New-York tribune., 1920-04-02
W llite Would
Deport sWets'
On Soviet Ark
Nv illiam Allcn," of Kansas.
Comes Into Town With
Guns Set for Edwards.
Smith and VIM. Barnes
Ske;s:ical About Hoover
Doubts Ex-Food Admins.
traitor Will Be Able to
Gain Chicago Nomination

William AllcN White, of Emporia,
Kan, newspaper publisher. author and
diplomat. says that If the Middle West
provides the next President Of the
United States the new President will
appoint an Attorney General who will
see that Governor Alfred f. Smith, Gov
ornor Edward l. Edwards of New
Jersey and William Barnes, the Albany
political leader, are packed aboard a
soviet ark ard shipped out of the coun-
try, banlshed to the Isle of Cham
pagne.
ut would have been an entirely
justifiable act if Barnes, Smith and
Edwards had been shipped out of the
country on the ark with Berkman and
Goldman" said Mr. White to Tribune
reporter at the National Arts Club in
Gramercy Park last night.
The kansan's observation concerning
the "wet' Governors and the wet"
leader Of Albany was prompted by the
attitude those gentlemen have assumed
toward the Eighteenth Amendment.
which Mr.. White says is Just as much
part of the Constitution as the Four
teenth Amendment and as worthy of
respect.
Talks About Qualification"
Mr. White, who is district delegate
to the Chicago convention. saws That
Kansas is for Wood but that he is
going to vote on the first and probably
on succeeding ballots for his friend,
Governor Henry Allen of Kansas. He
says that General Wood looks like a
winner at this time, and that Hoover
IS very strong in the Middle West,
especla!ly among the women voters, but
he thinks that Hoover will have little
strength in the convention unless there
IS a prolonged deadlock. OF prohibi-
tlon Mr.. White said:
II Barnes. Smith and Edwards hold
that man should be deported for
raising hell in his attempts to violate
the Fourteenth Amendment. we people
cut West think the fellows who wish
20 deprive the people of their rights
by MULTIPLYING the Eighteenth Amend
ment are deserving of the same treat
ment. When the Middle West elects
General who will be deporting these
ROSTERS You can't say of the Fed
eral Constitution. as was said of the
wears egg, that parts of it are good
Inc Constitution is the Constitution.
Nulllfcation is just as bad on the part
OF the fellow who stands for booze, as
,or any other reason. Modification is
nullifcation.''
Pm for Henry Allen for President"
said Mr.. White. ALLEN will be in the
same position. perhaps, as was Garfield
N 1880. when he had only one vote at
the first roll call. a deadlock ensued.
and the convention finally chose Gar
field; shall vote for Allen as long
as there is any chance for him. Kan
".
time. like winner. Wood will have
al the delegates from our state except
my lone voice. which will be raised for
Henry Allen"
California for Hoover
Asked about Hoover, Mr. White went
Hover will do very we'll among the
folks. Most of the women folks of
the Middle West are for him. People
forget that Hoover is from California
and he is very strong in the southern
half OF the state. Senator Johnson is
wasting time campaigning in New
York, Illinois and Indiana. With the
women voting, Hoover may win in
California and land at Chicago with
considerable string of delegates John
son, with all his popularity and
strength. has a real fight on his hands
at home. California takes almost as
much pride in Hoover as il does in
Johnson. The Stanford University
crowd are all for Hoover. can't see
that Hoover has much Of a chance to
WIN the nomination. His only hope is
in a deadlock. He Will NOT have any
first ballot strength. Hoover would be
elected. if nominated. The question is,
do the fellows who hate Hoover and all
his works want to make so sure of
winning that they will forget Hoover's
Wilson record and name a winner. The
independents will decide the election"
Asked about the prospect Of third
term for President Wilson, the En-
poria statesman said, without hesita-
ton: "Wjlson is tale that is told
The voters Of this country will not
take kindly to a third term propositions
Ono thing is sure, while Bryan may
rot be nominated he will dominate
the San Francisco convention. He
can threaten to lead bolt big enough
TO scare the leaders if they attempt
TO put liberal plank into the plat
form.