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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 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

 
 