Evening star., 1927-10-25
FULLER is FAVORED
AS MATE FOR HOOVER
Hughes Sentiment, Preferred by
Politicians, Has Not Yet
Crystallized in North.
BY &. GOULD LINCOLN.
STAFF CorresnOndent of The Star.

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this can be done. They fear that the
President himself will not have it.
They fear, too, that the Presidents
Black Hills statement, reinforced by
the recent presidential disapproval of
the efforts Of Senator Fess of Ohio to
keep Mr.. Coolidge before the public as
a presidential possibility, is convincing
other parts of the country that Mr..
Coolidge is not to be drafted, and that
the demand for other candidates Will
grow so strong that the convention
will turn to one Of these candidates.
Here and there Republican poll
ticians in Massachusetts, are beginning
to talk about running for delegate to
the national convention. And here
and there, though not in any great
numbers, they are suggesting they
run as instructed delegates for some
candidate other than Mr.. Coolidge.
Hoover Has Ones Support.
Secretary Hoover of the Depart
ment of Commerce Is the preference
of at least one Republican who would
like to be delegate, Republican
who has been a stanch supporter or
the President in the past. These are
but straws, but they tend to show
the way the political breeze Is blow
ing in the old Bay State.
In the meantime. Chairman VIII
liam NJ. Butler OF the Republican
National Committee. is sitting tight
on the lid. so far, and thousands of
Republicans are hoping that some
thing may turn up which will bring
about the denomination of the Pres
ident.
The talk of Mr.. Hoover as the pres
idential nominee Of the Republican
party is spreading somewhat in Mas
sachusetts, as indeed, II is spreading
In other New England states, notic-
ably New Hampshire and Elaine. He
has distinct following among bus
mess men. among woman voters. ana
among many Republican fndepen-
DENTS His weakness Still, accord :
ing to veteran politicians, is lack Of
appeal to the more politically
In the party. to the politicians them
selves. Some of the politicians would
prefer Charles Evans Hughes of New
York, but the Hughes sentiment has
scarcely crystallized as yet.
Fuller Appears Upinterested.
Within a week, the Governor Of
Maine, Ralph D. Brewster, a Hoover
supporter, put up to the Governor
of Massachusetts,, Alvan T. Fuller, a
tentative proposal that New England
get behind national Republican
ticket wi n Mr.. Hoover as the presi.
Dental nominee and Mr.. Fuller AS
the vica presid entail. candidate. Gov.
Fuller. however. has given no indi.
cation that he approves such a plan.
Indeed he has indicated he il not
interested. There seems no doubt but
what Mr.. Fuller would add greatly
to the strength of the Republican
ticket in Massachusetts and other
parts Of New England IL he were
placed on 1t. The governor Is a great
vote getter in his own State. He has
won much respect and become widely
known because Of the manner in which
he handled the Sacco.VanZetti case.
He ran almost 100000 votes ahead Of
| the Democratic candidate for governor
| last year, while the State was electing
Democratic Senator. If Gov. Smith
| of New York were the Democratic
nominee for President in 1928, prob.
ably no other man would be SO effiec.
| tive on the Republican ticket as Gov.
Fuller, excepting, of course, President
| Coolidge.
No man, however, becomes candl.
| date for the vice presidential nomina.
| ton, at least not publicly. The selec.
| tion Of the vice presidential nominee
| depends so much upon the geographi'
| cal location of the presidential candi.
date. Gov. Smith would run strongly
| in Massa chusetts both because of the
| large Catholic vote there and because
he Is a wet.
Wet and Dry Issue Seen.
Both Mr.. Hoover and Mr.. Fuller
| would be acceptable to the drys, it is
said. The wet and dry issue Is likely
to play its part In the campaign in
Massa chusetts. Both sides are lining
up early for the contest. Should the
Democrats finally name a candidate
for President. however, who is a dry
or acceptable to the drys, this issue
would fade somewhat in the struggle
for the electoral votes, although it
would still persist in the State con-
test. Initiative petitions are in circu.
lation already providing for a State.
| wide referendum on the repeal of the
eighteenth amendment. The question
Is likely TO appear on the ballot in the
1923 election.
The Anti..jaloon League Of Massa.
| chusettes is making preparations to
fight this move on the part of the
WeLS. MtCLlh6b Ill parts OIL the
State. at which prominent dry leaders
| will speak, have been arranged. The
drys have recently sustained loss in
| their political ranks. Joseph Walker,
| formerly speaker of the State legisla-
| ture, has been a consistent dry, but
he has now come out with a statement
that he can no longer support the
eighteenth amendment. Mr.. Walker
| was asked by several orga nizations to
| become candidate for the senatorial
| nomination next year on a bonedry
platform. This request brought for
NAL statement from Mr.. Walker, In
which he said:
| During all my life I have been
appalled, by the abuses of the liquor
traffic and by the political and social
evils which have resulted, especially
those connected with the saloon. Be-
cause OF such abuses and evils de.
| termined to take stand in favor Of
constitutional prohibition. Since con.
stitutional prohibition has been In
force I have been still more appalled,
by the existing abuses and evils Of the
liquor traffic and by the widespread
disregard of the Constitution and the
law by reputable citizens"
| Mr. Walker said that he did not be.
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