Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-28
Politics at Large
BY C.. Gould Lincoln.

first for nominees Of the two ma ior par
ties for President, and then for Presi-
dent. The great difficulty which faces
any collector Of straw votes lies In
the fact that only very small minority
Of the men and women who vote In pri-
maries and elections can be reached by
| straw vote However. straws have
shown clearly how the wind was blow
| ing and they may again. The Path
| finder has undertaken poll in all the
| States and the territorial possessions on
| choice for President. With about 1907
600 straw ballots returned, II Is found
! that President Coolidge received more
! first choice votes than Hoover and Low
| den combined, or the total sum of the
| three leading Democratic candidates.
| Smith. Reed and Meredith.
When 1t comes to second choice
| which in view of President Coolidge's
expressed wish not to run for President
| seems inevitable to many Republicans
| Mr.. Hoover takes distinct lead over
| Mr.. Lowden. although on first choice
Lowden led by less than 1000 votes.
The presumption Is that many Of those
who supported President Coolidge for
| first choice turned to the Secretary Of
Commerce II the President is out OF the
| picture.
OF the three foremost candidates for
| the presidency on the Democratic side.
Gov Alfred z. Smith of New York re-
ceived more votes In the poll than the
combined total received by Senator
Reed of Missouri and former Secretary
of Agriculture Meredith Of Iowa. Gov.
A. Vic Donahey of Ohio was fourth on
the list of Democratic candidates. but
a poor fourth. and he was followed by
McAdoo and Senator Walsh OF Mon
tana Senator Borah Of Idaho was
fourth on the Republican list. though
much behind Lowden and Hoover. ard
other Republican presidential possible
| ties ran in the following order: Dawes.
Hughes. Curtis. Norris. johnson. Long
worth. johnson. Willis Capper and
Butler Nicholas Murray Butler. an
outstanding Republican wet and prcsi-
dent of Columbia University.
Il
Tonight the Woodrow Wilson Club
OF Kentucky is to hold its annual BAN
quet In Louisville Gen. Henry T. AL
len. native Of Kentucky. is to be an
honor guest. and it is not unlikely that
the occasion will be taken to boom him
| for the Democratic nomination for
President Kentucky opponents of the
-
and some of those who are opposed to
the nomination of Senator Reed of
Missouri, are active In putting forward
the suggestion that Kentucky send an
Allen delegation to the Democratic ma
tional convention.
Miss Bina NJ West. Republican ma
| tional committee woman for Michigan.
has circularized the members of all Re-
publican committees in Michigan in
favor Of the nomination Of Herbert
Hoover for President. in view Of the re-
cent stat ,ment Of President Coolidge
to The members of the Republican na-
| tional committee. declaring that he had
eliminated himself from consideration.
Miss West inclosed copies Of the Presi-
dents statement to the national COM
mittee. She said in regard TO Mr..
Hoover:
DO you not think that Mr.. Hoover's
vast experience an public affairs. his
we'll known capacity for hard work. his
interest in the development OF water
ways and particularly the st. Law
renee -to-thc-o ocean project. in which
every Michigan citizen is interested.
his knowledge of world problems by
personal contact and as Secretary OF
Commerce. and particularly his part
In developing the policies OF the Cool
idge administration. make him the logi-
cal candidate to carry out the program
inausurated by MIR. COOLIDGE"
The recent definite announcement
taxing Senator Reed Of Missouri out OF
the race for the Senate next year has
started the wheels moving in the SHOW
me" State. 1t has been assumed that
Senator Reed and his followers would
bring out q senatorial candidate in OPP
position TO Charles NJ. Hay. dry DEM
ocratic leader in the State, who has an
noinced his candidacy for the Senate.
Hay managed the anti-Reeo Tight III
1920. The name Of James A. Coilet OF
Salisbury, Mo-, a follower Of Reed and
q lawyer. is mentioned in Missouri as
the possible choice Of the Reed faction
for the senatorial nomination. There
has been talk. also. Of Col. Bennett c.
Clark of 81. Louis. son Of the late
Speaker Champ Clark. but as Col.
Clark halls from the same section OF
the State as Senator Harry Halves. II
Is believed that Collet may be the choice
for geographical reasons II for no
other. There has been no Senator
from rural Missouri since Senator Stone
died in 1918. Collett resides In the
north central rart OF the State. Others
whose names are mentioned as possible
Democratic senatorial nominees are for
mer Senator xenophon p, Whitley OF
st Louis and Ronulus e, Culver Of 81
Joseph.
Pennsylvania politics. which have
been unsettled because of the attack in
the uncertainty Of Secretary Melons
attitude toward candidates for the Re-
publican nomination for President since
the withdrawal Of both President Cool
,dge and Charles Evans Hughes Of New
York, former Secretary OF State. are
likely 10 take shape in the near future.
Senator David A. Reed. who comes up
for reelection next year. Is expected 10
make formal announcement regarding
his candidacy co succeed himself within
short time He is gcing TO Pittsburgh
the end Of this week. and II Is under
stood he Ia likely to make an announce
uient then Senator Reed has support
ed vigorously the right Of Mr., Ware To
b. seated In the Senate. MIR. Ware heads
the Republican organization in ph,la-
delphia, and his attitude toward Sena-
torial candidates Will be Of great iu-
portance. II Mr.. Ware Is finally denied
seat In the Senate, as appears likely
now, he may seek vindication nj the
hands OF the voters OF Pennsylvania,
going into the primaries for the NOM
nation for the seat he Is now seeking
at the hands Of the Senate This would
put Reed and Ware both in the primary
race. though for different seats, Sena-
tor Reed has the Mellon support, and
the nomination Of both Reed and Ware
would appear to be inevitable, tormes
Gov plnchot may get into the race for
the Senate. and other Republicans have
been mentioned rs possible candidates
Tor the Senate. Including Representa-
tive Clyde Kelly OF the Pittsburgh dis
trict,
Republican National Committeeman