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1 SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. JANUARY 29, 1928—PART 1. HUOVER SPONSORS ARE BALKED IN OHiG Hit by Secretary’s Failure t Announce His Candidacy. Willis Boomers Busy. Southern Candidate 1o The Sta 'S, Ohio, 11 indi nuary ns of subs g Ohio Repud g with nothing done towarc expres it, 1t might as well not be In the meantime Scnator W, fration is making good use of ate deiegation U od that s matter. If he maintains that po sition, there can be no way under th Ohio primary laws by which preferer for him can be e °d. Secretary o ate Clarence to amrm the ag of his predecessor, Thad Brown f ate for na- consent to sup~ NATOR PAT HARRISON, tis presidcatial boom has been launch- | ! ed by the Mississippi Legislature. { e Waiting Attitude. smen from Ohio, . seem in- n as Sec- - INDORSES HARRISON the Republican Republican Congr Hoover—w a sausfactory o tme, the Willis ma ing for a meeting of State al committee. It will be held t lan is to put ion pledging the Ohio to Senator Wi They will e to do this, though Senator Approved in Resolu- tion—Chance of Smith Fight Lessens. trict, ably of the Repub- las: week ana s men for n to the | Special Dispateh to al delegates, pledged th T JACKSON. Miss., nd for second choice named Fisher of Wilmington. who e, not a can ate at all tional delegates is Forest vashington Court House. vention. A forerunner of the favorite- illis was governor | son sentiment in this State was the rivate secretary. This indorsement of Harrison for President t. and the program | by a H resentatives vote here rried out at the pri- | Thursday. in whi T The district | concurrent reso tor Fess for re-| Indorsement of Harrison by the Mis- trict he formerly | sissippi Legislature, solidly Democratic, is expected not only to have much weight in the State convention, but also is to pacify the opposition to Al Smith . 'The news that Secretary Hoover wishes among the ardent drys and the Ku o avoid a fight for delegates in Ohlo— | Klux leaders. rever there is a favorite- | Senator Pat Harrison's support was ovement on—rather disheart- unexpected in the House of Representa- | followers in Ohio. Besides giV- tives. A motion was offered for a straw 0 hope of expression of their | yote of the House on Smith for Presi- or him, it causes them 10| dent. The motion was voted down neir candidate is not the | heayily and then Joseph W. George, | bad expected. And, of | son of the late United States Senator - the cuccesses that the | 7, George. offered a concurrent reso- organization is meeting with, | lution indorsing Senator Pat Harrison Hoover Republicans who have Po- | from Mississippl, the keynote speaker irations hesitate to jeopardize | of the last national convention, for the expressing themselves nemocratic nomination for President ir. Hoover. Undoubtedly the situa- | Oniv one dissenting vote was cast. s drifting is favoring the | “The favorite-son sentiment is be- el lieved to have lessened the chance of a | the Democratic side the feeling ate vention | among the opponents of :?2?511?1‘:2‘ in the State convention , that his nomination is in- ve probable: and, feeling 50, | ooy, those who will not support him are fre- ¥ heard to express the hope that i is their party candidate, ver will be the candidate icans, as they could more support him than any other Re- ¢ 28 —Sena- t will be the rats for 1an national co choice of the N President at the H sentiment s still strong g the Republicans and, with the two factions holding meetings today and next week, it is believed that both wil show preference for him. Lowden still has some strength among the G. O. P. o« leaders, but Hoover so far is consid- ety ered first choice. REX B. MAGEE. A persistent rumor has been heard in e ST L SMITH FRIENDS COUNT ON DELAWARE BACKING mately d that he ted, 1o a movement t Dawes. Lower Section of State Offers Op- poeition to Governor Over His Wet Stand. J.H. GALBRAITH. [EREDITH BOOM FAILS TO SUCCEED IN I0WA <..csi ispatcn 10 The star. WILMINGTON, Del, January 28— | Democrats Disband Without Indi. Democrats who are favorable to the cating Choic State Conven- candidacy of Al Smith for President are canvassing the State to see what tion Set for April 20. \ chance men friendly to the New Yorker Bpeial Dispath 1o The Star will have before the State convention, DES MOINES, lows, January 28— which will elect delegates to the Demo- Jowa Democrats, meeting here this week, cratic national convention. There s avoided the question of proki- little doubt that the Smith men can : and disbanded without indicating | control the Wilmington and New what man they might unite on by the Ca;,lle ‘fiAulil)' delegation RGO St hich | In the lower counties, Kent an: ime of the State convention, Which g .eoy there is & great deal of opposi- was et for April 20 tion to Bmith because of his opposition In spite of the fact that Towa's dele- '0 prohi ton. However, those who td for McAdoo 1o the last are strong-et in their opposition have of the last week in the 1924 con- Do other candidate o suggest This s spontaneous effort to bring leads many to think that the Delaware the indorsement of Edwin T. Mer- | delegation will vote for Smith if | éry and a McAdoo man, met | 5ary W nominate him. The indi at this time are that the deley previously | not be instructed, but will be left to act they think best for parly harmony erefore, Bmith sponsors feel that they n_eount upon Delaware asisting in maintain- | Although Delaware Democrats have #1y harmor much in common with the Democra time it appears probable that n the South, there has not been th d an instructed Gelegation | 5ame oppoition to Smith in this Sta ional convention, This dele- s there has been in the South. There an be expected W go @s far ax has been no volced cbjection to him with Meredith if outside sup- | because of hix religion the oppositon vouchsaled him, but ft will be being from the drys T ter are in the majority in both pa: Smith Ay mon who e it it W Benator Thomas F Al the meeting of the Btate centrel who 15 an announced wet, who . e nere this week Mrs. W. E |Wes elected U former vice chairman, was |Teprese:n e dr Y i chairmanshlp, therehy | They say that every one knew that Sen- i only woman s the coun- | 810 Bayard vas wet when he was nom- wich 8 position. Mrs. Mauls. | Dated and that Smith has just as much chance U get the undivided Dem- ocratic vote g the Senator There are a large number of promi- t Hepublicans in the Btate who are ary and who have been dissatisfed with ma e men mentioned for places jn L can Uckel hecauss of their dr would not be sur Iz Ly were not found working 1y having a wet candidate 18 true of Wil surrounding country i, who has on record as opposed 0 the use « a5 & possible nominee, was uelching the move- by s 2 ceters C. CLIFTON. COMMITTEE TO ATTACK BLUE LAW PROPOSALS 1p W Meet Tuewday to Luuneh ar on Launkford Bill ) wnd the DUl BOL Of the lower part of the Biate lar Me where there are Lo eitles of more than The Lankiond y w il | 2000 snd few of that siw, Congress- The Lank!nd Bundsy closing law bill ind 1e 1 8 other mmliarly objectonsbie snd [man Jobert G Houston, Republican, Teprssive propse b the targels | W 190 yeur er his wel o Sotark oF o eny. | DEMOCTRUEC Upponent i GIRAY ! we 0P Seises 0 e WOMAN ENTERS RACE. Oppprad v Sl Mix L ¥ ¥ a How Nomination in New Jersay Jrle B b " > . N teh 1 (anLioe sensre 1 VEW AN J, Juniuary 28 -~ An- B ot rage Other GIurbing element was injected pox o a st sy Y, the muddied Jepublicsn situation g e ond bl ana smiter |0 New Jerscy yesterdwy when it wes Ve and epressive propisals Sonounced st Mrs Lilitan ¥ Pelckert e A we exgact 1 ge 1B Contemplating entering Ui contest g entiment wguingt for Unied Blates senstorial nomina ot shout the Uon. Mrs Feickert 18 president of the g New Jeisey Bepublican Women's Club, large part of the woman paity and has long been s eide of e nale Jenders ulready Uhree cundidutes tor noneion For v Unlea Blale Benelor Frelinghuyson, forne Nationel Comuteemesn Hamiito u ownd lormer ftate Cha Al have N ottt we of e wom ol Ahe othier Folokert dry condidate U J. FARKELL, Jr, res g ference s Vs Blue Ja Jm st o, law asy ar on ickert BidT for Sennte o sre T on orgen i theu fact controls of e thorn i e There ase [ ebpOUBCS Ll will become & MISSISSIPPIHOUSE THOMPSONLOWDEN ARRISTICE IS SEEN lllinois Candidates’ Plans Hang on Outcome of Pri- mary Law Row. Special Dispateh to The Star. CHICAGO, Til., nuary 28— What | with another adjournment of the State ture from its special session to consider substitute measures for the N law, decla unconsti- a Circuit Court judge, ¢ 1llinois State and loc: > being compelled this weck both ends against the middle. al Assembly recessed last y until February 7. The ‘d the hope —and in some sed belief —that the te, which has not yet ruled on the lower court’s pri- | mary de on, will uphold the act in qGuestion In which event the Legislautre would | drop election matters and take up the six other subjects incorporated in Qo Len Small’; call. The last date for filing nominating petitions under the law in question for presidential preference as well as State and local offices, is February 10. Dele- gate slates to the national conventions ust be filed in patition form March 20. Should the Supreme Court decide in favor of the bill. petitions filed in regular order would be just so much wood sawed. Should the decision be adverse, it would be virtually impossible for the Legislature to pass a bill for April primary between February 7 and February 10. This is especially signifi- cant when it is considered that no, sub- tute legislation has been reported but of cither house committee so far. Lowden's Name Certain. At any rate, Frank O. Lowden’s name | 11 be on a petition that goes into cir- tion Monday. Omar N. Custer, for- mer State treasurer, who has charge of the Lowden Illinois campaign. has the etition in charge. Likewise he will look | ter the delegate petitions. He says he will & 11 15 downstate districts for Lowd:s tan dis With no April primary—and that all | depends now upon the Supreme Court— the pre 1 preference and delegate | slates will be decided in conventions | of both parties. With a primas E. Brennan, Democratic State committeeman, would not have a solid State delegation for Alfred E. Smith. With a convention under the unit rule, he expects to rule the roost atura his preference is against an April pr The Lowdenites are not rparticularly worried about probable loss of the April primary, for they assert they will have a majority of the State, hether through primary or convention. That would presuppose some sort of armistice between the William Hale | Thompson-Robert E. Crowe Republican | faction. dominant in Cook County, and the Lowdenites, outside of Cook. No 1 been unanimous for a | Republ! candidate in this State since the days of Abraham Lincoln. It has been regarded as impossible, cer tainly improbable, that Thompson would permit a unanimous indorsement of Lowden, after their feud of 10 years standing. Apparently just such an ar- mistice move has been made, and al- though Mr. Custer says little about it and Mr. Thompson says nothing, the report in Cook County is definitely that | peace has been made. Crowe Faces Fight. : Mr. Crowe may be in a bad way next | Fail. Chicago is wet and if Gov. Smith nominated by the Democrats he is likely to carry this city and| . although it is very doubtful if the State, downstate opposition being too great, and it holds a veto in the State over Cook County in State-wide elections. Mr. Brennan | is a old politician. He will have a | full slate in Cook County for county | offices, including that of State's attor- | ney, held by Mr. Crowe. | There are a lot of Republicans in | the metropolitan district who would | like to ditch Crowe. 8o, if Brennan prevails and has Smith at the head of his county ticket, Crowe and Thompson are going to need all the Republican ‘mony they can acquire between now next November. Republican har- ny in November would not be helped any if Thompson and Crowe bucked The proposition | up to Thompson in plain itical terms. He is reported to have en no reply. but he has not turned | down the Lowden peace propositions, either. PAUL R. LEACH. DEMOCRATS SEEKING PEACE IN MINNESOTA Smith Bfom Continues to Gain Headway—Hoover Sponsors Launch Campaign. MI Star , Min, January 24 ~Moves toward calling Minnesota Dimocratic conventions together are vaiting on & possible scttlement of a factionul eontest in the party, which has two claimants 1o the State chatr- menship. The l-ading supporters of Gov. Al Smith are concerned over this situation, and are trying to fix up the dispute o that there will be no ques- tion clouding the title of the 24 dele- galen from Minnesota at Houston The Minnesola Smith campalgn s in the hands of Willlam J. Quinn, Bt Paul, who was one of the Smith ifeu tenants at the Madion Square Garden convention. In the absence of an op- position candidate appealing to Minne- wotin Democrats, the Btate seems W be drifting inevitably to Smith, who had the big end of the delegation four years | ago There was no unit rule, and the delegation vole always was spiit, with a minority for McAdoo and some voles tering Boon after the officlal eall for the natlonal campaign s recelved here nl meeting of the Slate central committee | will b called, which will demonstrate | wether the chalrmanship dispute s veally nettled, and A so, how Announcement hus just 1 made that the campaign for rodele gites in Minncmota wl dled by | Tvan . who reslgned re Ly as a member of the Btate railrond and varehouse commibssion o practice Jaw I Minneapolls Mr. Bowen, & former sccretary 1o Benstor Knute Nelson, practiced at Mankato untl named to the fitate office, and has n large Blate- vide acqualitance. He W enrolling a | committee of Crepresentative Hoover | supporters, and they plan o go Wt | neatly every distiict of the State to| determine the Hoover strength Ihe Lowden organization, formed a year ngo done Iittle work so f but, with the Btate conventbon less than Awo months off, foterest in the campilgn s now belng manifested Ouing W the feeling over the McNary Hangen bl I most of the rural | conntics, the Lowden people expect to contiol pest of the distilcts, and will put up B fght all over the Btate Many Hepublican men and women coming forward s candidates for places Hhe women are asking for equal representation 1 ) 10 [aiets, with one woman delegate | from euehi distiiet. i sl least one of e beyvon delegaten al large CHAKLES B cu”m ateh 1 APOLI ar call | s earlter THE WEEK IN POLITICS S;\mmary of National Dcvelopmcntg Based on Reports From The Star's Spccial Correspondcnts and Staff Writers, OLITICAL activity through- out the country during the week just ended, as indicated by dispatches to The Star, have been concerned largely in efforts to halt the booms of Al- fred E. Smith and Herbert Hoover. In some States those efforts appar- ently have met with a measure of sucee In other States ¥ oth Smith and Hoover have continued to make progress, though perhaps not such rapid proj s they seemed to be making a few weeks ago. both Smith and ¢ are not surprised has become more For both men there was wed volume of sup- port whic came articulate. Now, th a case of gar- nering the cautious and the doubt- ers and meeting outright opponents and they do not expect to go ahead so fast. i moderate a knowr ko Kk But it is rccognized that this lull is not without its perils. For in- stance, a dispateli from Ohio says the friends of Hoover are becoming dis- couraged because, while the Sccre- tary of Commerce hesitates to enter the primaries as an open aspirant, Scnator Willis is sewing. up the dele- gates. Ohio Hoover men believe that in an open fight they could capture & majority of the delega- tion, even with Willis entered as a favorite son, but they can do noth- ing unless Hoover gives consent. Under the Ohio primary law can- didates for delegate mus. pledge th-mselves for first and second choice and must have the written consent of the men for whom they pledge. Under the situation as it exists the Ohio Hooverites will have no chance to make their prefer- ence known, and they charge that the delegates being put in the fleld for Willis will be for Dawes when Willis 1 had his run A like situation exists in Indiana, which is to give Senator Watson a favorite-son vote at Kansas City. It is reported that Watson delegates are being selected with Dawes in mind as an ultimate choice, and that care s being taken to see that none of the Watson delegates is favorable to Hoover. As a matter of fact, Dawes sentiment appears to be pick- ing up in a number of widely sepa- rated States. In Missouri the Low- den campaign seems to have about come to a standstill, and it is re- ported that a considerable propor- tion of the Lowden strength is veer- ing toward the Vice President. But in Missouri it is said Hoover s de- veloping strength rapidly, especially in the cities, and that the rural sec- tions are less hostile to him than had been believed. This is encourag- ing the Hoover men to enter into a contest for delegates and a first- class fight seems in prospect. * * ok % Factional fights in both parties and in a number of States are wor- rying the supporters of varfous can- didates, but without any clear indi- cation as to how results will be af- fected. Maryland Republicans are in a contest for control of the State organization, but confidence is ex- pressed that Hoover's chances of getting a majority of the State dele- gation are not endangered. His man- agers will be less uneasy. however, when there is a fuller showing of hands. In Colorado, which has been regarded as Hoover territory, a Low- den club has been organized, and it is sald an effort is being made to line up what is left of the Klan in support of the Illinols man, but Hoover's friends profess to believe that the movement cannot make much headway. There has been a letdown in Hoover activity in Pennsylvania, the disposition being to wait on word from Secretary Mellon. The belief seems to be growing that Mellon still has a lingering hope that Cool- idge may be drafted and that he wants an uninstructed delegation that will be free to vote for Coolidge if the opportunity offers. In some parts of the Stats party workers are waiting to see what Vare wants. and Vare is very much up a tree in his own behalf. AR The news from Tlinois is distinct- ly encouraging for former Gov. Lowden. A Chicago dispatch says peace overtures have been made to Mayor Thompson under the terms of which Lowden would be permitted to have practically a solid delegation from Tllinois Mayor Thompson has not yvet accepted the program, but it 15 regarded as significant that he has not rejected it out of hand. A few weeks ago it was not belleved he ever would consent to give Lowden any delegate votes that he could control, but influences are at work which scemingly incline him to be more considerate of opinion in the downstate countics, If the deal with Thompson should go through it might serve to inject new life into the Lowden boom, which undoubted- ly has suffered because he did not have his State solidly behind him. On thé other hand, it might not help. "Thompson is so little regarded outside Chicago that some of the other Republican presidential candi- dates have been downright panicky for fear he would come out for them XK Opening in Washington of head- rs for Senator Reed of Mis- had reactions in a number especially in the South, but it is too early to tell whether there will be any great rallying of anti-Smith Democrats to the Reed standard. Opponents of Smith seem disposed to rely chiefly on the favo- rite son maneuver to stop the New York Governer at Houston. For ex- ample, the Iowa Democratic State committee met during the week, but did not agree upon an candidate to oppose Smith. It seems probable that Edwin T. Meredith will be pre- sented as Iowa's candidate despite the fact that he has tried hard to keep out of the running In Mississippi the Legislature put Senator Pat Harrison forward as a presidential candidate, while in_the adjoining State of Alabama efforts are being made to line up the anti- Smith and Klan elements for Sena- tor Reed. Arkansas some time ago entered Senator Robinson as a favo- rite son, but Senator Heflin's attack on Smith in the Senate is said to have helped the New York Governor. One of the most striking reactions to the Heflin tirade has appeared in Massachusetts, where Democrats are threatening to boycott the Houston convention unless Heflin is read out of the party. Whether such threats would be “carried into execution, especially to the point of refusing to send delegates. is regarded as ex- tremely doubtful. e Massachusetts also gets in the limelight with a boom for Gov. Fuller for the Republican nomina tion. The boom was launched by Representative A. Platt Andrew and attracted some immediate support. But Senator Gillett and other mem- bers of the Massachusetts delegation in Congress Qquickly declared for Hoover, so the situation among Bay State Republicans remains up in the air. A touch of novelty is added to the pre-convention campaign by a dis- patch from Seattle, which says that the strategy of the Hoover managers in Washington is to send a delega- tion to Kansas City favorable to the renomination of President Cooldge. but with Hoover as its second ¢ hoice. No explanation is given as to why this is deemed good politics. and politicians in the National Capital will eagerly wait for more light on the subject. Vice presidential booms continue to flourish. This week South Dakota Democrats put forward Gov. William J. Bulow as a running mate for Gov Al Smith and Texans proposed Jesse Jones for second place on the Dem- ocratic ticket 1008 (Copyright by Star ) The Washington FREE MISSOURI DELEGATION TO CONVENTION IS PLANNED G. O. P. Leaders Are Oppbsed to Instruc- tions for Any Particular Candidate. State Mceting in March. Special Dispateh to The Star KANSAS CITY, Mo, January 28 Republican State leaders in - Missourt virtually have agreed to send an un- instructed delegation for President to the Republican national convention here next June Party leaders, gathered early this week at St Louls to issue the formal of the State committee for the Republican State convention, said that sentiment was becoming unanimous in favor of not tying the Missourt dele- gation to any presidential candida The plan s to wait until the conven- able to him to shy from his candidacy About three months ago a club was organized here for Lowden, but it has never become active. Plans were made this week to organize a Hoover club here, to be followed with the formation of @ Hoover club in St. Louls. Fear is expressed In some quarters that this may bring a colilsion between the Hoov- er and Lowden es In Missouri. son thing the State leaders assiduously sought to avold When the Kansas City gets well along with its President, it is believed convention balloting for the Mixsourt tion meets to learn which presiden- | delegation will divide equally between the tial cundidate develops greatest Dawes and Hoover. The Lowden de strength, both with delegates and with gates will go to the Vice President. The the_volers The Republican oted to £, Joseph, Btate committee March 26, which is about one month _enrlier than usual Democratic State convention will meet ut the same place, February 24, Will Have 39 Delegates, Missourl will have 39 delegates to the be remnining 14 In the pro- national - convention. Seven will legates-atl-lnrge and th elected ol conventions b 16 congressional districts vislon has been made for a division of de No 80 of the two natlonal Missourt Democrats at conventions. T {publicans plan o have five men and | Bo- | Hay two women for delegntes-at-large. caure of the decreasing number of women taking wn active part politics, sinee the advent of leuders, Republican leaders nay s 1o demand for an equ delegates between the ne Missourl women huve been rach succeeding election Herbert Hoover Is developing strength apidly, especially in 8t Hepublican leaders at ouls Rural the Blate com- mittee meeting this week also reported a more kindly feeling developing for Hoover among the farimers Frank O. Lowden, former Governor of Hnois and friend of (he farmers, has wogreat deal of strength n rural Missourl, Hin compatlgn now, however appears (o be &t standstill Vice Prestdent Dawes been found G mannge e campalgn, although (he fob has affered to several Republican leade b boen Teported “he fact that Willam 1 () crat, chatrman of the corn belt commit tee at the last sesnlon of Congiens, Is Lowden's chlel exponcnt i Missout han eausod some ol the Btepublicans tavor- No one yel ha A Demo- ield the Btate convention in The ales between the men and women, ax has been (e practice I Htate woman | Senator there |0 candidate to run against hm division of Fewer voung o Many of BUPPOTLErs wro awlnging Lo wden Blate | | the last fa “dry” Ie- | the | | | situation may change, tween now and June Caulfield Is Named. The St Louls Republican ton has brought out w “wet,’ Henry 8 Caulfield, for governor e slowly gaining organization strength out-State where he has only & lmited acquatntanceship. The Republican nom Ination for Senator probubly will go to Arthur M. Hyde, former governor, a “dry On the Democratie norship race 1 band-wagon mo Wilkon however, be- slde, the gover idly 15 becoming o nent for Frances M former State Senator, who ‘has record He was brought out by Democratic faction allgned with James A Reed. Charles M former official of the Antt-Saloon League and bitler foe of Senator Reed 1y the leading Democratie candidate for Ihe Reed faction iy secking Henator T O ALFORD ANNUAL CARABAO DINNER T0 BE HELD FEBRUARY 11 Plans are now belng made for the an- nual dinner of the Military Order of the Carabio to be held February 11 et the Willard Hotel and which promises to bo the most largely attended of these Winners (OF some years Among those who have been invited to speak are Nicholas Longworth, Speaker the House . Henator Moses. Benator Harvison, Mal Fredevick William Wile wnd Mev. Francls XA Hyme, who apent four years i the Fhilippiies due g the period of the nsureetion Asalatant Hecrotary of War Charles Purton Habbing, Who Wan vecently clected & veteran Cpiabag, Wil witend e dinnor, + WOOLLEN IS READY Indiana Democrats Predict Swing to Hoosier if Con- vention Is Deadlocked. | speciar Dispaten to 1 | | INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., January 28.— | Outwardly the presidential end of the | Indiana primary May 8 will be rather a |tame affair, with Evans Woollen, In- dianapolis banker. heading the Demo- |cratic list and Scnator James E. Wat- |son representing the Republican side, {but underneath there wiil be a quief |but determined struggle for delegates |that may have far-reaching conse- | quences. | " Generally speaking. Hoosler Demo- | era re loyal to Woollen and will join | wholeheartedly in the move to present | his name to the Houston convention, but the wave of pro-Smith sntiment | sweeping the country has made some lof them restless. It is undoubtedly true that if Thomas Taggart, veteran leader of Indiana Democracy, had not injected Woollen’s name in the run- ning a formidible organization for Gov Smith already would have sprung up. Split Party Loomed. Needless to say, such a move unque: tionably would have split the party in be well divided on the Smith question. Perhaps that is what Taggart, far-sce- ing and wily, had in mind when he sprung Woollen's name on an_unsu pecting public more than a year ago Taggart, it would seem, will face the it he attempts to steer the Indiana dele- gation through a convention without giving some aid to Smith. _He was un- able to do it in the New York conven- |Samuel M. Ralston until the former Senator withdrew and some of the Hoosiers slipped over to Smith. Indi- cations are, however, that every effort will be made to develop a delegation that will obey orders this time. Woollen leaders, watching apprehen- | sively the growth of Smith sentiment throughout the country, are still hope \(ul that a deadlock will ensue which | will swing the convention to the Hoosier. They ale basing a good deal of hope on the South, from where they have re- | celved much encouragement, to block Smith sufficiently to prevent his nomi- ' g | nation. They assert that if Smith can- | not be nominted there is no place | else for the convention to go but to ac- | cept a Middle Westerner, and they be- | lieve Woollen stands in the best position | if the convention turns to that part of | the country. Watson Marking Time. Senator Watson appears to be mark- ing time in his presidential quest. Pe- titions bearing thousands of signaturcs have been prepared preparatory to filing his name in the primary. Apparent they are being withheld until defu word comes from Frank Q. Lowde former Governor of Illinois, as to | whether he intends to file in Indiana also Lowden people were all ready to enter & few weeks ago, even to the point of having selected Ed. Bowen of Delphi, | ninth district Republican chairman, as | State manager, but the Watson people | prevailed on them to think the matter |over. It is extremely doubtful. now, that Lowden will contest for the delega- tion against Watson ‘While no effort will be made. to make Watson appear anything else but a vorite-son candidate, there is eviden of a lurking hope that lightning mig! strike the Senator at Kansas City. For that reason, the Watson managers are | going to be careful not to antagonize any of the other contenders. It is a | parent, however, that they favor Charles G. Dawes as a final choice in the event | that Watson cannot go over. For that reason, every effort will be made to {reach a working agreement with the Lowden people so that the former g ernor can first receive Indiana's sup- port. A good deal of comment was caused in the State by the report from Wash- | ington that James P. Goodrich, former Governor of Indiana, sought to induce Secretary Hoover to enter the p: 1 | in this State. Hoover. so the report goes, declined. Goodrich is looked on as the Hoover leader in the State and | has avowed that there would be Hoover | delegates in the Indiana contingent | Kansas City. The Watson mana who will pick the delegation, equally sure there will be none if th can help 1t | HAROLD C. FEIGHTNER WEST VIRGINIA TURNS TO PRIMARY ELECTION Candidate Roll Is Lengthened Two More Democrats Join Race for Governorship. CHARLESTON, W Va The candidate the pr election May 29 was lengther siderably the past week and there is some congestion in for several of the s Former roll for d o alres tate elective o t Representative J Tavlor of the sixth district contest with Representative "l'.vu:lmm IS pending in the Hous pMinter Lo Wilson, Morgantown fney. have announced for the cratlc nomination for governor. and former State Senator Jaseph H - Me Dermott of Morgantown, who at one thme was closely allied with the Klkins politleal organtzation, has jotne mer Attorney General W. G Conley Dro A €. Vandine and Judge N Roy Alf A ho Waugh in the Republican race for the nomination The efforts of & group of vel Democratic. loaders " e v ate Senator Gray Silver of Martin; urg, w national figure 1 farm aftaivs o compete - the primary with ‘Faylor and Wilsor are MKely to be succesaful Antuteresting - development of WeeK Wiy an announy sentative James the Ah district, that e would try for renomination by the Republi cans because of fatling hoalth and declavation by Hugh Tke Shott, Wiue feld publisher, that he aspired to the Sttother seat. Judge Stother s the (ird member of his family to it the House. He Iy serviug his second torm and has been s member judiclary committee alice the beglnning [n[vhfi service | There 1a little developing n the Preaidential sttuation. Some prominent | admirers of Senator Jumes A Reed | are coming out i the open, and oppo ston (o Gov. Smith s being expreased | by several fluential Democratie woek {1V newapapers. ‘The datlies of that faith © largely for him | Wi the Republicans there have been fow publie conmiiments Former (Representative Harry ¢ Woodyard, who v assoclated with s sons W the lownership of an tmposing string of NEWSPAPETs hay announeed Dawes as | NIy personal choice, wnd Col Frank "oty shertft of Cabell County, and {8 triend of the Roosevelt iy, has 'ment by Repre French Strother ot two, for Hoosier Democrats appear to | greatest test of his long political career | tion when Indiana voted steadily for| BOSTO contests \ the | not | of the | may cek’s Political Activity Consists Largely of Trying to Stop Hoover WELLERLINES UP 10 0PPOSE SMITH | | | | | | EVANS WOOLLEN, | Indiana Democrats think hegis a real presidential possibility. SHOWDOWN SOUGHT ON HEFLIN ACTIONS Massachusetts Democrats Demand Legislator Be Read Out of Party. Disg Democrats of Massachusetts manding a‘showdown from the Demo- cratic national committeemen repre- senting the Southern Sta n Seaa- tor J. Thomas Heflin. U: bama Senator is rept tions condemned nothing to do with t. tion at Houstcn on the ground that dearer to them than pol wo resolutions the past week b S Senators and Repress gether with a number of prominent in the party. that Senator Heflin practically be read out of the party. The situation is not without its humopus aspect. for May Lawrence Quigley of Chelsea, considerable of a disturber in the co: vention in Madison Sg ir years ago, has appeared &s the o defender of Heflin among the Ma chusetts Democrat Called Political Move. other He recalls that the Sen: to Massachusetts about 25 vears ago anc in the course of a speech delivered Charlestown appeared as one of stanchest admirers of the Knights o Columbus which that organizat had tn its history The Quigley defense does not a much attention, however. Francis A. Campbell Superior Court of St 2! going to ndalous ut! ve been spread all It is now time for Denm to stand up and be coun v or not. “The question is & far greater o Massach: in which the Nor would Si s City convention ed movemen avorite son Qov movement A week and (m A Pla chusetts | d htmse! t s A deleg He ed a lengthy pub! Boston early in the w his reasons for back: 4 lead has alteady bee q! by several othe ¢ that the b Sacco-Vaneettt more of & law than was Presid broke the Boston | When he was gover case Hoover of the Hoover ate susple Heving that it has w | of an anti-Hoover movemer { Pro-Fuller Fur th they are t putting an_ex slate lodgad to Mooy | mto the v et capt the 39 seats which Masachuset have @ the conventi 1 The Heutenants of Ate dotig ws much as pos | ant-Hoover senttment \oleed by any of fenme followess [ that they tave a | hands Men Suspicious. it Conlidee e to chock om being the tecognised They find, howe sk W 1t like A festelass tow develop i 1t sudential MAry campatgn which witl not beg for A fow weeks vet and will end An N WENDELL D HOWIE PHARMACY éDARD TEST. | Final Examination Under 1T Proseut Law on February The Board of Pharmacy L WL holt & spectal fOr candidates for toenses o pract Pharinacy Bebruary 1T and 18 Apgp CALIONS st b d with ih a W T Rerfoot, Jv, sevent ateets on o before Fetw Thix Will be (he fast exan waserted & preference for Lowden with Col, Rovaevelt wa 1he tunnlg maie AANN KIRTLAND t e new phariacy law goes ol Which madms college graduat & Piereguiatie (R eaminatka, DELEGATE SUPPORT Maryland Battle Seen Over Republican National Committee Post. al Disy ;TIMORE, rol of instrumental to oppose M "FRANK T. WALTM HEFLIN ROW BOOSTS SMITH IN ARKANSAS Democratic Leaders Repudiate Sea- ater’s Tirsdes—Lowden Boom Continues. Avowad o FLORIDIANS TQ BE FREE. Democrats D Whom W 8 Wy det be 4 men Stfied W G QRORGE