Evening star., 1927-09-25
THREE MAIN G.O.P. CONTENDERS
SILENT AS FRIENDS URGE ACTION
Hoover Hug ghes Dawes Situation Un-
paralleled in Modern Political His
tory-Await Coolidge Release.

! Tennessee, former chairman of the
wavs and means committee of the Re
publican national committee, former
Postmaster General and Republica n
National Chairman Will II. Hays of
Indiana; former Republican National
Chairman John T. Adams of Iowa:
former GOV. James +. Goodrich Of
Indiana: Republican National Commit
teeman David w. Mulvane of Kansas:
Senator Wesley l.. Jones Of Wash
incton; Gov. Ralph q. Brewster of
Maine; Representative stephen G..
Porter of Pennsylvania. aud Repre-
sentative Arthur NJ. Free of California.
Recent epistOary plcaSantries between
Rorah and Hoover strongly suggest
that the Idaho Senator is at least not
unfriendly to the Hoover cause.
Charles Evans Hughes is accounted
today in delegate strength values as
even in stronger position than Hoo
Yer. The former New York Gov
crnor and American Secretary of
State undoubtedly has at his beck and
call the powerful New York delega
ton and. since Andrew w. Mellon de-
clared his personal preference for
Hughes Pennsylvania has been put as
safely in the Hughes convention col
umn as New York State itself. The
one fly in the Hughes keystone oint-
ment is the determination Of Clifford
P;nchot to capture portion of the
PENNSYLVANIA delegation either for
himself for President or for destruC.
tive use again any Pinchot pet-aVer-
sions. These include Hoover De
pendent on the extent either eX-
pressed or implied--to which the Cool
idGe influence may be eXerted on
Hughes behalf. Massachusetts and
other New England delegations are
claimed for Hughes when the time
comes. The iurist statesman polt-
iCal weakness is recognized to be in
the West, which defeated him for
President in 1916. His age--the cX-
pected inability on that account to be
a "second-term Republican President
is arother Hughes liability. Sen
ator Moses adds a third handicap
Hughes failure in 1916 and the Re
publican party's alleged unWillingness
to back a horse that lost as long ago
as l. years.
Dawes Seen Waiting.
Gen. Dawes is almost unanimously
regarded as simply sitting back, wait
ing in good time to become the residu-
ary legatee of the Lowden strength.
The Vice Presidents friends are fiSur.
ing that the convention race at first
will be between Hoover, Hughes and
Lowden; that Hughes probably will
fade from the picture first; that Low
den's chances. having run their
course, will follow suit; that Dawes
will then be put forward as his sue
cessor and that the race down the
course to the finish will be between
Dawes and Hoover. This portrayal
of the situation has not the indorse-
ment of the Vice President, but it
represents the conception of some of
his admirers.
A factor upon which the friends OF
Hoover. Hughes and Dawes seem
agreed is that President Coolidge's s
support or Endorsement will be sought
in vain by all aspirants. A well
known New England Republican. well
acquainted with Coolidge traditions. ;"
AYERS it would violate every one of
them for the President to back or
boost any one. He is expected to
keep hands off till the end and main
tain dignified, uncompromising neu
trality. Candidates who seek 10 com
nit Mr.. Coolidge to their cause are
believed to be doomed to enduring dis
appointment. A&
iCopyright. 1877 4