. Woollen Of Indiana. Harrison Of
Mississippi Robinson Of Arkansas.
and others.
Among the republicans. the discus
sion revolves mainly around Hoover.
whose organization is more far-flunv
than that Of any other aspirant for
the Kansas City nomination. Whcth-
er he can muster the necessary ma
lority in convention remains q de-
.hatable question: which probably will
be cleared up TO an extent hv the
primaries IN Ohio where hn III
pitted against Willis. and In Indiana.
where his foe is "Jim" Watson.
Besides Hoover, Willis and Wat
on, others ont i'm the omen for ne
republican nomination include Low
den, whose supporters appear cncour-
aged by the lineup Of Delegates thus
Tar selected, AID Curtis Of Kansas.
who already IL assured the uppor
Or his home state. In the back
ground. among others. are Dawes.
who insists he is not n candidate ana
IS for Lowden's nomination. Rornh
who has been endorsed 81 Idaho ~
pubiicans and has taken 4 lead IA dp-
mandinc that the Sinclair SEQ 00n
gift to the republican national COM
mittee I'm 1928 be wiped off the
books, and Coolidge.
Despite the presidents a-rnounce-
ment that he doesn't want another
term, talk Of drafting" him has no4
died down, and a booming stock mar
ket during the last few DAYS has
been attributed bv some 10 a renewal
OF reports that he viii be common
deered for another four wear hitch
IN the White House.
During the week. New Hamnsb;rc
led off with presidential primaries
2 on Tuesday North Dakota voters
VIII express their preferences. Win
only Lowcen and Smith making a hid
Tor the delegations from that state
IN New Hampshire the entire ra-
publican delegation at large select
Cd favors the nomination M Howe,
4 entire democratic slate AZ dela.
gates at large lean toward New
FORKS governor. Hoover and Smith
also will have the support N con-
veation Of district delegates.
Other developments DURING tbo
week included the landing for Smith
Of the solid democratic d~elegat;er
or ~ from Minnesota. A stare or
vention placed the delegates unger
instructions to vote for the Ncyv
Yorker until he ~ nominated a. ~
leases them. In 1924 during moet ~
the eaHoting Smith had the SUPPORT