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Washington — The democratic
row precipitated by Chairman Ras-
kob of the national committee, has
led to a full flowering of political
speculation concerning 1932.

Not only in the party of Jeffer-
gon, but in republican ranks as
well, the next presidential race has
become an absorbing topic for pub-
lie utterance. Independents also are
getting together, disclaiming any
taird party intentions but bent on
making their mark through coales-
cing on objectives which have been
some-what scattered.

Most conspicuous in democratic
ranks was a concerted effort to
emother the Raskob plan to line up
the party for his “home rule,” state
liquor control project. But out of

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WASHINGTON, March 7, (PL
‘The Democratic row precipitated by
Chairman Raskob of the National
Committee, has led to a full flower-
ng of political speculation concern-

 

 
  

Not only in the party of Jeffer-
on but in Republican ranks as well
as the next presidential race has be-
come an absorbing topic for public
utterance, and, on one side indepen-
dents are getting together, disclaim:
g any third party intentions but
bent on making their mark through
adolescing on objectives which have

 

  
   

 

! been somewhat scattered. .
' Most conspicuous in Democratie
iranks was a concerted effort to

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the party for his “home rule,” state
iliquor control project. But out of
the background a recurrent presi-
deniial boom for the Maryland anti--
prohibitionist, Governor Ritchie, had
marched forth with an endorsement
by the free state's legislature.
; Rumblings of a split between Alfred
| £. Smith and Governor Roogevelt in

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