Evening Star Newspaper, February 19, 1928, Page 12

12 THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, Neither Party Able to Keep Liquor Question Out of Pre- CALL FOR COOLIDGE SOUNDED BY HILLES York Republicans Told to “Stand Pat for President. ind_abo. t Demo- i How- - week Hillss Gives Order. the ‘ml‘\ ‘as ()‘ M\mr\ tion. wh nal impor use of its dt\elv‘)m"m nto tate gathering of Re- ce the Schenectad county chairman, a ificance attached to the 1 a national way. also. of Representative Dempsey of chairman of the riv and o the National of Represent Mr. Demp- K .“e occasion to attack in mo terms the proposal of a ship ecting the Great Lakgs and Ocean by way of the St River., a proposition which nerto received the support of Hoovt The idea of drafting Coolidge was undeniably at the dinner e up Mr. Coolidge as entirt Fond conscription. there W g the vrenk enthusiasm. judging from all| ¢ cs. In fact. the Hoover can- will lhmush date for Preside! whi CHARLI nated by ing to the result of a s - Sen: be cast 774 will cand:date McAdoo Leads Li William Gibbs McAdoo Icads ~choice cand Vice chairman of the Republican na- al committee, whe is not yet con- vinced Coalidge will not run. - STRAW VOTE HITS ... WITH IN GEORGIA - Many Democrats Will Back i G. 0. P. Ticket if Governor Runs, Survey Shows. b o T ETar . Ga.. February he Democratic par <. bulated. r Walt 1 vot2 of the South ratary D: tor ll" Republican candi- f Al Smith is ‘nomi- m‘d- it is an- b2 cast for the Re- in November pated in the 5 with 333 v | F. Georg> stands TENNESSEE BACKS 0 SF ldeas on Flood Control. (a1 Dispat b to The Star MEMPHIS, Tenn.. February recent turn in either the Democratic or Republican houscholds has so_stir- | ved the interest of the people of the { lower Mississippi Valley ‘as the pro | pect of Sccretary Herbert Hoover's ap- pearance before the commerce com- mittee of the Soi to give his ideas on flood control. Coming as it did on the heels of Mr. Hoover's formal entry into the race for the Republican nomi- nation, it has temporarily shoved Al Smith. the wet and d e and )\ll other issues into the bacl mmd need hardly be said that if Mr. ver even tacitly approves the Coo 1 of requiring proper 0 por cent of the flood which. Tt Hox idge-Jadwin pt owners to pay control cost. the Lower Valley. stnee the flood of 192 -like respect, enthusiasm. It usiasm for a vote for Mr. minee an: them in Hoover as the Rem how. and if he di ontrol view on he cou Grateful to Hoover. ies from o The peaple ot the Lot grateful to ro to the Gulf feel v e HeE e Memph's when flood was at_its heig He took | the situation in hand went abeut ability in work of relief with great s. The peopl flood preve 1s to suggest plans the and_splendid succ looking around for methods. |and in Memphis St. Louis, steps were taken for con- ferences to cons: plans. Responsi- leaders prevented this with the in- tance that Secretary Hoover and Sec- | vis had their own ideas, that eas would got nowhere. The upshot was that it was decided to leave the entire matter to t officials in Wachingt man: stond when Gen ed his plan calling fc for a cont by the prop- ¢ cent the Lower Valley turned nd they turned on . Hoover steps . thay mav ¢ ple nf ‘h« Presider . Jadwin brroves the T whether such a would seriously tanding in Tern Republican na- a1 and pa: ston iz in the m N | fioods are never feli a'1d seldom notic are in mer» Aistan ) any more than the z State. Tavlor could carry Tonne as City. if he wanted 12 Mr, ms now to b in the best' (oins"oitn 300, followed in order by Hoover at Kar condition it has enjoved since its - gmyh with Reed. 141; Coolicge, | regardless of what views might be ex- ception. with the new leadership gain- g3." yoiwden. Heflin, 36; Hull, pressed on flood control. Whe . !u favor rapid. Hoover, 24; Walsh, 21: MeLean, 15, ond | Will do this remains o be seen. A stion mark was possible nd pat” ldrkc to the Mill in word reaching Albany the w K. M after a conl manv hamrr o5, was thought to be at Jeast “veering” toward the ©of Commerce. As w0 Gov. Smi State Republican chairman. Secretary ¢ tion in conn th a national atform for I is declared | P mhwgh he does not in- several other smaill os. Senator George. who will corventions be h nal district four d‘.{':’rc< from cach o anything to stir up wrath! g rys, Gov. Smith is nothing - 4f not a gnod politician. Ge: large Democrats who nating the pro- the national plat- the vealed th “stand frm for erforce g as th> eighteenth amend- rt of the Pederal Con nc is likely to do, a Houston con- pes with deep- ne poiitical or- P red ©; 1t be hand ,,':,",‘,.,,,m s of opposition to Siithiin his full strength fghth. which ) = and that 1t will be Rt Smith from start to sentiment s 1 MacKenzie says Fails to Make Headway. b Brrive b 1 o113t 1o leave them | quo eypiineiisiod Delegate” Assocl E ’ e as fadled 1o make headway I its . A cemey wnd county organization, but despi 1t hias ol disavowed nny JAOIEE 1 1% . o bl of the New Yok Dorie " oV g & chance b e Warzheeh anti-Crenger element P e glven And W Sipe fepublican party his organized e s sl he opened SO0 gyl old sectional meetings seekin . SRr o ged " Wy break the vintually certaln ftepubli- . e plans to be on Uhe 300 g support of Hoover: But apparently ¥ 1 the Republican Texus Repubbicans will be nstucted o s March 24 Calls have DD [y g unit for Hoover the 10 oistict conventions 1 p e P e o ,,“"',[ e ortal cam- i ditricis 10 meel | palgn is getiing A Tt vath Rep- b i« o esentatl Tom Connally and ‘Tom n o« s il Lt i lanton both now i e ta st i Ui sl Benator Karle D MayAeld, Mrs. Minnie ‘ 5 Pishier Cinnin Alvin M Owsley . " Ivan Bowen Returns, former Goy. O Colquitt and Don Jvan Bowen, Blate menager Biggers HAYMOND BROVKE . Howier Camng retuined wtie . ikl et s L L Porcupine Quill Is Fatal ! al with workers M every gt HAZELTOR, Bnah Columbin, Feb ; 14 Hoover Jeaders wre urgng that [ rusry I8 A% A hattle with w poren [ 1o Gelegates be sent WILOUL By don- | DInE many years wgo his esalted Vst nd o trucGons. secallng how Minne- | In the death of Finest Loring, for prtion Or U bend B Gelega- | ote Aclegutions have been handicapped | mer government telegiaph - lneman tion 8t ® pim They mpy be heard i previous conventions by - | One of several guills which entered oo very when the convent Spuetons when, the candidate they | Lortng s fleeh worked fts way through e were Eupporting e no chsnce 80 il s body until 10 plerced his lungs. hring H A LAWSUN, CHARLES B CHENEY. tug on & ogeriog wnd fatal iliness gates belie frien shou d for Hoover Still Strong. Nothir ruzn ranks 1o weak Committeeman B. J Dam that vana drlegation will e hational convention. Al- G’nrx a Republica T »'in favor of draf has occurred in State Repub- of the pre nation of t P w. 2 H MerKenzi ; at the St “ LOWDEN | MEN ENTER MlNNESOTA DISTRICT Wiil Fight Hoov:r Orgamzanon Texas by activi 11 Along Line—St. Paul Is Made Headquarters. were n! Gaylord t o the of To Enter Every District. ounced ¥ he the at the end of Georoia vote for the Democratic presi- Taylor's friends voted last week to send k from Washington that GeorEe gential nominaticn at Houston. kas mot | a1 uninstructed delezation 1o Kansas yet accepted the proposal of rence with Coolidge and pemocratic executive committee that he anpoint his own de Senator's the of is ready to vote for Hoover if the nationa! 2 ) r an unnece.sars th's stand on prohi- purgen and have suggested that p each congres- the nominati district ,,,.‘ HA\(\(()ND February 18— and Hoover or- 2< out in P.'rv except in local lead- * kind of an under- s were FPraneis Hotel arge of Btate Senator Claide chairman of Lo den-tor-President Opening of the_he T opened Lawden |7 strenath fur 1owden a I fight for Low- re wond- fon of Mr. Chattanooga Republicans ing why a district conv State City. ‘The opinion now is that the Tenne: see delegation will go uninstructed, bu ration gots behind him. 'l"}XO\lA" FAUNTLEROY. administ; ‘,m TEXAS OPPOSITION " TO SMITH INCREASES State Wavers in Its Early Tenden- cy Against Instructing Delegates. Spacial Dispatch to The Sear AUSTIN, Tex, Febr is becoming more cle: v 18.—Texas riy a cross-section of the country opposition o Gov on at the Houston natior nvention next June s 'rm despite the admusion of Texas Democrats that hooe of a part ‘The past w iith s the strongest ¢ at the polls becn marked in ! former party lead- ers. headed by former National Com- mitteemen Tom B. Love and Marshall Hicks, tending to the following result: in_the State convention when the 40 delegates will be chown | Pledge for Dr as a favorite son. Pledge for ion and_en- forcement an ral. Bind the vores er the unit rule. Victory, the 40 votes ith forces, so sentiment ied to some this line would put nds of after the out they would he fades Reed Headquarters Opened. hle to the drys ucting it heen e Mis- despite /\Y‘. and t is capitalizing hea: classification as the anti-Smith s L Texas Sta - opened in San iment. The hand-picked i by Gov. Moody, end the con- tion will be de 4 by the youth- ful nor, «o that the delegates sent to Houston will be of the pro- gressive, younger Democ dry ment of the party! Only the meo nexpected and un- il stampede will ever put the 40 tes bebind Smith Texans helle that mith's strength nationally his a ! will b undoing at the i forced the other candidate inst him, and the 1 switching of votes ballats will represent convention hattle line ton the | But Both Parties Await His! | | ‘ the week just ended stirred | | 18.-No has regarded Mr. | n | and even | President Coolidse had his and that too | afert | dicator | moderate | and all other | D€, TEBRUARY 19, 1928 -PART 1. THE WEEK IN POLITICS f From The Star's Sllmmarv of National Dcvclopmcntl Bascd on chorts Special Correspondents and Staff Writers. WO outstanding events during presidential politics in both major parties. One the formal emergence of Herbert Hoover as a candidate for the Re- publican nomination, signified by his consent to enter the primaries in Ohio, and the other was the an- nouncement in New York that Gov. Smith would have a liquor plank to propose for the Democratic platform. ‘That both the New York and Ohio action in many parts of the country is indicated in dispatches to The Star from its special political corre- spondents. The suggestion that Gov. Smith will advocate that cach State be permitted to determine what alco- holic content is necessary to make a beverage in fact intoxicating has ed anti-Smith activity in dry and the Hoover boom has | noticeably speeded up—with equally inercased activity among his op- ponents—now that the Sccretary of mmerce s cut in the open as a cendidate. Lack of definiteness w5 to the exact character of the proposed Smith liquor plant has probably kept the full consequence the program from becoming manifest. An Albany dispatch for enforcement =0 long as the cighteenth amendment i< part of the Federal Constitution, but that the Volstead act should be amended to give the States authority to de- | termine what constitutes an intoxi- of cating drink. This, of course, would not meet with the favor of the drys. while the wets vision the prospect of an | avowed wet candidate r on what thay would regard a dry platform It be asingly rent that outside of s no disposition in to accept Smith as a advance of the ballot- ing at Houston. but that Southern clectoral votes will be delivered to him practically as a unit should he be the choice f the convention Not much was heard during the week of the boomlet for William G McAdoo, ich recently appearance several widel States. Dry Democra! heartened by a report from York that Smith ’u:um"d to w d uni e bren nomi- nated by the tenth ballat, bu rmation the repo lacked con: has not yet piayed an practical busmess of sel g1tes to the national cor Texa Sout: n States, the greatest anti-Smith Some time ago it looked as if Texas 4 send an uninstructed dlega which would be aber of s Governor. prospects now are, according to a dispatch from Austin. that the unger and dry element will bs in control at the State convention that th delegation will b> 1 cte ed for Gov. Dan Moody and bound the unit rule, so that Sm: be able to make and tion include a nu the New Yo my the d te slate t ith whet hey will be positively instructed not to vote the New York Governor rema be_determined 1t 15 reporied t ates, but n Vi a the mocratic leaders continue 10 re- th he party's best bot tm that they are zrowing fearful of re chureh event of his nol that th~ rift between the and “anti-cles 1" wi ngs party is grow Outside of Smith chiefly ts are . Smith delegates from dry de News cheering to Smith comes the Northwest. He won in the South Dakota caucuses, and in both Wyoming and Idaho his (riends seem safely in control It seems now there will be a f! Oregon between Smith and E dele; the chagrin of it agers. who had hoped to tight. nless the umt rule d the delepation seems like- in followers for control of the tion much to is app! SMITH FOES READY IN NORTH CAROLINA Temocratic State Committee to Meet Soon—Simmons Leads Fight on Governor. spe Moh e The Star RAl # N February 18 With th® meeting of the Republican State exccuttve committee, which re- vealed an apparent preponderance of Lowden strength n that body, out of | the way, political interest has shiited to the meeting of the Democratic com- | mittee, which Attoruey General Dennis { G Brummitt, chatrman of the party 1 has Indicated that he will call carly in | March ‘That meeting 1s expected to be con- trolled by the anti-Smith forces, of which United States Senator Simmons 15 the Jeader, and the strategy of the Simmons forces probably will be ve- aled At that time far. the Simnol avowed purpose delegation at the Houston con- vention under unit rule, hav heen shrouded In some ystery It is ve- garded as practically certain that the committee will not reaffiem s stand taken two years ago In favor of aholition of both the two-thirds Funit rules by the national convention In fact, James A Hurtness, who - | troduced the resolution two years ugo. has announced that he hus veversed his position on account of the Smith can- didacy Josephus Daniels, former See- plans, except to place the Lietary of the Navy, who was largely strumental - securing adoption of the tesolution, stated then that he was urging actson st that time {presidential situation wis not then a factor, but that he favored the chang {regardless of the effect 1L might hive lon any candidacy. My Danlels, who | 15 Dkewtes opposed to Smith's nomi Hon 1 understood not to have modl fied his position on the twa disputed vies hut hie 1s not Nkely to have majority of the committee with him this thine A W MclLean was called upon to ref- cree one of the bitterest and most ex- tensive campaigns of Indorsements ever woged ino this Btate and indicatd | | they are not el | not | next Iy to be split, for some parts of Ore- gon are strongly anti-Catholic. Demacrats everywhere will wateh with interest the effect of the coun- try-wide tour which Senator Reed of Missonri is about to undertake in sup- port of his candidac . « The Republicans, apparently, are not going to be any more successful than the Democrats in their efforts to keep the liquor issue out of the pre-convention campaign. Tt has raised its head almest at onee in the Ohio prim: fight, threatening to make not a little tronble for Secre- tary Hoover in his contest with Sen- ator Willis, It is known, of course, that Se ator Willis is first of all a prohibi- tionist, while Secretary Hoover, with many other things on his mind. has regarded prohibition as a closed issie and has not talked much about it. though _officially” and personally_a . But it falls out that among Mr over's chief supporters in Ohio ore a number of politicians who are re- garded s wet. and to this is add~d e the chief Hoover koned to lie in the wet the ave taken ad and are try hine the fizht in Ohio as one for and against the eizhteenth amendment and the Volstead act. The Hoov following is anxiously _awaitir tatement from the = Secretar: Commerce which will put them better fightine position. They not fearful that a strong d nouncement by Hoover w ienate the wet city vote. as they think that are s deprndably anti-Willis, ‘That Republican party leaders throuthout the country are Kkeer interested in tho Ohio primary contest is becoming daily more apparent. The effect scems to be that it has owed support d the outright opponents of Hoove activity, while the ¢ 1l in doubt has inspire them to greater cau P E Charles D. Hilles, vie» to W at the W tatem: eved roa visit nee out with a longer progress. but purposs to leaders to have an u ia, activ h had been rat on new life s - forcod into admission the Pennsylvania fa was an early ac that Hoover ¢ Coast S . but there now position to call the co cory into qu there is reported to tion. be a str rren ment i the mang ¢ said to have re point wher are s side 1o advisabilit before the - \x‘nr‘rxu‘u flood a hole” by bo SUPROTL or oppess tion's plan of requi to bear a part of t fon. but on of flood that an o make a poit the problem of flos oned politicians do cin be seriously flood control mngquirs Republica to let other con: ie their votes In any event, the pr an drift in the South, North Carolina, Hoover get the though North o final dete reached €. 0. P. IN VIRGINIA AT SEA ON CHOICE Republicans Prepare to Choose Del- egates to State Convention, March 17. 1CHMO) mass citle. al m; and_countt ek to select delega Itepublican State convent will meet in Roanoke Marc lect delegates to the national g of the party in Kansas City whici to e So far the Republicans of the State continue to be at sea on the guestior of party chotee. Most of thowe who will ha for the nation are Wty as to Republican Federal RIS choteo rdential nomi holders, and mmit them- ame. 1 d to this stage of Ul the convention fnstructs the de ) from this State, it will be by a virtual Iv unanimous vote and fn ohedience to selves word passed down the hi The de ciding factor will be the advice of € Bacom Slemp. 1 My Slemp doe make up his mind by March 17 th chanees ave that the delegation will be | uninstrueted the | and | becaune the | M Hartness. who has long heen an | active Bimmons Heutenant, - has st heen named wn secretary of Btate to fill w vavancy caused by death Goy The Ale executive com Richmond Febriary city and seleet th fime for e holding of the Demociatic State convention Richmond. Nofolk Roanoke and Petersburg are contesting for the honor Political leaders of the State are gen ermlly In favor of Gov. Smith of New York. but many of them are afvaid of the thicatened will he who favor the New The prediction tha State Den mittee meets in 28 o name the applted 1o thoss York executive the Virginia dele gation to the New York convention will | be untnstructed stll holds good — The HIC between the clereal, and antt clerical intinences e Virginia 15 grow g wider every diy and onei st expeeted Lo start with selection ot Aelegates to the conmention R L ¢ BARRET making the appotment that M Hartness was ancusy leader tn political Indorsements The new sectetary of Atate probably will assume leadership of the anti-Smith campatgn from his Hew vantage point I the State Capttol R E WILLIAMS f Tash which Bishop Cannon has | | | | | | ol There 1S some { Missours. satd to su but the fa I e meng the Iy i e | workers for Miles ¥ | ting de | | developig NARYLAND-GROUP | Republican Leaders Organize 10 BACK HOOVER Committee at Parley in Baltimore. Spectal Dispatch to Tha Star. RALTIMORE. February 18.-Th~ candidary of Herhort Hoover for the Repubiican nomination for Pre was substantially Jaunched in Mar today when a number of representative Republicans of this State met here to- day and orzanized the “Ma: Hoover-for-President committee. now on this commitice will ho activel engaged in bringing about the electi of a delegation to the Republican con- vention instructed to vote for the Socre- tary of Commerce, J. Craig McLanahan. ver of this city. in whose office Hoover commitice was orpanized, and who was named chairman, stated to the meeting that after the withdrawal of President Coolidze and Charles Hughes from consideration for prominent law- the aders Back Socretary. poirted out t more wa that . Galen Re- man: Ma Wil- Roland R. Mar- ver candidacy. Mr n twvo months azo. de- Tait to d has sinee he State com- 1> Hoover movement here today is intended scope and to not confine its act ong Republicans or strictly poli 'he aim will be to bring about acrence of the represen and professional men of and tn provide a me clements of the Hoo nomir Vice Pre-idents Nomed. ot McLana- ollowinz were ice_prosider John W borough WASHINGTON STATE IS ROOMING HOOVER E. A Sims Organizes Campaign Club—Dawes Sponsors in Futile Fight. prop! The prog calis Hoover Sims M now 1S recos The Smith Democrats ) Iy b upon and s opposition I Reed, 18 Smith 1ank ates Kenneth Mack ports from all sects has drawn to his suppv ders who, in th indexter in the Pomdenie like Dawes ply Poindex fority of the Federal virtially all i W v' Hey won thetr first sh him The congresst hts are stow JAMES DE K BROWN MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE RESULTS IN SENTENCE public foday s nigh o the Seere William Newman, colored. who | Toebdun eaths S catsed the death of his wi Bortha wiil pack proposal Newman. by striking her with & ek | posal meeting. whete August 20, last, was sentenced Vester- | chiven to the national conve dav by Chief Justice MCOV 10 selve | “Ploaase wire vour posits Who fight by entering in Missorui against Herhert Hoover. MITCHELL man of the sted May Enter Missouri A rhote FRANK 0. LOWDEN. is experted to bring on a biz MISSOURI FACING ELEGATE FIGHT Wide Open Battle Between Lowden and Hoover Forces Looms. SAS CT Republicans soon w hall be P unged in ASKED FOR FARM VIEWS. Dak . F asa © Hoover ca w (e Vour pasition four years and s months i the pent- e R S R oSt tentiary. Newman was convicted of | 1o tha evel nith oiher 1 manslanghter The tragedv ocemred 10| galegram » Bells court o Georgetown ATOMey | e faot 1 Prank 3 Kelly apprated 08 e priss | gears. that - ha Cling Wing a Chinese. was sent S A the penitentiary f e vemes as peddler af opiam - He 580 vear K / Mt the kot spuad et ton BACKED BY HOME COUNTY difterent sales against hime The o satd A Wing had not been & Ching he o would have mmposed & sentence of KAN JOSE Caltt . Febiuary 18 (4 10 vears Phe candidacy of Herbert Hoover for Chinese" satd the comrt, “are BroughE up i an atmosphere of opium smoking and ey probahly have a ait ferent viewpoint from us i (his mat () Al the Republican prestdential namination WAS unanimousty At & meeting of the Santa Clara County Republican central commitiee, dorsed here This » Liovver s home eounty, \ L was o today | Conventzon Campazgn HODVERITES BUSY IN PENNGYLVANIA Mellon Leaders Fail to Change Front as Secretary En- ters Contést. s Th HARRISBURG. Pa Formal Commeree Hoover e for the Rept omination has n hnad nath to featuse. Haover prior announcement have become ope: porters of the Secretary The announceme brought no change the Mellon leade tinue to strive for vania dh‘»z'n‘m nstructed, so shall vote in nave filed petitions to have th printed on ballots as candi delegate and sled Active. ‘mllh Backers WYCMING WOMEN DEMAND DRY PLANKS State’s Dewa NEW v 18 Now O ne Shyey Lones was o Vind A memder 1 naro AN'S o (3 {\ sucoeeds ) Phomas af Shievepors. ML Hambta succeeds Mrs Qenelteve o Thompsen New Quieans B