the DETR, Mar. 7 (#) ~
Chairman Raskob of the Nationa
committee, has led to a full Anh
pri 4 ” paca: speculation .

Not only in the party of Jeffer-
son but in blican ranks as

   

of ;
tween Alfred FE. Smith and Gover-
nor Roosevelt in New York,

» occupied many political
speculators with emphasis on the
earing such an event would have
mn Roosevelt's presidential chances.

LaFollette Tractable,

Hoover's name was being uttered
tt Republican rallies all over the
country in a not unusual swing to-
‘ards renomination of the incum-
ent, but heartened by the dis-
rbance in Democracy’s camp.
Several Democratic ‘

ve in trying to head off the Ras-
ob program, continued their as-| fi
rtions that embracing such an is-

ie would amount to throwing
vay the 1932 chances of the party,
ough otherwise they appeared ex- |
llent.

Some Republicans agreed with |
em. Out of @ Texas meeting of | 'T’
rty leaders came. a prediction
at the G. O. P. would have easy
ling as a result of the Demo-
tic row. That group yesterday

dersed without qualificat: :

th ik H record and al

fe con | Of the party in/
n

in utterance, interesting be-
ise Of its source, was attributed
Senator LaFollette of brn.
ependent Republican, was
ted in Philadelphia as saying eas

Hoover's renomination on a
e-c'ry platform was a foregone
clusion.

Meet Next Week.

e said again that he saw no | tions
ediate upwelling of public sen-| was
mt to jusiity a third Party/at c
ement. Of the progressive meet- tallir
called to convene here March Wi
nd 12, he said: embe
ve will formulate plans to cashi
» Our economic program on the Bank
ation of the next Cozeress.” to 18
ready powerful in the Beuate | Err
igh the coalition with Lhe | Camb
berats, which ruled off and on: |
igh the entire last session Of | sontes
ress, this group is looking for- Chit
to @ stronger position in both | Eigi
hes next session, pleade
kers of the conference today Natio1
represented as well pleased them,
the response. Acceptances by th
both Republicans and Demo- on a
have been coming in to the

of Senator Norris, of Ne- F

si in

   
   
  

   
 
   
   

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WASHINGTON, March 7
—UP}), The Democratic row
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jparty and in Republican
ranks as well the next presi-
dential race has become an
absorbing topic for public ut-
}teranee. And, on one side in-
‘dependents are getting to-
gether, disclaiming any third
|intentions, but bent on mak-
ing their mark through coal-
jescing, on objectives which
re been somewhat seut.

i tered.

Oppose Raskol Plan

{ Most cdnspicuous in Democratic
iranks was a concerted effort to
smother the Raskob plan to tne
up the party for his “home rule,”
state Hquer control project, But
Fout of the background a recurrent
| antl-prohibitionist, Governor Ritehle
| anti-prohibitionist, Gavrnor Ritehie
'had marched farther with an ine
dorsement by the ‘state's Teciel-
ture, Rumblings of a split between

Alfred E. Sntith and Governor
| Roosevelt in New Yark, though de-
nied, occupied many political spee-
ulators with emphasis on the beat-
ing such an event would have on
Roosevelt's presidential chances

President Hoover's name was
being uttered at Republican rallles
all over the country in a not un+
usual swing towards his renamina-
tfon but heartened by the disturb-
ance in Democracy’s camp.
| Several ‘Vemocratic leaders, ac-
tive in trying to head off the Rt
‘kob program, continued their a+
ertions that embracing such an
ue Would anyunt to throwing
awag the 1032 chances of the
pat though otherwise they ap-
peared excellent.

WH Have Easy Salling

Some Republicans agreed with
them. Out of 2 Texas meeting of
party leaders came a prediction
that the G.O.P, would have ea)
ailing due to the Democratic row.
That group yestrday indorsed with-
out quailfieation Prosident Hoover's
record and called for bis renomina-
tion, So dad the state convention of
the party in Michigan,

AN utterance. Interesting because
of its source, was attributed to
Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin,
independent Repubhean, who was
quoted jn Philadelphia ax saying
Mr, Hoover's renomination on a
bone-dry platform wag ‘a foregone
conclusiat

He said again that he saw no
immediate upweiling of public sen-

    

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 
 precipitated
by Chairman
Raskob of
the National
committee,
has led to a
full flower~
ing of politi-
eal specula-
tion concern-
ing 1932,

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