WASHINGTON, March 7, (PL
‘The Democratic row precipitated by
Chairman Raskob of the National
Committee, has led to a full flower-
ng of political speculation concern-

 

 
  

Not only in the party of Jeffer-
on but in Republican ranks as well
as the next presidential race has be-
come an absorbing topic for public
utterance, and, on one side indepen-
dents are getting together, disclaim:
g any third party intentions but
bent on making their mark through
adolescing on objectives which have

 

  
   

 

! been somewhat scattered. .
' Most conspicuous in Democratie
iranks was a concerted effort to

i smother the Raskob plan to line up
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the party for his “home rule,” state
iliquor control project. But out of
the background a recurrent presi-
deniial boom for the Maryland anti--
prohibitionist, Governor Ritchie, had
marched forth with an endorsement
by the free state's legislature.
; Rumblings of a split between Alfred
| £. Smith and Governor Roogevelt in

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WASHINGTON, March 7.—(®)—
The democratic row precipitated
by Chairman Raskob of the na-
tional committee has led. to a full
flowering of political speculation
concerning 1932,

Not only in the party of Jef-
ferson but in republican ranks the
next presidential race has become
an absorbing topic, and, on one
side, independents are getting to-
gether, disclaiming any _ third
party intentions but bent on mak-
ing their mark through coalescing
on objectives which have been
somewhat scattered,~

Most conspicuous in democratic
ranks was a concerted effort to
smother the Raskeb plan to line
up the party for his “home rule”
state liquor control project but out
of the background a recurrent
presidential boom for the Mary-
land anti-prohibitionist, Governor
Ritchie, had marched forth with
an endorsement by the free state’s
legislature. Rumblings of a spjit
between Alfred E. Smith and Gov-
ernor Roosevelt in New York,
though denied, occupied many poll-
tical speculators with emphasis
on the bearing such an event
would have on Roosevelt's presi-
dential chances.

Hoover's name was being utter-
ed at republican rallies all over
the country in @ not unusual
swing towards renomination of the
 