Evening star., 1924-05-28
HOOVER IS FAVORED
FOR VICE PRESIDENCY
G. 0. P. Frankly Hunts for Avail
able Westerner to Run
With Coolidge.
SECRETARY HAS STRENGTH
Lowden Also Would Be Agreeable
to President.
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

BY FHEDEhIC WILLIAM VILE.
Herbert Hoover. Secretary Of Com
merce, has bounded prominently into
Republican vice presidential nomina-
tion. His availability has been ac-
lively discussed in administration
quarters. 1t has not become known
whether the idea makes a lively ap-
peal to Mr.. Hoover, but 1t Is fact
that the slogan-"Coolidge and
Hoover: Hands Across the Conti-
nent"-is in vogue in quarters close
to the White House. The other Re-
publican regarded highest in favor
in the Coolidge camp as a running
snaate for. the President is Frank o.
Lowden. The circumstance that the
former Governor Of Illinois Is under
stood not to be particularly anxious
for the honor is adduced as a strong
reason for drafting him.
1t is an open secret that both the
Republicans and the Democrats are
going about the business of finding a
vice presidential candidate with a
1t is such contingencies as brought
Calvin Coolidge suddenly into the
presidency that are causing party
managers this year to look for sec
ond-place men almost as carefully as
they will choose their presidential
nominees. The trifiing indisposition
of Mr.. Coolidge at the present mo-
cause for anxiety, is just disturbing
enough to make the leaders think
seriously about matters of health and
the uncertainties of public life.
Westerner Is Sought.
The Republicans. having determin-
ed to nominate New Englander for
President, are frankly on the still
hunt for the best available westerne er
at the other end of the Coolidge
ticket.
About their only difficulty at pres
ent is to decide whether he shall be a
middle westerner or far westerner
Hoover measures up, in a way, in
both these geographical respects. He
was born in Iowa and is a resident
Of California. Republicans of all
shades of opinion are agreed that he
would add strength to the 1924
ticket. No man in either party. with
the possible exception Of Mr. McAdoo
m has a larger hold on the imagination
Would be ensrely yoss to @lbe the
so-called Independent Republican
vote. particularly that element which
warmly favors American entry into
the world court and somewhat less
enthusiastically espouses our joining
the league Of nations.
Pleading to Business.
Probably. too, there Is no man in
either party who would be acceptable
to so many men in both the CONNER
cial and the agricultural worlds
Gov. Lowden has countless friends
among the leaders and delegates who
will name the Republican ticket at
Cleveland in June. They say he has
no superior in the party, from the
standpoint of capacity and available
ity. He would be particularly ac-
ceptable to the farmers Of the west,
on whose behalf, especially in the
wheat-raising and dairy districts,
Lowden has been unselfshIy active
during the past year or two. He IL
himself a dirt farmer in central I'LL
nois. Like Hoover. Lowden Is a native
of iowa. He is sixty three years old.
Mr.. Coolidge likes him and II he
should be nominated as the Presi-
dents running mate, the White
House would not only be contented
but gratided.
Copyright, 1924