Evening star., 1927-09-30
Delegation to Go to Conven-
tion Strong for Ex-Governor,
But Is Prepared to Shift.
DAWES SECOND CHOICE
BECAUSE OF FARM STAND
Hoover Held Able to Overcome
League Attitude and Is Gain
ing in Rural Areas.
BY G.. GOULD LINCOLN.
Staff Correspondent of The Star.

here, but it is missing a beat now and
| then. This does not mean that Iowa
Republicans are not for Lowden for
President They are, or most OF them
are. But many of them are unable to
convince themselves that Lowden can
be nominated next year. And that is
not healthy condition for any boom.
Privately some of the Lowden sup.
porters admit their fear of his defeat
in the national convention.
Generally it is conceded In Iowa
that Lowden-for-Preside delega-
ton will be named to go to the Re-
publican national convention in 1923.
The former Governor Of Illinois is an
old resident of Iowa, a graduate Of the
University of Iowa. His stand on the
| McNary- -Haugen farm relief bill has
endeared him to many of the people
who insist that something must be
done to give the farmers square deal.
Indeed, it is because Of his stand on
that measure rather than for any
other reason that his boom was sprung
| in this State months ago. Mr.. Lowden's
| fine administration as Governor of ii.
| linOis is known to the people here, and
Fight on Personnel.
The real fight in Iowa today, so far
as the Republicans are concerned, is
not whether a Lowden delega ton shall
| be named, but over the personnel Of
| that delegation and the ultimate con.
troll of the Republican organization.
All factions seem to be entirely willing
to stand for the nomination of Gov.
T vry1n n 1nIa Tn
| the 1920 convention for Lowden, and
| it stood with him for the presidential
| nomination until the end.
The Lowden movement in Iowa Is
| to some extent headed by men who
supported the candidacy of Senator
Smith w. Brookhart, the insurgent.
against the late Senator Cummins.
| Maj. Frank j. Lund of Webster Is
president of the Lowden-for-President
| Club. Lund was Brookhart's cam
/ paign manager when he beat Cum.
| Minis last year. But Brookhart is
against Lowden. He has declared for
| the nomination of Senator George
Norris of Nebraska for President. The
Senator has become the 'lone WOLF of
Republican politics in Iowa apparent.
ly. He has no chance of electing a
Norris delegation, but he is not join
ing in with the Lowden band wagon
movement.
The Republican organization of the
State today is in the hands of the
regulars 1t is the same organiZa.
ton which took Brookhart back into
the fold after he had been nominated
for the Senate over CumminS a year
and q half ago. Brookhart has never
had control of the organization. nor
is there any immediate likelihood
that he will control it. And by the
same token, it is not likely that Maj.
Lund and the Progressive element
now supporting Lowden will gain
such control.
Chosen by Caucus.
The delegates to the Republican
national convention are not chosen
in party primary. They are chosen
by tho old caucus and convention
system. The party leaders and work.
ers have great advantage over any
independent group under these cir.
cumstances. If Maj. Lund and his
faction seek control the nomination
of the delegates to the national con-
vention and to the State convention
they may succeed in two or three
congressional districts, but not in the
seven or eight districts. In other
words, the delegation to the Repub-
lican national convention is in all
probability to be an organization dele
cation with a few exceptions. This
doubtless will mean the reelection of
former Senator Charles S. Rawson 8
Republican national committeeman,
though there is talk of some oppo-
sitiOn to him. 1t will mean the elec-
ton of rather conservative delega-
ton to the national convention, all
prepared to support Lowden as long
as he has a chance for the nomina-
ton, but not prepared to die in the
ditch for him. Rather most of the
delegation may be expected to switch
to some other candidate who looks to
be a winner.
To which other candidate for the
nomination the Iowa delegation would
go if Lowden cannot be nominated is
a question today. 1t is probable that the
dyed-in-the-woOl McNary-Ha ugenites
would fall in line for Vice President
Dawes, because of his support of the
farm relief bill and because he, like
Lowden, is of the Middlewest Others
of the delegation may go to Secretary
Hoover of the Department of Com
merce and to Charles Evans Hughes
of New York. Efforts will be made to
keep the delegation in line for one Of
these candidates, on the theory that
the State can help itself by voting
solidly for the next presidential
nominee. But it may be impossible to
accomplish that end.
Groups Backing Hoover.
Before President Coolidge issued his
II do not choose" statement, there
was a well organized movement on
foot to pluck the Iowa delegation
from the grasp Of the Lowden group.
The purpose was to name an unin-
structed delegation which would be
favorable in the end to Mr. Coolidge.
Because of the convention system and
the lack of presidential preferential
primary in Iowa, this movement might
have succeeded, 1t is said. Now much
Of the same strength which was or
ganizing quietly for an uninstructed
delegation is said to be lining up for
Hoover. In Statewide primary elec-
ton Lowden would win hands down
the Iowa preference for President. But
there is no such primary.
Mr.. Hoover has friends among the
business men. His former support Of
the principle of the League of Ma
tions and the World Court will not
hurt him with a considerable num-
ber of the Iowa voters. On the other
hand, he is not popular with many of
the farmers. In some quarters, how
ever, 1t Is pointed out the farmers are
becoming more satisfied with the