Evening star., 1932-05-13

The success.of Speaker John N. Gar
| ner in the California primaries places
him among the dark horses Of the
Democratic party, the public thinks,
! giving him a higher position than that
of favorite son. General opinion is
that the nomination will be made after
| a fight In the convention.
Speaker John Garner Is sitting
pretty" in the opinion of the Fort
Worth Star-Telegram independent
Democratic), which believes that "the
candidates. of Roosevelt and Smith are
running rapidly into an impasse," and
concludes that there has been strik-
ing absence of popularity behind that
of the former. and a safe OF mind
largely charged with hopelessness in
the latter" The Houston Chronicle
Democratic) advises that the friends
of John Garner may now count In MS
column the 30 votes Of California and
Texas" and that, with good reason
they may add into that column the 43
votes of Oklahoma and Louisiana" The
Chronicle adds that around that nu-
cleus two-thirds vote Of the Chicago
convention will be built, II the delegates
who are to assemble there are to heed
and wisely interpret the temper OF the
people"
4AlC AliuOi iSCulCHI VI WIG oPCoACAJ ~AA
the opinion of the Dallas Journal I'm
dependent Democratic), puts the Tex
an very definitely in the running, and
quite as definitely puts an end to the
hope Of Roosevelt supporters that their
candidate would win in the early con-
vention balloting" The Abilene Re-
porter independent Democratic) feels
that this year California is to serve
as yardstick by which the outcome OF
primary skirmishes in other States may
be gagged" and suggests that ''it may
steal from Maine its ancient slogan.
and we may soon hear. AS goes Cali
fornia, so goes the Nation"
The Atlanta Journal (Democratic)
maintains that Roosevelt is the only
or regional support" The Journal
adds: Smith, once the major hope
of the stop Roosevelt contingent, has
been eliminated rs serious con-
| tender. 1t is reasonably argued, how
ever, that the rank and file of the
Garner forces have much in common
with the cause for which Gov. Roose-
velt stands. and so seasoned an OBJ
server as Senator Lewis of Illinois,
whose own State has complimented
him with a preconvention pledge Of its
So votes, has suggested the feasibility
OF Roosevelt-for President Garner
for Vice President ticket. However
that may be, the fact remains that
Gov. Roosevelt Is still the one broadly
national figure In the Democratic
field"
"A merry time is In prospect with
McAdoo riding the wet California DEM
ocratic broncho," says the San Fran
cisco Chronicle independent Repub-
lican), while the Pasadena Star-News
Republican, concludes that mo mat
ter who may be nominated. the con-
test Is sure to leave its deep wounds, "
and the Long Beach Sun Qndepend-
enD states that the California result
and those in some other States "have
forced the Roosevelt campaign from
high gear into low gear" The San
Jose Mercury Herald Republican,
agrees that these results "leave RooSe-
velt only q fighting chance"
Notwithstanding these opinions. the
Charleston (S. c. Evening Post tDem-
ocratic) offers the comment on present
prospects: Roosevelt will hardly be
stopped by q mere spite movement,
headed by Al Smith or anybody else.
He can be stopped, however. through
general change In party sentiment
as to his availability as a candidate,
and that is probably what the Smith
group Is crslnting on. II 1t can con-
vince s.re party that Roosevelt will be
unASfe to carry the important Eastern
Scstes, as it Is seeking to do, Demo-
crstic Leaders ray hesitate to press
his nominate and may seek a sub
stitute. .-fiiess this happens, however,
and utiress the substitute that In put
SHvsrd appfnls 10 the imagination Of