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8 THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON. D._C. FERRUARY OWDENTTES ENTER WASHINGTONSTATE First Threat Against Hoover Offered by His Foes | ’ | in Party. | Special Dispatch to The Star. SEATTLE, Wash. February With the arrival in Seattle Wednesd: of an envoy from the Lowden head- quarters in Chicago the first threat against the Hoover for President move- ment was offered by the anti-Hoover Republicans. Henry C. Hill reached | Seattle Wednesday and immediately went into conference with party fol- lowers who are inclined to oppose the Hoover swing. These included both and Lowden men. The Lowden envoy re- ceived little encouragement other than the information that a fight against in- | structing the Washington 17 national convention votes for Hoover was under ¥, with the Hoover forces accepting thout comment. To date no effort bas been made to demand an instructed delegation and Hoover leader® are in- | sistent only that the delegation consist | of Hoover men and women and in- structed only to co-operate with the delegations from the other 10 public land States of the West. In this way the program will give a solid bloc of votes 10 be voted as such New impetus was given the Hoover movement when the engineers of the State organized a Hoover club, draw- ing in members of both parties. The Smith Democrats won their first group of delegates to the State convention earlier in the week when Walla Walla County held its convention and named Smith supporters to the State conven- tion. but did not instruct them. Repre- sentative Albert Johnson of the third district has been the first of the Repub- Nean Congressmen to draw an oppo- nent. Tacoma, largest city In the district, is anxious to elect a Congressman and Grover C. Nolte is being groomed as a contender for the nomination against Johnson. There is some talk among the Smith Democrats that Senator C. C. Dill might find opposition in his party. This talk brings in the name of A Scott Bullitt of Seattle, who made a close contest with Senator Wesley L. Jones two years ago. The Smith Dem- ocrats, in control of the party ma- chinery. declare that if Senator Dill cannot support Smith ther will replace him. if possible. on the ticket with a candidate who can JAMES DE K. BROW ANTI-SMITHITES DISPLAY STRATEGY IN N. CAROLINA Seek to Postpone State Convention. Backers of N. Y. Governor Fail to Reach Agreement. %~ Dawes Specia! Dispatch to The Star RALEIGH. N. C., February 25.—With March 6 definitely set as the date for the meeting of the Democratic State executive committee, which will call the State convention that will have as #ts principal business the selection of delegates 1o the national convention at Houston June 26, the strategy of the anti-Smith forces has been re- vealed in a plan to postpone the State convention. The Republican State convention has been called for April 11, and if custom were followed. the Democrats would meet late in the same month. How- ever. the probability now is that the convention will be deferred mntil late | May at the earlidst, with a strong Adolph Kahn President A ¢ | of events in other States before mak- | enter the State, by chance of its not being held until after ‘ the primary on June 2 for the nomi- | nation of State and local offices. The fact that Josephus Daniels, edi- tor of the News and Observer and for- mer national committeeman, and Gov. A. W. McLean, who have not been harmonious on_ State questions, ‘were | the first two leaders to be - publicly | quoted as favoring the late conven- tion, indicated that the anti-Smith people would present a solid front: on the question and that impression has been confirmed by subsequent declara- tions. On the other hand. t:.ose who favor | Smith have so far failed to reach any | agreement and it is considered doubt- ful whether they will make a fight in the State committee. The anti-Smith_people publigly say | that the State should wait until an| .., " v PO? i enfion at Houston was seen in activities = et RS L | in Texas this week of Woodrow Wilson | Privately, there | followers and supporters of McAdoo | ing any commitment. have been suggestions from some of them that a convention after the pri- | mary would give candidates for office | a freer hand in the convention. Some of the Smith men say that the State should take a position of leader- | ship and not announce to the world | that it is content with a role of follow- | ing other States. Others say that a | late_convention would play into their | hands instead of hurting_them. R. E. WILLIAMS. WATSON DRIVE TAKES | ON NATIONAL ASPECT Headquarters Will Be Opened Here—State Committee Indorses Him. MWAD0O STAMPEDE SOUGHT BY TEXANS Preparations Seen for Control of Delegates—Drive for Moody Gains. Special Dispateh to The Star, AUSTIN, Tex, February 25.—Prep- | arations for an attempted Southern stampede of votes to Willam G. Mc- Adoo in the Democratic national con- four years ago. Marshall Hicks, chief Texas lieuten- ant of the 1924 McAdoo forces, claims the move to instruct Texas' 40 votes for Gov. Moody has gainea extensive head- way, and the movement for Moody del- | egates has been extended to two other Southern States. In the efforts of Hicks and Thomas B. Love, both former national commit- teemen and both on the “other side of the fence” when Gov. Moody was de- livering the death blow to the Klan in politics in Texas, is seen preparations for' control of the delegates through selection of dependable State and na- tional delegates, and the delivery of the Texas vote to McAdoo in case the expected Smith deadlock develops and McAdoo, sworn enemy of Smith, is brought into the counvention proceed- ings. Moody would get the vote on a num- ber of ballots, and the pledging of the 40 votes to any other lcading candidate would be avolded by the so-called | courtesy of committing them to Moody Special Dispatch to The Star INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. February 25.— Senator James E. Watson's quest for the Republican presidential nomina- tion took on a national aspect this week, when M. Bert Thurman, his campaign manager, announced that national headquarters would be opened n week at Washington, and that Watson's name probably would be en- tered in the West Virginia primaries. Thurman departed today for Washing- ton tb confer with Senator Watson relative to future steps in the cam- paign. Indiana was placed solidly back of the Senator's candidacy Thursday, when the Republican State committee unanimously adopted a resolution in- dorsing him. That evening more than 900 Republicans from all parts of the State attended a banquet at the Co- lumbia Club at Indianapolis. and gave a formal setting to the movement. Albert Vestal, Representative in the Congress from the eighth Indiana dis- trict. made the principal talk. review ing Senator Watson’s 40 years of serv- vice in the Republican party. Decision has been reached by Charles Sallee, campaign manager for Evans Woollen, Indianapolis banker. to fil> Woollen's name in the Indiana primary as a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination. Although there was no indication that any other Democratic contender would filing Woollen's name the Democratic delegates to Houston will be bound to support him so long as his name remains before the convention. There is an unmis- takable sentiment for Gov. Smith in Indiana, and in order to prevent an early break in the delegation, Demo- cratic leaders are taking steps to bind the contingent to Woollen until a defi- nite trend is seen in the convention Sallee, who has been in touch with leaders in all parts of the country, be- | lieves that the Smith tide has been turned and that the New York Gover- | nor may never be able to surmount the two-thirds rule. He says information coming to him points to Woollen as the ultimate Democratic choice, in case Smith cannot go over. Southern leaders of late have been looking Woollen over, it is said, and the | Atlantic seaboard States are not un- Thirty-siz years at A. KAH for as long as he might appear to have a prospect of gaining strength. Otherwise, the political atmosphere in Texas has been exceedingly calm during the past week. Anti-Creager and anti-Hoover Republicans held a caucus at Wichita Falls and began a distinctly minority effort to block the nledging of the Texas Republican votes to the Secretary of Commerce. S. RAYMOND BROOKS. SOUTH CAROLINA “SOLID.” But Nomination of Smith Is Seen as Boost for Republicans. Special Dispatch to The Star. COLUMBIA, S. C.. February 25.— The declaration recently made by Sena- tor Blease to the South Carolina Leg- islature that regardless of who was nominated by the Democratic party. | he would not bolt, puts an end to any independent movement in South Caro- lina in case Gov. Smith is made the Democratic nominee for President. But it does not mean that very many South Carolina Democrats will not vote the Republican ticket, especially if Mr. Hoover or Mr. Lowden is the Republi- can nominee. Both of these gentlemen have many admirers in South Caro- lina, and many Democrats, especially among the women for Hoover and among the farmers for Lowden, would be glad of an_excuse to vote for one or the other. This does not mean that there are enough of either to affect the result. South Carolina will go_“solidly” for the Democratic nominces.” If Gov. Smith is nominated, however, {there will be the most favorable oppor- tunity for the organization of a respect- able Republican party in South Caro- lina that has occurred since the Civil War. FITZHUGH McMASTER friendly since Woollen's tolerance speech at the Jackson day banquet. ‘The Watson people are still fearful that James P. Goodrich, formerly gov-| ermor and one of Hoover's national campaign_advisers, will spring a coup by filing Hoover's name in the Indiana primary. The last day for filing is March8. HAROLD C. FEIGHTNER. the same address N INC. 935 F Street Three MORE DAYS of Our 36th MISSISSIPPI FACTIONS VIEWED HOOVERIZED Battle Waged Over Color Line in Leadership—Moody Makes Good Impression. Special Dispatch to The Star. JACKSON, Miss,, February 25.—Mis- sissippl Republicans, despite the sharp factional fight, are pretty well Hoover- ized and, from all indications, will sup- ! port Hoover for President at the na- | tional convention, regardless of which | faction is seated or whether or not | they have a fifty-fifty break in repre- sentation. Press attacks have been launched by both groups, but, even though the bat- tle is over the color line in leadership, | the Howard faction charges the Shel- {don group with being “lly white,” two | colored doctors of the Sheldon wing— |the present ‘“outs”—deny it. Perry | Howard, colored, heads the “ins.” But | Hoover wins in either instance, political | observers predict. They believe the | delegation or delegations will be in- structed for Hoover. ‘The Democrats are quiet. Gov. Dan | Moody of Texas, in addressing a cotton | conference here this week, made a good | impression and probably will be favor- 'able to the Mississippi Democrats for Vice President in the event Pat Har- | rison is not forced into the race. Although Mississippi Democrats are anti-Smith and presumably will instruct | for Pat Harrison, favorite son, for Presi- dent, the Republican factional fight with the race question voming to the fore 15 only helping the cause of Smith | if he is nominated by the Democrats. REX B. MAGEE. CAMPAIGN FOR HULL | OPENS IN TENNESSEE Club Organized in Nashville. | | Democratic Leaders Plan to | 1 ; Push Drive. | Special Dispatch to The Star. | MEMPHIS. Tenn., February 25— | Cordell Hull's campaign for the Demo- icranc presidential nomination got for- | mally under way this week with a meeting Tuesday in Nashville and the | organization of a Hull-for-President | |club. The meeting, attended by the | State’s most conspicuous Democratic leaders, adopted the slogan that Judge Hull is “"bigger than a favorite son.” !and plans were -laid to push the cam- ' paign throughout the country. Benton McMillin, for 20 years a member of Congress and later Governor of the State, is chairman of the or- ganization. Gov. McMillin is vigorous at 83, and has an added interest in | the campaign because Judge Hull now | represents McMillin's old district in Congress. Ex-Gov. tanooga, James B. Frazier of Chat- is_vice chairman for east Tennessce, Ex-Gov. A. H. Roberts of Nashville, vice chairman for middle Tennessce and Ex-Gov. T. C. Rye of | Paris vice chairman for west Tennes- see. An interesting feature of the or- ganization is that the treasurer fs George F. Milton, editer of the Chatta- nooga News, and one of Mr. McAdoo's close personal and political friends. The keynote of the meeting was soundet by Representative Garrett, minority leader of the Housc. He sald that unless all signs fail there will be an opportunity at Houston “to throw such strength to Hull's standard that | s nomination will be assured.” Mr. Garrett paid a glowing tribute to Judge | Hull, his intimate friend for 20 years, and vigorously attacked the Republican | administration. | An effort will be made to carry the | Hull campaign into the border States at once. Mississippi is regarded as favorable territory. Already somc strength has developed there for him. ‘THOMAS FAUNTLEROY. Arthur J. Sundlun Treasurer niversary Sale Three more days of opportunity—to save in a generous manner on Diamonds, of This $30 Solid Mahogany Westminster Chime Clock # guaran- One-quarter-hour chime. 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It fs ex- pected that the convention will be held in Hartford. although Bridgeport is a candidate for the honor. ‘The committee will also determine the dates for caucuses and conventions to elect State convention delegates, and the time of holding congressional dis- trict conventions for the selection of district delegates to the national con- vention. { ‘The Democratic State central com- mittee will meet two days later— Thursday, March 1-—at the Hotel Taft, New Hoven, to decide on the State | convention time and place and cauc dates. The party rules require the se lection of a subcommittee to draw up a tentative platform for submission to | the resolutions committee of the State | convention. Hartford is the likely choice for the convention city. J. Henry Roraback, chairman of the Republican State central committee and member of the national committee, | will, it is expected. head the Connectl- | cut national convention delegation. Mrs. Alice Russ, woman member of the national committee, will also be a dele- gate at large, it is understood. Con- necticut will probably send two “Jim" | Walshes to - national conventions— | James F. Walsh of Creenwich to the Republican and Jamos J. Walsh of Meriden to the Democratic. The for- | mer has been Speaker of the State | House of Representatives and State | treasurer and the latter is chairman ot his party's State central committee. National Committeeman Thomas J. Spellacy will undoubtedly be a Demo- cratic delegate at large. Democratic leaders have hopes that their condidates for governor and | United States Scnator will be able to | ride to victory behind Gov. Smith as piresidential candidate and, if Senator 1190 McLean decides that he will not be a | candidate again, making necessary the | selection of a new Republican nominee, Democrats will be eager to try for the | place—that is, again providing Smith is the candidate for President. While there is some disposition to give the Democratic senatorial nomination to Hollin U. Tyler, who ran against Sen- ator Bingham two years ago, he is like- | ly to have competition if the outlook } for success appears favorable. Already it is sald tnat former Rep- resentative Augustine Lonergan, who was the candidate against Senator Brandegee in 1920, 18 not averse to try- ing again. He was the Democratic | candidate for Congressman from the | first district on five occaslons and was clected three times, in 1912, 1916 and 1918, H. I. HORTON. 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