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

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Washington, March 7. (#)—The
democratic row precipitated by
Chairman Raskob of the national
committee has led to a full flower-
ing of political speculation concern-
ing 1932:

Not only in the party of Jeffer-
son, but in republican ranks as well,
the next presidential race has be-
come an absorbing topic for public
utterance. And on one sic, inde-
pendents are getting together, dis-
claiming any third party intentions
but bent on making their mark
through coalescing on objectives
which have been somewhat scatter-
ed.

Smother Raskob Plan.

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, had
marched forth with an endorsement
by the free state's legislature. Rum-
blings of a split between Alfred E.
Smith and Governor Roosevelt in
New York, though denied, occupied
many political speculators with em-
phasis on the bearing such as event
would have on Roosevelt's presiden. |
tial chances. |

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.
| 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 Hoover's
/record and called for his renomina-
tion. So did the state convention of
the party in Michigan. |

LaFollette “Talks.” |

An utterance, interesting because
Of its source, was attributed to Sen-
ator LaFollette of Wisconsin, inde-|
pendent republican, who was quot-_
ed in Philadelphia as saying Hoo- |
ver’s renomination on a bone-dry |
platform was a foregone conclusion. |

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

 

 

ment.

As to the Smith-Roosevelt situa-
tion, some commentators predic ted
there would be a split if Governor
Roosevelt sought to avoid further

commitment on prohibition in a bid
i for southern ennnoart

 
 