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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.—(®)—
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
 