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Dark Horses Unable to Defeat | Coolidge, Chiefs Are €ertain Smith Backers First to Advance Claime That Colorful Personality of Their Can- | . didate Will Catch Imagination. COOLIDGE MAY WIN MARYLAND IN FALL Regarded as Likely to. Bring State Into Republican Column. Democrats Divided. | RITCHIE HELD ‘DARK HORSE' | Given Old Parties Special Dispatch to The Sear, OMAHA, Nebr, May 3L—Gov. Bryan this week served notice on those he called “the wise men of the east” that this is the time to begin discussing lssues and not men if the third party is not to H become an obstacle to both old ' BY ROBERT T. SMAL indeed difficult to kmow just where |Seen More Likely as Eventual| parties. A to draw the line. " 3 He declared the coming presi- NEW YORK, May 31.—This is 10| “pDemocrats frankly say that it is Democratic Nominee. dential campaign would be won in vear for a Democratic “dark horse.” | possible for the Republican party B {he middle west either by a com- Nor s it a year for a colorless cam- | ffom time to time to win with a T inatlon of that region and the = 2 “dark horse? such as Senator Harding | special Dispateh to The Sta ast for the Republican party or paign. Only a striking personality | proved to be in 1920 when he won | @ BALTIMORE, May 31, Despite the| With the south for the Democratic i emocracy. There ination bec; 1 the - o Moy 22 he | party G s e e “r}‘narxlg-slnu(mfiexgt ety Wo | fact that Maryland went Democratic A further statement that a third will not be time enough to niore or less obscure person by Phase dvcteines. embmte; it ik be|mashine t the Democrats. At least that has been genmerall said, from “Inner circle” of Tammuny | case for the la it forty or fifty last fall, Republican they have a chance to carry the state for President Coolldge and are leav- ing no stone unturned fo accomplish 40,000 majerity for Gov Ritchie leaders believe inudvisable “and should arty is not be encouraged unless it ix made 1 sary by the two old parties” is taken to be a warning he ix ready to bolt the Democrati party if displeased with the Demo- o Sovi AL B Today the Democrats profess to see cratic _candidate and platform. il TammaAny w\a."t’ ‘;,"',k“‘;: weukness In the Strong Republican | this result. | It further was taken as a warn- sibmiineted. " e N Soek muus Shain, due to th factional fights at| That the Republicans have a big| Ing that Gov. Smith cannot cx; striking personality, | Washineton: ? i pect Bryan support. Members of Soar e 1o 18 ¥ ""ms’ ‘,I:,t, end of |, The D ohtarats: tog vears ago vir- | advuntage in having settled wpon 4y, Coolidge delegation from that he is k the country to the other, wn tuall, had no machine at all, despite the 1 and that oat there had 'been a | tict £, their candidate is admitted by ans of both parties. poli- Nebraska learned this week of an undercurrent to nominate Charles he migh catch the imagination of a Democratic national administration s b Diken aotivi Dawes for Vice “President. o le S ahiiie ,"“Di‘ during the preceding eight years, Re-| The HRepublicans have been active Dawes i& a former Nebraska goodly pa D publican presidents, as a rule, have | for some time in forming Coolidge WRGE F. FISHER. But the same veasoning apblies 10 taken cognizance of the national|clubs throughout the state and other nts for the dency. | scheme of political organizat the admin- and, d of the national the fact that some President Wilson seemed to take leaders coming to are. pleasure in floutimge it. Gov. Cox arty arve taking w very pr the New York convention us ostensi- | hix campaign’ found disorsanization | hares *7¢ U ! Me backers ‘of “favorite sons there | almust everswhere. Mrs, W. ¥ . is likely to be general agree- " — rommitteswo s o ment that demgeracy necds this| - Muat Have Pe Mer. CL R e LR L vear a militant national figure—one | So the Democrats, in order to win, | #anized u numper of Coetice SO who can bodly take his cause to the | must have enough personality this| W W{REER, ©aCRHEE @0 (A SN0 01 people and arouse them to the point r to outweigh the lack of organi-| Wi 00 SHCRC 0 the next few of turning out the administration ation. Perhaps the Democraticcam-{ I The std Washington. palgn chest will not be so lean as it| Weeks. i Was four years ago. Then the Democrats Split. McAdoo Claim Advanced. chances of victory were so remote| he situation on the Democratic that no one seemed philanthropic enough to put up any mone: didates generally Z down, had to def much of their mpaign expenses. Newspaper cor- respondents had to contribute full share of every The Democratic Naturally the supporters of Mr. William Gibbs McAdoo say that he is the outstanding flzure, the nation- Iy known personality that will ap- peal to the people. The supporters of former Gov. Cox of Ohio say the same thing of him Can- from Cox |G their campaign t lacked s tic et The ¥ he made a wondertul im-|ously in newspaper suppc large pressi I the people with whom | pumber of normally Demecratic e | derwood and Gov. Smith, while not he came in contact in 1920, but there | pors having been bought by Repu n of note in Marylard was no stemming the tide time and his campaign was tined to disaster even before it start- ed. Because he knew the fight was a losing ome, but bravely carried it holding up the hands of the stric leader fn the White House, Gov. friends arguc other chance. The diflicuity about eliminating ‘dark horses™ in the Democrat uation is due to the fact that no dele- cans during eight veare. Man Beats Orgunisation. From all of this it can easily be seen why experlenced politicians in the Democratic fold feel that u great dea) more depends this vear upon the man than upon the organization. spite the claims of coming triumph, “no matter who s nominated, Democratic leaders Know the previous four « that he should have an- De- by th have they s a hard fight ahead of tl; ate or delegates will ad- —against ot their is any more than|@ man already honored by the presi- | ¢, slightiy 2 and this list extends | dency and against an effactive party | ¢o machine which has been well man- aged and well financed In the past. The distinct rar and wide, It runs from Homer Cummings of Connectirut, on the east, to Senator Walsh of Montana. on the west; from ) in the middle niorth, to Gov. of Texas, in the middle sout Seven Are White Horses. The white horses may be said to in- clude Senator Ralston of Indiana, Senator Underwood of Alabama, Sena- tor Copeland of New York, Senator Carter Glass of Virginia. John W Davis of New York and West Vir- ginia, Gov. Silzer of New Jers: and Goy. Charles Bryan of Nebraska. Among newer entries who may be new boom to attain national attention during the past week has been that of David F. Houston, former Secretar: culture and Secretary of the Treasury in the Wilson cabinet. There has been considerable underground work along this line for a month or more past, but the boom is just now come ing fu'ly to the surface. Newton D. Baker of Ohio, former ecretary of War in the Wilson cabi- net. also is being talked about, largely due to the fact that he wili vor Dever of Chicago, Pat Neff of Agri- tio; place former Gov. Cax in nomination | el classified as “light gray” are David|and is known to be such a forceful | Catholic and F. Houston of Missourf and Newton |orator that many believe he may at- | tionable to the dry And that hi D. Baker of Ohio. tract an amount of attention which | strength nationally had been ¢ So in the end, when is said that|will react In his favor in the event|served by avoldance of premature cell” "down and ~ | Gen. Leonard Woogd and G Frank to the Lowden. The Republicans, it is ad- ATetcant TBotoRate: mitted, have a far better political k horse” need apply, it COLORADO REBUKE of a prolonged deadlock. by | RELEASE OF DELEGATES lining up sentiment for istration in which the side is directly opposite. Ritchie, Maryland is hopelessly divided on the question of the presi- dential candidate. p.| Sentiment appears i1 equally divided between Senator Un- held doubtful whether the members would follow the gov- ernor provided he desired McAdoc While ¢ been non-commital on the of his own candidacy, politicians here have been counting up his clements of strength in the national conven- tion. They recall thet a prominent na- that hie is the southerner least ob- announcement of his candidac; “The namination of a W omen Ao be cspoused the land delegation to the national con- vention will play if it finds it is im- possible The delegation is bound b and it will undoubtedly b to nominate ¢ the governor. While the gov eanor has never expressed an opinion to his ference, it has he rumored that, due to his friendship favorable ix Barney Baruch, the candida, he is of McAdoo. 1t to Ritehle Caunes Speculation v. Ritchie himse Democra recently said nable to t least the north ‘dar) the Democratic outstanding figure in ot the | pminent woons| STRONGER IN WEST Outside of about cause of Ritchie. unit rule ontrolled a number of back has question n- horse’ convention ap- pears to be inevitable and Ritchie s that * said one prominent politiciun RALSTON TALK GROWS Taggart to Test Strength in In- diana State Convention. Klan Chief Obstacle. | Special Dispateh to The 8t INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Muay i1.—The Democratic state convention here next Thursday will have an important bear- ing on the national convention in New York in the opinion of most observers. If Thomas Taggart is successful in bringing about the nomination of Dr. Carleton B. McCulloch, who led a fleld of seven other entrants in the primary for the governorship nomination, it will demonstrate his leadership of the Hoosier Democracy. With McCulloch safely nominated it an rensonably be expected that the movement to muke Senator Samuel M. Ralston the Democratic presidential nominee will be accelerated by Tuggart. Taggart has had his eve on two things— one the nomination of MeCulloch and race the otlier the nomination of Ralston. With Charles F. Murphy's death many believe Tuggart will be the dominant leader in the New York convention, and as a result there is much more Ralston talk going on here than formerly Kian Fights MeCulloch. Only one thing cun prevent Taggart realizing the first ambition, and that is the Ku Klux Klan, which 18 virtually in control of the Republican party in In- The Klan is openly hostile to ‘ulloch since his flat declaration against the Invisible empire, and its leaders are attempting to bring about MeCulloeh's defeat. 1t is estimated that between 300 and 400 Klan delegates will sit in the state convention out of a total of 1,292, Al- theugh this group could not of itself do | BY JOHN IGNORE! anvthing, even if amenable to orders, it - laryland. J. G. DEPONAL chie: o Ve Pazheck fays Thisteen Houts D —_— ST e Regarded as Complete Bar to| kots Votes Will Go to Senator. Aspirations to Be Vice Presi- Arouses Ire evi G 0. P. Heads. pateh to The Star. dent Nominee. FALLS. 8. D, May 31.—The BONUS VETO OVERRIDERS’ MISJUDGMENT MADE PLAIN recent declaration of Peter Norbeck, (Continued from First Page.) Bpecial Dispate ;"l‘(‘;fl ’f:’;‘“"h :;:“::r x:-r::‘:: ;.‘;::h more letters commending him for “ akota, who hea o -1 i o . the ZAds DENVER, (s 21| gon delegation from this state fo the| 1% course in the last few week of Colorado Democ in state con-|Republican national convention, that | than his general correspondence vention to consider a resolution pledg- | the delegation will support the Cali-| had amounted to altogether for fornia man notwithstanding that he has withdrawn from the presidential race, was received with varying emo- ing its delegat the national on to convention to McAdoo, coupled jth twice that time theretofore. The case of another very prom- events of the week in Denver and|tions by the Republicans of South| inent Republican senator who other sec of the state, indicate Dasl:nl:im_ Norbeck expresses the| YOled to override the veto is told. that the ex-Secretary of the Treasury | SCRAIOF SOFERCC Soprertes sund,| He has been a leader in his state will get not more than five and one- nalf votes of the twleve allotted the (entennial state on the first ballot in New York. The remaining six and one - half votes, according to present indica- tions, will be divided between Gov. Al Smith of New York, Ralston, Un- derwood, Davis and Cummings, with a strong probability that Smith, if he shows any considerable strength will grab the lion's share. Gov. Sweet, who goes from Denver with a balf vote, Is a McAdoo man from first to the last. In a measure, Gov. Sweet, who had hoped to lead a McAdoo instructed delegation to New York, was rebuked by the Demo- atic organization. It Is felt here that the action of the convention will act as a complete §ar to any aspira- tions the governor may have for the vice presidential nomination. Colorado Republicans, with their delegation pledged to Coolidge, are now giving consideration to the ques- tion of vice presidential timber. To date sentiment in this regard seems 16 be about evenly divided between Senator Beveridge, Frank O, Lowden, Charles G. Dawes and Gov. Hyde of Missourl. J. B. DAY. not by the wishes of Senator Hiram Johnson, but “by the mandate of the presidential primary in South Dakota." Senator Norbeck further asserted that the delegation is bound to vote three times in the national conven- fon for the candidatk indorsed by the voters of South Dakpta, and that ac- cordingly the Hiram Johnson delega- tion headed by him’ “will obey the law." The Sioux Falls Dafiy Argus-Lead- er, the leading Republican newspaper of South Dakota, calls attention to the fact that the law to which Stn-| ator Norbeck refers was repealed by the 1921 legislature, so that the South Dakota delegates: are under no legal obligation to vote far Hiram Johnson at the Cleveland convention. ALFRED BURKHOLDER. SMITH AND UNDERWOOD SEEK WASHINGTON VOTE After State’s Delegmtes, Now Pledged to McAdoo, in Case Switch Is Necessary /Later. Special Dispateh to The Star. SEATTLE, Wash. May ' 31.—Bids for the Washington Demodratic dele- gation to the national confvention in New York June 24 are strong- er. During the last week represen- tatives of Gov. Al Smith of Wew York and Senator Oscar Underwood have visited this state and sought out the indfvidual members of the delegation, at Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia, Wenat chee and Spokane, seeking their sup- port in event of an early break in the voting for McAdoo. The delegation is pledged to Me- Adoo under the unit rule with a pro- viso that it may be a two-thirds vote switch. The delegation is not to be traded by the McAdoe forces, under instructions from the atate comven- tion. Robert P. Oldham, :McAdoo manager, declares the Gelegation will not swing to Smith under any cir- The: Farm-Labor is e Farm- party is planal; on sending thirty-three dele‘nulg ——— BALL FORCES CONFIDENT. Claim Senator Will Win Nomina- tion to Succeed Himself. pectal Dispatch to The St WILMINGTON. Del. May 31.—All over the state Republican leaders are preparing >for “the primaries to elect delegates to the state convention to be held in August. It is sald that the peimaries {n the spring will be tame when compared with those to come. Senator L. H. Ball, who wants to be returned to the Senate, will be battling for his political extstence. His friends profess not to be wor- ried_over the outcome, saying that Dr. Ball is stronger than ever. ‘The story told by the supporters of John G. Townsend Is a different one. They say that the former general is adding new recruits to his forces every day and that he will have an for more than a score of but the press and private eriti- clsm nave come down on him like an avalanche, going to the extent of expressions of regret there is no law by which he could be re- called. “start anything, after the two parties have made their nominations and their platforms. ars, * % ok x Politicians analyzing the com- ment upon the overriding of the veto think that President Coolidge has made votes for himself next ovember, and especially among the independents of the country, which will show up in the election returns on the right side of the column. They reach this conclusion not only by the tone of the press, ex- pressed editorially, they Rear the same sentiments ex- pressed by the general Many a rueful face in the House and Senate expresses confirmation of this conclusion. but they say public. Senator La Follette's recent let- ter hinting at the probability of his running as an independent for the presidential nomination 1 the absorbing topic of comment among l()‘omlclhl’llu(:-l both mfils . ons are eady b irculated in his behalf n wtaten v Peti- in states where they are reguired to get his name on the ballot. The probahility of his running is thought to be very strong. He §s mnot thought ltkely to however, until declared * % x ¥ It will be recalled that a large " was attached to his threat- ened candidacy—"if” the two old parties @id not adopt platforms sufiiciently progressive in terms and geclarations to meet with his approval. 2 100-to-1 shot that neither of the old parties will be radical enough ‘Well, it is regarded as St. Paul, June 17, inetructed for. in their easy time of it In the conentivn = |ator Robert M. La Follette d Bia| Do will have to rum in order o b repudiation of the 8t Paul conven-| consistent. If he does, of course tion. They also will vote for him in Cleveland July 4. [ JAMES DEK BROWN. | GIRL’S BODY RECOVERED. | f FLORIDA FOR UNDERWOOD Senator Expected to Beat McAdoo in Primary Tuesday. Special Dispatch to The Star. JACKSONVILLE, Fla, May 31— With the Demecratio- primary but Drowned in River. three days away there is fairly good| NORFOLK. Va, May 31—Police grounds for predicting an der- | today recovered from Lafayette River, wood delegation to the New York |the body wof Miss s Jones,| convention. The McAdoo forces have | Maury High School senior, who had | been aotive during the past few |heen missing since early yesterday. K weeks, ;but it is thought that they| The body was brought to have not won over many of those who hed dectded ‘to vote for the Alwbama|or w! the vemsel was being turned about to senator. The Ku Klux Klan, having consid- | start for Big Point for a mine which erable strength in several countles— |the officers intended exploding in the but not thought to be mumerically |river. strang throughout the state—is back- | Diseppointment over her bobbed hair s believed by Howell H. Jones, img McAdoo and he is expecting the lgor unfon votes. The latter organ-|father of the girl, to have caused iaation is not nearly so much of a|the girl to ju into the rive: a8 elsewhere. A |3 R TR, Norfolk School Maid Found the probability of the election of nt being thrown into the Congrees will loom up &t once. * K ok ¥ Democrats are concerning them- selves principally with specula- tions as to whom the Smith and McAdoo forces will throw their delegates when the time sbould arcive that it is manifest naither «one can win the nomination. “r:’sm confidently * decl The are 9 _be any such 1 me” in the case of Mr. McAdao; they insist that he will gain stead- y af e fawarite soms are x K k¥ The politiclans realize that the presence of so many uninstructed delegations in the convention will tend to make it very difficult to “throw"” I blocs in any one di- posed Klau plank in the party platform. The leaders are somewhat at variance as to the phrascology. Some want a straight-out, vigorous denunciation of the Klan, while others are counseling milder linguage. Whatever the out- come it is practically certain the Demo- cratic convention will go on record as being opposed to the Invisible empire. HAROLD C. FEIGHTN . GLASS SENTIMENT SEEN IN CALIFORNIA Democrats, Pledged to McAdoe, May Help Virginian Later. G. 0. P. Rift Healed. Special Dispateh to The Star. LOS ANGELES, May 51.—Repub- lcan harmony of action in the presi- dential contest in California has ap- parently become assured through agreement of leaders in the recent Joknson-Coolidge primary contest in this state, although the two factions probably will engage in a bitter struggle for control of the California legislature. 1t now seems certain that Senator Johnson intends to take no active part in the presidential election, but many of his friends here expect him to participate in the fight to elect u legislature hostile to Gov. Rich- ardson. This _political enterprise on the part of the senator's following is two-fold in purpose, being dictated both by a desire to punish Richard- son for the part played by the gov: ernor in wrecking' the Johnson ma. chine and’ by a hope that the or- nization whose control was broken y the governor may return to power. Whetber, in view of this internal disruption, the presidential race can be kept free from local dissension is problematical. There is, however, a substantial sentiment among Sen- ator Johnson's warmest adherents to r’et behind Coolidge and the Repub- fcan ticket. It is the intention of many Johnson leaders to announce their support of the President im- mediately after the nomination at Cleveland. - California’s Democratie delegation pledged to Willlam G. Meddoo, will gn to New York in a do-or-die mood, ut with a reservation, in case Mc- Adoo is eliminated, in favor both of John W. Davis of West fa and Senator Carter Glass of Virginia. || There is a favorable attitude In Cali- fornia also toward Homer Cummings as the Democratic nominee. KYLE D. PALMER. SMITH TO GET TEN VOTES | Connecticut Sentiment for ' Gov- ernor Crystallizing. Special Dispatch to The Star. . SHARTFORD, Conn., May 31—It is |mame of National Committesman Homer S. Cummings of Stamford will be presented at the Democratic na- tional convention as a candidate. Mr. Cummings still _stands by but it is not belleved that the Con- man would object to play- | ing the “favorite-son” role once more. th Cummings out of the way the drift will be to Gov. Alfred E. Smith jof New York, who remains and he will have a majority of the lon, awith Cummb elmi- . In spite of the claims of the ars atill an open question whether the] D. €, JUNE 1, 1924—PART 1. Time to Talk Issues |SILZER MAY BE HEIR |North Carolina Ear Not Men, Warning | T0 SMITH DELEGATES |[Ready to Hear What La Follette Thinks Special Dispateh to The Star. RALEIGH, N. C, May 31.—La Fol- lette probably wouldn't poll a baker's dozen of votes in North Carolina if he ran for President, but there's a deal of interest in his recent declaration, and it i8 a tremendous change in sentiment that makes it pessible for North Care- Governor of New Jersey, Close Friend of New York Executive, Held Dark Horse. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEWARK, N, J,, May 31.—~The pos- sibly strong position of Gov. Silzer of ew Jersey among Democrats avail- able for the presidential namination has been largely overlooked in cur- rent discussions of what may happen at the New York conventlon. Silzer probably will have only the twenty- eight delegates from his own state on the first ballot, but the governor's friends, when they picture him as pos- sibly leading the national ticket, are thinking of the strategical position he occuples rather thun the number of votes he will start with. There is a feeling in certain inner Democratic circles in New Jersey that if Gov. Al Smith of New York should be unable to win the necessary two- thirds vote, Silzer will fall heir to a large block of the Smith delegates. Smith and Silzer are friends. Discus- sion of interstate policies has brought them into frequent contact in the last two years. As, in certain contingen- mith can have the Silzer dele- it would not be surprising to zer should emerge as ark horse” around chosen as Smith men serfously, as they are now doing. Once La Follette came down to North Caro- lina to lecture, and there wasn't enough interest in him to get out a hundred peo- ple to hear him. He was thought of as a Socialist, but Tarheeis know him well now. Thare’s one North Carolinian in particular who has a high respect for La Follette. His name is Jdsephus Daniels, former Secretary of the Navy. Daniels would not vote for him or ask anybody to vote for him, but he has and always will treat him with a vast re- spect. The chlef interest in the La Follette candidacy, then, is the evidence given that North Carolina is in a mood to think seriously of men who have some- thing more in view than merely being elected to office. It must be sald in all fairness that politics in this state is gauged mainly by that standard. La Follette would get a mighty. respectful audience in North Carolina if he were to come down now, and the eyes of North Carolina, as well as_the nation, are vow upon him. LIVINGSTONE. 6.0.P. EXPECTS SMITH T0 SEEK RE-ELECTION Doubts He Will Be Presidential Choice—Looks for His Opponent - in Governor Race. whom deleg will rally ureer Little Knowa. The career and qualifications of Sil- zer outside of his own state are not well known. He was a state senator in 1910, when Woodrow Wilson was nominated for the governorship of New Jersey. Siizer, and not Wilson, would probably ‘have bees the Demo- cratio nominee that year had not the convention steam-rollered Wilson into the running. Bilzer wus re-elected # senator, sub- quently became a prusecutor by ap- ointment of Wilson, then was ele- Vvated to circuit court judgeship. He Special Dispatch to The Star. ALBANY, May 31.—New York state is & skillfyl lawyer, and, finally, came [ POlitical developments within the from the hench to *he governorship | week have revealed the expressed in 1922 He is president of one bank, | conviction on the part of the Re- the leading spirit in another and has large business interests. His administration in New Jersey has been characterized by a guard- lanship of the public purse us solic- itous as Mellon's at Washington. In New Jersey the governor frames the budget and in a difficult period Silzer bas saved the state a lot of mone His mental equipment, legal, busine and administrative experience, his publican state committee that Gov. Smith cannot receive the Democratic presidential nomination and that he will be a third-term candidate for governor. While Democratic leaders are scof- fing at this, it is declared by well Informed Republicans that their state campa‘gn program, w sized by age. physique and the interesting tac- | them. is based on this conviction. tical situation he occupies, make him | Belleving that New York will be worth watching at the New York con- |the pivotal state in the presidential vention. election, th Republican spokes- Glnes Canvasses State. men are convinced that Gov. Smith will be drafted asa third-term gube nator candidate as the only Demo- crat who can carry the state safely Snell’s Name Put Forward, Looking to the possibility that nei- ther Smith, McAdoo nor Silzer will be nominated, friends of Carter (lass have been making a quict canvass of For that reason, it is declared, the the N. oy Democratis as gubernatorial candidacy for Repre- Ll Jersey Democratic delegates. | gohtutive Bertrand H. S of torg. © response has not been warm. Ob- |dam, chairman of the House rules servers of the Democratic trend here | committce, was luunched tentati believe that if Al Smith, McAdoo and | PY the Republican state committee Slizer should all fall in the conven- |recentl The reaction to the Snell tion balloting, the twenty-eight de proposal is now being watched car gates from this state, if they cohere, [ {ully by the Republica and they very likely will, will be for former Ambassador John W. Davis —JOHN J. McGOWAN OHIO WRATH AGAINST 6.0.P. SENATORS KEEN Thirteen House Members Up for Re-Election in Fall Also Face Defeat for Deserting Coolidge. presefitative S B idering seriously h political prospects, but he is expec ed to withhdld o definite anpoun: ment of his fhtentions until after the natlonal conventio Considgrable doubt has been ex- pressed in man quarters as to whether: Representative Snell could make aifavorable showing against Smith. A fairly prevalent opinion in the Republican rank and file ig that United States Senator James W. Wadsworth, jr. is the only Re- publican who could defeat Smith, but €0 far that idea apparently has not made much headway with the party leaders. ROBERT R. ARNOLD. BAY STATE SLATE MAY GO TO SMITH Little Doubt Felt That Governor Will Get Delegates With Backing of Walsh. Special Dispated to The Star. COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 3!.—Judged by expressions, the investigation of the Attorney General's department and the candidacy of Harry M. Daugherty on the Coolidge ticket for national delegate at large did not shaite the Republican party in this state as deeply as the opposition of the two Republican Unlted States senators to the measures of economy and tax burden reduction urge President Coolldge has. Sl Thirteen of the fifteen Republican members of the lower house, having also voted to override the Fresident's vetoes, come in for a share of con- demnation for thwarting _ Mr. Coolidge’s plans, but upen the shoul- ders of the two senators the bulk of the popular condemnation rests, The newspapers of the state have been carrying column after column of telegrams and letters sent from Republicans all over the state to Senators Willis and Fess protesting in scorching language against their alignment with the Republican in- surgents in opposition to the party's President and candidate for re-elec- tion. Ohio elects no United States sena- tor until 1926. Mr. Willis' successor will be chosen then. The feeling against him may cool down by that time. But the Republican representa- tives from the state—thirteen of them—who failed to support the vetoes will have hard sledding if they are canhdldates for re-election this fall, and so far all of them have in- dicated they will be. Their Republican opponents are trying to bring out opposiug candi, dates in the primaries in hope of defeating them for nomination. In most_cases this will be hard to do because of organisations that the inoursbents have, but at the polls in November they will In all prob- ability fape dangerous epposition from within m}r &n party. A GALBRAITH. Special Dispatch to The Krar. BOSTON, May 31.—There 1s 1o long- er much doubt that the Massachu- setts Democratic delegation to the na- tional convention will etand as a unit for Gov. Alfred F. Smith of New York, A statement made by Gen. Charles H. Cole, delegate at large, that Senator David 1. Walsh was enthusiastic for Smith has cleared the air. Gen. Cole announces. that Senator Walsh au- thorized him to make the announce- ment, in view of the wrong impre: sion ‘given earller in the week, fo! lowing a meeting of the state dele- gates, as to the senator's position. As these dispatches have state there has been no unified Smith sen- timent among the Democratic dele- gates. Since the primary the Smith sentiment has been gaining headway, but many of the delegates have with- held their declarations pending word from Senator Walsh, leader of the delegation, and who will probably have a place on the resolutions com- mittee in the convention. Not only is the Walsh indorsement of Gov. Smith expected to swing the Massachusetts delegates into line, but to have a good effect upon other New England delegations, The sen- ator is popular in the northern New England states where he has spoken many times. FORREST P, HULL. ENTERS RACE IN UTAH. ‘W. H. Wattis to Oppose Mabey for Christians Lead in Numbers. Close to 600,000,000 people in the world_are living under laws based on the Christian religion, and this is Gove: greater than the number of people fol- gnoe. lowing any other rdlgb- belief. | Special Dispateh to The Star. There are about 138,000,000 Buddhists, | SALT LAKE, Utah, May 31.—Both Shtmp O Bt aaiie e et 000,000 under Jewish belief. Texas Would Name Vice Presidents for Both Old Parties Special Dispateh o The St AUSTIN, Tex., May 31—Texas state Republican and Democratic conventionp were held this week, with the resuit that Texas will undertake to supply the vice pres- 1dentis} material for both partics. The Republicans jnstructed for President Cealidge and indorsed R. B. Creager, national committee. zuan from Texas, who was re- ‘elected. The Democratio stats convention was, held firmly in the grasp of political parties have been stimulated in Utah during the last few_days. An announcement that W, H. Wattis would be a candidate for the Repub- lcan nominktion for governor bas been made and this means that Charles R. Dub? incumbent will have to 1ok out for his laurels. The governor has not met with universal favor in his ewn party and, lately, there seems to have been an organ- ized effort to get a strong man in the fleld against him. Some local politicians journeyed to Washington in_an effort to induce William Spry, federal land commis- sioner, to be a candidate. Spry served Utah as governor elght years and was popular generally. Toward the close of his last term, however, he killed a prohibition bill which was move with some influ- does not desire to re-enter politics in Utah, Looms as Delegation Head, Special Dispateh to The Btar. MANCHESTER, N. H.,- May 31— Former Gov. Albert O. Erown of this city is a likely choice for the Re- publican convention delegation chair- manship. He received the largest number of wotes of all the candi- dates In the presidential primaries, Political news from the Democrats does ‘not show much activity in New Hampshire, although the members of Mmy who favor Al Smith for Pres are bullding their political fences and Smith seems to have the, edge op $he & MaCAEINE, linians to discuss the Wisconsin senator | candidates to date. | den Democrats Agreed Militant, Nationally Known Figure Vital to Party Success |La Follette Backers Now Regard ~ Him Definitely as Candidate Wisconsin Followers See Senator as Inde- pendent and Lay Plans for Cam- paign; State Race in Complicated. the presidential electors will be named by the platform convention. which will be controlled by Senator La Follette, Not to Abandom Ticket. Should the platform convention neglect to name Coolidge electos Republican column would be vacar unless some other way were found to fill it. The Republican state cen- tral committee could be called upon to fulfill omissionp of the platform convention, but he commitie will also be controlled Ly Senator La Fol- lette. Unless Senator La Follette politely performs the service of nam- ing Cooledge electors, the supporting of the President may face an inter- Special Dispatch to The Star. MADISON, Wi May 31.—Senator R. M. La Follette's statement disassoclat- ing himself from the St. Paul third- party conference is accepted by his Wis- consin camp followers as an announce- ment of his independent candidacy for the presidency. Hitherto cautious in their comments, La Follette leaders have be- come outspoken. Attorney General Herman L. Ekern, to whom Senator La Follette addressed his letter, preserves some of his reserve. Asked if the letter did not forecast the La Follette independent candidacy Mr.|esting problem. Aithough Senator Ekern sald: La Follette's electors will run as in “It could be construed that way, but ;1;“3&;!;{:’!;!‘ s-»“nd;'xux n‘fi"::{:\o‘:vl”lh:v sou must remember that mo ore is|the Republica ate tiokst will b authorized to speak for Senator La Fol- lette.” The Capital Times, organ the La Follette wing of the Republican party, which until now has carefuily refrained dates. Stat men are expected public and CONETess ntest as Re- palgns, from discussing the Senator's plans, | ! “Robert Marion La Follette will | e ang = candidate for the presidency of the lle.nK u‘(;“ 1 ber ed States at the election in Novem- fortunes of other La Follette cand date: Atmosphere Clarified. Re developments promise to The letter of Senator La Follette to | complicate state politics for som Attorney General Herman L. Ekern[months. Gov. John J. Blaine has bees at war with the state highway com mission. His fire has been directed at State Highway Engincer Arthu R. Hirst, member of a Maryland fau ily, who has held his position fo more than a decade. Announces Candidacy. This resulted in Mr. Hirst this week resigning as state engineer and announcing his candidacy for gov- ernor on the Republican ticket to op pose Blaine. The Blaine-Hirst figh has upset the plans of other cand date: 3 Lieut. Gov. George F. Comings radical leader, hailed the Hivst cay didacy with joy. He ciaims it split the conservative vote betwee Blaine and Hirst, and that it will help his chances for the nomination. Con was evidently written for the purpose of clarifying the political atmosphere preparatory to the announcement of the forthcoming candidacy of Wisconsin's progressive leader. The senator, always concerned primarily with issues and principles, s now laying the ground work for the platform which he will carry to the American people. He is seeking to make as clear-cut and out- standing as possible that the one issue before the nation today s that of the old struggle between privilege on one side and the people on the other. It was logical, therefore, that Sen- ator La Follette should publicly re- pudiate influences that are secretly seeking to destroy the progressive movement in_this country. Owing to_its close Senator La Follette, the ationship to Times' utte ances are usually regarded as au-|ings has renewed his efforts to cap thentic and inspi In_ Wisconsin it is belleved that La Follett. Senator La Follette's presidential ared his views o electors will run in a separa Comings s oppos bund t ing both on the & as_“indipendent progressives will thus surrender the Republ golumn to electors pledged to Presi- dent Coolidge. This does not wholly solve the problem, however, because COOLIDGE DOUBLES VOTE OF McADOO IN MONTANA Even Butte, hold, Gives President Majority. La Follette Gets Delegates. not radical enough. How angular battle will affect Senator 1z Folette's fortunes is subject for spec lation S IDAHO FOLLOWERS HEED LA FOLLETTE Decide to Withdraw From St. Paul Convention and Send Dele- gates to Cleveland. Democratic Strong- . i to The Star, HELEN Mont., May 31.—While the returns of the presidential prefer- rimary held in Montana Tues- ential day last are not entirely counted, they | ‘morcr 1ds e e Indicate that Calvin Coolidge, un-| BOISE, Idaho, May 31.—Idaho opposed in the Repyblican primery, |gressives in convention here Satur polled vote aboutstwice that cast for W. G. MoAdoo_in the Demoeratio primary. As usual, the Democrats are claim- ing that the strength does not indi- cate that of the two parties in the day mamed six delegates to attend the Cleveland convention .for “pro- gressive political action,” with in structions to vote for Robert M. Lu Follette for presidential candidate of state. It is admitted that the total vote was a light percentage of the |the third party. The declsion 1o | regtstration. send delegates to the Cleveland con The fact that neither candidate had opposition made interest lax. As a result Mr. Coolidge. who did not need Ith-nL gets the Republican delegation Butte Offers Real Upset. An amazing feature of the primury was that in Butte, the Democratic stronghold. the Coolidge vote excecd- vention instead of the Farmer.Labor convention at St. Paul July 17 came after prolonged discussion in caucus Resolutions were introduced and adopted calling for direct election of President of the United States and all federal judges: for a radical re ed that given McAdoo. Hundreds of |duction of the Army and Navy; for the Democrats there wrote in the |the institution of the initiative, ref name of Al Smith, who was not|erendum and recall; for the repeal of formally entered. the Esch-Cummins law; for a broad Republicans wrote in Gov. Juseph | er and more comprehensive system of M. Dixon for Vice President, who |rural credits and farm loans, and for thus will go before the convention as a candidate. So far as is known he| In adopting a resolution of “declar {is not seeking the nomination. The |,tion of principles,” La Follette is | Democrats have no vice presidentisl |praised as a man capable of carrying candidate. the hanner of the Progressive party the repeal of the federal bank act Many Farmer-Laborites wrote inleo” victory. eral speeches were Senator Robert M. La Follette, Who | maqe from the convention fiepr 1aud- will thus secure the support of their | jno 10 Follette. LOUIS M. THAYER delegation. OPENS SENATE CAMPAIGN. J. J. Howe Would Unseat Stanley in Kentucky Race. Special Dispatch to The Star. JEROME BARTELL. MISSISSIPPI DELEGATES ARE LEFT UNINSTRUCTED Will Vote as Unit Against Ynder- LOUISVILLE, Ky. May 3l—John| wood and Smith—Klan Issue Junior Howe, commonwealth's attor- 148 ney in the district which includes Comes to Fore.: ! Boone, Carroll,” Gallatin, Grant ‘and | specims pisparcn to mhe siar. & Owen counties, 80l y lemocratic p— territory, teday (Saturday) unlim-| JACKSON, Miss, May 31—rAlthough Mississippl's Democratic delegation to the national convention was unin- structed except to vote as ® qinit, it avill oppose both Senator Osdagunder- wood and Gov. Al Smitn, because in bered his guus in opening his eam- paign to wrest the senatorfal toga from Augustus Owsley Stanley, the democratic incumbent. Mr. Howe made his speech at Mayfield, in the heart of the “Gibraltar of Democ- acy,” the first wuxvefsiovallfdl)t- the keynote speeches the Volstead trict in the extreme west end of the : Hate, " where Republicans are as|laW was upheld and because the Ku Klux Klan leaders assumed contro of the state convention Friday and won on every point. Sending an uninstructed delegation was in accordance with the expressed wishes of Senator Pat Harrison who remained in Washington and did not attend the convention. Senator Hu- bert D. Stephens left Washington long enough to attend and in his speech here “urged an uninstructed delega- tion and said that both Senator Ral- ston and Dr. Royal Copeland had the best chances at present of being nom- inated for President by the Dem- ocrats. Four yvears ago the Mississippians were instructed for Underwood and this year he was the only aspirant who maintajned headquarters in th. state. REX B. MAGEE. DEMOCRATS LOSE OUT. Fail to Get Names on Ticket for House Seats. Special Dispatch to The Star. BISMARCK, N. D, May 31.—Dem- ocrats of North Daketa, though feel ing that there will be a big Demo cratic vote in the fall, have forfeited the possibility of electing two rep- resentatives in Congress. The eam- paign committee named by a state convention to oirculate petitions for candidates for . Congress, who were indorsed by the convention, failed to file them, and as a result there will be no Demoeratio cendidate for rep- resentative either in the second or third =congressional districta One’ candidate has entered under the Demoeratio label in the first distyiot. Demoeratic leaders, neverthelesa, have been heartened by reports from various parts of the state that many Dem}rcrflll who have been registering in the Republican primary in the lust few years in order to vote either for or against the Farmer-Labor candi- dates, are again registering as Dem- oerats. This is sald to be particu- larly true of railroad men, who look forward to voting for William G. Mc- Adoo in the fall. The action on the part of mapy farmers, who formerly voted the Non-Parfisan League ticket, is taken also as an indication that they do not pin mueh hope in-the third party, mevement. scarce as champions of Albert Bacon Fall. Howe opened Louisville head- quarters Wednesday. Much of his speech was devoted to a pledge to further the cause of co- operative marketing, besides criticism of Stanley's record. Strict enforce- ment of the eighteenth amendment was another feature of his speech, which assalled Stanley's liberal rec- ord. Former Senator J. C. W. Beckham has let it be known that he has ab- solutely no intention of making the senatorial race. MALCOLM W. BAYLEY. SMITH GETS MINNESOTA DELEGATES OVER MoADOO State Votes to Send Uninstructed Slate, But Members Said -to. Favor New Yorker, By the Assoclated Press. ST. PAUL, Minn., May 31.—Defeat- ing supporters of William G. McAdoo. at mearly every turn, Minnesota Democrats in convention here tonight voted to send an uninstructed dele- ®stion of twenty-four to the Demo- cratic national convention at New York elty. Four delegates at large were chosen by the state convention' and at ten congressional district gather- ings two delegates each were select- ed. ‘Twenty of the delegates were sald to be favorable to Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York for President, with McAdoo men getting four. RAID BALTIMORE CAFES. 1 teh to The Star. %08& Md., May 31.—Armed ‘with search warrants, prohibition agents taday raided six saloons and soized a guantity of alleged liquor, beer and home brew. The raids olosely followed the ap- pearance here of James L. Asher, known as the “Lone Wolf,” former Baltimore saloon keeper; his som, “Lone Wolf, jr.” and other “under- o I e oS o men, In evi- ce o 'h_bl the warrants were . SRS i & sy, 1°