DEMOCRAT CANDIDATE
SMITH BOOM DEVELOPS NO REAL OPPOSITION (Australian Press Association.) (By Cable—Press Assn—Copyright.) NEW YORK, June 21. Governor Al. Smith’s ascendancy for the Democratic nomination as President of the United States has now reached the stage where every indication points to his victory. Nothing but a political upheaval is likely now to defeat, him. Perhaps the most significant indication of Governor Smith's ascendancy is the fact that Mr McAdoo has announced that he not only will withdraw from the pre-convention considerations, but that he will not even attend the Democratic Convention. This is a tacit admission of defeat, and it is politically eloquent. Senator Reed’s candidacy, moreover, has failed to assume anything like importance. He cannot now hinder the amazing and spontaneous popular strength that has„.now mustered behind Governor Smith’s candidacy, a fact, which, now disclosed, is a tacit admission that Governor Smith is not likely to have any difficulty in obtaining the necessary two-thirds majority of the 1100 Democratic delegates, on an early ballot. This, however, does not mean that a fierce attack will not be made on Governor Smith, since the Prohibition and the anti-Roman Catholic groups of' Democrats derive strength from the fact that they ostensibly are in politics because of their convictions, and not simply professionally, and they will fight to the end for their “cause.” This fact is expected to produce some "fireworks” at the convention.
The Vice-Presidential choice of the Democrats will probably be dictated by Governor Smith’s forces, and it is inevitable that the Vice-President nominee will bo a Western man. This is already discernible. In fact, Mr Hoover’s managers have disclosed that Mr Hoover,’ during his campaign, will make his principal fight in the Eastern States, he believing that the West is already Republican. It is obvious that Governor Smith’s strength lies in the large eastern cities, and that the Democrats must centre their fight in the West. Therefore they must choose for Vice-President a man who will appeal to that section of the country. In the Democratic platform, there will be a tremendous and biting condemnation of the alleged corruption of the high Republican officials in office, with their large campaign expenses from tainted sources.
The Prohibition question -will produce a fight, but the difficulties in the Democratic Party will probably be got over by declaring tamely for law enforcement.
The Democrats will make a bid for the farmers’ support with . their agricultural plank, which will be promises to the farmers. The Tariff question will, of course, play its part. Though there may be open quarrelling and bitter speeches and the usual warfare so characteristic of the Democratic Party when the convention meets, the debate of 1924 at Madison Square is not likely to be repeated.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 23 June 1928, Page 7
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