Eo Se Tee ee ee ee et eee ee
Washington, Mar. 7—The Demo-
eratic row precipitated by chairman
Raskeb of the national comniitee has
led to a full flowering of pelitical
speculation concerning 1932,

Most conspicuous in Democratic
ranks was a concerted effert to
smother the Rascob pian to Line up
the party for his “home rule,”
state liguor project. But out of the
| background a recurrent presidential
boom for the Maryland anti-prohi-
| bitionist governor Ritchie, had
/marched forth with an endorsement
,by the free state's legislature, The
“rumblings of a split between Alfred
E. Smith and Governor Roosevelt
be New York, though denied, oc-
‘eupied many speculators with en
‘phasis on the bearing such an event
‘would have on Roosevelt's preside
‘ital chances.

Hoover's name Was being uttered
at republican rallies all ever the
‘country in @ not unusual swing to-
“wards renomination of the incum-
‘bent, but heartened by the distur
‘bance in democracy’s camp.
 
Not only in the party of Jeffer-
son but in republican ranks as well
the next presidential race has he.
come ain absorbing topie for public
utterance, And, on one side Tnde-
pendents are getting towether, dis-
Claiming anv third party intentions,
but bent on caaking their mark
through coalescing on objectives
which have been somewhat seatter-
‘ed, Most conspicuous in democratic
|ranks was a concerted effort to
smother the Raskob plain to line
up the party for his “home rule,”
state liquor control project. But
out of the background a reenrrent
/presidential boom for the Maryland
| anti-prohibitionist, Governor Ritch
‘ie had marched forth with an en-
| dorsement hy the free state's legisla.
iture, Rumblings of a split between
| Alfred 2. Smith and Governor
Roosevelt in New York, though de
| nied. ocenplied many political spec
ulators with emphasis on the bear
ing such an event would have on
Roosevelt's presidential chances
. Hoover's name was being uttered
at republican raliles all over the
country in a not unusnal swing to
wards renomination of the imeum
} bent, but heartened by the disturh
 anee in democracy’s camp,
| Party Endangered?
| Several democratic leaders, activ:

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