The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-08
Clash Assured For
 Coming Nomination
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 "If the democratic nation al convention after careful consideration should decide that it wants me to lead, I will make the fight; but I will not make a pre-convention campaign to secure the SUD- port of delegates"
 The first state primary in which the Roosevelt and Smith forces meet, for it is generally assumed friends of Smith will intensity their campaign on his behalf, will be in New Hampshire, March 8.
 The New Hampshire pri- mary will be followed by state primaries in Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania, both of which deliver large blocs of convention delegates, and both highly important to any candidate in a democratic convention in which the two- thirds rule prevails.
 Smiths statement contained a closing paragraph which might be interpreted two ways. It read:
 By action of the democrat ic national convention of 1928 am the leader of my party in the nation. With a full sense of the responsibilities thereby imposed, I shall not in advance of the convention either support or oppose the candidacy of any aspirant for the nomination."
 That may be a promise not to oppose Roosevelt, or Newton D. Baker, or Albert c. Ritche, or John Garner or others who rate as favorite sons. It may be an explanation of why Smith not now openly announce his opposition.
 Roosevelt forces accepted the statement as an announcement of candidacy, which naturally will mean opposition to the leading candidate.
 Typical was the comment of Robert E. Gould. the party chair man in New Hampshire, where the first test is scheduled:
 'I do not beleive that the rank and file of democracy in New Hampshire will react favorably to Mir Smiths hopeful view that he will be awarded the party's stand ard at this convention. My opinion is that they do not care to again have on their hands William Jennings Bryan"
 The reference was to the fre- quency of Bryan's candidacies. Gould supported Smith in 1924 and 1928. He is now favorable to Roosevelt
 Smith failed to win in the last campaign although he had loyal support. Democrats, I believe, will fight shy of again injecting into a campaign a religious issue," Gould declared.
 This religious issue comment was found frequently in comment by democratic leaders and newspapers in the south and west. Some Roosevelt workers saw the Smith statement for just that reason. as something that would drive many doubtful states into the Roosevelt column Roosevelt being more &C., ceptable on both religious grounds and the liquor issue. Roosevelt personally was silent on the statement, as were other candidates and previous candidates excepting James M. Cox of Ohio. Cox said:
 Naturally there is feeling that Smith Is entitled to another chance. He has opened the way to deter mine just how widespread that is."
 Cox headed the democratic tick ct in 1920 with Roosevelt as the vice presidential nominee.
 Among others silent on the state ment were leaders of Tammany hall. Smith has battled Tam many from within. Roosevelt has not helped Tammany much from Albany with his repeated ap- proval of the Seabury city-wide graft investigation, although he has been attacked as pussy footing on the issue.
 The preesnt Tammany leader John F. Curry, was chosen over Smiths opposition.
 Tammany's decision is due by April 12, date of the New York state primary.
 In 1928 Roosevelt carried the state as a gubernatorial candidate while Smith lost it. Roosevelt won an upstate plurality, and in 1930 repeated with an unprecedented state vote, winning republican farm districts upstate which went dem- ocratic for the first time.
 Rivalry of the two New York democrats. some leaders hold, started with those incidents.
 Before those incidents, Smith and Roosevelt had been the closest of political and personal friends and allies Three times Roosevelt spoke for Smith. In 1920 he made a seconding speech at San Francisco; in 1924 he nominated him at Madi- son Square Garden; in 1928 he again nominated the happy war for at Houston.
 What Smith will do In event Roosevelt Is nominated despite the heavy obstacle erected by Smiths press reports. It was not off1- | cialIy communicated by Japan through diplomatic channels. or l ci.,i,, ls, hnro did mt kn0W WhRthcr