Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-03
RAMSPECK VICTORY
CHEERS DEMOCRATS
Capital Leaders See Georgia
Vote Pointing to Return
Through South.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The victory of Robert C. w. Rams
peck. regular Democratic nominee. over
Hooper Alexander. independent Demo-
crat and prominent anti-Smith Demo-
cratic leader last year. in the election
Yesterday in the fifth Georgia congress
ocratic circles as forecast of what is
to happen all through the South.
A return to the old party allegiance.
which was broken during the campaign
of 1928, confidently was predicted. This
was the view at Democratic national
committee headquarters. 1t was the
view expressed by Democratic members
Of the Senate from the South.
The Georgia election was regarded in
a measure as a test by these Demo-
Gratis of what is to come in the Viz
ginis Rubernatorial contest in Novem-
Der, where john G. Pollard, the nomi-
nee of the regular Democratic organi-
zation. Is running against William
Mosely Brown, the candidate Of the
anti-Sm!:h Democrats and the Repub-
llcans.
Swanson's Opinion.
Senator Swanson of Virginia said
that the Ramspeck victory was indica-
tive Of what is happening generally
through the South and particularly In
Virginia.
Mr.. Ramspecks election" he said
Indicates that the Democrats who left
the party in the campaign of last year
ere returning to the party allegiance
and did so return in the Georgia fifth
district There Is the same condition
in Virginia. where Democrats this year
will support the regular party ticket.
expect they will give good, substantial
ma jority to Mr.. Pollard, the candidate
for governor. and to the whole ticket"
Bascom Slemp. Republican national
committeeman, however, does not take
the same view of the Virginia situation
as the Senator from that State. Mr..
Slemp was unable to see any real con-
nection between the congressional cleo
ton yesterday in Georgia and the state
wide election, which Is to be held IN
49,
gressional elections the personality OF
the candidates. their records etc, enter
very largely into the picture. While
admitting that the regular Democratic
organization is functioning handily in
Virginia, Mr. Slemp insisted that SEN
timent is developing right along for
Brown" He said that DR.. Brown was
making an active campaign.
Virginia G. o. p. Stronger.
In Virginia the Republican party is
much more strongly organized and able
to do fSr more than in Georgia. The
alliance there between the anti-Smith
Democrats and the Republicans, there
fore, IS held by the coalition to be ex-
tremely formidable. But the Demo-
cratic leaders continue to insist that
they have the better OF the matter, and
that more and more indications are
given that the voters who left the party
last year to vote against the Democratic
nominee for President, Alfred E. Smith
are returning to their regular party
allegiance.
judging from the size Of the vote cast
in the fifth Georgia district yesterday
there was not tremendous amount OF
interest in the contest there. Out OF
$1,000 eligible voters, only GAIT went
to the polls. OF these voters. 6.759 sup
ported RanlSpeck, the regular DemO-
cratic nominee: 2,537 supported Alexan-
der, the anti-Smith Democratic leader,
and l2l supported James Hill Palmer,
running also as an independent and
Progressive. Democratic leaders pointed
out today that several of the counties
in the fifth Georgia district last year
polled large Hoover vote, and some OF
them were very shaky" at that time.
Yesterday. however, Ramspeck carried
all but seven voting precincts in the
district.
Hooper Alexander, who broke away
last year from the Democratic national
ticket, declined to go into the Demo-
cratic primary this year, after the death
of Representative Leslie j. Steele. He
attacked a ruling of the Democratic
committee that compelled all persons
who did not support the ticket last
year to announce their support Of the
Democratic platform in order to take
part in the primary. Alexander took
prominent part in the anti-Smtth
campaign last year. He Is widely known
In the district and 1t was generally
expected that he would have the sup
port of the republicans in his race for
Congress. FGAs true. however, that the
republican strength In the district Is
mail.