Evening Star Newspaper, January 8, 1928, Page 13

“Tlooter and Smith Appare . b WILLIS SOPPORT- © N OHO ISSUE Fight Opens Over How Far Delenation Shall Back Scnator. Speial Dispatih to The Star COLUMBUR, Oblo, Janua Sieaker Longworth and § Fexs having taken themselves out of the con ext for the Republican presiden tial nomination, leaving Senator Frant B Willis an open ficld ax the Ohlo fa vorite son. a spivited controversy has been stavied as to how firmly the Ohio detega 1on 10 the K = Ciy conven tion shalt be hound to support Semator Willis Senator Willis feels that since he is o be Ohio’s only candidate, the dele. gation should be bound by resolu'ion 10 support him' until he veleases them He feels that he had a chance and that chance would be greatly improved Af it were known that Ohlo was behind | him earnestly. \ He does not want Republicans of ©Ohio to express any second choice. | Bui this, the friends of rretary Hoover will not agree to. out that there is a strong sentiment in the State for Mr. Hoover, which will | fnsist upon” heing expressed. 1f there 1= not a deciacation for Mr. Hoover the second choice of the State attach ed 10 the Willis indorsement for firsi | choice. there will be breaks away from | the party organization in_ distri where the Hoover sentiment cially sirong. and Hoover candid for delegates will be chosen, and the | Senator will not have u solid delegn- | tion from his State even on the first ballor, which would, of course, seri-| ously handicap his candidacy. 4 . Conference Is Held. | . | A conference held here between the | holidays, participated in by Senator Willis and Aassistant Secretary of Com. merce Walter F. Brown, representing | Becretary Hoover, adjourned with the eontroversy in this condition, Senaior Fess will be une of the dele- £atgs at large and has sald he would | do all he could to accomplish Willix nemination. He has said repeatedly, however.. that in his opinion. Mr. Hoover is the most available man fe the party to nominate, in view of the | meed to weld bacR into the party vari- ous disgruntled elements. Thix opin ion Is shared by many Republivans here who are, nevertheless, out for Renator . Willis on State loyalty &rounds, State Chairman Fred Warner Is | expected to call the State committes | into session to 1ake nction in ‘the | pwtter. It looks us thouzh Semator Wiills" friends eastly could control | eefion of the eommittee and hind | the delezation firmly ‘to his sujport. but - there i the danger of Hoover w=énfiment breaking over the roling and electing delegates pledged =quare I¥ tv Hoover There ix sentiment in the State for | Mr fswden —mostly in thé agricul. dural wections. and at Marietta, his oM home. and the fifteenth congres shatal - district. they are tatking of Vice President Duwwes in spite of his' _teeemet T g DELEGATION- | SEENFORLOWDEN | | |Drive for lllinois Ex-Governor | Gains Steadily in Strength All Over State. Special Dispateh fown, January 7.— the birthplace of the Lowden ‘or-Prexident he will, 'In all likell- hood name « tion of 29 which | I be instr vote for the Minoix exGovernor at Kansas City next June Thix is the conxensus of those in cioee touch with the Repub fean situation in lowa at this time. The Lowden campaign, which was exun here st Winter as:the first | reaction to President Coolidze’s veto of the McNary-Haugen farm velief | bill, has gained strength with the passag f months and 18 today the only orzanized campulgn carvied on |in the State for a Republican candi- date, The question uppermost present, granted that lowa will SENATOR FRANK R. W Inslts hie is & real candinte and op- v i _choice in Ohio. | ‘flll'\wt ns candidates for Lowden, BY PRIMARY LAWS susceptible to pressure and des ) a8 the voting at Legislature’s Action Means ‘Much to Presidential Campaigns. here at in- ix to ve Think Hoover Dangerd The latter contingency i fe Frank J. Lund, head of the Lowden | Lund, meeting his district orgunizers here De- vember 30, openly expressed the feur | | that the preponderunce of sentiment in faver of Lowden in the State might make difficult the exclusion from the delegation of men none too friendly | to the champion of the farmers, | In order that little anti-Lowden sen- | timent could be developed in the re- mmining weeks and in order that lowa | might .come out whole-heartedly he | fore any State presidential primaries are held, the Lund group passed u} Special Dispateh tn The Star 'CHICAGO, 11, Januvary A Len Small's call for a special xes- sion of the legislature tb convene Jun- uary 10 to consider new direct pri- mary_legislation, is giving politicis | gan of both major parties plenty to thin about these davs. Upon the action of the legisluture. depends the ques tion of whether lllinols shall select s delegates to the Republican and Demo- cratic national conventions, pledged to presidential choices, by primar resolution requesting an early State| convention. Hoover was the only | man mentioned as Aangerous to Low den’s favorable position in the State. Hoover is a native of West Branch | hairman Willis L. Stern of the State Republich committee declured election. or by the system of pATtY | ypue the fowa convention would be conventions which obtained 20 vears paid au early né possibie fn deference | ago. to the stand of the Lowden organizers Should the legislature manage 10| 5" PiCan U ohanios A, Rawson, substitute & new law for the oneliou, “nutional committeeman, an: which minor courts in the State have | [l 350 LeBi L einat call for dele declared unconstitutional. in time, the Eroop supporting Frank O. Lowden | Fiiof S ! for presulential preference would have | " a pretty good chance to control a| Cali Is Withheld. o O O e e fajl o | The lntter withheld the call, how. get into action soon enough, and the Si°L convention_system prevails, the Re.|0f wublican State machine. which s | Tia" 0 the fowa Republican commit under the domingnce of Mayor Wil | (o, &% R two have been delesnied liam Hale Thompeon of Chicago, for- | (3 '/ il 1 | mer Senator William Lorimer and | YRG0 J0 oie 1 pradittonatly a | Btatex Attorney Robert E. Crowe of | popyblican State, the minority party | Cook County. aligned with Small's 1,5 maintained and developed a com. down Ftate faction, might well be able [ 1,y givolyv strong eampaign organiz | to throw Lowden completely off the tion for Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New | track in hix home State. York. % No Love for Lowden. | " In spite of the favorable standing | lof Edwin T, Meredith, Des Moines Thompson. ‘kingpin of the Chicago |y pjisher and Secretary of Agriculture | and Cook County Republican Eroud. ,njer President Wilson, the incipient | hos o' love for Lowden. Lowden)yierodith boom has falled to find Miss Martha McClure, vice chair. n of the Towa Republican commit. | gates was then in the hands of Chairs| until the return from the East | stotement that he will not be u ean | Was governor ‘during the World War. | qione support in the West. M. Giante Kome semtiment for Senmior | He charactized Thompson—who had | yollkon when speaking recently bhe. Curtis is found in the eastern coun-{&aid at the time that Chicago wus the | gore™y local audience, declared tha. tiex of the Siate ‘-n;‘m flnrl::n eity of lhla :T.:‘:-l_’;'h' had o expectation of becoming a | ¥ ' N ® man in il N i § madiain. the most Aangerou | candidate for the Democratic prasi-| 4 1 polities ! dential nomination. On the Demwocratic side. it seems| - Like the old story. “Off ag'in, o 4 C. C. CLIFTON. that Ohis Is not to have a renl ag’in. Finnegan.” the alllance of Gidate for the presidential nomination. | Thompson and Small for State control | = Goy. Donahey still ia determined that | is off ag'in, on ag'in constantly. Small | he' will not be u candidate. going ' #0 .(ar as to forbid the election of Gelegates dnstructed for him. ndor the Ohio presidential primsry law | a candidage for national delegate mus: | Dot _only declare the name of the | “andidate he will support for the presidential nomination. but also file | the written permisston of that per- son with the election officers. ! The governor not being a ecandl @ate and it being necesmary (o have some Democrat stand in order to! Qualify the candidates for delegates | Bepator Atlee Pomerene has agreed to be a candidate for the presiden. tial nomjnation to this extent. though | he has already declared his preference | for Gov Smith of New York. Sena-| tor ‘Pomerene therefore will be a per. functory candidate. uniexs something | Bevelops, in the convention to start | & real movement for him, whith is | not e g It Yooks now ss though Gov. Smith | would get ahout half of the A Ates | from this State. The Aelegates st | Iarge will be for him, and the dis-| tricts controlled by the considerable | citien will certainly send fmith dele. | gaten. Benator Reed seems to mnke little appeal here. an account of his | hostility to Woodrow Wilson, ) At present It looks as though the Aelegates 1o the Democratie conven tion from Ohlo would he chosen on- tensibly for former Senator Pom- erene. and the most of them go to Gov. Smith after the first ballot, the | others voting for Gov. Donahev in| #pite of his refusal to be & candidate, | with perhaps one or twa for Renator | Reed of Missouri H. GALBREAITH. DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE | OPENS FLORIDA CAMPAIGN Resolution Will Be Offered at Next | Meeting to Send Uninstructed ' Delegation, ! Bocins Duspateh 10 The Kiar, JACKRONVILLE, Plo, Janupry 7.} ="Phe campaign of 1526 cup be said | 10 be officlially Taunched with the meet g of tie Fiute Demontic executive committee held 4 few Aays agn in Jactsanvitie, The e Judge J B Ftewart of Ver chuivman hie comnmittee, amonk other (hings ertended a cordisl invitation to the vationsl Demorratic committee 10 enll the nutionsl convention in Minmi M. Cox and wther prominent prty are wrking 1o national convention dames ren s . for wople of the Filate niturad sk Intevested In the coming ni Bl contess and ey wie wls oo Fiat affwite and e vt e interest i = nuted in the slecthon of 1% Aobhin B resent “ an A his candia [ bk by Vel Prammel) plonr Lo Floridu Harth popnlar and this rice e certs Intowerting 40w faurth congressinnn ity $w rguetnd it Buth Brynn Owen Anughies of the late W4, Bryan, who wis u condidale for e seat now beld by Pemonentative W, ), Bears, sghin Wil cirpome e Aneumhent At the Ling the Demoeratle Flate cxecutive committee the ludtey part of the month, & resolution with b affered whick provides for sending Aelegnten 1o the pations) conveniiy valnstiucted There seems (o e con siderabic sentiment 0 regard tn thin change In the umin) procedure and et 5 e (it Whethes the delegnten ape instrucied or not thes usually Ao ap ey choose aiter & few badlo, GEORGE HOYT EMITH wants Thompson's support Upstate if | he is:to be a candidate for renomina tion, and. although Small hax said | nothing about it. it 18 presumed that | he will be a candidate. However, south of the ('ook County line, Thompson ix not such a mammoth figure, Lowden | ix. Small knows that, all of that. Wherefore the governor s in a auandry. Shall he tell Thompson to jump in the lake and depend upon Lowden's friends Downstate—or shall he try to maintain/a balance hetween Thompeon and Lowden, which, off hand. seems an imposeibility? It's a dificult question 1o decide, and Mr., Small has not decided. | Indiana, which has occupled the spot. | Thompeon. axide from hinting that [1ight for more than a year as the he would not ohject if his bovs in|long-drawn out Investigation of polit) Cook County give him 20 delegates |cal corruption continued plank to pre. of Cook County in the national party |*ent favorite.son candidates for the | convention, hus not named hix presi- | prexidency of each of the two national | dential candidate. He has a platform conventlons next Rummer. fiood control. farm relief. Ameriea| Petitions already are belng eclren first und fnland waterways, All he |lated for the purpose of placing the | has to say about the presidential cum- [name of Senntor James E. Watson on palgn is that he will take off his coat | the’primary hallots ax ndidute for | and work for the candidate who |the Republican presidential nomina- | stands on those four planks, tion und the Democrats are backing | Evans Woollen, Indianapolis hanker, Dawes' Ald Seen. | {for the Demoeratie nnmh‘n‘flon Vice Presigent Duwes i not a can- t Kenator Watson has withheld a def. | didnte, He will not be u candidaté | nite announcement of his plans, but as long as his personal friend, Frank |the fact that, the petitions were sent Lowden, has # chance for the nomina- fout after he had spent several daye tion. Thompson ix opposed to only |here In conferences with politieal candidate in the field, avowed os |leaders gnve the Impression that he otherwise—1lowden. There s u rumor has sanctioned the move, Jt ix the current in Chieago, which fa pot con- | understanding here that in view of firmed_ by either Thompgon or Lori. | Senator Watson's _move friends of mer. thut Thompson's support will go | Herbert Hoover, Secretary of Com to Dawes In the convention, no mat- merce, will withhold his name from tor how the Btate's delegutes muy be the primary, but the attitude of Frank | pledged beforehand, Thompson s not |0, Lowden, former Governor of mi-| oppiwed to the Vice President. nolx, i% a little more uncertain, | The Democrnts have suld very little | Overtures have been made to the | ahout either State or national offices Lowden. managers, It ix -‘:d.”m b i Wiinois. 1f Gov, Small ix a candi [main out of the Rtate, and the Im m‘m for re-election us governor there | pression prevalls that the tHinolsinn | will be at kst three Itepublicans be. will vegnrd Indland aw forbiddes | fore the people—Small, Attorn Gen. ' ground, Bome of the organized farm erisl Omesr Carlyl 4 Recretary ers, however, who have been pro of Biate Lou L. LEACH, byt moting Lowden's-eandidacy wtill are urging him to enter the race in this GUBER"iAfORIAL CONTEST OCCUPIES LOUISIANANS Btate.. It in expected thal with Wat Race Qvershadows Presidential son definitely in the field the Lowden people will not enter the primary, Campaign—Run-Off Primar, INDIANA INCLINED TO FAVORITE SONS| | Republicans Back Senator W'moll,1 While Democrats Support | Evans Woollen. 18pecial Dispateh to The Star. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., January 7. 1o PAUL R thus leaving Watwon n clenr prih for the primary indorsem which will Lemrry with it full conteol of the Hoosier Ldelegntion 1o the natlonal convention HAROLD €. FREIGHTNER. |S. DAKOTA DELEGATES APPEAR ON LOWDEN SIDE Foreseen, Specinl Diepatoh 1 The Star NEW ORLEANS, January 7.~With | 4;',,. Bmith uV' ,'“ ik I"w "ml""ilnnructlnn- for Ilinols ex-Gov. of many Loulsian semoerutic fenders. and Nenutor mew A Itepd | ernor Been Certain—8mith wiomed frequently, Louisiann e | [ forgettive the prosidential election u | Campnign Grows. this thae in the srongly con (ramted guberpstonint vwee i years | St Dispatch o The '""', i Saniney The three candidates are the pres | SIOUX FALLN I:v((_‘ e Cent Governor, Smpson: Woey 1. Long, | .- With all the rexponnible 1tepubiicnn e Rinte Fubiie sercios | eadern of Kouth Dinkots ot up for ion and Kepresentntive ey | 1Frnnk 0. Lowden of Wnoks, s the Weom The eace b being contested | 1ext Republican nominee for )es) Vo every parteh and (he buckers of [dent of the nlted - Wtaten, theve Yewch candidate nre chniming the pri- | appears Hitle doubt st this (me thit 0 Loutsiane @ eandidate who e ublienn atho X hon :r:\..,-|n mr:bm!t\ of v’w Vores cast el Wl be insteneted for M. Lowden avomatically declared elected with Fhe tenders way thut If(h i no Lous nnything more than a formality [ehwnee for Lowden 10 he nominaed VS e election. #hould neither veceivi the delegntion will ROpport any othes La majmity, the two high will | enndidate whe stands squavely f Fstage u vunoff primary. which in to | farm vellef and other. policien of w e held within five weeks of the pri | cin) intervat 1o the people of the Wesl wmary, Junuary 17, | Wor same monthe. Bouth Dakotn 1 e mhmost certain Uit 6 pun-off | supporters of Goy. Al #mit L wtls e venuiined, therefore presidentin) | crutie siandard bearer in " '|mll1|4'« must walt another month or | netional campaign have maintuined Lwo, Hinte hendauariers In By Palis In the governorship race Repre | from which they hnve heen striving (o L wentutive Wit hs (he backing of |1ine up the Democrats of - Kough 1 the old regular faction of the parly of | Dakota In support of the New Yok | which M, Avthur J. O'eels of [Governnr, They express eonfidepnce In I New Ovlenns s head Gov, Bimpson | enptoring w Winte WA on whinh | s thie Matoney faetion back of him, [ will e nstrocied (o llm’mu 1iny and Lowg the hacking of the vace [Bmith In the next Democvatin natinnn ‘Uh"l niepeels m B COBUKKN, comyention ALFRED BURKHOLLER Democratic Spectal Dispatch to The Star, DETROIT, January 7.—Two presi. dential candidates, Herbert Hoover, Republican. and Gov, Alfred k. Smith, Democrat, are the recipients of the only booms launched so far in Michl- Michlzan s 33 delegates to the national convention .will vote, on the first ballots at least, under instructions of a presidential primary to be held April 2 The delegates are selocted at congressiondl and State conventions held at undetermined dates before the primary election. . Hoove friends have perfected an organization in charge of J. Walter Drake, former Assiatant Seeretary of Commerce under Mr. Hoover and the chairman of the board of the Hupp Notor Car Corporation. This or ganization, however, has not function- ed and will not do so for some time, being content with favorable publie statements issued by active and well | known public leaders and party men Ford Leads List. Foremost in the list of indorsers of Mr. Hoover in Michigan is Henry Ford Mr. Ford Issued his first in- dorsement in September, followed last week by a stll stronger Indorsement Mr. Ford's indorsement was followed hy two fav public statements from Gov d W. Green, titular head of the party Other indorsements of have been mude by James 1. David- son of Bay City, national committee. man, and Mrs Rina M. West of Port Huron, national committeewoman from Michizan. Gov Smith s candiedacy s now in he hands of A number of Detroit Democrats whko have petigfons to place his name on the presidential primary ballots in_eirculation at time A halt hax heen noted in the circulation of these petitions. pending the outcome of the meeting of the Democratic” national committee in Washinzton next week. Detroit Demoerats under William A Comstock of Detroit, national commit teeman are doinz everything possi ble to get the Demacratic national convention for Detroit. Comstock has made a number of trips to New York in the Iast few weeks and has an nounced he I placing considerable de. Mr. Hoover the present | HOOVER AND SMITH RECIPIENTS OF ONLY' BOOMS IN MICHIGAN Commerce Secretary's Adherents’ Form Organization—Detroit Bids for Convention. pendence on the New York Democrats in alding Detroit to get the convention. In the event Detrolt {s successful, and the success proves due in a large measure to ald from New York, Smith undoubtedly will become even more popular with the Democrats in Detroit than he In at present. Out of Detroit, however, where the Democrats are his candidacy has made little dway, per Gov, Frank O. Lowden has developed some sfrength among cer- tain farm organizations who have in- dorsed the MecNary-Haugen bill, to which Lowden ix pledged. These organizations have refrained from in- dorsing the Hlinois man, and if they follow precedents, will continue to de vote themselves to indorsement of lssues, rather than men, State Senator Peter B. Lennon o Genassee County, Is the only man in Michigan who has indorsed Lowden publicity. Senator Lennon is a far- mer who Introduced u resolution at the last gesston of the Legislature in- dorsing the MeNary-Haugen bill The re<olution wax adopted. Clarence F. Buck of hicago, Lowden organizer, hax notified ator Lennon that he will announce a meeting In Deiroit in the n fu- ture, when plans for formation of Lowden organization will he dis- cussed . Mr. Buck has made 4 num- her of trips into Michizin in recent weeks, Ritchie Is Favored, Gov. A. €. Ritchie who took an active part in the d liberations of the conference of gov- ernors at Mackinuc Island, Mich., this | Summer. i looked iipon by the Demo- crats In Detroit as a possible dark horse, should the solld South remain adamant toward Smith. In many quarters it is belleved Ritchie would meet with more approval from out- State Democrats than Smith, Vice President Charles ;. Dawes is in the same relative position in ths consideration of Republican leaders |in Michigan as Ritchie ix nmong the Democrats Senator Lennon has sald that Dawes probably would be ac- |ceptable to the farm organizations. | There has heen no intimation of | elther & Dawes or Ritchle organiza- | tion being formed In Michigan. P. C. POWELL. .!r-mu‘ Dispateh 1o The Star HARRISONBURG, Pa. January 7. —S8enate action on the seating of Wil llam 8. Vere as Senator from Penn sylvania, may play a large part determining the make-up of the dele- gation which Pennsyl in sends to the Republican national convention in Kansas City next June. Unless the Senate creates n vacancy In the Vare seat by February 24 State laws will make impossible nomi- nation of a xuccessor at primary for the unexpired term. It the wseat is declared vacant time for primary nominutions, the scramble for the seats of Vare and Senntor David A. Reed at the primary is expected to be wilder and merrier than the threecornered senatorial ficht of the. 1926 Pennsylvania pri- Vare. Reed and probably half a dozen other candidates would vie for the Republican nominations ‘The present prospect 1w that if the two Benate scats are to be filled, there may be two or possibly even three tickets in the fleld 1t Is regarded here ug very fikely that these tickets would not end with eandidates for senatorinl office. but would Includ candidates for State treaxurer and auditor general the only important State offices to be filled this yvear, and for convention delegates well. 1t this should happen, a scraifbled Aelegution would result, with delegates of varlous factions winning in differ. ent_congreasional districts If, however, nominations for \'are seat are not to be made at the primary, it is doubtful whether distinet tickets for delegates will be in the fleld. Opposition 1o Senator the April in mary. the | Reed’s renbmination is expected. but cofftenta for that nomination alone are pot exvected to result in carryiog the tht an far down the ‘ticket ax the delegacies Thus far no candidates for delegnte have announced with pledges for any presidential candidnte, Bmissaries have been working for Herhert Hoove delegaten in a number of districts, however, Despite denlnlx that Recretary of the Treasury Mellon will'be.an nspir- ant for nomination un effort in ex- pected to be made 1o pledie distric delegaten to Mellon, giving the Secie- NORTH CAROLINA STARTS STATE CONVENTION DRIVE Both Parties Maneuvering With a View to Control of Session Naming Delegaten. Special Dispateh 1o The Star. RALEIGH, N, ¢, January 7.—=With the presidentinl primary Iaw, which had heen in operution for a number of years, vepenled by the ) Assenibly, manenverings have be, In both parties with o view to con of the Siate conventiony In April, which will nume delegnten to the nu- tor ventions, | dunuary finds somewhat similar con | ditlons in both the Democratic and Republiean camps, Men long domi nant in each party have taken rather Aefinite though negative positions, nnd [ ench party th 8 an opposing elo- ment whowe atrength is Iargely s mat wpecilation Benntor 1. M Bimmaona, long an In: [ Muentinl figare In Demoeratic colin [l wnd now midwiy In hin AfEh term [0 the Uinited Bates Senate, han an [ novnced that e will oppose nomine Hon af Gov. Bmith of New York That wnneuncement b vexinrded an Priont wnd the apposithon Ix expected o nnlfest Haelf in the m ool A déh Nt movement o control the Ninte's delegniion (o the nationsl convention, | Mimmonn forcen will week (o have the Hiute convention indorse Gov, Angus W. McLoan, with the hops that other Nouthern delegations will vally 1o that hanner, The delegntion will recelve fin In steuctions, If any, from the Rtate con vention, and that hody also will decide, What muy be the contested guestion, v:n’ulmtmr or not thers shall be u it e In the Republican party a oanvass of the rank and fle of the party would ‘ovenl & wrong preference for former Gov. Lowden of Hlinels, who apoke ot weveral plnces In the Rinte jast vear In (he Interast of co-operative marvket {nm and who han » niml n the Biate, (nehiding Chaleman W, 0 Beamham, whe shwcessiully mb polities with esidency of three hase hal) leauiies, However, Davi® H, Blair, comnis [t MakéUp of Pennsylvania Delegation Seen Hinged on Outcome of Vare Case {tary control of the votes In the dele- ®ation even if he should not be a con- | tender for nomination. If the Secre. {tary of the Treasury is not given a “favorite son™ indorsement. the Penn. sylvania delegation probably will be largely uninstruci Republican State Chairman W. L. Mellon, nephew of the SKecretary of the Treasury, has been going up and down the State mectinz county lead- ers in efforts to effect harmony fin selection of delegntes He says no decision has been reached regardiog Instructing the deleguton for any candidate, Goy. Al Smith appears certain to zet & majority of the Democratic dele- xites from Pennsylvanin. ax he did At the Madison Square convention in As Pennsyivania has not fol- lowed the unit rule, a msnjo not give kim the entire 76 votes from Pennsvivania, for dry districts in the southern nnd ceniral western counties Wil scAreely he for Smith if there Is | | | | ty would 1 | | | Reed. Missouri. | #hould aiso share in the Pennsylvania votes, his activity on the slush fund | committee having won him some fol- lowers even among dry triends of Willlam B. Wilson, Vare's contestant. The dry element of the Den party in Pennsylvania. howey no candidate to whom to pled; Eates, thus far. Vance C. MeCormick, | Harrisburg publisher. wbo was Demo- feratic natl | cha'rman in the second | Wilkon campuign in 1916, f» the xuid- ng spirit of this wink of the party McCormick In 1924 wus an ardent Me. Adoo supporter, swinging to Edwin T Meredith of lown after McAdoo's with. drawal, before turning in for John W. Davix, The eand'date this wing would prefer to support would be a dry, ogressive Democrat of the McAdoo ype. preferably prominent in the Wil son administratie If Meredith should not he a con- tender, the nutural cholce of this wing would be Newton D Baker of Ohio, for whom McCormick has great re. spect. I neither I» u candidate, the dry wing most like- Iv will seek unpledied delegates who will support any dark n«n‘-o n:‘:‘l‘:z ieanings who may appear to opi lelh,‘ WALTER D. ROOS. SOUTH CAROLINA PARTY FACES ROW OVER SMITH Vote for Governor Is Hope Only in Event No Other Likely Candidate Is Presented. Special Dispatch 10 The Star | | Breach Enters Every Phase, THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON.- D. 0., JANUARY 8. 1928—PART 1. ntly Out in Front of Rivals, but Both Under Fire WASHINGTON STATE REPUBLICANS SPLIT of Political Activity Over 1928 Campaign. Special Dispatch to The Star. | | BEATTLE, Wash.,, Janvary 7.—' Washington State Is enterir presidential year campai.n wied with w situation simiiar (o Gt o tin2, The Repu party hak broken. Instead of a united organiza | tion, It is about evenly divided Into two groups—supporters of Gov. Ro land H. Hartley and the opponents {of the governor, known as the anti-| | Hartley group. | And the bitter Interne¢ine warfire which has raged between the (wu groups for the last two years hax {opened a breach which party leaders fear will not be healed until after the | next general election. | The Hartley fight has entered every | | phase of political uciivity in the i {1t is fe't in the legislative and State | wenatorinl districts, in the presiden tial, United States senatorial, congres | onal and State campalgns. It finds | the Hartley faction at swords’ points | with every other elective State offi | | and preparing to bring out pre nary candidates against Republi n office holders who have heen re yvominated and re-elected for more wnen A avor Dawes or Lowden, In addition, the fact that some of the strongest anti-Hartley men and women of the State, under leadership of Charles Hebberd of Spokane, for- | mer State chairman, have allied them- selves behind the movement urging an | instructed delegation for Herbert | Hoover, the more bitter Hartley sup- | porters are seeking to perfect an or. ganization behind Vice President Charles G, Dawes or former Gov. | Frank 0. Lowden of Illinois. It is not a question of candidates as much as a question of Hartley and anti-Hartley. | In the senatorial fight the same feel- | ing persists. Chlef Justice Kenneth | Mackintosh of the State Supreme |Court, who has handed down several | decisions in litigation involving the | right of the governor to force the ex- officio boards and commissions, of which he is a minority member. to abide by his demands, is a candidate for the Republican nomination. He is apposed by the Hartley group. They in turn many months ago opened ne. | «otiations with Miles Poindexter, for- | mer United States Senator and now Ambassador to Peru. to enter the race. He has announced his intention of re- turning home and filing. | 'This finds the Hartley and anti- Hartley fight raging. In the congres. ! sional districts there has been an at-| {tempt to sidestep this bitter factional | | war, but it is certain to crop up before | the ‘campalgn fairly warms up. | "Recause of this situation in the Re- | publican party Democratic leaders are | more confident than they have been | since 1916 of carrying the State, re- | | electing Senator C. C. Dill and electing | their candidate. a: vernor, with | strong possibilities of obtaining a ma- jority in the Legislature. Declde on Chadwick. In, picking the candidate for gov- |ernor the Democrats virtually have |agreed upon S n . J. Chadwick, i former chief justice of the State Su- preme Court, and & man known | throughout the State as a strong. able. | | conservative member .of the bar. | Chadwick also is being promised sup- |port from many stanch Republicans, who announce they will bolt the gu- bernatorial ticket It Hartley is renom- {inated. Hartley supporters are as frank In their statements they wili | | not support any candidate on the Re- | publican ticket who might defeat | Hartley for the nomination. This leaves the State in a poor con- dition from & Republican party stand- point. There s little hope of unity. | The Democratic leaders virtually are | | all aligned behind the Al Smith move- | | ment, und there are many Republicans’| who are willing to support Smith if | ;the campalgn hecomes involved in an ! {open wet'and dry strugxle. i | "The great mass of Republicans still | in stronkiy hoping that President Cool Idge will be kept In the race or that he will be drafted in case of a dead {lock. Otherwise the bulk of the Cool Idge support at this time Is apparently swingink into the Hoover column. Strong efforts already Are being put forth for an uninstructed delegntion— ardent admirers of President Coolldge to be selected and then permitted to work out thelr problems when they reach Kansas City. In Doubtful Column. For the first time since 1916 Wash ington must be placed in the doubtful | column this yvear. Returning political Acouts are uneasy over the feeling throughout the State. They find a growing wentiment for Smith in the Inrger centers, where there ix an in. creasing opposition to the Volstead act, This was shown two years ago in the senatorial campaign when A. Scott Bullitt, an unknown can te, cavried the larger cities and countles and gave Senator Wesley L. Jones a clowe battle for re-election. That cam pAlgn was one in which the wet and Ary Insue was ratsed and made one of the campalgn arguments, Hoover stands high among the farmers of the eastern section of the Ntate because of his known poaition i Nanrut GJILRERT M. HITCHCOCK. Forpwr Senator may ' be. Nebraska's favorite son in Democratic eonvention. DFLEGATE LATE ABSOR NEBRASY |Republicans Appear Set to' Make Choices Without Controversy. : Special Dispatch to The Star. OMAHA, Nebr., January 7.—Re- publicans appear to be all set to enter | SVATH STUMBLING BLOCK IN VIRGINA Appears : Popular Choice, but Enemies Exert Heavy Pressure. Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., January 7.—With the opening of the year, the Demo- cratic party in Virginia finds jtseif in | a rather peculiar situation in regard | to the presidential nomination. It 18 generally thought that a majority of the rank and file of the Democrats throughout the State favor the nomi- | nation of Gov. Smith of New York. At the same time, there is every indi cation that the political leaders of the party in Virginia desire Gov. Smith's nomination. When the views of the politicians and the masses coincide as 1o a_nominee, it would be natural to predict that the candidate =o fa- vored would receive an instructed delegation from the State. Nevertheless, as a long-range fore- cast, it looks not only like the State's delegation will not be instructed for Smith, but that it will actually be in- structed against him. The reason for this is that the Smith support in this State is not organized, while oppo- nents of the nomination of the New | York executive are organized in that |they are functioning through the | Anti-Saloon League. the Ku Klux | Klan and allied fraternal organiza- | tions, and various church associations and conferences. Hungry for Patronage. Political leaders, the men who sit behind the scenes and control the elec- tion of delegates to the Democratic State convention. are disturbed over the situation. They are rargly com* cerned about issues. Politics is a busi- ness with them. The# have been barred from the Federal pie counter for a long time and they are hungry for patronage. Most of them at heart favor the nomination of Smith, L3 this manner or they may yet have | CAure they are confident that his nom the liveliest contest in vears over | hation means a Democratic victory, control of the State delegation, nll | and they fear that the nomination of depending on whether Charles . |any other Democrat means only the pre-convention struggle for dele- | gates without controversy. Demo- crats in Nebraska may emerge in | West .Bryan, vice presidential four years ago, seeks control. Republicans are agreed to get be- hind Senator Norris and jo give him a few complimentary votes at Kansas City If he does not take his name off the ballot before the primary, April 10. This latter does not seem able, for he is ipterested in the return of Senator R. B. Howell to the Sen- ate. and does not wish to make that difficuit. Include ANl Factions. candidate | repetition of the campaigns of James M. Cox and John W. Davis. Smith sentiment among these lead- ers fairly bubbled six months ago. de- spite their efforts to restrain them- selves from commital ta any man's candidacy so far in advance. They talked some to their friends and this talk was favorable to Smith. Lately there has been a change’ ‘These leaders are still. very still. They yet hope that Emith will be the party’s nominee. They would like to give him the vote of Virginia's delega- Sa Republicans just now are ar-<tion in the national convention and ranging a delezate slate that will in. clude all factions. Gov. McMullen. | so0 place themselves in a position for. | political preferment In the event that former Gov. Samuel R. MeKelvie. | he is elected, but they fear 10 do so. Walter W. Head. Omaha banker and | treasurer of the State committee, are | on them. likely to be included, with Robert | not to su Smith of Omaha, Senator Howell's closest friend and adviser. Gov. Me- Mulien has been a Lowden champion. Nebraska Republicans are out- spoken in favor of some type of farm relief, but it is not thought this will keep them from going pretty much as a unit to the ranks of the lealdivg candidate. The name of Sengtor Nor- ris for ‘presidential preference was filed without consulting him and he :u not asked anything of his friends nce. Friends of former Semator Gilbert M. Hitchcock assert that he will have a friendly delegation on the Demo cratic side. ecandidate for the presidential tion, he has never announced woul be. Bryan has at ti he himself was the “logical candi- date™ of the Democratic party. Po- litical observers believe the situation | will simmer down to Bryan running | for governor again and the former | Senator being accorded a friendly delegation. Attacks Tariff. The former Senator, following a visit o Furope last vear. came home feeling that the American tariff was injurious to American welfare, especially in the The Omaha World-Hernld. which he owns, repeatedly has siid that the lquor question shouM nat be made a campaign jssue. -~ In absence of any formal statement by Gov. Smith that he is a candidate, Hitehcock supporters say he is pur SUing a wise course in not tellirg his position. Without a doudt a large number of ‘ Nehraska Democrats are friendly to Smith, and at the same time not antagonistic té6 Hiteheock. C. F. FISHER. ARIZONA COUNTS HOOVER AS “OUT” Secretary's Indarsement of Colo- Spectal Dispatch to The & OENIN, Atz Jamuary T-—With the new year Arizona politiclans have begun their eenie-meenie-minie-moe, which will end with the Spring pri While the ex-Senator has been mentioned often as a possible ina- at he les said |80 really be the case. but strawe Pressure has been brought to bear In some instances. pledges ipport Smith have been ex- acted from them. In.general. how- ever, the pressure has been of an in- tangible kind. They bave been made to feel that any aid given the Smith | cause by them will cause such a re«: sentment that they will be men mark- ed for punishment. This has taken the heart out of them. No Political Test. 1. While it seems that a majority of the rank and file of the Democrats of Virginia favor the nomination ef Smith, it is possible that the situation in this respect is more apparent real. There has becn no politi in this regard. Straw votes this State have indicated a pre; nt Smith sentiment. much larger| than than test votes are of doubtful vaiue. ) ‘What causes this writer to lelieve that Smith is favered by the larger number of Democrats in the State is |that no other candidate is being gen erally discussed. In the hotels, trains, buses, country stores and other places where men talk. it is rarely that you hear the suggestion of any other man jthan Smith. This situation may change at any time. Opponents of Smith may unite upon a candidate. This may lead 10 open expressions favor of such a candidate. The Sini support in Virginia at present is suf- fering from lack of a defipite cam- paign organtztio The antiSmith movement in this' State is'sulfering (rom lack of agreement ont an anti- Smith candidate. ? This much now seems ' virtually certain, Unless headed by &’ miracle of political stratefy, there will be presented at the State con- vention a resolution instructing the State's delegation to the national con- vention to vote against Gov. Smith, Gov. Ritchie and Senator Reed. Those behind thia resolution do not care so much about an instruction againsg Ritchie and Reed, but these namea will be included so as to give an a) pearance of consistency to their claim that they are figiting Smith because of his anti-prohibition views, rather tham because of his religious belief, Religious Question. As & matter fact. the war that iy deing waged on Smith in Vicgina is mainly because he x4 Roman Catholice. Im private conversation, everyone admits that. His relgeon zives his foes, in a state vadically I Protestant. a powerful weapon. “Save, |the Nation from Popery™ is as much, "OLU . ¢ T.-The COLUMBRIA, 8. C., January irvigation and reclamatlon proj- marfes, and atready one presidential only matter of political concern to the people of the Ntate now in the propo sl to make Go th the Demo- cratle nominee for President octa. Dawes has the support' of the veleran organiumations and Lowden has considerable support ameng the busi nesx men, Rut Smith, the Democrat possibility, Herbert Hoover, definitely has heen counted out. This is only interesting, not Important, for At A rallying cry in Vieginia today as, it was in England years axo There has been litth discussion of the Republican presidentin! situation o impressed upon the minds pio that he Ia the gnly winning ,ur the Democratie party, he w atund little chance of yotiink the vate of uny delegate from Nouth Cavoliny to the Democratic covention Al now If lie gets the Nouth Carolina vote, It will be because no other likely can: Aldate will be p He hax wom ors In South Cavolina, He has many admirers for the record he hus iwade an tovernor of New York Htate. Hut the people gencrally do not like the wronp from which he comer, and many would welcome a pormanent breaking Away from an alllaice with Tammany Hut 4f Gov, Bmith should hecome the Demaeratlo pinee, he will e Lesive the slectoral vote from South Caroling, CThIS In generally conceded Hut 1t will he veluctantly wiven. And there ave many wha iy that his nomination Wil mean a sevlous break I the Democracy (n thin Niate, Owen D, Younk han some sipport ers in thin Biate, but the wmention of hix name han awakened no enthusi amm ‘There has heen wo pubilie demaonstva ton of spposltion (o Qov. dmith, but it undevstood that at a meeting 1o pently of & number of active politi Ana this was the prinelpal item on the agenda. FITE HUGH MoMA seo: | han been capturing popuiar appeal he \ov | CAUNG Of the wet label which has been ruintently plastered over him in thix Ntate hy the Anti8uloon League and other dry organizations. Efforts on the part of the Republi- can leadors, who fear that the asplit In the party will he carried into the nresidential Aght, to unite upon some person for governor who has not been Identified with either faotion are prov ng fut Prospective candidates ap proached have fought ahy of the pro posal. They do not care te hecome Invoived In the bitter campaign which in cortain to be made. The Democvats, an the other hand. we pertectly witllng to devote theiy enevilon to reelecting DILL, seeking to wWing the State hehiind thele presiden tnl teket and elect Chadwiek as gov FEROE VATher Than te attempt to hring out A sivong Riate tieket and wmake a bAttle 1o “vote It strateht. JAMKSR DE K. RROWN. SOUTH PLANNING ACTIVE PART IN 1928 CAMPAIGN By (he Associated Press MIAMI, Fia, January oom Hlemp, Houther leader, I & statement h vedicted for thin year an ‘“‘{nterest g, spectacular and drmntio" preat waner of Internal vevenue, ts helng put [ dentinl contest, with the Routh, for down an opposed (b Gov, Lawden And | the firet time sines the Clvil Wa A HRely (o turn o any eandidate who | tiolpating, not pussively, bat My he supperted by Neoretary the | y and fntelliwenthv renminy MenOn M. BRI W't CAn @ Noutherner © he said, N wel he close person b ovontact with b ame this condition ax The most PARLY oA niEa o (hnt Benntor Bl portent advanee (n the paltieal lite Wons hns In the doninant ey, ol ihig woitertil and Ristorie see B WILLIAME, ey T.~C, Ban Republoan e lant night " olive: ona is & Demoeratic State, | Tn the Democtatic round the count. (has not vet begun. A number of (husiastic gentlomen have formed an organizatign to jockey Gov, Smith nta the proper position to receive ins structions, but this s the only deft Wite move thus far in the party, Today in Arisona the anly issue is the Colorado River and where the power and water dam shall be placed. Members of the Coolidge administia- tion have openly favored California and Roulder Dam. Leading this in: dorsement has been Mr, Hoover, For hat reason, where only apathy amens Aisintevested — people whoult exiat, Nearty antagoniam is evident 1t wonerally accepted that Mv, Hoover han heen given the Fur West, 16 thix han heen given him, trom it Avirona has been taken away, He is A Californian and even with the oy ALY Rt In alwavs evident tn winer tiles. The peopte of Avaona tail te Atweuss him a8 a candidate Water AR alwavs been synonymous with tattle In the West, and M, Hoaver han hean toa wetive with the Brates Rroatest esiice to be emtiaced even non political extremity, it an ex tremity were evident, Atvem lw:n -::t Qav, Not Indicats . vot, Althoush the State in h\u»a:nl'..c Sreat wany Southerners have wh Sted herat & Catholie Nenator i Affice. (ov, Smith's vel - ARSON CHARGE DI widered of loss \ ROCK, Ark., Janvary ¥ AITE D e el e e advertised dampness, Avisona She ot the St Baten 1o a8 4r2 ST s o g0 dry, ae howe ;‘1‘:‘»‘\‘!.1:. \-m:‘mh:‘ vm‘h h-'; b mm‘ oY A hent % Changw i nce pere, W Allaraew At time and realising (his & goodiy nwun} the =\\ prohibiiod Riwm o haiing Dendy longer (han 4% Rours without placing & eRarge saains NUher af lpaders were “out of town® W the oy the Bith haom saivted Bl and that evidencs aow i hands Wk oL wartant & eharge, I Vieginia, mainky, perhaps, because there are few Republivan nowspapers in the State. The party, cutside of one congressional district, the ninth, DAt not been In fBghting shape in Virginia for many years. and even in the ninth district it has hst ns last theee @0 L campaighe Alter 10 years of Republican vrepre sentation by C. Rascom Slemp and {his tather, Campbell Slemp. How the State delegation will vote in the Kansaa City convention will be & termiined entively By the position which . Bascom Shemp and othes 1|‘r1v teaders take at the State own VeRtlon or subseauent theretoa One of (he must praminent Repub llcana of the State said 19 me a few dave age: ' “We are up In the air,. President Coolidge seama determined not to b A candidate amt has asked that b Wishes be respected Hix dechoon upset us and the sitvation has net cleared Recretary Hovwer appears 1o have the tacit, though nat active, upport of the administiation’ Hoover WAY be aur chals, but it s entiely o0 sarly to el R L C RARRETTY. . 4 AL & eeting At the Capital * U Wy © URCHiLt