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solidly for Roosevelt for President" he
replied
Mr. Farley was asked what part
both Smith and William Gibbs Nc
Adoo would take in the campaign.
"Al Smith is good Democrat" said
the chairman That's all I have to
say. Mr.. McAdoo is engaged in a SEN
atorial primary right now. and later
have no doubt he will get into the
national campaign"
Mr.. Farley denied there had been any
discussion of the part which Speaker
Garner, the vice presidential nominee,
should play in the campaign. Some
of the Democrats, however, have been
inclined to demand that Mr.. Garner
should apply the soft pedal and let
Gov. Roosevelt lead the attack on the
Republicans.
1t is expected that Speaker Garner
week or two and talk over campaign
plans.
Curtis Notification.
While the Democrats were talking
over their campaign plans yesterday,
the Republican National Committee was
announcing that the formal notification
OF Vice President Curtis of his renom-
ination would take place on August 10
in Topeka, KanS., on the steps of the
State House, where Mr.. Curtis was
notified of q similar nomination in
1923.
Robert v. Fleming is the District of
Columbia'S representative on the COM
mittee which is to notify Mr. Curtis
Senator Dickinson of Iowa will head
the committee and make the speech
announcing TO Mr.. Curtis his renom-
ination.
Vice President Curtis halls from
dry State and has been dry through
out his political career. It is well un-
derstood, however, that he will wait
for President Hoover to sound the Re-
publican keynote on the prohibition
question and that what he has to say
ON the subject in his speech of accept
ance will not conflict with the Presi-
dents views. They are likely to stand
Squarely on the Republican platform
calling for submission of an amend
ment to the Constitution revising the
present dry laws.
Appointment of a District Of Column
bia reception committee in connection
with the notification of President Hoo
yer on August IL was announced. Ed
ward F. Colladay, national committee
man for the District of Columbia, is
chairman Of this committee and the
other members are Virginia White Speel
Republican national committeeWoman
for the District of Columbia, and Sam
uel j. Prescott, James B. Reynolds, Mrs.
Sidney A. Cloman, Robert v. Fleming,
Joshua Evans, Mrs. Gilbert H. Gros-
venor, Miss M. Pearl Mccall, Mrs.
James F. Curtis and Frank NJ. Mondell.
Macy at White House.
w. Kingsland Macy, Republican
State chairman of New York, conferred
with two of President Hoovers secre-
taries yesterday and said afterward the
Republican outlook was progressing
very satisfactorily and encouragingly"
in the pivotal Empire State.
The Anti-Saloon League issued a
statement saying this weeks referen-
dunn in Texas was only straw vote"
and that claims Texas had gone wet
are misleading"
"It was taken in q Democratic pri-
mary in which only Democrats could
participate" the league said. THE
primary Law of the State is SO framed |
as to require a pledge to support party |
nominees, rule designed to discour- |
age voting by thousands of dry citizens |
ocratic presidential nominee in 1923 /
and who did not care TO commit them
selves to vote for o wet presidential |
candidate in 1882.
THE vote was of q non-binding or |
straw-ballot character, merely request !
ing the people to express themselves
upon whether shey favored petitioning !
Congress to a~5nit the Quextion of the
retention - repeal Of the eighteenth
amerEmsnt."