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12 THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. JANUARY -15, 1928— PART" 1. With Both Conventzon Cities Selected, 1928 Presidential Campazgn Is Under Way . SVITH AND HOOVER GAINING N OREGON Leowsaen Also Arouses Senti- ment of Organized Farm Group. Special Dispatch to The Star. PORTLAND, Oreg.. January 14— Oregon. overnhelmmzly Republican, has strong toward Herbert Hoover, w among an apparent New York favorite the reas rile atic ns wi gon sent swinging to the he passed amor Hoover m rs, or group, However, because of farm reason 1) been a nx l,n\\uz n’s cham- relief and the| he has visited exhibitor to U\e Livesto. l\ contact and Vice ip rer and pions fur here ng ar .~ nt there Preside: ;\w\'um" rst Stat ethod of plede: national convention. it is not known whether tentative presidential as the Oregon pr i€ believed, however, that £o on the ballot r Dawes or Lowden but the understand- ing in Oregon is that there is a work ing agreement between Dawes and that their respective ere will see that only he other opposes Hoover for ‘s 13 delega Lowden Scouts Busy. for Lowden have & dee. At visited They were here months ago | and have been resurveving uation in recent weeks. speaking for Dawes hi appearance. A Hoover been quite active and d week, has been searching for the right type of man to manage the Hoover primary wpaign in tate. The task of looking inte Oregon will the si No one - has ing the past r Hoover's be light v in Lowden than at pres:nt. farmers have been strong f lief and they feel that @ympathetic toward them, Hoover is more of a business man. The Republican State committee will take no hand in the presidentia | maries, but it is safe to say that a Hoover idea can for his a straw vole was taken tod: h would lead among Demo Hie only opponent is Senator James Reed of Missouri. Backing Sen- ator Reed is former Goy. Oswald West. newly elected Democratic na- tional committeeman.. If West can deliver the Oregon delegation to Reed, he will 50 do. They were in confer. ence in Portland last Summer when Eenator Reed was here, ostensibly for & rest, y2t found time to have Demo- | eratic leaders visit him from Washing- ton California and Idaho. Neither West nor Smith supporters | want 2n instructed delegation. Each side wishes to g. footloose to the Huston convention. Mr. West, in a eme: said that he believed Bmith would make a fine President. | but because of Smith's religious be Lef and suposed moistness, the nomi mation of Smith would split the party wide open. 1f Smith is nominated, bowever, West says he will support the New Yorker, but without hope of winning in November. Democrats Switch. Among the ardent Smith advocates are Democrats who four vears ago we:e fighting Smith and backing Wil- lam G. McAdoo. Some of thege Smith men of today were active members of the Ku Klux Kilan when it was viru- | lent in Oregon in 1922. These, of course #re Democrats. But there are Demo- ©rats in sections wgere the Klan still exists in small Oregon communities who are very opposed to Emith and ¥et 4o not want Reed Most of the Democratic Oregon were admirers of Wilson and the rift between Wilson and Resd has not been forgotten, which is another reason why Emith has the edge JOHN W. KELLY. e SMITH FOES LAUNCH ATTACK IN ARIZONA Rights Rather Than Pro- hibition Question Beem to Occupy Politician: Dispaten 1 The Star IX, Ariz. January 14— less interesting than water ! pubject in Arizona. The Gov. Emith have not sch interest in this Etate are wearching for an ad hing the polit the leaders of Btates’ per s PHOE quor is #upp erested sk m o5 those whe vorate of perons The has Cerls #re rude i Gerinr &1 w Hourto Dewnor i the first 1 thowe New York ters b that they have an in rpker Ity be n Pz 1ucked e delegs ie1e Zonia DE v whared in the Emith eolimn the Fmith forces are only o Arizon present of ng haw nzing camps ow st @ment e for I e any others Uy ae porsible o licar 3 5t wonis Aciepa a Nention. i e 1k wanie YnE been igentine ®ai ety Leaded iy Palyh ¢ i ipeated i Ariznn's i bebind o Mgt His At con st be he te who Contidge fight will be former et vhits Pt Luster 1o block b fgh By cands t with the ation. The friends of eron, I one f Ewing Jubnson Bl der Aelegntions 106 hoth 1h D i line »y I . Ly the DOLG L MG C U Detroin Bonrd of ¥4 of firencin) ) @ered Frank Cony, uperintendent of achools, 1o peduce hin Imsiniensnce Buduet tor 1978 8 per cent, or §714.500 HiLL of eity, haw € e -|ton are an | DEMOCRATS BUSY INMASSACHUSETTS Leaders Push Registration, | Hopeful of Smith’s Nomination. THE WEEK IN POLITICS Summary of National Developments Based on Reports From The Star's Special Correspondents and Staff Writers. HEN the two major parties have selected the time and places for holding their national conventions | a presidential campaign s re: garded as being duly under way. That | the meeting of the Demorratic national strong fight, but the opposition is playing for an uninstructed delegation and the outcome is in doubt. Like sit- uations are reported in Montana, West Virginia and a number of other States, with offsets in Pennsylvania, Wiscon: «in and elsewhere, where increasing Smith sentiment is reported. whole, the second week In January finds the opposition to Smith con Special Dispatch to The Star. ROSTON, January 14.—The ination of Gov. Smith of New York | for President by the Democratic party | means that there will be an increase | of 130,000 in the Democratic registr tion in the State of Massachusetts. | With Calvin Coolidge out of the poli- | tical picture many thousands of Re. | publicans will vote the Democratic ticket, lience there can be no ques- tion that Massachusetts will be found {in the Democratic column when the | votes are counted next November. Such are the opinions of Edward W. Quinn, mayor of the city of Cambridge {and Demacratic national committee- man from Massachusetts, who has the ~registration machiner: which he believes will be a big factor in the future politics of the State. | Registration offices have heen opened |in several large cities, the perfecting ! of a working organization is und=r | way and there is no disputing that the Democrats have a promising field to work in. | nom- | GOV. DAN MOODY. H Lone Star Niate Democrats think he has chance lur vice presidential nomi- | nation. . | | started - MOODY WILL PLAY GONVENTION ROLE ' Texas Democratlc Leaders | Rejoice Over Choice of Houston. e et e usme Iy | | housewives of Irish ancestry to active | participation in elections. For the | | 2 | most part they have been content ta| Special Tiepatch to The Sta 5 :-euf 11'_11 DA :rr(; 14.—The Permit their hushands or sons to rep. | it ]‘yé"n-( ratic Texas was quick- II‘E;'_‘}!‘I'. their families, u ith the unexpected winning of | e present situation, regardless of B e D the desires of political leaders to keep | Housmon ot reactions o the de.| the religious istue dormant, ~brings | e Of he nommitieaimesting issue decidedly to the fore, as the | " £ th " prospect of being able to vote for a and Jackson day dinner in Washing: | ciuholic for President is about the only incentive which could cause these women to change their attitude Massachusetis has witnessed the fighting of political battles along re. ligious Ines before, and any ona close to the situation realizes that the com. | |ing campaign promises one of the | most intense and hitter religious wars | the State has experienced in fully a | h the difficuliy of Winning over | quarter of a century. Political lead- and Southwestern ers of hoth parties regret that such | tes. Texas® 30 votes will la prospect seems certain, but admit take on a new significance in the that they are powerless to prevent it. 'minating session, as the party “dis-| The past week witnessed a debate | the State in the first conven- | hetween Harvard University and B ever held within its borders. ton College. noted Catholie institution, Merely & Hope dehating teams in Symphony Hall on Except to a few farsighted Texans | Bc snin dn emientie” ointa i fred @ | E. Smith is eminently qualified for ike Jesse Jones, Houston publisher. | the presidency.” The Catholic institu- the convention was merely a long- tion supported the affirmative and | range hope. The victery was a real | Harvard debaters the negative side surprise and left the party leaders and | of the question. ambitious workers considerably dazed, | | when it threw important and Fail to Rouse Interest. Ever since the advent of ‘suffruage in Massachusetts the lican party has heen more suc {in interesting women in politics than | | has the Democratic party. Demoerati workers have reported time and again woman pub essful 24 vear-old Governor, Dan play @ significant part in convention, and stands t chance of nomination for esidency. Al Smith leaders the Texas man on the they contributed to the convention to Texas, to Texas" Moody, | the nation an exc {the V | will support ticket W covers” ior nifi- | Religious Issue Barred. cant work upon those who had merely | By mutual agreement, however, contented themselves with State poli-| both sides agreed to eliminate the tics in the past. Houston will enter-| relizious issue. Even with this agree- | tain the convention on a scale and in | ment strictly adhered to. the air was a manner that will be a revelation |o“'hnraed with tenseness. and had such many Eastern visitors, agreement not been followed. there | One 34-story building nearly com- | is little question that the debate would | pleted, one 28-story building, several | have ended in a riot. The vote of the | others of 0 stories or more in the |audience gave an overwhelming ma- | little city of only ahout 240,000 people, | Jority to the supporters of the afirm. will lend a_metropolitan air to the | #tive argument, which was not unex. vicinity of the convention auditorium | Pected in Boston, where Gov. Smith | From the tops of these buildings one | °f New York is aimost as popular an imay see a notable oil field, and a|idol as he is in hiz home citv. ship channel which brings 60 steam- WENDELL D. }l(n\'lF " wins s G, 0. P. IN DELAWARE SEEKS BAYARD'S SEAT Texas, Louisiana and the group of doubtful Routhewestern States are Bure 1o react favorably toward the Ex-Gov. Townsend Lroms as Foe to Senatorial Candidate for Re-election. Democratic party over the Texas con- vention choice. T. W. Gregory, Wood Wilkon's Attorney General snd an ardent Smith gupporter, was the first of the Smith leaders in this | tection to announce support of Dan | Mocdy for Vice President along with Emith. “if Moody wants ft.” Moody zlready ls eligned with the State-wide Ranization, which {s seeking to ent the pledging of Texas delogates | SP°cial Dipatch 1 The Star to any candidate in advance of the| WILMINGTON, Del. January 1.— | Grvention. and Charles 1. Francis, | Although Delaware will elect mém. | St chalcman, annouriced Prom'itbe |1 oy oeiins Tegtaiature 1 I few T T S T e i i s the hopes of this hody have been greatly strengthened hy the increasing | terest is taken in the senatorial cam- 4 palgn The term of United States importance of Moody's share in the | Senator Thomas F. Bavard will ex. party 2ffs ard the bringing of the national nominating meeting 5 Tesaw. | | pire, and the Republican party is mak | ing plans to capture his seat, 8 RAY. \lu\n ur’m.k One of the most prominently men CONNECTIGUT READY oned {0 appose Sir. Bayard, who wil TO FIGHT FOR leTH be u candidate for reelection, is for- mer Gov, John G. Townsend. The e 4 | latter was a candidate for the senator. S | ¥hip when Senator Coleman du Pont His Nomination Would Mean Live- ly Battle in State—Delegates Will Vote Solidly. was nominated and elected Mr. Townsend has the backing of the pen ple of Sussex County, and hin friends | | *ay that he will have a majority of the New Castle apd Kent County dele. | gatew when the State convention | meets Special Dispatech to The Star HARTFORD, Conn January 1t the Democratic national lion nominates Gov, Emith York for President the party will wage a livel bhattle in this State. | With other Democratic eandf- | dute Connecticut will go Republican b s de margin, as usual One | pears certain and that e that the sentiment for Smith in Con- necticut will find full expression in the national convention, although t Hy nw amng The onnecticy f j99) . s 4 mlu,,- son will not scatter it n.y.-.‘.l'",“fi,“,’,‘f_‘“““{",’" pleced ooy ;'.'f.." Llh 7 sy | been taken an yet, Democratic | o it leadern ure working to combat it | Rdiite that Wh “r they do, it in expected that | nominate Emith, he will carny | Senator Bavard will be renominated. | sl Ylissdpiy ode Istund and | Delaware Republicans are more or Govmiantiont i ponaihly Naw lewn #t we ax 1o whether Nenato Hamnosnics Mi . Bosllacy's forecat au i t, who hne been 11 for a long haw to be taken with a grain of watt |Vme. Will rexign. Rince his serious sty g 4 optie | OPeration in the Fall Lo has been teat ing in his home on the Hudson and 1-; f charge of " skl to be wloaly lmproving. Henstor e e ok el i ipon i did contemplate | predioted that the | FEIEOINE LUt hie been pedtioned by | would carry five of the | 1he lesders of the heve 1o retain | England Ktaten and tha | M8 Heat would go Republican by ) i Jor it However, it in apen o srzmment that Smith | wrunge st et the Demoer fur New Kngland | Think Bayard Strongest. | From present indications, there will | be littie opposition to the renomina | tion of Benutor Bayard. The only oh Jection will be from the dry element | 0f the party. While it iy admitted that the majority of Democrats in the Blate are dry. it i» likewise nd- | mitted that Senator Hayard ix the strongest candidate the ll‘mmruln’ could name. ‘The most trouble 18 feared from the Democratic women, | 14— | conven. of New Democrat) from Con- i the Demo- mist In 1924 Visstery wh hendegu. he ur one Demorrata e iy sedued hura) Dependn on Health, A nEWer 1o thix petition Ator s maid tht he would ) by the mtate of his health words, if ha thought thiny peondition would permit bim (o vesime hiw wenstorial i he would not i wgn, but df B physiclane advined | | Wi otherwine, he would quit and give [ Gov, Hobinson a chisnes Lo name his BuccesRor 10 serve untl o man can be elected 1o merve out the unexpired term. The name of Frank V. du Pont, son of the Henator, s most promi nently muntioned am i Auccessor (o Biis futher in case he does realg n the Ben Kuuted | In othes hin phyrical | " b Henry Rorabuck e prublicn ate wittee wnd ember of the pationi committee, rsld wfter his o return from u recent convention srrknge ments mub-commiites meeting - nt Kanra® City, that he had found on Lie teip no predominsnt candidate the Bepublican nomination, bhut st he belleved the real senthment o 6 hope it President . ettty il ST ,m,,,,"'{,‘ epresentative Robert G flosto o o inere i it ot thie |18 8 candidate for veelection, Mo in 4 Contestisut iste w,,,,”m o Humsex Connty and han serveid oy eompanying sents {7 W€rme. Repabiioan leadern in the g B ! LU Bt of ie Fiate, and esprelally s s Jend guthering |10 Wilmington backing Willm e et will e (0 I0EBDEld A Bvely fght eiween e b pebis LG B PUCT Countion b bk e Bisagepont early n Fel, | anvention i CHARLER ¥ Wl mectons of the . " eapecied that the In the hools of one he u boom for any Republican | found that thres and one-half 88 many | presidentiag candidate, hard of hearing children as norinal M Chlldsen hud o copest graden, o ehilrman o 1w, central com n i o pot s ver nnd g b GIAY I oty It was NORTON, | of ! men who were for | is predicted that his nomination would L dry 1y is intriguing to Southern Demo- | self, that Gov. | upon | of Montana. | tioned in connection with the Demo- Putive committes here last week was followed | by a quickening of interest throuRN: |y iSiy ig hard to whip somebody with out the country ix indicat>d by di= ! nahody. Of course, politieal situations e 2 &ar from its special] huve a'way of changing with amazing paighenitofiihe Hias T e, | DI, But it undoubtedly is true to ) day that the weakness of the opposi- | pected seicetion of Houston as the con tion to Smith lics in the fact that it vention city and the harmony which has no rallying point. at-ended the Jackson day dinner ap-| o ow ok parentiy have put “pep” into the Dem- | oceats and inspived them with & confi- | were crowded somewhat out of the Qercs which has not previously been | spotlight last week by the meeting | ronted by the ancient political maxim | political corsespondents. manifest. The ngiable feature of the Demo- cratic 3icuation, apparent at the com- mittee meeting here and 1eflected in The Star's dispatches from all parts of the country. is diminishing bitter ness toward the candidacy wof Gov. Smith. 1t is not intended ‘to convey the impression thai opposition to Smith has vanished, hut there is Jess | feeling than generally was be- ould possibly be the cas. In! Oregon and other S.ates everywhere now are asking MeAdoo and fonslt | Hoover keep out? to the last diteh at Madison Sorare | It has been the policy of the Hoover Garden four years azo now are lined | managers, so far as the Hoover can- up for Smith and in some instances | didacy ean be <iid to have managers are managing his campeign, In the not (o enter the Secretary of Com States where Smith has heen strong all merce in the primari along enthusiasm for him is increas- have favorite gons ing. In Massachusetts, for instance, it | decision may cause their minds. For Ohin, friends of Senator Willis and Secre- tary Hoover has grown very bitter be- canise Senator Willis has heen unwill- ing that Hoover should he made sec- ond chaice of the Ohio delegates. The | Ohio Hooverites believe they could nture a considerable number of dele- ates for first choice, hut have heen reluctant to enter aga favorite <on. Rut it seems unlikely they will be willing to let Lowden walk off with the delegates from the Cincinnatl, Co. lumbus, Cleveland and other districts where it fs believed Willis could be defeated for first choice, ok w {it does not follow that there has heen any abatement of Republican presiden- tial activity. Had there been no other developments, announcement by the Lowden campagin managers that the for States the first dential preference primary would be political news of Herad magnitude. The question California, is: Can But the Lowden them to change instance, there is result in an increase of 150,000 in the registration of Democratic voters and with any one hut Coalida» at th» head of the Republican ticket the vlaim is confidently _made that Smith would carry the Bay State. ' Hard upon the selection of Houston as the convention city comes a boom for Gov. Dan Moody for second place on the Demacratic ticket. Moody is a and is identified with that wing of the Texas democracy which is fight ing for an uninstructed delegation to the national convention—as opposed to instructions for Smith—but the notion of a Smith and Moody ticket apparent- Hoover continues to he the mast dis cussed of the Republican candidates, but all the discussion is not favorable. Avizona reports that Lowden is likely 10 get the delegation from that State of antagonism to Hoover' Colorade River program, and a Salt | Lake City dispatch says that, for the same reason, Utah is likely to go Dem- | ocratic if Hoover is the Republican nominee, In other States reporting Hoover scems to be making progress, or at lcast holding his ground. while the news from Illinois is somewhat dis couraging to friends of former | Gov. Lowden. Prospects there hinge upon the chance that the Legislature will enact a primary law to take the place of the one declared unconstitu tional, and at_the present time pr pects that such a law will be enacted do not appear bright. It is conceded that in a State-wide primary Lowden would get a majority of the Ilinois delegation, but under the old caucus and convention system the opposition of Mayor Thompson of Chicagoe would be effective. From now on, developments in the several States will have more mean ing than they have had in the past (Copyright. 1928 by The Washington Star.) crats. 1t is apparent, as political apinion throughout the country manifests it mith s exceedingly fortunate in his rivals Opposition to Smith is based largely religion and prohibition. It seems, as the situation stands today, that the three other candidates who have the greatest personal popularity are Gov. Ritchie of Maryland, Senator Reed of Missouri and Senator Walsh Gov. Ritchie and Sena- tor Reed are DProtestants, but wet while Scnator Walsh is dry, but a Catholic. No one of the three, there tore. is in position to rally the support of those who oppose Smith both be- cause of his religion and his views on prohibition. ProSmith news comes this week from widely separated parts of the country. but it ix not unmixed with news not wholly favorable to the York governor. Mississippi is expected to send an anti-Smith delegation to Houston, and in a number of other States the opposition is both strong and aggressive. In Arizona the Smith following is organized and making a hecause POLTICAL CHEFS ~ HOOVER SENTIMENT MEET IN VIRGINIA GAINS IN ARKANSAS lowing in That Order as Clarify Democratic Stand ! f Public’s Choice. on Presidency. Special Dispatch to The Star. | Special Dispateh to Th‘; :m' - 1OUK, January - RICHMOND, Va. January 14— LITTLE ROC v " Having disposed of their domestic Two events of this week may serve affairs at a meeting in Lt Ttock to clarify the presidential nomina- | Thursday. members of the Republican tion situation in so far as Virginia State central committee now are pre pared to consider the state the Na fs concerned. On Wednenday, the |y, Until recommendations were General Assembly of Virginia con- ‘urwml,\llmn for |\;u or three o |.¢I~ ¢ the eral offices. which were mad Pansp in MUshmant itor the aagulen tm‘m‘n by deaths, Republican politi Masalon of 1958 1t is composed al- cinns have pretended move or less . most “entirely of Democrais, thace difference about the national situation. heing only three Republicans in the Word is brought in from over the house und two in the Senate AR Today the State Republican execu- | {ite P LU0 ! D e iha tive committes ix In mession AN |, runk and file s liitle interested Rounoke for the purpoxe of selecting |, ype distribution of Federal offices. the place and time of holding of the | 4 \pen the rank and file speahs at State Republican convention, which | the State convention, May 3, julzing will send delegates to the national | o' liresent outlook, it will speak convention at Kunsas City vociferously for Hoover, reguridless of Gathering of Democratic any suggestion of trading for appeint ments, | | legisla- | tors from every wection of the H!un‘ In expected to ultimately, though gradually, lead to expressions in re- the people, however, is ne Zard to thowe who have been men- | | by Ralph F. Bradford of Pontlac the only representative of candidute to attend the meeting. Bradford has traveled over the State So have nomination tic presidential legislators far, however, the heen reticent o BtaneIieatsatt convinced that the sentiment every- Loghsl . | Where is strong for Lawden. At present they are enkrossed m' One of the reports coming down various judicial conteats, which un- | o (€ T VR SEEEEER, Sed & sen der the Vieginka constitution, must { et B o awes Is he wettled by vote of the General | : Annembly A ahey have not he u{ here long envugh to become com- municative New men compose | nearly holf of the 1925 Assembly and it will be sdme weeks hefore these bekin to speak thelr oplnions Grave problems connected with the Adoption of wWhat In Viitually a new constitution and a constiuctive tax program innugur by Gov. Byrd | o regarded by lexialative leaders ax £ n portance that (hey o pre the prestdentinl from njected Into the General Ax en procecdings Tmport attaches dteelf o the | eting of the tate Republican exee mmittee I Roanoke ot be whiat 1y do I regard to wrrankIng the detally of the Ntate convention, but because thin gathering will give Btate Republican leaders o portunity o exchange fdean con cerntng the presidential situation. 1t may e it 6ut of the round table dis cussions in Roanoke today will come « crymtalligation of sentiment which will Aetermine what candidate will recelve san ity hird ve should be u Arkansax vote the nomination NRht will he ween Hoover widen forces, | | with the prospect now that Lowden l"m he eliminated from the race by 13 over, In Arkansas controversy for Summer, nwhile it is necessary to v Jusxt ax the Al Smith factl port the fuct that Niate weem the ntent memt annonneement Wwill be held Dew [ ' wer Smith | hoked that the con | I Houston, tn vof the Ku Kiux Klan bele | In feared that this s an antl Smith move s expected to reassure the vecalcltiants i wre numbered by the thousands, and (hey My BORIN MEANENG aEAI I e sinee the convention fs ta be in the Houth, (o throw a wrench into the Hith machine. VL I'l‘lll"l: CHENAULT AR BOARD TO MEET. OMceres Cumlm-\ Tests Lieutenancy Candidate canse of convention Hinlth wnd er the candidates montly Virg hut so fa Hon that eithey to continue to he Wincussed In there i no bndken |, han had emissarien at work dn thin Btate or that elthes |31 ¢ han wnde e slightest move (o se Cuve delegates fom this Ktate Akenta of the Antl Saloon | of Vinkinka, hostile to Bmith. « fom e o e 1 the feglslative Nadln, Bt (hin in no Gnsial it ion when (e Ansembly s in wession, & ACAERent B conclumion can e diaw foom theli presenca, ‘Phelr activith for the time being seem 1o b con Noed 1o walching the judgeship con Lenta, R COBARRET, (ur‘ ard of officers of Holling Field wene at the atipost Febiuay 7 wnd wit until Mareh 3 to conaue | examinntions for candidites for and Hantenanta in the Kegular L AW Corpn [ e board s sl Which it theouk whott that tine board ave: Maj Ray acve, KK sivgeon. Capt \ Muse, Capt igene . Reinarts Liouts. Rob K. Nowland and MHaivy J Flatequal, r e Avmy ! " 1o olkht athors | county of the Laong As a| WISCONSIN AWAITS DELEGATE BATTLE 1G. 0. P. Progressives andt Conservatives Each Select | 26 Candidates. ‘While it is true that the Republicans | of the Democratic national committee, | Special Dispatch to The Star. MADISON, Wis, January 14— )gressives and conservatives in Wisconsin are lining up for the dele. aate fight which is to he waged prio to the election April 3, when dele. gates to the national party conven tions will he elected, The progres. sive and conservative groups in the tepublican party have each selected 26 candidates for delegates, and these two groups will hattle for control of the Wisconsin delegation to the Re- publican national convention, Campaizn_headquarters are heing | opened in Madison for the progres. sive candidates under the manager- | ship of Herman L. Ekern, progres. | sive candidate for governor in 1926, er 1linois governor would be en- | tered as a candidate in all the 17 presi- | politicians | < of States which ! The feeling there between the | | servatives, however | conv {a small greup of | | date f 'Convening of Assembly May 'Lowden and Dawes Seen Fol- | that the rank and file is g | This interpretation of the voice of nal | ! whooping it up for Lowden snd he «-' i | | i | | | ene Vrate who will direct the campaizn for the progressives, Within the next week nomination papers are to he eircn- lated for Senator George W, Norris of Cehraska. whe is the candidate of the progressives for Presid La Follette Expecte nator Rohert M. La Follette, and Senator John ). Blaine, wha are hoth progressive candidates for dele are expected to return to Wis onsin some time within the next few wecks to help formulate a platform for the progressives. The progres- sives have won out in delegate con tests in Wisconsin since 1408, and Wisconsin delegations at Republican | conventions voted for the late Se ator Robert M. La Follette for Pre dent ever since then. with the excep. tion of the 1812 convention. Georze Vits of Manitowoe, Wi sin member of the Republican natio committee, is manazing the campaign for the conservatives The conservatives will open delegate headquarters soon. They have an nouncad that they will make a deter mined effort to zain control of the Wisconsin delegition. which for the past 20 years has peen controiled by the progvessive group. Although the conservatives have se. lected their dele candidates. they 12ve as vet reached no definit> decision as to whom they intend to support for President. The majority of the con cecm to favor ex- Gov, Lowden nois over Secre tary of Commerce Herbert Hoove The consarvatives feel that Hoover could not carry Wisconsin because of the large German population. which would oppose Hoover because of his activities during the war in connee- tion with the rezulations relative to fuel and food administration Furthermore, Wisconsin has a large farm population. and the conservat feel that Lowden would appeal more to the agricultural groups than Hoover, Delegation for Smith. is no contest of amy the Democratic is o There *ance in impaor party and Wisconsin arded as certain for Gov. Alfred mith of New York, so far as the delazation to the Democratic national convention is concerned, However, there apprars to be some dis. satisfaction among some Wisconsin Democrate with the <eloction of the candidates for delegates to the national fon at a recent Democratic con Charges ar> heing made that smocrats under the leadership of John Callahan. national mmitteeman. met st Milwaukee and picked the d-legates from the districis and the Stateatlarze me Demo. cratis leaders who were not present at this conference are dissatisfied hec. Demoerats from all parts of the were not consulted wh were picked Candidates for > offices al ready have heen selected by the pro ives in the Republican party. but the canservatives have as yet made n. selections, and no other candidates have been announced. Representa. tive Joseph D. Beck of Viroqua has been chosen as the prozressive candi governor. It has heen sus zested that Mr. Beck should resizn as a Representative. o that his con zressional duties and the comin hernatorial campaign would not flict, and hie could devote his en ference. [ tie tinie to the campaign. but no cision on this que by Representative An intresting sidelt consin political campaizn is the fs eing waged for the office of circuit wige of Sheboyzan and Manitows Countie: tormer Represe tive Edwan! Voigt of Shehoy heing oppesed by Ris hrother. Charles Volet, The two brothers will quite likely be the on'v two candiddtes fo office. Egdward Vo Congress for his hrother have not terms for some vears WILLIAM T. EVJUE DEMOCRATS IN OHIO NEARING HARMONY fon has besn madi St was A mem He a cen on friend!y 10 vears 'Plan to Select Uncontrolled Dele- gates Speeded by Adding Name of George White. Special Dispat h to The Star | COLUMBUS, Ohio. January - ‘The h planned the Democrats de the national convention without trol was furth By the addition of the f Geors White of Murietta, former Represent ative and national campaisn chaie- ) man in the Harding-Cox campaizn | of 1920, hoiee, with forme an fst chaice. Mr White has no flea of heing a candidate for the presudential nomt nation. neither mer- | merely covers sidential g election vequirements nly trouble fnsisht this ok, When inguiry made of Clirence Hodwn secretany Of State amd superyisor of to Whether a candidate tor & canlt he pla Lt Without Gov. Sm Maston, the witter apmarent tending o run as a4 delegate Smith | On the Republican side the fght ¢ goes desperately an hetwesrn Senator | Willin and his friends and those oty Hoover, Senator Willis st insdsis | that he will have the fndersement of the State, with no mention of avcond cholce, and the Hoover sup- | POLtera fualat that their candidate Must b lndorsed as second chotee. | 1 Nenator Willis does not wsvee | this, there will ho hreaks In the | delogation tn several paces To this | e Nenator replies et will e W HERE Wnd e bn prepared o vany toon Anish | Another cloment of apposition to Willix Cropped aut amons the Gpponents wl o the A Sadoon League. Fuionds of Willis i Ham | Won County fntimate that 0 will M he possible Lo ele@t delesates to tha Ramsas CHY camention, e county, pledgad te Wil hecaise he haw stuod sponsar for the leasic ' oM GALBRAMTH 1 Jony prosra by comple name Senator vene has It Primary The devel Wi elect " set out itter | ¢ LOWDEN FATE SEEN IN PRIMARY SSUE Outcome of lllinois Battle Over Law Held Vital to Ex-Governor. Another Dark Hm' e Sperial Dispaten to The Star. CHICAGO, January 14.—George E. Brennan, Democratic national enr. mitteeman, has returned tn Cricagy after attending the meeting of hs party’s national enmmittee in Wash ington and ackson dav 4 Upon confers Gov. len A repre tives, Krennan o the week end hanz the fa A Taw nois. And ug read hangs tie k 0. Lowden with ma closa GUY DE Senati e NIV Slale Wheswibl hix fne St be offered at Kansas City as a presi. It appears unleas frs dential_candidate. Lowden, who h need O his name will be er 2 T ol of the FRSEATE OFFE West Virginia Governor Is First to Announce for G. 0. P. Nomination. th ican contr Blow to 0'Connell. In the case of the Demoerats, this 1 spell finish opes of and ruin . O'Conneil gation. In the case of Repub: cans, Lowden's hope for a good share of the downst elegates, if met & ajority, e Tra Mie - Sperial Dispateh to The Star CHARLESTON, W 14.—Gov. Howard M day ann Republi nom States Senator, and formal declarati this State. It is expected will be fc ed Gov. Henry D. there possibil Va. Janu e on Th idacy fo for Un was the first office in wou wreckad. reasoning of m it on for that the governo Hatfield the Iuntin 1 hospital owner w He i re! weaken his extensive prof < by engaging in another pe cal rprise, and may bhe able withstand heavy pre: exerted by followers, There are a number of well i srmed Republican leaders who have a “hunch ng that former United Howard Suther property custodian, wi portunity to again Ceely. who wil renominat tha Democrats. Another possibi former Representative Ben L. R enhloam Wheelinz, advocate light wines and beer. Announcements Delayed. The flood of primary announcemen expected with the new year is belat There is a s ¢ political and ¢ ure. but little by artification with the te. The Demo off in deference to mee § meore on 4 e est i ot more definite States oppose be way the Jackson Parkersburg. and pretentious affaic in Was| ton, the lat party aces Twa of these man W. " Osente teswoman Mre e mary knock m the Lezi care § mmittee- idma! Com Mann— 4 confidently will receive West il vete in the convention inated the first is reported as oppos indbe Mrs mith Mann Reed of Owen D ast gathering ative Car pann of W in the ames A Apression as vet has come from Seaa tor Goff Aspirants Hesi rece: uncement of former al W. G. Conley nation fo 1ake numerous itant. other ng on with LYNN KIRTLAND WATSON UNTANGLES INDIANA AFFAIRS Seeks to Resurrect G. 0. P. Organi- zation From Blow Suffered in Walb Indictment. o b : cefers the caves 1 little dete narty - oor o ity te OMie Ruis Hall B te The st INDIANAPOLIS. Ind es B Watsor Indiaras fave Kansas Ciny s week terna Aty who vee v Cindidate at th 8 © WAS to rest State orzanization Nl serious blow when tate cha " owas Violation of the FLORIDA REPUBLICANS TO LAUNCH DRIVE SOON for Central Committee N State Convention. Dot 1a TACKNSONY 1Y the whin of | Mlorida R The Senator asserted b aind foreed the State oo Weenting Walh s resis K. P Ritselma turer Mun, Spea "' & party disey foree heir oWn TR Lot That dune. b saders In Kovernorshi frend an for B Neho Mamy neither is o annected With some ine. howey A new oh N W revenu laders. howes e vipleasan winekad the Wt events which have M Indion ek his Wy on WIS attempiing paLEs Kot Doth Thurman and Seho of the ruce, ¢ that the Heans can unite behind some Wil not drag Primar Some comment State " N quote as Wdate ver went toncy the aw e vy s Repubs ane wh faconalinm It the | towant ov WaAN Cative Rers by | posait the abaence of Senator Arthu K m, wha R a wn Woashin renained et w Rt ton vandidate for W TR RS Nevping ot e RN ) norship fghe HAROLD OO PRIGHTNRR . (LN wl TR the Massachusetts Bay Culo |00 1o ' Wodevieed that the “gieat | ™ sent | e WE (RS WATOE aver 10 aerws i | VN NAREL Wete e he apen to the uumwl‘l\hlul wever to n-nut Au nbng \ A9 MNeCUNVe ow Cansslered At the nent By, Januwary 20 GRORGE HOYT Mt A