New Britain herald., 1927-11-03
Curtis in his usual quiet manner

Curtis in his usual quiet manner gathers more support than is ex- pected. only Hoover and Dawes can be considered really in the running Secretary Hoover's support in the east is apparently increasing great ly. despite the fact that the larger financial interests are more favor- able to Vice President Dawes. Dawes is somewhat unsatisfactory to the east because of his stand for farm legislation along the lines Of the McNary Haugcn bill, while Hoover is perfectly satisfactory in this re- spect.
 Senator Curtis voted for the Me Nary-tlaugen bill, after first doing everything he coulc 10 get the Fess substitute or his own substitute bill passed instead. Senator Curtis is one Of the regular Republican group who is not favorable to Secretary Hoover. The middle western farm people have not liked Hoover be- cause they held him responsible for keeping the price of wheat down during the war; and likewise for the administration disapproval of the McNary- -IIauEen bill
 Curtis Out of Primary Campaign
 Hoover, Dawes, and Curtis will not go into the primaries. Senator NOrrIs's name will doubtless appear on the primaries i'll many western and middle western states. Senator Curtis will make no campaign at all. His job as majority floor leader of the senate will keep him busy up until nearly time for the convcn- lions. Besides, he says, 1t would take lot Of money for him to make q pre-convention campaign. and he does not believe in spending large sums on election campaigns. He may permit his name 10 so on some prl- maries-that is not decided yet but he will make no effort to get into any primary.
 Of the six from the west who have entered the race, only Norris and Lowden have very definite plat forms. Both are for farm relief. Norris is for a more liberal plat form. Senator Willis's statement which was interpreted as an an nouncement of his candidacy con tained nothing very definite, al! though it was as definite as most platforms are
 My platform will be simply the Republican platform," Senator Cur tis said. "A candidate for President can not do otherwise than accept the platform of his party. Ii tn" Republican platform should not be one I car support, I simply would not acccpt the nomination. But in recent years, the Republican plat form has met with my approval, and I see no reason why it should not do so next year"
 Two Oppose Direct Primary
 Dawes and Curtis are opposed on at least one questionable direct primary. Dawes has been fighting the direct primary system Of nom nations vigorously for the last year, while Senator Curtis is q whole hearted supporter of the primary. An incident in Curtis carly political life shows his faith in the primary, as well as his personality and his vote-getting ability. Some 25 years ago, while Curtis was still in the House of Representatives, his cnc- mics were going around saying that Charlie Curtis had a political ma chine by which he controlled con- ventions, and that he could not get elected if they had q primary sys- tenn in Kansas. So. as Curtis puts il, he called their bluff. arranged for q primary instead Of d conven- tion in his district that year, and