Evening star., 1927-09-25
"OId Guard Group Is at
Head of Movement for For
mer Illinois Governor.
STRONG ELEMENT HELD
IN FAVOR OF DAWES
Reed or Smith Nomination Feared
as Endangering State Ticket
in Next Election.
RY G. GOULD LINCOLN,
staff Correspondent of The Star.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, September "a.
Former Gov. Frank 0. Lowden is
making all the running at present for
the Missouri delegation to the Repub-
lican national convention next year.
That does not necessarily mean, how
ever. that Mr.. Lowden will land the
delegation and get Missouri's vote in
the convention for the presidential
nomination.
Support for the Lowden nomination
is coming just at present from the
Missouri farmers organization, head
ed by William Hirth, a Democrat, by
the way; the same organization which
denounced Senator Jim" Reed as a
traitor to the farmer because he op-
posed the McNary-Hauge farm relief
bill. The farm organization is nu-
merically strong and active in the
State. Lowden has been hailed as a
friend of the farmer, friend Of the
farm relief bill, and as such he fits
into the picture in many of the rural
sections.
Leaders Not Aiding.
The head and forefront of the Low
den movement among the politicians
of the State is found in the odd
Guard" group, with K. Mont Reilly,
William Sacks and Walter s. Dickey
playing leading roles This is the
faction which was overthrown sew
eraI years ago, control of the organ
iZation passing into the hands of the
group represented by former Gov. Ar
thur M. Hyde, DIR. f. II. Clemens, Re-
publican national committeeman, and
Gov. Sam A Baker. Furthermore,
the faction now in control climbed
into power over the backs of the old
guard largely because of the charges
that Lowden money had bought Mis-
souri, delegates to the Republican ma
tional convention in 1920, when Mr..
LoWden made a strong bid Tor the
nomination. Some of the
friends of Lowden here say that it is
a great mistake to have his boom
handled in Missouri by some of the
same faction which was discredited
after the fiasco of 1920.
The Lowden boom is not attacked by
former Gov. Hyde. DR.. Clemens or
Gov. Baker, but 1t is noticeable that
they have not leaped on the band
wagon. DR.. Clemens, soon after Presi-
dent Coolidge issued his II do not
choose" statement, put forward the
name Of former Gov. Hadley of Mis-
souri,, now chancellor of Washington
University, as Missouris candidate,
a favorite son candidacy. But Mr..
Hadley promptly declined to be con-
sidered.
Dawes Is Favored.
While there has been no formal an.
by the Republican ma
tional committeeman, or Gov. Hyde.
or Gov. Baker, it is reported that they
are inclined TO look with some favor
on Vice President Charles G. Dawes
as the Republican nominee for Presi-
dent. Dawes. like Lowden, has IA
vored the principles of the McNary-
Haugen bill, and. like Lowden, halls
from the Middle West. Like Lowden
he seems to fit into the political pic
ture in Missouri, it is said, better than
does Secretary Hoover of the Depart
ment of Commerce or former Secfe.
tary of State Hughes of New York.
In many quarters Dawes is regarded
as the nheritor of the Lowden
strength in the national convention,
if Mr.. Lowden is not nominated. And
as Gen. Dawes Is not expected to
make a campaign for delegates, it
probably would be just as satisfactory
to him to have the Missouri delegates
go TO the convention instructed for
Lowden. On the other hand. how
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