Evening star., 1927-08-26
REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL e3
TIMBER IS HOLDING ALOOF
Hughes and Hoover Refuse to Allow
Oreanization-Dawes and Longworth
Silent on Wishes.

diminution of the political strength
Of Gov. AL Smith. 1t Is nevertheless
true that Democratic leaders are
talking of what might happen If an
other deadlock develops at the Demo
cratic national convention.
This discussion Is based largely on
reports which have been in circulation
to the effect that men of influence In
the Catholic Church are urging Gov.
Smith to decline to be candidate.
Their argument Is that the religious
controversy that would ensue would
be most unfortunate in it's conse-
quences and hat the New York gov
crnor will by his act of self denial save
the country from an outcropping of
bigotry that might no. subsde with
one political campaign
1t is apparent. too. that the dry"
elements in the Democratic party.
men like Senator Carter Glass of Fir.
ginia, are insisting that the party
keep off the prohibition question al
together.
Wo0llen Is Considered.
So the discussion Is turning to the
type Of men who might appeal to the
country in 1925 other than those who
have won their spurs in politics. Two
such men are Evans Woollen of In
diana, who ran for the United States
Senate and made remarkable race
last time, and Owen d. Young. chair
man of the board Of the General Elec.
trio Co, the man who really had much
more to do with the making of the
famous Dawes Young plan, which ad.
justed the reparations problem in Eu-
rope. than is generally known.
Both men are Of the business type,
but they reflect liberal thought. Mr..
Young In particular has been identified
with public movements and is cred.
tied in the business world with tact
and diplomacy in handling the most
complicated and intricate SUBJECTS
training that would stand him in good
stead in dealing with Congress. Some
day tact in handling men and prob.
lens will be regarded as much an out
standing qualification for the presi-
dency as business capacity.
Mr.. Young Is very well thought of
by the Democrats of New York State
and is particularly well liked by many
of the groups which are trying to
have Gov Smith nominated. Indeed,
Mr.. Young himself is known to be ia
vorable to Gov. Smiths candidacy. as
are most all Democrats of prominence
in New York.
New York May Back Young.
There isn't the slightest possibility
that Owen Young would permit any
movement to be organized in his be.
half, but 1t is within the range Of
possibility that New York democracy
might swing its delegates to Mr..
Young if a compromise candidate
were inevitable
With the Republicans talking about
men of the type of Hoover. Hughes.
Dawes and Lowden-each of whom
has had considerable experience with
the business world-and with the
Democrats Unable since the days of
Grover Cleveland to win any of the
Eastern States except when there has
been a split in the Republican party,
1t Is no wonder that the possibility Of
swinging some of these Eastern
States by choosing candidate of the
business type is being talked of again
The 1928 campaign may be extraor-
dinary in the type of men nominated.
This will be due to the fact that
radicalism has not the strength 1t
used to have and that stability is a
bigger vote-getter nowadays than dis.
turhance and upheaval. When a con.
servative like former Gov. ,Lowden
| and Charles G. Dawes can gain the
strength they have developed in West
ern States. it is not at all impossible
for the Democrats to begin to make
inroads In Eastern States. Political
lines are constantly changing, but the
drive to nominate AL Smith will be
largely drive to win Eastern
strength. If the New York governor
is eliminated. there still will remain
the drive to retain his strength in the
East with some outstanding candidate
who really can win Republican votes.
fCopyright 1927