Show Governor Smith Getting Stronger With Democrats Of tIle the Southern States By nr GEORGE GEORGI D D. RILES C 5 Editor of or the gha m i s. s Copyright 1927 Consolidated Press PreM Association BIRMINGHAM r. r Ala April 2 Tho The tide of ot Al Smiths Smith's presidential hopes hopu lapping over the tho Mason Matlon DIxon line has hils seeped Into seven sc southern Bouthern states which three years year ago stood with the phalanx supporting sup sup- supporting porting William 1 G. G McAdoo cAdoo Instances lately have havo come thick and fast fact to support the assertion of oC partisans of oC the New York governor that their campaign Is making making- progress against desper desper- desperate ate odds odds- A 1 wide south survey just com corn completed shows that the Smith tortes foreM forc a may reasonably look for aid in the titanic tIt battle coming In to the 1928 Democratic national convention from Maryland larland Vir Vir- Virginia Virginia ginia Florida and Louisiana Gov Gov- Governor Governor Smith may ma swing support from rom uninstructed delegates gates rep rep- representing representing resenting North Carolina Georg Georg- Georgia Georgia ia ja ia Texas and Kentucky JI LEADERS DEnS ron FOR S SMITH In Tn their maneuvers maneu to gain sup sup- support support support port for a a. Roman Catholic wet as against a several Protestant drys from the south who probably will willbo willbe willbo bo be put forward to succeed Mr Coolidge champions of ot Governor Smith have allied themselves with An on Imposing array of ot Dixie po po- political leaders rs Among the outstanding figures claimed by Smith agents as among their adherents are ue Governor Go Al Al- Albert Albert Albert bert Ritchie of ot Maryland Gover Cover Governor nor Harry Harn Flood Byrd B rd of ot Vir Vir- Virginia ginia Clark Howell Atlanta pub- pub publisher lisher and a power In Georgia pol pol- politics former Senator Oscar Un Un- Underwood Underwood Underwood derwood of oC Alabama Senator Ed Ed- Edward Edward ward Broussard of oC Louisiana and two Texans members of President Wilsons Wilson's cabinet T. cabinet T W. W Gregory former attorney general and Albert Al Al- Albert Albert bert Burleson time one-time postmaster lor tor general Northern Florida almost repopulated re- re repopulated repopulated populated In the boom years by b settlers from north of ot the Ohio river Is known to be at odds po po- politically with the lower peninsula la and is b considered field for tor forSmith's forSmith's Smiths Smith's campaign workers Large sums have been appropriated for expenditure in fn this state alone it is learned authoritatively In Georgia the recent over over- overwhelming overwhelming whelming defeat of ot the Ku Klux Klan ticket Is believed belie to open the way ay to 10 more liberal consid of ot Smiths Smith's candidacy North orth Carolina Caroline shaken by the resignation of ot Judge William Gra- Gra Grady Grady dy as state slate grand dragon drogon of ot the klan and his public denunciation of ot the masked marked order offers an n another nother an- an another other vantage point for Cor AIs AI's cam cam- campaIgners The reappearance in Virginia of oC Thomas Fortune Ryan Ran erstwhile Cardinal Richelieu of oC old do dominion do- do dominion minion politics but more lately a resident of ot New York City CIt is b linked significantly with recent utterances by Governor Byrd which are ore considered favorable to the Smith cause OPPOSITION ALSO Despite the the- personal ambitions of ot Governor Ritchie the preponderant preponderant preponderant derant wet et and Catholic elements In Maryland's l electorate are cited to assure support for tor Governor Smith on the crucial ballot Cath Cath- Catholic Catholic Catholic olic southern Louisiana which out out- outvotes outvotes outvotes votes Protestant northern Louisi Louisiana aria ana holds promise of oC another del del- delegation delegation del del- delegation cheering for tor the son of ot the east cast side In- In Inthe the face tace of ot outspoken op Ope opposition position from Crom Governor Go Dennis of ot Mississippi and Sen Sen- Senators Senators Senators and Black of ot Ala Ala- Alabama Alabama bama banta Smiths Smith's managers might count on a small popular vote ote from the Catholic Creole com com- communities communities along alonS' the gulf coast from Biloxi Miss Mica to Pensacola Fla FIll An unquestioned power In Ala Ala- Alabama Alabama bama politics remarked to a friend the other day da that with Als Al's del del- delegation delegation delegation to the 1928 convention uninstructed it would be easy for him to deliver dell er the tho states state's 24 bal bal- ballots ballots ballots lots to Smith Indications are that Smith ad ad- advocates advocates advocates may mal expect scant succor In n South Carolina Alabama Mis Mis- Mississippi Tenness Tennes Tennessee Tennesse e e. e Arkansas and Oklahoma However Smith campaign com com- committee are being organized In every ever southern state and Demo Demo- Democratic Democratic Democratic cratic national committeemen are being told by their northern brethren that Al tl 1 is the only man manto manto manto to beat Cal |