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presidential chances.

Hoover Boosted

Hoover’s name was being uttered
at republican rallies all over the
country in a not unusual swing to-
wards renomination of the incum-
bent, but heartened by the disturb-
ance in democracy’s camp.

Several democratic leaders, active
in trying to head off the Raskob
program, continued their assertions
that embracing such an issue would
amount to throwing away the 1932
chances of the party, though other-
wise they appeared excellent.

Some republicans agreed with
them. Out of a Texas meeting of
party leaders came a prediction
that the G. O. P. would have easy
sailing as a result of the democratic
row. That group yesterday endorsed
without qualification President Hoo
ver’s record and called for his re-
nomination. So did the state con-
vention of the party in Michigan.

 
 
Washington, D. C.. March 7.—
(AP)—The democratic row precipi-
tated by Chairman Raskob of the
national committee has led to a full
flowering of political speculation

‘concerning 1932.
Not only in the party of Jefferson
‘but in republican ranks as well, the
next presidential race has become
‘an absorbing topie for public utter-
‘ance. And, on one side, independ-
/ ents are getting together, disclaim-
‘ing any third party intentions but
bent on making their mark through
coalesce ing on objectives 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 out of
the background a recurrent presi-
dential boom for the Maryland anti-
prohibitionist Governor Ritchie, bad
marched forth with an indorsement
by the free state's legislature. Rum-
blines of a split between Alfred E.
Smith and Governor Roosevelt in-
New York, though dented, occupied |
many political speculators with em-
phasis on the bearing such an event
would have on Roosevelt's presiden-
tial chances.

Hoover's name was being uttered
at public rallies all over the country |
in a not unusual swing towards re-
nomination of the incumbent, but
heartened by disturbances in de-
mocracy’s camp,

Out of a Texas meeting of party.
leaders came a prediction that the)
G, O, P. would have easy sailing as |
a result of the democratic row, That |
group yesterday indorsed without |
qualification President Hoover's |
record and called for his renomina: |
tion. So did the state convention of |
the party in Michigan.

An utterance, interesting because |
of its source, was attributed to Sen-
ator LaFollette of Wisconsin, inde-
pendent republican, who was quoted
in Philadelphia as saying Hoover's
renomination on a bone-dry plat-
form was a foregone conclusion,

He said again that he saw no fm. |
mediate upwelling of public senti- |
ment to justify a third party move: |
ment, |

As to the Smith-Roosevelt situa:
tion, some commentators predicted |
there would be a split if Governor |
Roosevelt sought to avoid further |
commitment on prohibition in a bid |
for southern support,

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