Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-08

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son candidates. in the Democratic
ward Evans Wooilen, Missouri, Sen.
ator Reed. who may also have the
Kansas delegation in spite OF his
wetness North Carolina might send
a delegation for Gov. Mclean. and
Virginia a delegation for Gov. Byrd.
In Nebraska the Democrats may put
forward former Senator Hitchcock.
although former Gov. Bryan In to seek
the control of that delegation.
The States OF the South will send
In all probability either uninstructed
deIega tons or delegations instructed
for a fayorite son. Most of them will
adopt the unit rule. thus preventing
delegates who might be favorable to
Smith from voting for the New York
governor. In some States where the
anti-Smith feeling is particularly
bitter IL has been suggested that
delega tons he instructed against
Smith. 10 far. however, this has not
been done. Many Democratic leaders
In Southern States for one reason or
another are privately expressing an
opinion that 1t would be better for the
party TO nominate Smith. The argu.
ment that Smith has n chance" Ia
being used In some OF the Southern
States with no little effect.
On the Republican side OF the fence
no one OF the candidates 20 far has
the commanding lead for the presi.
Dental nomination which In attributed
10 Gov. Smith by the Democrats. The
sentiment In beginning to crystalllze
in s.aa ri tho ZfatAs ha~auar nI
To date Mr.. Hoover appears to be In
the lead. with Gov. Lowden In sec.
| ond place. Vice President Dawes in
reckoned by many politicians an the
real contender with Mr.. Hoover fof
the nomination. although Mr.. Dawes
has insisted he liz not candidate
and in for the nomination OF Lowden
| The Republicans have been slow in
getting under way. largely because III
uncertainty whether President Cool
| idge would permit himself ~ be nom
| mated. Even now the Hoover
strength which has developed in the
New England Etates IN conditional
on the absolute elimination Of Presi
| dent Coolidge from the race. This Ia
true, indeed. In practically all Of New
England and many ri the Other
| Sts tes which favor Hoover,
| Today Hoover apparently has thu
| better ut the argument In Connect
| cut. with II votes In the convention
Massac busetts, with 81: New Hamp
shire. with II; Rhode Island. 10: Yer
mont. II: Maine. 10. all Of New Eng
land. New Jersey. with ~. and Mary
land. with 10. sre both favorinl
Hoover today. Mr.. Hoover viii have
strength. too. from a number II thu
Southern States. including Arisansa n
4 IL Alabama. IL: Florida. 10: Isouisi
sns. ~: Mississippi. II: Texas, ~. am
| TsDnessse, ~. lie In exneotad ia hay.
the solid California deisga ton ~
and also 10 have the Michigan dele
CATION. ~. He msy have Colorado
with IL votes, although I1gwdsn s@nti
tnent IN reported strong In that State
Utah. with IL. and Nevada. with
yotes, also are expected 10 favnl
Hoover. Washington. with ". Ore
son, with 10: Wyoming, with .. n,s,
be found In the Hoover column,
Mr.. Hoover has all Of thHhs deisEa
ti0ns early in the convention hs vii
have o total gf sss votes. Howe
| sentiment In developing In oths
ststAs. among them Kentucky, wheF
Mr.. Lowdsn was particularly stronI
IN 1920. In Virginia, too. there 10
| Hoover movement.
i Back 10 Coolidge" Move.
Resistance 10 the Hoover boom ~
| President has manifested itself i
New York. where Charles u. lille
has started back Ia TDotifg
movement" There In speeuIa i0,
, too. regarding Pennsylvania. whaf
Secretary Mellon In dominant haui
today, New S1rk has 30 votes Ia III
national convention and i'annsyigani
Ifs. There In, however. no litil
4 | Hoover sentiment In both NJ thea
) | states, New fark and eennsyitanl
LEADERS IN Lbs conysntI0a o. lsa