Show p 14 MEN OPEN PLAN TO PUT SMITH OVER Form Organization That Will Wil End in Nomination of Former Governor Governors WANT SHOUSE CHAIRMAN Workers Guests of Own Candidate Candidate Can Can- at Lunch en B Br Associated russ Press NEW YORK June 8 Fourteen 8 men forming an organization which they assert will end with the nom nomination nomi nation of Alfred Allred E. E Smith for president president dent went to work today on an intensified intensified in in- campaign to accomplish that tha purpose They were the former governors governor's guests yesterday at a luncheon after which it was announced that Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Joseph B. B Ely of Massachusetts will place Smiths Smith's name before th the Democratic national convention in Chicago and that Smiths Smith's' supporters supporter will back the selection of Jouett Jouet Shouse for convention chairman Five cas eastern tern states in which former forme Governor Smith has shown strength in campaigns were represented at the luncheon Smith himself however was the only New Nc Yorker present although his friends friend believe he will carry considerable support from this state with him into the convention The states represented represent represent- ed cd were Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island New Jersey and Perm Penn sylvania Charles Ch rles Ely brother of the Massachusetts Massa governor who will nominate Smith at the Chicago convention waa was wa wasa a guest at the luncheon The other Massachusetts representatives were Francis X Hurley state a auditor General Charles H. H Cole and Daniel MAYOR PRESENT Frank Hague mayor of Jersey City headed leaded the New Jersey delegation He lie was vas accompanied by Harry Hehre Democratic state chairman and WilHam William Wil Wil- Ham liam J. J Egan Newark director of public safety From Connecticut came Thomas F F. Spellacy former national committeeman committee committee- man who acted as spokesman after the luncheon Alfred N. N Phillips former former former for for- mer mayor maor of Stamford David E E. Fitzgerald former mayor of New NewHaven NewHaven Haven and Frank Hayes Haes mayor maor of Waterbury Pennsylvania was represented by Sedgewick Kistler national committeeman commit commit- teeman and John R. R Collins former state chairman and Rhode Island by Howard McGrath state chairman Spellacy said the Smith supporters would support Shouse for permanent convention chairman and Senator Alben Alben Al- Al ben W. W Barkley o of Kentucky a Roose- Roose Howard McGrath state chairman JACKSONVILLE Fla June 8 a P PA P- P PA I A congressional candidate advocating ad repeal o of the prohibition Jaws laws two who championed a referendum and another In favor o of prohibition led the tha field today on partial returns from yesterdays yesterday's Democratic primary that gave Governor Franklin D. D Roose Roose- Continued on Pare Pace Two I 5 I i I 14 MEN OPEN UPEN PLAN TO PUT SMITH OVER Continued From Pa Pare Pue One velt of or New Now York an overwhelming preferential vote for the presidential nomination Mark Wilcox West Palm Beach lawyer law law- yer who based his campaign for the nomination In fri the Fourth congressional congressional district on repeal of ot the eighteenth eighteenth eight eight- amendment had a lead of at more than votes over Representative Ruth Bryan Owen this afternoon REPORTED The count was based on returns from precincts of the in the district and showed for Wilcox and for Mrs I Owen Representative Herbert J J. J Drone of the First district had nearly doubled the vote received ed by his two opponents opponents opponents when ballots were counted from precincts out of ot in the dis dis- The count showed Drane J. J Hardin Peterson and Sumter L. L Lowr Lowry Sr All advocated advocated a 1 prohibition referendum Representative Tom Yon of ot the Third district champion of ot prohibition tion took a slight margin marcin over Millard Mil Mil- lard Caldwell Caidwell and R. R G. G Patterson who favor a referendum The count of ot precincts out of ot 83 in the district dis gave Yon Caldwell and Patterson 2411 HOLDS MARGIN I Former Representative W. W J J. Scars who served 14 years in c congress from the Fourth district held a considerable considerable consider consider- able margin over four opponents inthe in m the Ithe race for the nomination as congressman con con- gressman from the state at large Three hundred and seventy-one seventy precincts pre out of 1283 in the thc state returned the following Scars Sears John T. T Alsop mayor of Jacksonville W W. J. J Bell Lester W W. Jennings and Asher Frank 2871 2371 Sears Scars and Alsop advocate a n refer reter Jennings and Frank favor repeal and Bell wants prohibition re rc re- re tamed JACKSON Miss Miss' Miss June 3 a Mis IP Mis Mississippi Democrats have turned down downa a movement for support of a dry plank in the party platform and elected elected elect elect- ed delegates friendly to Governor Franklin D. D Roosevelt of ot New York to cast their 20 votes at the national convention The 20 delegates named at the state convention here yesterday esterday were uninstructed uninstructed un un- instructed as a unit but the individuals individuals were openly favorable to nomination nomi nomination nomi nomi- nation of Roosevelt as the Democratic presidential president al candidate |