Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-08
DIR. BARTON DOUBTS
SMITH AID PENALTY
No Echo of Campaign in
Southern Legislative
Races Seen.

One Of the two organizers OF the
"Asheville Conference" that touched OF
the South's revolt from the Democrats
presidential nominee last Summer--Dr.
A. j. Barton of the Southern Baptist
convention-doubts that Southern vot-
ers will seek to penalize Southern Sen
atorS and Representatives who support
ed former Gov. Smith.
Several of the more prominent
Southern Senators come to the end OF
their terms in 1881, and next Fall Will
be called on to campaign for reelection.
DR.. Barton doubts that any OF them WILL
be retired to private life. -,
"Of course, the personal equation Will
enter into any contests that may de-
yelop," he said. 1.-The Southern people
are conservative, however, and 1 doubt
that the people win be inclined to pen
alize men with good records just be
cause they ran counter to their convlc-
tions in the presidential campaign.
do not doubt that some Of the Senators
and Representatives will have opposi-
ton in 1881 that might not have de-
veloped had they taken diHerent
course, but do not think the opposi
ton will be serious enough tosdefeat
them"
Ardent Pr0hibitionists.
DR.. Barton organized the ASheville
Conference with Bishop James Cannon,
ir.. of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. in Virginia. The two men, ardent
prohibitionists for more than 20 years,
appeared before the platform COM
ulittee of the national Democratic party
at the Houston convention and urged
adoption of a bone-dry plank. When
Gov. Smith announced his prohibition
views in a notable telegram to the con-
vention, Immediately following his
nomination, Bishop Cannon and DR..
Barton determined upon the program
that led to the organization OF oppoSl-
ton. Dr. Barton is chairman Of the
executive committee Of the Anti-Saloon
League, and is office secretary OF the
Home Mission Board Of the Southern
Baptist Convention. -
His views may be said to represent
the liberal element among the leaders
who turned from the Democratic can
didates.
1T may be that Democratic party
leaders have not learned lesson from
the campaign and it is true that some
of the public men who were in most
embarrassing position last Summer and
Fall went too far and attacked the
integrity of their constituents" he says.
Gives Ticket Two States.
!, eff they have not learned, they are
preparing themselves for a destructive
defeat. It appears to me that the con-
tinuance of John J. Raskob as national
chairman means that former Gov.
Smith is being groomed for the nomi-
nation in 1882, possibly with Gov.
Roosevelt Of New York on the ticket
If that comes to pass am confident
not single Southern State will vote
FOR them. I would give that ticket only
two States. Massachusetts and Rhode
Island. The first dose always is the
hardest to swallow. The South now
sees four of its States in the Republican
column, and realizes that its voters are
respectable, and next time they would
follow as sheep follow leader over a
fence"
The 10 Senators in the States of the
old South whose terms expire in 1891
are: Hef1in of Alabama, Robinson OF
Arkansas, former Gov. Smiths running
mate; Tramnell of Florida, Harris OF
Georgia, Ransdell of Louisiana Harri-
son of Mississippi, Simmons Of North
| Carolina. who Is not expected to run
again; Smith of South Carolina, Glass
of Virginia and Sheppard of Texas.