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.
 
WASHINGTON, March 7 (P)—
The Democratic row precipated: by
Chairman Raskob of: the national
dommittee, has led to a full flower-

g of political speculation ‘con-
cerning 1932.

Not only in the. party of Jefter-
son but in- Republican Yanks as
well the next: presidential race has
‘become an absorhihg topic for pub-
lic. utterance. And; on one side
Independents: are: getting together,
disclaiming any third party inten-
tions but bent on making their
mark through ‘coalescing on ob-
| jectives which have been somewhat
scattered. :

Most conspicuous in Democratic
ranks was a concerted effort to
smother. the Raskob plan to line
up the party. for his “home rule,”
state liquor control project. But
ae of the background », recur-
rent presidential, boom for the
Maryland anti-prohibitionist, Gov-
ernor . Ritchie. has inarched forth
with an endorsement _by the free

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