| Show DEMOCRATS 80 BOOST SI EATO Office Seekers in Debatable Debat- Debat able States Cause Concern ALBANY N. N Y V. July 20 APIn APIn AP- AP In their efforts to put Governor Smith in the White House the Democrats intend to overlook no opportunities to capture control of congress The Democratic presidential nominee himself already has discussed dis- dis cussed the senatorial phase of the question with two senators of his political faith TYdings of Maryland and Hawes of Missouri and before Ion he undoubtedly will be ac- ac with the situation as it affects at- at the house ot of representatives Tydings who is chairman of the Democratic senatorial campaign committee and Hawes one ot of its members gave Governor Smith a hand first Insight into their conten- conten plated activitIes at conferences which terminated here yesterday They proceeded to New York to confer with party leaders deter deter- deter I Continued Continued on ii page 4 i DEMOCRATS WILL BOOST SENAtORS Continued from page 1 mined to work ork In close cooperation with the Democratic national corn com In an effort to overtUrn the sUm Slim Republican majority in the senate SEATS INVOLVED Among the Democratic se seatS t in- in In the coming election ur are thos those ot of Ashurst of Arizona Bay rd ard ot D Delaware are la Bruce Druce of M Mary Mary- ry land Copeland of New Y YOrk rk Dill Dillof of ton I Edwards dwards ot of New v Gerry of Rhode Island Kendrick ot of Wyoming King Hing ot of Utah Loch r r ot Of Ohio Neeley ot of West Vest Virginia la Pittman o of Nevada Reed of Missouri l Walsh tit Of Mon 1 tana and Wheeler ot of Montana with only one Reed exception of Idis- Idis now holding office are Seeking reelection And the tact fact that th they y come from debatable states In the north and west l is giving ing the Democratic senatorial cam eam aign no little con concern ern ASHEVILLE N N. C. C July 20 AP AI Having pledged themselves to do do- rot Governor Smith d legates delegates to to the conference ot of dry Dem- Dem separated today to carry their campaIgn against the nominee to their lr home states Before DeCou the conference adopted a statement ot of its anti and principles attacking the New York governor for tor what termed his repudiation of the I platform plat plat- lat lat- form torm on prohibition his s selection of t a a. wet Republican as chairman the Democratic national corn com his wet record and nd hia re re- l tation to Tammany Hall The statement declared I ig g allegiance e to the principles ot of true but asserted we cannot support Gove Governor nor norU U ed E. E Smith the nominee ot of the Ilous- Ilous ton convention for the presidency ot of the United d States and we hereby here here- by pled pledge go ourselves as Smith anti Democrats to use all proper and honorable means to secure his de de- feat Lengthy reference was made to the battle for a a. bone dry plank at atthe atthe the Democratic national convention and ad to Governor Smiths Smith's telegram pledging enforcement ot of the pro pro- laws but declaring for tor their modification In this connection the Now New York governor Wit was accused of bolting the party part platform and his message was termed brazen political cal effronterY planned In advance in order to secure wet R Republican votes otes Smith to Deal With Farm Liquor Questions ALDA ALBANY Y N. N y July 20 AP- AP Governor Smith today that he Intended to with prohibition prohibition tion farm relief extensively In his speech of oC acceptance The Democratic presidential nominee nom norn- inee disclosed his intentions when asked by newspapermen ab abOut ut published pub pub- reports that ho he planned to subordinate the farm relief and prohibition IssUes and stress his Ideas about reorganization ot of fed fed- cral government functions anti and gov gov- economy I The governor said there Was no basis for tor s sUch ch a a. forecast ot of his iii- iii and reiterated that he had disclosed to no ono one he intended in in- tended to emphasize except that he would touch on all major issues s of the campaign The Tho date for tor Smith notification and his acceptance speech probably will be set within the next day or two S Pittman of Nevada evada who will be chairman of at the notification notification noti- noti committee was an over night guest ot of the governor and discussed uPs dis- cussed with him plans for the cere mony Determination of the date dato w was s left to the tho nominee who said Mid radio ta fa would have to be surveyed b before ore a d is reached One in Each State Will Be Adviser NEW YOnI July 20 The AP-The directing agencies of the Democratic national campaign will be an advisory advisory ad- ad c composed ot of one representative from each state in inthe inthe the Union and an executive corn com ot of s seven ven headed by himself National Committee Chairman John J. J announced today The announcement was made after atter a l lengthy conference between Colonel Herber H. H Lehman national commIttee financial tom tor United States Senator Peter G. G Gerry ot of Rhode Island and other Democratic leaders Senator Gerry will be chairman ot of tire the advisory committee R said that the personnel ot of both committees es had been decided on but that It would not be made public until all acceptances had been rece receIved ed |
