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HOOVER’S INDIANA
CAMPAIGN IS SLOW
Sponsors Rely Greatly on
War Food Administration
*
Organization.
tTh# Stsr.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. March 24
Hcvbert Hoover's campaign for Indi
ana's 33 delegates to the Republican
national convention at Kansas City
against Senator James E. Watson, the
State's favorite son. is getting under
r-av so y’owtv that a good manv political |
rbs'rvers arc predicting a Watson vic
tor?- at the primary May 8 Hoover's j
leaders, admitting they are confronted
with a serious problem In building up a |
State-wide organisation in the ne\t six !
we-lts. appear to be confident of the I
restilt- however, and assert that a f
ground swell will swing m their direr- j
non by the time the ballots are counted j
In general the Hoover people have ?
been forced to rely on the food admin- j
is’ration which Hoover, as national
f v>d administrator during the war. built
up. and on what is left of th* old ms- j
chine that once followed James P ,
Goodrich, formerly governor; Harry S ;
New . Postmaster General, and Will j
H Ha?-« movi<* erar and formerly
State and then later national Republi
can chairman. That the food adminis
tration would b? pressed into service for
Hoover became assured when Dr. Harry
F, Bamsrd. Indiana food administrator
during the war, took over tire executive
secretaryship of the Hoover campaign.
Tim* Has Worked Havoc.
Manifestly, however. 10 has
worked ha'-oc not only with the food
organisation, but the Ha?-s-New-Good
rich combination has suffered. At first
glance it would seem that the Hoover
people might rely on the postmasters ;
who are leva! to their chief, but in
asmuch as these men are appointed by
’heir local Congressmen and the Con
gressmen are supporting Watson, it
would seem that the Senator will get
the ' break " among the postmasters
So far Hoover appears to have
wrenerh in the twelfth and thirteenth
districts, both in the northern part of
the State His following in tl *
twelfth district can largely be account
for b?- the fart that he is being su -
ported by the Fort Wayne News-Sen*
nel. largest newspaper in the distric
One of the publishers of the paper is
Oscar Foellinger. Hoover's State cam
paign manager. There has been con
siderable anti-Watson sentiment in the
thirteenth district for years.
Warn? County, in the eastern part of
Indiana and peopled almost entirely
bv Quakers, probably will be carried by
Hoover, who came of Quaker parentage. !
Wayne County has the largest vote in
the sixth district. Senator Watson's
hem® district, but Watson leaders are ! 1
predicting that the remaining counties j
will save th* day.
New Boomed as Delegate.
An interesting angle of the fight,
which involves a local factional prob
lem. has cropped out in Indianapolis. *
Friends of New. fearing that he will not
have a place on the “big seven delega
tion at large'' if Watson wins, have
started a battle to make him on? of the
two Marion County delegates to the '
national convention Ralph A. Lemcke.
one time county chairman and a leader
of th* Jewett-Lemcke faction, has un
dertaken the task To do that he must
crush the machine led or George V
C'-’ffn. Marion County Republican
chairman and regarded a* one of the
most astut« political leaders in th*
Ftat". Although Coffin now is facing ,
trial on a charge of having conspired I
t? bribe former Gov. McCray, the
chances are he will retain control of
th? county organization If he does. !
two pro-Watson delegates srill be picked
and New win be left out
On? of the most powerful organiza
tions in th* State ia the Indiana Fed
eration of Farm Bureaus, composed of ,
more than 40,000 farmers. From W ]
H Settle, th? president on down the ,
line the federation officials are fight- ;
ing Hoover with every means at their
command.
Homer leaders are finding that the '
support of Hays and Goodrich is prov- '
ing a decided boomerang Many Re
publicans believe that Goodrich is seek
ing to regain control of the Republic- ’
an organization under the Hoover flag
and, while they are not particularly
friendly to Watson their fear of Good- i.
rich i f. overcoming their scruples The t j
Watson people lost no time In using ,
Hoy*' involvement in the oil scandals
as a club with which to hit the Hoover
candidacy.
Candidates Linked to Watson.
The race to some extent has become ,
Involved in the 10-side governorship * <
contest While both Watson and :,
Hoover apparently are keeping their j
hands off several of the leading con- .
to* tents seem to b* witling to back
Watson The political waters have been ;,
muddied to an uncertain degree by the j,
demand of Thomas H Adams, orig- j ,
inator of the political probe in the .
State for a congressional investigation .
of the Booster situation.
Adams in a telegram to Senator
Capper of Kansas asked that Congress \
look into a report that two Hoosler ,
Congressman had made contracts with j
D C Stephenson formerly grand t
dragon of the Ku Klux Kian and now ,
serving a life sentence in prison for ,
dlspos*] of petronag*. Anam* said the
Congreaamen were Ralph Updike of i
Indianapolis and Harry K Rowbottnm ,
of EvanaviiJe both candidate* for re- ,
nomination The Watson people are <
fearful that Adam* may turn his gun* j
on the Senator
Senator Robinson - * attempt in the !
Senate to link Gov Smith of New York
and Harry Sinclair together was looked i
<m here as an attempt on the'part of i
the Senav>r to bolater up hi* campaign i
for renomination. By singling out the i
CathoiK governor many saw a move j t
by* Rofol rif/jn to encourage the K)ar»
dement in Indiana to greater efforts in 1 1
the primary j
HAROLD C FEIGHTNER |i
GEORGIA DELEGATION
TO CONFER ON APRIL 7 i
\
Democrats will Settle Plans for f
Trip to Houston—To Eject
CoramitLgeman, 1
St* <-•'#« !*«*,**, x vt T lie hl„,
ATLANTA Gs Mar'h 24 Election i
of * Democrat u nations; committeeman I
from Georgia and a Democrat I* n *-
ntntt, oummittoewotnan adoption of
plana for attending the fJemM.uatic n»-
'lonsj convention at Houston. and the
scie*.tion of a chairman, secretory and *
o’her official* of thin State* delegation
to ’he convention will te the thief
bo si nose to foe diacuaac-d at a special >
meeting of tie member* of (foe state
eje,eg*.tpm to u> iit-.M in Atlanta Apul i
*} j». war announced -today soy lor met
tftss Cilfford Walker. > unit n,at. of tip:
epcriai commute* on arrangement*
Bo’h United btaU genatetrs Harm i
end Geoi g< will attend the meeting it
was annouiaed senator George ia uo
nominee of the State for th Ij iuo
ct*W nwitHiiaxjn for the presidency
and State delegates named recently at
Macon soy benalor George will discuss
ways and means of advancing hla can- j •
•Sidacy a» the Houston convention
April 7 was v-ie.ctod a* the date for
Hit meeting Because the ttenatoi t wih
m in Atlanta at that tim* ready to
a’Mtjd tip unveiling of the statue of
G« n I** on Stone Mountain, to take j
plant Monday April a
At r ah|ernenla for imi'cL- »• Houston
fin Ih* Georgia delegation and uane
p*>UaUuti «riang*rntnt* vdl oe h*<<i*d
at ip* meeting a* well a* o 'her mu'me ,
hekiiict* mattcre ««mn*e<*d with th* j
tern of the Georgia d*leg* res
f*. W HAMMOND.
BATTLE FOR MASSACHUSETTS
PREFERENTIAL VOTE ASSURED
Special Legislation Permits People to
Express Choice —Looms as Test of
Hoover Strength.
I '•pr.'i*! Dispatch to Th* Star
BOSTON. March 24 Massachusetts
; is to have a free for all scramble among
1 candidates for both the Republican and
Democratic nominations for President at
| the presidential primaries to be held
' April 24 The contest will not be for
delegates to the two conventions, for.
. except in a very few districts, the dele
gate question has been ironed out. but
i will be for the somewhat empty honor
of carrying the State in the pereferen
! i tia! vote which is to be held for the
‘ > firs? time since 1912
Acting on a special message from
: Gov. Puller, who. although demanding
| legislation to permit a direct expression
j by the voters as to their choice, frankly
stated he had no idea that such legts-
I le.tion would be enacted. The Legis
lature during the past week has rushed
: a bill to the governor providing that
for this one year only a preference vote
be experimented with. Under this bill
a blank space will be left on eßch bal
> lot with instructions to the voter to
! express a preference for either the Re
publican or Democratic nominations
j for President, as the case may be. by
I writing in the name of a candidate or
by pasting in a sticker containing the
candidate s name.
Outcome in Doubt.
The legislation has come with such
suddenness that it is as yet impossible
to figure out just what is going to
happen.
It is likely, however, that there will
b? a State-wide sticker battle con
ducted. with the leading aspirants for
the two nominations having a plentiful
supply of stickers b»arm? their names
distributed at each polling place The
Massachusetts law permlis distribution
of stickers within polling places, but
all other political workers who dis
tribute cards and advertising literature
an' barred from the polling places.
Th« Hoover forces are jubilant at
the orospect of a State-wide expression
bv t::e Republican voters, and it is a
foregone conclusion that Gov. Smith
of New York wrill walk away with the
preferential vote of the Democrats The
•>enmept will be of interest in show
just s hat the Hoover strength in
.uLa-rsachusxtts amounts to against the
entire field —which means Coolidge.
Gov. Fuller and oth*r favorite sons, as
well as the avowed candidate* who will
oppose Hoover in the convention. It
will also show how much opposition
there is to Smith in a State where the
New York Democrat is as popular as
he is in his home State.
Confusion Expected.
That there will be widespread con
fusion is to be expected, for thousands
i of voters will go to the polls unaware
that a direct preference vote is to be
! recorded. As no names are printed on
the ballot, those voters who write in
their choice must write the full name
of their candidate if th' ballot is to
be valid It goes without saying, also,
that there will be scores of votes east
REED MEN WARY ~
OF CONTRIBUTIONS
Move to Raise Fund by $1
Subscriptions Starts in
Kansas City.
Spevt.il Tb»j>ateh to Th« Star.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. March 24-
Move has been started here to raise a
Reed-for-Preaident campaign fund with
41 subscriptions. The idea was evolved
by Newton C. Gtllman. Kansas City j
lawyer, a former Woodrow Wilson sup-!
porter, and subscriptions have been
made by several Democrats who were ;
: antagonistic to the Benator in former
factional battles in Missouri.
Because of his position as a prose -
j cutor in Benate “slush fund" investi
i Rations, some of Reed's supporters
realised the dollar plan would not draw
fire that larger contributions might. j
It is known that Reed's advisers have
given careful scrutiny to all contri- j
j buttons thus far in his presidential
: campaign To make sure that h* would
be protected from later campaign
charges. Reed Insisted that a Kan.sa?
’City man. long his friend, be selected
j as treasurer.
Offer Is Rejected.
The selection of a personal friend as
j treasurer, so it is reliably reported, wav
j due to an incident occurring in Chi- i
< cago last December The story is that
a millionaire offered the Reed man
agers to raise among his friends “up to
*500.000 "
The story afterward told was that
j the offer of the big campaign fund
came through sources under attack by .
Reed's Senate investigating committee. I
4» soon as the Senator's Mends heard
of it they immediately ordered the
offer of the contribution rejected
As a result of this experience the
Reed management has been overly
cautious, his friends here say Reed's
manager* have refused to discuss the
Chicago incident The dollar club now
has a membership of several hundred
Prepare for Convention.
Preparations are going ahead here
rapidly for the Republican national
convention in .June Headquarters have
been obtained for the national com-;
mittee and convention managers to be
j opened May 1
A convention entertainment feature
' will be an old-fashioned Flambeau Club
parade A Flambeau Club, which took
an active part in political campaign l ,
in Missouri, flourished here in the 80s
< Most of the member* now are dead
Headquarters have been obtained for
several of the Republican presidential
candidates At the Hotel Baltimore
parlor rentes have been reserved for
Herbert Hoover, Frank G. Bowden and
Senator Charles Curtis Negotiations
are under way for headquarters at the
Hotel Muehlenback for Beimtor Frank
B Willis and Benator .lames Watson
THEODORE C ALFORD
HOOVER CLUBS FIGHT
FOR UTAH DELEGATION
Senator Smoot Fails <o Declare Hi*
Preference—Bmiih Workers j
Face Opposition
* Ihftuii'U tu The *'»»
BALT LAKE CITY Utah March |
24 -Hoove r -for - Preside n t Clubs are be- i
tog formed throughout Utah and
strenuous efforts are being mad< by sup- j
porters of tti* Secretary to have a dele- j
gallon from this Blau* instructed for
him To date, however, Benator ftmoot ;
has not announced a preference for tire ,
presidential nomination and neither i
have Representative Colton and Repre
sentative leuthi-rwood
Ties* three men undoubtedly * will
i* ad tl«e delegation from this fji-ate
Not only ihai but they will have much >
In say about tire other members and
about possible instructions This ieivds j
to th* general conclusion that th< 1
Utah delegation to (lie Republican eon- I
ventlon in Kansas City will go a* such '
depletion* generally have gone 111 th*
Iran without Inetruetione
Gov Smith of New York has a belter
i < nance for an Inatruifed delegation but
1 hi* workers her* reityre that they will
face serious oppoftiitob in hi* urn van*
THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. r.. MARCH 25. 102 S—DART 1.
l for “trick" candidates. The Harvard
University poll, conducted in the past
week, gives evidence of what may be
expected. While the large majority of
votes were seriously cast, there were
many frivolous examples. Aimee
Semple McPherson received three votes
President A. Lowell and sev
eral professors each received votes H
L. Mencken and Will Rogers polled
votes and a number of undergraduates'
names also appeared in the list.
The time limit for filing of nomina
tion papers by candidates for election
as delegates and Iternates to the two
conventions expired during the past
week On the Republican side there
will be no pledged delegates, officially,
I but about 28 of the 39 to be elected are
J sure Hoover votes. On tne Democratic
side the Smith forces are being chal
lenged in only one district, the fifth,
where James F. Heslin of Lowell, a
McAdoo manager in Massachusetts four
years ago. is running as an unpledged
candidate for delegate against candi
dates who are pledged to Smith
. Compelled to Come Out.
Incidentally, the Massachusetts law
compelled Smith to come out into the
open and definitely announce hims*lf
a« a presidential candidate. In order
that the delegates might be officially
pledgee! to him, it was necessary for
him to file his assent in writing. This
he did in a letter to Charles H. Me-
GUi'’. chairman of th** Democratic
,State committee, who filed the docu
ment with the secretary of state.
McOlue promptly announced that all
candidates for delegates, with one ex
ception. might use Smith's name in
prrsent’rg their candidacies on the
ballot. The one exception was in the
case of Mayor Quigley of Chelsea, who
is running as an independent at large
candidate, attempting to break into
the "big eight" slate selected bv the
Democratic chairman. The Democrats
will elect 72 delegates, each with half
a vote, and for these 72 places there
will be 112 names on the ballots. In
only 4 out of 16 districts are there no
contests, so great an honor do the as
i pirrnts view the opportunity to par
ticipate in the nomination of Smith at
Houston."
Slate Is Opposed.
The Republican at large slate, known
as the big seven." and headed by Wil
liam M. Butler, chairman of the Re
publican national committee, is being
opposed by Prof. Frederick L. Ander
son of Newton, who is a Hoover and
prohibition candidate Prof. Anderson
hopes to defeat either former State
Senator Eben S. Draper or Mrs Pauline
Revere Thayer of the official group,
both of whom are understood to be for
Vice President Dawes. There are 57
eandida'tx* for the 39 delegate places
to b? filled by the Republicans. There
are no contests m six districts, and in
several other districts the “grouped”
candidates arp certain of election.
WENDELL D. HOWIE.
ARKANSAS’ VOTES
SEEM ALL SMITH’S
State Committee Selects 22
Delegates, All Favorable
to New Yorker.
Specisl D:«paC h to Til* st»r.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark.. March 24—If
Gov. Smith of New York comes down
to Houston with a large delegation of
Democrats backing his candidacy, he
is practically assured of th* 18 votes
from Arkansas. Contrary to expecta
tions, Thursday, in spite of frantic es- j
forts to stem the tide of Smith's popu- !
larity. the Democratic State central I
committee selected 22 delegates, eight j
with only half a vote each, most of
whom ere known to be outspoken in
favor of Smith.
Thi was accomplished over the pro
test of the State W C. T. U. and
church leaders, who did not mention
Smith by name, but sought to have
the committee pledge itself against anv
w r et candidate Political leaders esti
mate the Smith following in the dele
gation from 75 to 90 per cent, with the
odds in favor of 90. Inasmuch as these
delegates are not instructed, the W. C
T. U. and church leaders are expected
to continue their efforts to pledge them
against a wet candidate, but it is not
believed there will be manv. it anv. de- j
sections
Lump Vote Forecast.
If the delegation adopts the unit I
rule, the minority will be barred from !
expression and the 18 votes will be
l voted in a lump, probably for Smith.
Senator Caraway £s one of the dele
gates at large, equipped with half a
vote, and St ts believed here that he
will oppose the nomination of Smith
and will become the leader of the
anti-Smith minority.
Senator Robinson, also a delegate at I
large has not expressed himself, but is
believed la be favorable to Smith if the
New York Governor can demonstrate
hi* strength before the country. The j
committee was prepared to instruct for )
Senator Robinson and probably Would ,
have done so, if it had not received a I
letter from the Senator announcing !
that he r* not a candidate and re- ,
questing the committee not to instruct *
tor any one, but to be prepared at the i
convention to cast its vote for the moat j
acceptable candidate.
Flooded With Message*.
When the committee met it wa>
flooded with message* and resolutions j
from various church organisations and
chapters of the W C T U and many |
leaders of the latter were interested j
spectator* of the proceedings These i
Acre received with respectful deference, j
but the committee went ahead with Its
pianos selecting a delegation without I
any reference to the wet or dry ques- ]
lion When one resolution of the
W C f U. was presented, pledging j
the committee u, | rt w enforcement and:
{ upholding the Constitution, evidently a |
.resolution tor dry enforcement, one j
member expressed his resentment at I
*uch effrontery and said the committee
did not need any instruction* on lav' I
' enforcement and upholding the Con-,
htitutton FLETCHER CHKNAUI/f
•
j Uon Jhe Biate chairman. Delbert
I Draper is uti acknowledged Hmllh sup
i fan ter arid so also I* the chairman of
: Halt Lake County There has been no
other candidate boosted consistently by
any group of Democrats
j Utah does not hold a primary ejec
; Uon. Instead of this, the voting dis
• trict* select (, specified number of dele
gate* to lire Mtate convention This is
bone by each par ty in open session* and
! generally the selection is made by a few
party leaders m each district. Thin
gives the ftmltfi workers a real arlvaii
* 'age In Balt Lake City and Ogden, but
! delegates from the country voting dis
tricts ate almost sure u> be dry and
1 iHi’ irl any attempt to control their ac
[ Uon* by instruction#
FRANK V STEWART
.
When fterretary Francisco Pertiarider J
of Dub* recently dedicated a hospital at j
Repina) lie was presented a valuable j
rase of cigar* donated ny the cigar I
workers of the town, who in a firm tea'
* nog* 'h- beer of th' DIM) tlaai maker*
to SMI the smokaa
, 11 CANDIDACY
-BECOMES DEFINITE
New York Governor Is Now
Avowed Aspirant for
Party Nomination.
j Spp<-i)i! Di*p*tch to The Star.
ALBANY, N. Y., March 24—Gov.
■ Smith has at last departed from his
I policy of reticence toward national
politics and has definitely, by his own
action, set himself on record as an
avowed candidate for the Democratic
presidential nomination.
| Just os definitely, and a great deal
; more vigorously, the governor has
; ! washed his hands of an attempted oil
| smudge which Teapot Dome Invest!*
; j gators in Washington tried to put there,
j These two facts were the outstanding
I developments of a week here in Albany
, i in which national politics took much of
| the thunder away from the State Legts
, lature's adjournment Thursday the
j earliest final adjournment, with one ex
: j ception. in the history of the State.
Enters Massarhuse'.ls.
As a matter of fact, the governor
during the past week took two definite
steps looking toward the presidential
nomination. One was wnen he verified
I the spelling of his name on proof of a
! primary ballot sheet from a Western
. | State.
i The second step, however, was much
' more definite. This was his formal ap-
I proval to the use of his name on the
| Massachusetts presidential primarv bal
lot. Charles H McGlue. State chair
man of thp neighboring Commonwealth,
j wrote to the governor requesting the
! approval. In accordance with the law
| of Massachusetts.
( It is known that the governor
i thought the matter over ;ery carefully
i and investigated the Massachusetts
! statute minutely. He found that a ran
j didate authorising the use of his name
| on the ballot must definitely declare
i himself to be a candidate for the nomi
nation. He took the bull bv the horns,
figuratively, and gave Chairman Mr
| Glue the requested authorization. The
whole situation resulted in a step in
marked contrast to his long maintained
attitude of "hands off."
Linked to Oil Scandal.
Much more sensational, however, was
the governors connection with the oil
scandal. Monday night, word reached
the governor that his name had been
dragged into the Teapot Dome inquiry
by Chairman Nye of North Dakota, and
Senator Robinson of Indiana, as having
profited by campaign contributions by
Harry F. Sinclair He withheld com
ment until he had had an opportunity
to read the full text of the allegations
against him in Tuesday's papers. Th*n
he gave out a scathing letter to Sena
tor Nye.
Even this letter does not convey
fully wa» Liiignation which Gov. Smith
felt over matter. As a matter of
i fact, there, are ttu: here who do not
, believe that he will let the matter
drop, regardless of anything further
that may be said from Washington.
Now that he has been dragged into the
! affair, his friends are predicting that
) he is likely to have a bombshell to
throw in the direction of Washington
and more particularly at his accusers.
A result of the situation which has
! particularly pleased the governor Is
the way friends whom he does not
know in other States have quickly ral
lied to his defense One communica
tion which has reached him from this
source Is believed likely to be made
the basis of future dealing with Senator
Robinson, if the governor does decide
to take any further action.
Records Are Searched.
At the governor’s request, a careful
; search of documents was made in the
department of state here, where all
statements of election campaign re
ceipts and expenditures are required
to be filed. Secretary of State Moses
found no record of any contribution to
any Smith committee bv Sinclair. In
1922. however, he did find a contri
bution from Sinclair of $5,000 to the
| campaign of the Republican State com
! mlttee A contribution of SI,OOO from
j Mr. Sinclair also was found, made to
the New York County Democratic rom
i mittee in 1918.
! A contribution of $250 from H F
! Sinclair also was found recorded in
j the 1926 New York County Democratic
committee statement. In view of the
• smallness of this contribution, how
■ ever, it was doubted that this was the
same Sinclair who made the other con
tributions.
Democrats here explained that while
the New York County committee was
naturally Interested in the election ol
Smith, the Democratic State commit
tee was the one directly concerned in
the gubernatorial campaign. The cam
paign statements of the governor
showed no receipts and no expendi
tures. WILLIAM C. STOWELL.
WALSH MEN WARN
MONTANA SMITHITES
j
"Hand* - Off” Notice Is Served.
Drys Launch Campaign to
Make StAte Issue.
1 Special Mi*|iiili'h to The Slur.
HELENA. Mont,. March 24.—" Hands
j off!" i» the plain, if kern I-official notice
of Walsh men in Montana to the Smith
| organization It is served by Tom Stout,
! former Representative from Montana.
|in the Lewlstown Democrat-News, of ■
which he Is publisher, Stout Is gen- j
! orally regarded as the political llrutrn- j
1 ant of Senator Walsh in till* State
Says he, editorially:
"Now that Senator Walsh has drfl- ■
nltely permitted his name to be used in j
connection with the Democratic presi- j
dential nomination there would seem to !
be no question of the duty of Ids party j
in Montana. A delegation should be
sent to Houston to vote for the Mon
tana man The selection of such a dele
gation should, moreover, be accom
plished without any needless contro
versy, It Is the opinion of tills news
l»a|>er that tlie most ardent supporters
of Gov Smith will commit a tactical j
! blunder if they undertake to oppose
| such action.
"There are among the closest friends
I of Senator Walsh many admirers of the |
j New York Governor Any delegation of i
representative Democrats from tile Slate j
j could t»e depended upon to act for whai ;
ttM v conceive to tw the best- interests Os ,
j the party In the event the nomination !
of Senator Wnish is found impossible, j
! It the proper degree of tolerance and
moderation Is exercised when the De
mon ary of the state assemble* In May
needless confusion can lie avoided and
the chance of the nominee, whoever In
may be, of carrying the State will be
greatly enhanecd "
Meanwhile Walsh-for-President Clubs
make their apiieurance with every Indi
cation that party leaders will partici
pate, despite assertion by the Smith
men that the organization is for Smith
To add fuel to the flame the W 0,
T U. has begun solicitation of a fund
to make the wet-and-dry fight the Issue
and will expend the money backing an
initiative to restore Montana's dry
taws, repealed by the people on referen
dum two years ago, to the statute
books,
In Republican ranks, it is pretty
much Hoover still, with little opposition
from the forces of Uiwden, the only
other aspirant put forward In the stale
LOU IB M THAYER.
t
chief Petty Officer L. Bray of Hie
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MtOfJ-mile voyage front Portsmouth to
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MICHIGAN EX-GOVERNOR
ENTERS SENATE RACE
Albert E. Sleeper Announces His
Candidacy—Plans Active
Campaign.
DETROIT. Mich.. March 24.—Albert
i E. Sleeper of Badaxe, former governor.
' announced this week that he would be
a candidate for the Republican nomi
nation for United States Senator. This
makes the second entry in the Repub
lican race, which promises to have a
number of entries.
Sleeper made his announcement In
the form of a short letter to friends
from his big Winter home in Florida.
He said he would return to Michigan
, shortly to make an active campaign.
I Arthur H. Vanderberg, Grand Rapids
, editor, is the only other Republican
, candidate to announce to date. As yet
, the Democrats have no candidate for
the Srnatorship. P. C. POWELL.
SMITH AND LOWDEN
; LEAD IN DELEGATES
Other Presidential Aspirants
i Are Undaunted by Early
i
; Advantages Shown.
i
. I By the Associated P-e#*.
• Intensive maneuvering for delegates
. to the two national conventions is ap
. proaching a showdown on many a
political battlefront, with contradictory
■ claims coming from the camps of rival
t j presidential candidates as to who will
I be intrenched most strongly at Kan
■ i sas City and Houston.
- j Onlv two presidential primaries have
i | been held. In only a handful of States
. i has the delegate-selecting convention
■ | stage been passed The, Spring season
> s hardly Is under way end the presi
, j dential contenders realize that April
, | and May will furnish the bulk of the
. I delegate crop.
■ j They are straining to make the most
i of It, apparently not alarmed that,
I , Lowden of Illinois and Smith of New
I York, from the standpoint of instructed
j delegates, have forced to the front in
the scramble for convention votes at
i this early stage of the campaign.
Smith Conceded Leader.
Generally it is conceded by his rivals
that the New York Governor will go
i ] into the Houston convention well in
: 1 the lead. Whether he will be able
j during the balloting to command the
necessary two-thirds majority is a de
batable question, around which re
volves much of talk about other avowed
candidates and "dark horses."
As for Lowden. his early lead is chal
lenged particularly by the Hoov*r forces,
who confidently predict the Commerce
Secretary will shortly shoot to the front,
never to be headed off.
Hoover’s adversaries, however, refuse
1 to concede that h* can be nominated.
’ regardless of his actual and potential
j strength at the outset of th» Kansas
'; City convention For the most part the
I campaigns of other Republican prest
-1 i dential possibilities are being directed
j accordingly.
Os the 1 089 delegates who will go
to Kansas City. 195 have been selected.
Seven States have named their entire
delegations. Five others have designated
I them In .part, among them Louisiana,
where a factional fight, centering around
Hoover’s candidacy, makes that State's
• stand in the convention doubtful.
Only 158 of the 1,100 votes In the
i Democratic convention at Houston have
i been parceled out. eight States and the
Philippines having shaped up their en
i tire delegations.
Llne-t’p of Delegates.
The Republican line-up. on the basis
of delegates chosen thus far. follows:
Lowden:
(Instructed)—lowa. 17: Missouri. 6:
North Dakota. 13; North Carolina, I;
; Minnesota. 12 (this does not Include the
seven Minnesota delegates at large
j selected today >—total. 49
< Uninstructod, but claimed by Lowden
_ managers)—lowa. 10; South Carolina.
11: Missouri. 12; Minnesota. 2—total. 35
Hoover:
(Instructed)— Minnesota. 2; Louisiana
10: Oeorgia, 16 (in event Coolidge can
not be drafted)—total. 28.
(Pledged»—New Hampshire. 11
(Uninstructed but claimed bv Hoover
managers)—Minnesota. 4; lowa 2
New York. 2, Virginia. 15; Missouri. s'.
Total. 31.
Curtis:
< Uninstjuried)—Kansas. 21.
The Democratic delegates thus far
selected line up as follows:
Smith:
(Instructed)-Idaho. 8: Minnesota
24: North Dakota, 10; Philippines. 6
Total, 48.
i (Pledged)—New Hampshire. 8.
j George:
(Instructed) - Oeorgia. 28.
1 Reed:
j (Instructed)— Missouri. 38.
! (Uninstructed)—Arkansas. 18; Louisi-
AHft 20.
Additional Claims.
| In addition to delegates already “in
; she bag.” Lowden, as a result of his
Indorsement at the recent South Da
j kota Republican convention, will get
I that State’s delegation of 13. Smith
I who was Indorsed at the State’s Demo
cratic convention, can count on an in
structed delegation of 10 from South
Dakota Delegates of both parties will
be selected in (he May primaries
Although the Michigan primaries are
not uiftll April 2, Hoover and Smith
are the only entries. As the books are
closed the Commerce Secretary will
have 33 delegates from that State, at
; least on the first ballot, and the New
j York Governor will receive the support
ni Houston of Michigan’s 30 delegates
HOOVER OPPOSITION
FAILS IN WASHINGTON
Serr.t.ry and Smith Will Control,
Their Respective Parties'
Delegations.
3|>e< ■ i*l Dispatch tft The Sue
SEATTLE, Wash, March 24 Efforts
during the last two weeks to arouse j
! serious opposition to Hoover in the)
Republican ranks and Smith among
I the Democrats have failed Hoover will
have the Republican national delega
tion and Smith will control the Demo
crats, The differ*nee helng that of
! Hoover's delegates 17 will h’ nledent
but not hidebound Instructed bv the
j convention, while Smith will have an
instructed delegation
! At a recent meeting of the county lead
ers drawn from all parts of the State
held here it was found that with the ex
ception of the fourth congressional dis i
trlct. Hoover sentiment has crystallized
rapidly In the fourth district Lowden
Is strong and threatens to control the ‘
caucuses Wheat growers In this licit
are strong for lowden and will seek to
name lowden delegates on the national
delegation They, however, will find the
State envention unwilling to elect any
delegates not pledged to Hoover and
the lowden leaders have been so in
formed, with instruettona to pick
Hoover sunnortera only as their nom
inees for deiegatsahipa.
The Hoover prograih as now maptwd
out calls for pledged delegates who will
lie unhampered by binding convention
Instructions. Because of this only men
and women who can be counted on to
stand pat for Hoover until he Is either
nominated or II is shown beyond doubt
he cannot be named will be elected to
Kansas City,
In Demnciatlo ranks opposition to i
Hmith is scanned, Reed, Ritchie and
Walsh of Montana are being mentioned j
along with Woollen of Indians, but
none has none than a half dn*e« active
advocates, JAMS* Pelt. BROWN
| LOWDEN TO STAY
| OUT OF OREGON
Democrats Split Between
Smith and Walsh—Dry
Issue Fought.
Sp#el»l T>l»p»t.''h to Th« Sur.
PORTLAND, Oreg.. March 24.—For
mal announcement has barn made to :
the Oregon Republicans that Frank O
Lowden will not enter the presidential ;
primaries Word to this effect has been
received from Clarence Buck. In charge
of the Lowden headquarters in Chicago
This is satisfactory to the Lowden peo
ple locally, inasmuch as it disposes of
the ambitions of rival Lowden men to
take charge of the campaign here. It
is also satisfactory for the reason that
every Republican candidate for delegate
who has filed to date Is willing to vote
for Lowden on second choice, providing |
Herbert Hoover is eliminated in the j
convention.
If there is harmony among the Re- \
j publicans there is no such word in the ;
! Democratic tent. Foremost members of
j the party are split between A1 Smith 1
| and Senator Walsh and the fight at i
this time is being waged as a prohibi
tion issue. The leading opponent of
Smith brought about the injection of
Walsh into the Oregon primaries and
has also invited Reed to step in.
Strange as it may appear, several of j
the most pronounced dry Democrats are
backing Smith and a few of these may j
be candidates for delegate. The dry j
Democrats working for the Smith 1
cause minimize the prohibition issue
and explain their support with the as
sertion that the New York Governor
|is the strongest man the party can
: nominate, with any hope of success in
th’ November general election
Meanwhile an appeal Is being pub
{ Mshrd in th? State papers outside of
j the metropolitan area calling on dry !
1 Democrats to come to the aid of th?
| party and offer themselves as delegates
with an anti-Smith slogan.
Thus far there has been no answer
to the appeal and every Democrat who ;
has filed as a delegate candidate up to
this time is for Smith, whether the !
candidate is wet or dry.
JOHN W. KELLY, i
RESOLUTION FOR SMITH
OPPOSED IN NEVADA
Majority cf State Committee In
-1
dorses Governor Indi
vidually. ’
|
Special Dispatch to Th« Stir.
RENO. Nev., March 24.—Efforts of
members of the Democratic State cen
tral committee to have passed at a re
cent gathering of the committee a res
olution indorsing Smith for the presi- i
dential nomination met with opposition
not because individual members of the :
committee were opposed to Smith in
order to preserve harmonv. but because
: several thought it would be bad prec
edent. As a result a resolution was
adopted by which the maporlty of the
committee individually indorsed the
candidacy of the New York Governor,
but it was not a committee indorse
j ment.
There appears to be every indication
that the delegates to the Houston con
vention will go instructed for Smith,
: for there is no other candidate in th?
i race so far as Nevada Democracy is
concerned. The State convention will
be held in Reno May 11.
EDGAR REINHART.
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DELAWARE G. 0. P. HOLDS j
CONVENTION APRIL 17
Primary Election to Name Dele
gate* to State Parley Set
for April 14.
Special Di«patch to The Star.
WILMINGTON. Del., March 24
'The Republican State committee has
I decided to hold the State convention
I April 17. At this time delegates will j
j be named to the national convention
! The primary election to name delegates
ito the State convention will be held
j April 14. When these are selected it j
i will be possible to Judge whether the
delegates from Delaware will be for
Herbert Hoover, as has been indicated
: by statements made by party leaders.
The progress made by the Secretary
j has heartened the Hoover men here,
| especially in Wilmington. Even if the
: delegates are not Instructed it is said !
| that they will not be against Hoover
! and will throw their strength to him
S if the votes of the Delaware delegates
| are necessary to nominate him.
j Friends of Frank O. Lowden in the
i rural districts have not given up hope.
I however, but even the most optimistic
; do not expect the State convention to
| instruct the delegates for Lowden. The
i best they hope for is an uninstructed i
delegation. C. E. GRAY.
S. D. LISTS CLOSED, j
MINUS WALSH’S NAME
Foes of Smith Fail to Mike Ex
pected Move—Party Seen Striv
ing for Harmony.
!
Special Dispatch to The Star.
SIOUX FALLS, S. Dak.. March 24.
For a time, following the holding of j
ihe recent State conventions of the po
litical parties in South Dakota, it was
thought that opponents in the Demo
cratic State convention of Gov. Smith,
who sought to prevent indorsement of
the New York Governor for nomination
as the Democratic candidate for Presi
dent. would place a Senator Walsh list
; of delegates in the field for the State
wide primary election in South Dakota
May 22.
But the time in which to file a minor- j
ity list of Democratic delegates expired
Tuesday of this week without a Walsh
list being filed, so it is assured that the
Gov. Smith list will be elected formally
•in May
Work for Harmony.
The failure of the anti-Smith Demo
crats of South Dakota to file a Walsh
list of delegates is thought to be due
to the desire of the leaders of the
Democratic party to work for harmony
i between the two factions, so all can
: unite in support of Gov. Bulow. first
Democratic Governor of South Dakota
in 25 years, who is a candidate tor re- j
nomination at the May primary elec
tion and who will seek a re-electicn at
• the general election in November. Ha l
has no opposition in his party for the
: primary election.
The Farmer-Labor party, which is
the minority party of the State, has
gone on record as favoring the nomina
tion of Senator Norris for President.
It adopted resolutions lauding the Sen
ator as "the outstanding champion of
the masses of the American people as
against public and private crooks.' The
resolutions further say that the Farmer-
Laborttes “will give him our whole
hearted support on a Farmer-Labor
platform and ticket."
Hoover Is Praised.
That Herbert Hoover stands well
with some South Dakota Republicans,
notwithstanding that the Republican i
SENTIMENT TURNS
AGAINST SMITH
North Carolina Poll Shows
Most of Officials as New
Yorker’s Foes.
j Special 'Dispatch to The Star.
RALEIGH, N. C., March 24.—An
amazing and impressive answer has
been made to what was termed the
i "Smith demonstration" at the meeting
of the North Carolina Democratic xec
utlve committee here March 6
The sentiment at that time was sur
prisingly strong for the New York Gov
ernor. but during the last weeg yrtc
ttcally every office holder and candi
date for office has placed himself on
record as opposed to the nomination of
Smith.
This demonstration was conducted
, by means of a poll the past week by
Santford Martin,•' editor of the Win
ston-Salem Journal, a vigorous foe of
Smith.
Through it the 2 United States Sen
ators, 8 of the 10 Representatives from
the State, the present governor, the
prospective governor and all but 3 of
! the State officers have gone on record
as opposed to Smith.
One Affirmative Reply.
As it stands. ,the only affirmative
answer was made by Representative
Kerr of the second congressional dis
trict. The rest of those queried all
said in effect “I am opposed to the
nomination of Smith, but if he is nomi
nated I shall support him."
Some, notably Senator F. S. Sim
mons and Josephus Daniels, former
Secretary of the Navy, laid the stress
on the first part of the answer, while
others, including W. T. Lee. chairman
of the «»Tporation commission and one
of the last to answer, stated that per
sonally they favor Smith, but that they
will yield their judgment to party lead
ers in the State.
Party Lash Predicted.
The recurrence of statements of this
kind in the belated answers and the
fact that Gov. McLean made his
answer, also belated, while on an unan
nounced trip to Washington, have
caused much talk of the cracking of
the party lash
But. however it was secured, the
demonstration was a singular success
and one certain to have a marked ef
fect on the action of the Democratic
State convention, which will meet in
Raleigh June 12 to select delegates to
the national convention.
Just what that effect will be i 3 prob
lematical gnd ; ny prediction now would
have to include prediction as to the ac
tions of other States, since the North
Carolina convention was admittedly
postponed in order to see what other
States would do. R. E. WILLIAMS.
State convention indorsed former Gov.
Lowden of Illinois is indicated by the
current issue of the Mitchell Gazette.
■ which says:
"Hoover has been for the past decade
the outstanding American who has
commanded the respect and the confi
dence not only of the United States,
but the world, and it is a deplorable
thing in American politics that the hour
in which he was seriously suggested as
a presidential candidate became in*
hour in which the mud batteries of
lesser men were trained upon him.'
i ALFRED BURKHOLDER
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