Evening star., 1920-03-07

comes from Kansas, where it is
said Hoover continues to be
strong favorite with democrats
except in the ranks of organized
In the same week that Witnessed
formal entry of Attorney General
Palmer as presidential candidate/
comes word from PENNSYLVANIA
that he will have to fight for in
dorsement by his home state.
Pennsylvania opponents of the At
torney General announce that they
VIII contend for control Of the
delegation to San Francisco and
that they will put up candidates
for delegates at large and for dis
trlct delegates The opposition
has not announced itself as favor-
able to any other candidate. 1t
simply is against Palmer The re-
port that the fight on Palmer had
been inspired by the "wets" is
somewhat discounted by the fact
that pronounced "drvs" are lined
up with the opposition.
california furnishes n political
situation not exceeded in interest
by any other state. Announcement
was made during the week that
complete Hoover tickets for dele
gates are to be entered at the re-
publican primaries. in opposition to
Senator Hiram Johnson Likewise
there will be complete set of
Hoover candidates for delegates to
the democratic convention. There
has prevailed belief that the CAL
1fornta democratic delegation
would go to Hoover by default. but
1t now develops that supporters Of
Gov Cox Of Ohio intend to make
a bid against the former food ad-
mtnistrator
In all the Pacific coast states the
Hoover movement continues to
show great activity. In Oregon ne
tftions are being circulated and
largely signed to place his name on
the democratic primary ballot, and
the week witnessed organization
OF great non-nar artisan Hoover
cIuo at Seattle. Wash. There now
is strong Hoover club in each OF
the three large cities of Washing
Ion. ana the members Of these
clubs are for Hoover for President
on the republican. the democrats
or any other ticket Wherever the
Hoover movement is active it ts to
oe noted that women are takjn1
prominent part In 1t. Another fea-
1nre worth making note Of is that
Hoover sentiment seems to he
spreading in such purely asricnIe
tural states as Kansas. It has been
a assumed that farmers generally
chief. IeF 1000
AZ banquet Of Vermont demo-
cratic leaders Thursday night n
was practically decided that +hs
DELEGATES from that state wo,iS
pc for Palmer. though II ,s not
planned to send them to San
francisco with instructions. II
Hoover is to be eliminated. the
Attorney General would seem to
oe wen out IN front in the DEM
have things his own way for
long. A Columbus dispatch saws
GOV Cox's boom now is to be or
ganized and pushed into other
states' the governor being sure OF
MS own state as a nucleus. and
the coming week there will be a
meeting Of the West Virginia
democratic state COMMITTEES. at
which It Is expected Gov. John J.
W. AAs u0 IOTH6llY DrN-
sented as q democratic presiden-
tial candidate.
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Since his announcement of a
week ago that he was mot a
candidate" little has been heard
from William Jennings Bryan,
but that anti-Bryan element head
ed by Gov. Edwards of New Jer-
sey and his wet" following con-
tfnues to make itself audible. No
one seriously believes the "wets"
will be able to prevail at San
Francisco, but they are succeed
ing in stirring up a man-sized
ruckus within the democratic
party. Democrats in q number Of
southern states are seriously
alarmed. They insist that any at
tempt to commit the democratic
party to wet" program would
ALLEVIATE the south from its time
honored political affiliation.
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