Show DEMOCRATIC TIC FORCES OPEN CAMPAIGN ON ROOSEVELT i Sweeping Sweeping- Realignment of Presidential Politics Poli Politics I tics Planned by Imposing j i Group of Party Leaders i B By BYRON PRICE I Associated Press Staff St. Writer WASHINGTON Feb 6 A 6 A sweeping sweeping sweep sweep- in ing realignment of or Democratic presidential presidential politics designed to stop definitely doff doff- the onrush of ot the Roosevelt forces draw new candidates into the picture and md throw the decision squarely into the lap of ot the national convention itself is about to be undertaken un un- un- un b by an nn imposing group of ot party part leaders Alfred Alred E. E Smith will make the first move tomorrow when he issues a statement fully expected by informed le leaders to open the way for use of his name as a candidate in certain pivotal states This will wm be followed by a nation nation- wide effort cHort to bring more favorite favorit C sons into the picture to strengthen i sentiment for uninstructed dele delegations a- a in states stales having no real favorite favorite favorite favor favor- ite and to widen the influence o of I various c candidates already in the th field against Roosevelt Speaker John N. N Garner is one 01 of those whose supporters are expected to begin serious efforts to enlist delegate delegate dele dole gate strength He already has been promised Texas and some ome outside support and although he only has laughed at these proposals he now will be urged to let his name go into primaries in many places Former Governor Harry Byrd Virginias Virginia's Virginias Virginia's Vir Vir- ginia's favorite son will ill be asked to tc I Continued d on PS Two BOURBONS OPEN ROOSEVELT WAR Continued From Pa Page Pie One He mc in certain certin states stales where his po possible pos pos- sible candidacy is but now a factor facto Headquarters for him have just been bee opened in i Richmond With all of this will wH ill go a reinforcement reinforce reinforce- ment meat of the Roosevelt drive for delegates delegates dele dele- gates conducted up to lo now without any publicly recognized national headquarters The long expected stop Roosevelt Roosevel campaign is in short at hand I Ithe In Inthe Inthe the early months of the party's 1932 preparations the New York governor governo has las had things largely in his hi ow own way vay No other candidate is i running In n a national sens sense His friends have collected a vcr very imposing list of pledges from party part leaders in many states His Hi manager manager manager mana mana- ger James A. A Farley predicts hi his nomination on the first ballot It I is to stop just this that other elements elements ele ele- dc- dc ments of the party now are moving They will vill wi use use the the argument that th the party will vill wi be In a much better beter Ion tion to decide in June than it is i in March ton April Apri and May when most o ohe of the he delegates are to be chosen SMITH TO ACT For the most part they probably wH not openly attack Roosevelt but bu butvill wl vill counsel caution cauton Many o of Smiths Smith's friends and advisers ad ad- understand that he has no hope hop he ic himself himsel may be the eventual nom nom- inee ince He is not expected to make a nationwide race but to center on those hose states stales where his chances appear best est of gathering an Impressive ml ml- only of the national convention These states include New York New Jersey ersey Massachusetts Connecticut Pennsylvania Rhode Island and Delaware Del Del- aware ware The whole significant sequence o of impending developments means that tha the ic rather harmonious course o of Democratic affairs is about to be disrupted disrupted dis dis- and that a battle batte royal for forthe the Ule le nomination Is about to begin |