Evening star., 1927-09-26
Senator Will Be Choice of
Delegation Unless He
Declines to Run. |
HOOVER AND LOWDEN
HOLD REGARD OF VOTERS
Keen Fight for Support Likely il
State Chooses Between
These Two.
by G. GOULD LINCOLN,

convention next year, unless Senator
Curtis should issue an II do not
choose" statement. Such a statement
is not expected here, and prominent
Republicans. are confidently predict
ing that the delegation will be in
structed for the Republican leader of
the Senate.
Senator Capper, twice governor of
the State and leader of the farm bloc
IN the Senate. was urged by many
of his friends in the State to get in
the race for President Immediately
after President Coolidge had an
nounced his wish not to run again.
But Senator Capper has returned to
Kansas and gracefully given his seal
of approval to the Curtis boom.
Hoover Has Following.
So everything is lovely apparently
IN Republican ranks in the State so
far as the delegation to the national
convention is concerned The Kansas
Republicans would very much like to
see Senator Curtis nominated for
President. They realize, however, that
it may not be possible to bring about
this desired end, much as they may
wish 1t. So there is talk here of a
second choice for the presidential
nomination to whom the Kansas dele.
cation may turn If it becomes appar.
ent that Curtis cannot be nominated.
Right here it may be said with en-
phasis that there is a strong sentiment
in the State for the nomination OF
Secretary Herbert Hoover Of the De-
.partment of Commerce. This is not
confined to the old regular Republican
group by any means. Mr.. Hoover is
looked upon as more progressive than
any of the other possibilities" who
have been prominently mentioned, in
cluding Hughes, Lowden and Dawes.
He is likely to have the support of
former Gov. Allen and of William
Allen White, who have been powers
in the State, and of other progressives,
as well as of Republican National
Committeeman David w. Mulvane,
who has been identified with the
regular wing of the party for years.
Mr.. Mulvane has stated no prefer
ence for the Republican nomination.
Assistant Secretary of Commerce
under Mr.. Hoover, and it is known
that he has warm admiration and
friendship for the Secretary.
There is activity in the State, how
ever, for the nomination of former
Gov. Frank o. Lowden of Illinois
"the friend of the farmer"
The Farm Bureau Federation OF
Kansas is favorable to Mr.. Lowden
and there are Lowden emissaries at
work here for him now because of
Mr. Lowden's known support of the
principles of the McNary-Hauger
farm relief bill.
Farm Bill an Issue.
The organized farmers, or the or
ganizers at least, are boosting him
for the nomination, because of Mr.
Hoover's opposition to the McNary
Haugen bill, and because some of the
farmers remember that while he was
national food administrator during the
World War the price of wheat was
fixed by the Government below the
price the farmers otherwise could
have received. The Lowden support
ers are opposed to Hoover. But not
all of the farmers in Kansas are
enamored Of the Mc-Nary Haugen
bill.
Indeed. the farm situation in Kan
sas today is far better than in some
of the other States. Crops have beer
good this year and the State is in
pretty fair shape take it by and large
1t must be remembered, however, that
both Kansas Senators voted for tbs
McNary-Haugen bill.
Not much is heard here so far OF
the candidacy of Charles Evan;
Hughes, former Secretary of State, OF
that of Vice President Dawes Hughes
is looked upon as an Easterner, ex
employing the ideas of the East. Fur
thermore, it has not been forgotten
out here that Mr.. Hughes was the un
successful candidate of the G.. 0. p
IN 1916.
They still remember Mr.. Hughes ir
political circles as an aloof presidential
candidate in that year, with whom il
was difficult to establish contact. Re
ports that Mr.. Hughes is very differ
emf man in that respect are received
here skeptically. This does not NEAR
that Mr.. Hughes is not highly respect
ed for his accomplishments as Secre
tary Of state and for his qualifications
as q statesman if he should become
the nominee of the party. The State
would doubtless go Republican in the
election next year with the same regu
larity that has marked its perform
ances in past elections. But the feel
ing out here is for a Western man fol
President if he can be had.
Dawes Position.
Vice President Dawes is not particu
larly we'll known in Kansas. His sup
port Of the McNary Haugen farm bill
doubtless would give him many of the
same friends in the State that Lowder
has, il it becomes apparent that Mr.
LoWden cannot make the grade in the
convention. But the Vice Presiden
| is not a candidate, not now at least
| for the nomination, and it is under
stood he win not become a candidate
as long as Mr.. Lowden is in the run
ming.
In Kansas there is no presidential
| preferential primary for the election
! of delegates to the national conven
| ton, which casts a very different
| light on the matter. Mr.. Lowden
| MIR. Hoover and Senator Curtis will
not go before the voters in the selec
ton of delegates. Consequently the
| party leaders will have a great dea
to say regarding the personnel of tn,
delegation which is to represent
| Kansas.
| Before President Coolidge issued hi.
| statement, which has been interpreted
| in many quarters as taking him def
| nitely out Of the race, Kansas Repub
| leans were prepared to stand for hi.
| denomination. Many of them nov
wish sincerely that he had made M
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