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[MARYLAND TURNS THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON IMELLON MAY SHOW HIS HAND ' AT PENNSYLVANIA CONFERENCE T0 CONGRESS RACE s semsir v i Conditions Unsettled in Five Districts—Hill May Try to Regain Seat. pateh ta The Star F\lT.\K\fi January 21.—Political ntion m_ Marvland is contered on ssional candidacies at this time extont than on any other e th The D maocrats now hold five of the &a0s <ix seats in the House of Rap- rreentatives, but Republican leads predict that i the next Congress they vi'l rerPin At least two of these sea's 1 not three. That the Republicans will make 2 botter showing next Fall then they did in November. 1926. undoubt- edv is tny John Fhilip Hill. former Representa- tive from the third Maryland congres- sional district and leader of the wet bloz in the House, is thinking ssriously | of seeking to regain that seat The g neral opimion here is that Mr. Hill will be a candidate and, although a Re- publican in a normally Democratic :nc!. stands an unusual chance of elec- Hon. Loses in Senate Race. Mr. Hill relinquished his congres- sional seat when he became a candidate for the RepublicRn nomination for United States Senator against former Senator O E. Weller in 1926. He made An aggressive campaign in that fight but Jost. The Democrats had no difficulty n cartying the district for Representa- tive Vincent L. Palmisano. Democratic leaders are ready to sup- rt Mr. Palmisano again. They believe is the strongest man they could put forth in a district containing a large forelgn-born popu'sion. He is an. Italian and & wet. This week he asked Congress to investigate the activities of J. F. J. Herbert. Marvland-District of Columbia prohibition administrator. Mr. Hill, however, makes an especial appeal to the Democrats of this dis- trict. They admire his campaign man- ner and believe he is able to gain more | for the anti-prohibition cause than Mr. Palmisano Many Democratic leaders i | this district privately admit that Mr Fall seems to be an unbeatable candi- date. Things are badly muddied on the Eastern Shore of Marvland. which com- | prises the first district. When Repre- | sentative T. Alan Goldsborough be- came seriously ill last Summer two. other Democrats announced they wou'd { again_for seek 10 <ucceed him. Mr_ Goldsborough. | fepresenting the dry sentiment of his @istrict for the last six vears. has been an imprecnable candidate. Two Avowed Candidates. Hooper & Miles of Salisbury and J | Lege of Queen Annes County are e two avowed candidates. In addi- tion. there are at least three other po- tential candidates In the meentime. Mr. Goldsborough | s reecinad his health and it is un-| ood he is desirous of returning 10 r~ss when his present term ends hil* <everal movemenis have been for harmonv. they have so far n futile It is 2energ'ly believed the ! Democr-ts will fight the issue out in the | Mev p ¢le-ion. The Renubl licans | have born guiet. hoping that the antici- | pr-es foht will give them a chance ‘o | win ‘n this overwhelmingly Democratic The « iliness of Representative | am P Col>. jr. in the second dis- | bas upset Democratic politics lkiihood that Mr red. but nt by Dr the oniy contender so| ‘he Democratic nomination. | W Man. charman of the Re- | publican city commiitee. is casting en- Tious eves on Mr Cole's seat and ma: ®r his party’s candidate. The third ard tourth districts are the | oniy two wholly within Baltimore citv | Charles Linthicum | has nnn'nm“d that he wish~s again | to represent the fourth district and he most probahly will_give any candidete who opposes him —Democrat or Repub- | liran—a trimming He has represented ! the district since 1311 Gambrill Seems Cheice. Pepresentative Stephen W. Gambrill ®ems 10 be be the Democratic choice #gain in the fifth district, which in- | eludes the Southern Maryland coun- ties and those bordering on the District | of Columbia. In the lust two or thrae, weeks some talk has been heard of grooming this gentieman as the suc- | cessor %o Governor Albert C. Ritchie when and if the latter moves o Wash- ington. or when he retires from An- napolis In 1931 A Kingsley Love of Leonardtown has snnounced his candidacy for the Re- publican nomination Congress in this district. but many of his party sociates are not enthusiastic Talk 8 rival candidate from Prince G County has been h and Oliver Metzerott, a former State controller. of Hyausville, has been mentioned In western Maryland cou; s, which with Montgomery make up the sixth district, Representative Prederick N Zihiman. Maryland's lone Republican in Congress. 1s conceded his party nomi- nation. No Democrat has expressed publicly 8 decire 1) challenge Mr Zi man David J 1awi Tarifl Co parcel por of Repres pas wid Ir wrm 1w s in mind he vensive speaing exmpaign herence 1 the League of the World Court Disliked by Leaders. But the Democra District do ot live eally They have Gec 1 bring o4 & cand 3¢ he makes the Democrat 6 Mr Lewis former member of the beer mak urging wders of the 1 organiva vl beeom #1000 i the Mary e romy leater few bebieve westars 1 a WAL 0t prey hean FRARKLYS 1 10WA DEMOCHATS FAIL TO INDORSE CANDIDATE ' wrd b L MOINE woutl INGorsing sny x:r»r.’lfu sl can- WBate w (vwo-day serier of conierences . lows Democrels closed here yer errauy 3 Mereoiti cona stempt o spprove K Die Moies publisher s Jowi's tuvorite son was dropped st his Jequest and the eontference saopled a poliey of wiowing the precinet county P10 Aietiic! subdivisions W Oewrmine the presidential of luwe Demo- runs Mereaits e nnigut Qenders tor 1 Bmith of Wumer A Feed wrnnunoed here e nomine New York of Misouri wer wd #r wer end Seneton 1 son-in-law of Prank W | a8 10 the make-up of ! zates o be elected by {ment an Delaware | ehoice is Lowaen ®ante for |anier Meet Soon—Arrival of Vare Awaited. Secretary's Nephew and 0th- ers Knowing His Aims to Attend Parley. Special Dispatch ta The Star HARRISBURG. Pa. January Th~ first definite indication of plans which Secratary of the T Mellon may have regarding support ot candidates for Republican presidential nomination is expected to be revealed At a conference of State political leaders within the next week or ten days His nephew. Republican State Chair- man W. L. Mcllon. and others who will be informad of the Sceretary’s desires will attend the conference. The V organization of Philadeiphia a'so will be represonted. In fact. the time of return of Scnator-clect William S. Vare from Florida will detormine the date for the mecting As the Vare organization willl con- trol 14 district delegates from Phila- delphia, with the possibility of at least one delegate-at-large, the attitude of the Vare organization will be impor- us far. Chairman Mellon savs » plan Four of thes: fixed. » of thair po retary G and the to g0 to A woman, probably Worthington Scranton of Scranton vice chairman of the Republican State committce. The two remaining dele- gates-at-large will probably be sclected from Chairman Mellon, Mavor Harry A. Mackey. Philadelphia. Vare's 1926 senatorial campaign ma Mavor Charles H. Kline. Pit Mellon man One of the most interesting bits of gessip is the rumor that if former Gov Gifford Pinchot becom-s a candidate United States Senator. he will_have as running mates a com- plete ticket of candicates for delegates | pledged to Herbert Hoover. Pinchot’ agents. who have been traveling through the State, meetinz Pinchot followers to sound out s-ntiment. also have been inquiring for sentiment for Hoover. This rumor has given rise to a coun- ter rumor that Secretary Mellon will forestall Pinchot by turning in for Hoover —but thus far there has been no development to substantiate any such report A fear that is sometimes vocal is that the Hoover boom may spend 1ts force bafore the presidential campaigns reach the convention stage. as was the case with Gen. Leonard Wood in 1920, Hoover to Speak. Whether there will be an increase in Hoover sentiment following .the Secre- tary’s scheduled address before the State Chamber of Commerce dinner here next Wednesday night is a_mat- ter which Repul n leaders will note with interest The first Hoover-for-President Club in the State was organized in the capi- tal city last night. following announce- ment that the purpose is to ascertain !he brend h nI sentiment for him, and BUTLER FACES FIGHT | ON DELEGATE SLATE C;ntmve’lv Looms Our at Large List for Massachusetts, Women Make Plea. Fisher will head spateh 1o The Star BOSTON. January 21.—Signs of an impending controversy within the Re- publican party of Massachusetts over selecting a siate of seven candidates for delegates at large to the national convention in Kansas City in June have become visible within the past 48 hours. It is probable that the ais- agreement will be patched up, but Wil- liam M. Butler, chairman of the na- tonal committee. and Francis Prescolt, Stearns, chair- man of the Statc committec, are de- cidedly at odds at the present writing this le Massachusetts has seven large and twi the 16 o . making & total of 39, as was the case 4 years ago. With the presidential primaries not to bé held until April 24 and the preparation of an official siate of at large delegates not necessary until Jate in March, several of the 7 places have been fixtures for some time In 1924 when all of the Ma Jisetts dele- gates were pledged to “president Conl- idge the at large slate was comprised of 5 men and 2 women Since that time the Republican w such 85 to lead t thelr numbers now three places on thls the men. My P the women had a prepared w favor such a division Chairman Butler however, i under- stood to have decreed that the slate will consist of five men and two women and an unofficial ma'ke-up of the slats includes Gov. Alvan T Ful Butler. Senator Frederick H former Etate Benator Eben 5 My, Brearns, Mrs Willlam G and Mrs Frederick P Bagley Regardless of the final nelections, the at large slate will b an unpledged group. as will most of the other 32 dele- districts Herbert them 1o m four for that good case. and was Draper Dwight Hoover will probably toward b HOOVER SENTIMENT GAINS IN DELAWARE Lowden Birong in Bouthern Bection Where Many Vorers Are Apriculturists WENDE HOWIE WILMINGTON, Del . Jinuary There 13w growing Sepunlican in tavor of Herber Frestent. The second The later s strong estin e dowier part of Ui Blate where the mpjority of e volers are engaged e wgricaiture Ly the Wowns through out U Btate Lowever. the poliUcians shy that Hoover will be the choie of Hoover i the Delaware delegation U the national | convention elect A efton Aelegates who will e mide wie favorahle The CrpeCte U meet i March o Clowe the Btate convention, Thi ention will select the nationsl defe ol ix mre gedicting that convention will be field April 10 CHARLES K GRAY, / tate convention con h ANDREW W. MELLON. Pennsylvania Republicans expect him to reveal his hand soon in the matter of presidential preference. to work for delegates if sentiment justi- | fies. Hoover has been receiving & con- siderable amount of newspaper support in the State thus - In the Democratic party. there has | been no concerted move thus far to try to head off Gov. Al Smith in the State ernor's support in legation —which has ritle—is expected | _Some of his of the prominent Democrats reported on the Smith band wagon is A. Mitchell Palmer, for a time Attorney General in the Wilson adminis- tration. Former National Chairman Vance €. McCormick is the outstanding figure opposing Smith, but thus far his resistance apparently has been passive. Democratic National Committeeman Joseph F. Guffey. Pittshurgh. is not ex- pected to be a candidate for clection by the State committce in May. It is probable he may back Judge Samuel E. Shull of St dsburg as his successor. judge of the county courts, was the nominee against Senator David A. Reed in 1922. For years he had been closely associated with the Bonniwell faction, which controls the Democratic party in Philadelphia. and at present also con- trols the State committee. Backed hy Guffey. I‘n‘\ wing a brea% with Bonniwell, n 1926 had Guffey's backing for tion for governor in_a thre d fight between the Bonniwell, and McCormick factions. Bon- niwell nosed Shull out of the nomina- tion by a very slight margin. In the 1924 convention. Shull made one of the speeches seconding nomination of Sena- tor Oscar W. Underwood. and support ed him until the deadlock of the first 100 ballots was broken. There 1s also an rumor here that the Smith forces. if successful in the convention. believe good strategy would dictate selection of the national chairman from Pennsyl- vania, in the hope that the strong wet | Republican | sen! Penn: ent might make ylvania Democratic this year o tke presidency. With this rumor i linked a story that the post has already been offered to Guffey. and that Guffey or Shull might b> considered WALTER D. ROOS RHDDE ISLAND WAITS ON SMITH'S FORTUNES Nomination Means Much to Both Parties—Gov- ernor Seen Victor in State. Demeceratic Dispateh ta The Star. PROVIDENCE. R. 1. January To say that all Rhode Island is wai for th» Demecra 21 ing le national conivention and the result involving the nomination or failure to nominate Gov. Smith of New York for the presidency is not far short of the truth. party in Rhode Island is holding its local booms of candidates fog the na- tional H and Senate in abeyance until it can be discovered whether the New Yorker will ride th> Democratic conkey in the 1928 campaign. And all this because there s a feeling | of surety that should Smith be nomi- nated he will carry this State without difficulty Even the most rabid drys will admit that, in confidence. Disregarding all hypocs and ex- amining the facts as they are, it is shown that Rhode Isiand is more than 50 per cent Roman Catholic. and that bloc represents in all probability phalanx for Smith Coupled with this vote will be that of the wets in a State which is one of the two which have not ratified t ghtecnth amendment. Leaders of the Republican part the politically ambitious are holding off on selection of party candidates for the Senate and national House next Fall becanse he belief that should Smith be nominated for the presidency any Democrat in the State, no matter wha' onal_quelifications are, can win and On the other hand, should Smith not be nominated. 1t is believed no other Democratic nominee for the presidency ¢ the Democrats here from beine under. In other words, Smith ix ¥ 1o the situation, and his for- tunes will govern to a great extent the oselllations of the State's political pen- dulum JAMES 8. HART. BLAINE AND LA FOLLETTE PLAN DELEGATE CONTEST tors Arrvive in Wisconsin With Leaders. Two € to Confer Progressive Tnspats 1o Thee Sty MADISON. Wh Junuary 21 Sen- ators John J. Blaine Robert M Lo Follette Ji, who hewd the Progros sive slnte of candidates for delogiws o the Republican natlonal convention have nrrived W Wisconsin 1o meet with political leaders to formulate plans for e e legute contest Herman | Eketn munager of the ampaign for the Progressives, wh ent the past werk e Warhington bsek from the National Capital with the two Ben tons 1 ring the visit of the twe o the Progressives will adopt s platform for the delegnte pent and complete for e campaign 5 attempt is belug made by Demo- it eppored 1o Gov. Bmith W launch boom onsin for B tor | Thomas ) f Montana, s ihe Democratic presidential candidate, but the Walsh supporters sre not lkely o make much headway. Bupporters of Smith e n complete control of the | ¥ | Democratic party in Wisconsin, and it 16 generally conceded that the Smith canididates for delegates will win easily WILLIAM T EUJUE ’ I 312 wverage raindiops were laid side by side they would make an ineh of wnter This his Just been determined at University College, DUublin. where more thun 3000 falling drops veie m The experimenters ‘mry In slee some laige we the average, MINNESOTA RACE roe | Shull, & | unsubstantiated | The Republican a solid | to Congress on the Smith tide | - FOR SENATE OPENS Republicans Seek Worthy Opponent to Shipstead, Farmer-Labor. NEAPOLIS, Minn.. January [ nterest in national politics has beea eclipsed temporarily in this State by | developments in the Republican party as to the State ticket | Gov. Theodore = Christlanson, after | saveral months of hesitation, filed this woek for a third term. He had been urged by many Republican leaders of Al elements in the party to make the race for United States Senator. It was felt that he, as the outstanding man in | the party. would be the logical candi- | date to_oppose Scnator Henrik Ship- | «tead, Farmer-Labor. In fact, many felt | that he was the only Republican whe | {could be elected. beeause Senator Ship- siead, in spite of the weakness of his minority party, is strong personally and | will not b an casy man to defat. | Several lcading Republicans were pre- { paring to enter the race for governor |but held off awaiting the. governor’s de ciston, and now will not file. He is not | likely to have any serious opposition in | the primaries, and his re-election is re- | garded s certaln. He gave as his ros {son for his decislon the fact that hir | program of reorganizing the State government to hold down taxes and | centralize control of expenditures ha not been worked out and needs atten- | tion for two more years, | Left in Quandzry. The governors Hecisto Pepublicans in a quandary over a Sen Iate candidate. however. Thers will b no lack of eandidates. but it is a ques | tion whether one ean be found stron: enough to wrest the toga away trom Shipstead | _ Another factor enters the situation Instead of standing for another term as candidate of the. third parts. it is reported that Senator Shipstead con-* templates filng this time as a Republi- can. With a field of several candidate: he might win the Republican nom tion, as he has a large following of it dependent votsrs who generally voie in the Republican primaries. The Sen- ator was a Republican until he accepied the independent nomination for govern- or in 1920 The Farmer-Labor party of Minne- | sota, an outgrowth of the non nr'lmn | league movement, never has liatod with any national third party. and is expected to hold aloof from prasidential politics this vear. It supported Rob: M. La Folletie in 1924. but lost ground nd again in 1926, so that A now fs in A had way control is in th> hands are zealous tor a “class p “nthusiastie supporters of Senator Sm,p stead. Ho is their best bet for ihe com- ing campaign. however. and if he ac- serts the third party, its finish i thought to be in sight The primary election is not June 16, and the filings need not made until May 9. Two Candidates File. Possible Republican c; Senator held off also ur was definitely out of th T s aulokly. 3. AA Bumay governor from 1916 to 1321 and v a resident of Minneapolis, came thist “ollowcd closely by Arthur E. Nelson, former mayor of St. Paul | "The Farmer-Labor party is to hold an extra-legal convention. probably in | February, and s expected to indorse | Senator Shipstead for re-clection unless he signifies that he does not want its nomination o5 the e Republican State and di tions, which will elect delegates to the i national convention at Kansas City The State convention will meet in St Paul, March 24 Eight of the 10 dis- | trict conventions will meet March .u 'All the county conventions assemble March 17 to elect delegates o the State and district conventions. and in the fourth and fifth districts. wiihin St Paul and Minneapolis. respectively the county convention delegates also will meet in district conventions Mareh 17 Active work on bohalf of Herbort € | Hoover and Frank O. lLowden is ex- pected to start soon. The Hoover people have had no State organization. but one IS to be under way within a few davs it is expected. The Lowden committee Is awaiting a visit from Clarence ¥ Buck of Illinois. national manager CHARLES B. CHENEY 'TENNESSEE READY " TO VOTE FOR HULL' | State Congrcmonal Delegation Assures Legislator of Support, " The Star Tenn, January 21 dell Hull, Tennessee’s member of Democratic national committee long a member of Congress. ¢ the vote of Tennewsee for Pr {he wants it The indorse; ven | Judge Hull Priday by the Tenmoen igressional delegation gives an ndded urance, not so much because the | delegation would or could throw the | | 8tate 0 him, but because his popular- | 1y 1s State-wide and regarded by Ten- | nesseeans 1o be happily deserved The indorsement merely draws the jattention of Tennessee Democrats to man they will delight to honor Judge “Hull has recetved the unani- mous Instruction for national commit- teeman from every State convention lnl Tennesaee since 1916, and generally the | indorsement has gone through with a shout of enthusiasm ‘The putting forward of Judge Hull with the consequent turning of ‘Ten- nessee’s 26 votes to him gives an in teresting turn to the Smith sentim In Tennessee Regardless of personal | pre cos o party prejudices, 1t iy u fact 1 the drift toward Smith in Tenne for week been unimiy takable. T} n no organtzed efort to Instract for him and nobod: wnsimed to speak for him th Ten nessee. bt many leaders had made up thelr minds that he was far and away I the lead It may be that the favorite may not change this but m {100 & second cholee sentiment THOMAS FAUNTLEROY WEST VIRGINIANS TURN ABOUT AND BACK SMITH MEMPHI Cor- the son tden ely Iwist st Disnateh G The = tap CHARLESTON. WV Janury 21 [BInce the Juckson day dinner at Wish inglon, which was described by one West Vibginlan 1o attendance, Clevelnnd A Belbert of Martinshurg as a 95 per cent Bmith meeting " there hus been o noticeable disposition on- the pait prominent Democrats get on band wagon change i arlng Four yearn ago | T West Virghnla weie | auficlently numerous to form a cor al's guard Ihere has been no effort of any - | portance Lo organize the Btate for any | outslde Republican presidential pros pect the fnnction beg in deferonce | Do doubt th the Imposiing movement in hehull of United Btates Benator Guy 1 Goft— Unlens Benator Goft halts (s procecding. his name will be presente tn the Kanvas Oy convention ws the | holce of his native Btate LYNN KIRTLAND, D. €. TANUARY 29 1928 -—’PA'R'I‘ s G. 0 P.IN MISSISSIPPI SWINGS TOWARD HOOVER Fight Control of Delegation—Smith Shows Slight Gain in Popularity. Special Dispatch to The Star JACKSON, Miss., January 21 publican sentiment in Mississippi crystallizing for Hoover for President ording to information from over the State Fnrur‘on Over the reform element of the I party in this State to Gov. Smith, [ publicans are expecting the strongi vote during the presidential race eve: recorded since the reconstruction da Because of Hoover's popularity in Mis. ssippi, due to his personal visits and his activity in flood relief, it is believed he will carry_ the greatest vote of any Republican. Lowden is second in senti- ment here because of his visits. It is probable that the Republican leaders will heed the sentiment for Hoover, although a bitter factional fight may develop over control of the delega ton. The fight will hardly be over Hoover, but over the personnel of the leadership. Despite open opposition to Smith, he is showing a slight gain in y No outstindng candidate other Smith is being discussed by th crats It is expected that Mississippi | Democrats will have a sharp fight for |the State committee, but those who favor an uninstructed delegation wili win out. It is probable that this dele- gation will vote against Smith at first at the national convention. and if Pat Harrison is complimented by anv other | State, the Mississippians will cast a fa- torite son vote. Harrison will get Mis- ippt if he is on the vice presidentiai list. P X B MAC 5.00 walnut. 1 most WARIHOUSE CLEAR 4 §125.00 -3 pes. BED, 1 ANT IND DRESSER. W i nut finmish. W ARE HOUSE CLEAR AN PRICE $138.00— {-pe-, FANITY, enamel. CHESNT. W ARE HOUSE CLEAR (NCE PRICE $0.50 0DD 1 SER. W udnut fin icl. 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The Journal is owned by Pred- eric I Thompson, who also publishes the Mobile Register and Mobile News- Tier, morning and afternoon publica- tions. Wiile the State election at which the delegates to the national convention will be named is only a few months av entries into the contest close March 1. In addition to the selection of 24 delegates to th> convention, the Democrats will at the same time nem- inate candidztes for various State offices, including Supreme Court. judges, Congressmen and probate judges Brandon Is Mentioned. Among those mentioned as possible candidates for places on the delegation to the Houston convention are for- mer Gov. William W. Brandon, who headed the delegation that made Ala- brma famous at Madison Square Garden th his “24 votes for Oscar W D and State Senator Travis ot Franklin County, who waged a determined but unsuccessful fight in the last legislative session to make masking a misdemeanor in Ala- bama. 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