Evening star., 1928-04-15
RIVAL CANDIDATES
CLAIM DELEGATES
Hoover Aide Says 258 Will
Back Him-LoWden Man.
ager Lists 1875.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Rival Hoover and Lowden camps is
sued statements last night predicting
the nomination of their candidates for
President at the Kansas City conven-
ton. They also laid claim to delegates
already selected.
The Hoover prediction was that the
Secretary Of Commerce would be nomi-
mated on the first or second ballot.
The Lowden forecast gave the former
Governor of Illinois the nomination
mot later than the fourth ballot"
The claim OF the Hooverites, issued
by the Washington Hoover-for- -Presi-
dent committee, through former Rep
resentative James w. Good of Iowa.
was that 253 delegates to the national
convention already selected are for
Hoover.
Claims lS5 Delegates.
For MIR Lowden. Clarence F. Buck.
state Senator OF Illinois and Lowden
campaign manager. laid claim TO 1875
delegates. He insisted these delegates
were pledged to Mr. Lowden.
For Mr., Hoover II was claimed. too
that 66 of the delegates who have
already been chosen and have been
pledged. instructed or expressed a pref
erence for some other candidate as first
choice, will swing to Mr.. Hoover as
soon as they are released.
TWO things happened during the last
week which have done much to rouse
the hopes OF the Lowden- for President
supporters, one in Illinois and the other
III Washington. N "'''''
Inc first was the sweeping victory
OF the Deneen-Iowden- Enlr1erson-
Glenn ticket over the Small THOMPSON
Crowe-Smith alignment
Inc second was the passage of the
McNary-Haugen farm relief bill with
tne equahzatlon fee still tucked away
Gets 40 More Delegates.
Inc Illinois victory, which It Is esti-
mated WIZ give Mr., Lowden at least
~ Of the 81 illinois delegates to the
republican national convention in
A"tiaas ,|..'S. City next June, has made MIR
no"ueh rear faVorite son candidate in
Union "'0s III 'he
The passage OF the McNary. Hanoe,
niii' accomplished as IL was by a con,
olhatloh OF Democratic votes with votes
rom the Middle and Far West viii
serve "a keep alive during the pre-
convention campaign the farm isS,Ie
ana that Is The iSSle upon which the
Lowuenifes base their hopes of success
Ihe Republicans, they saw. must mn,
forward man who can carry ihe
farm states Of the West. In the nexf
breath they predict dire things for ihe
party II candidate Is nominated who
mas been opposed To the McNary-
haugen OIL, meaning. OF course, Secre-
thry herbert Hoover OF the Department
OF Commerce
When Mr.. Buck was asked upon what
nc paSed MS prediction that Lowden
woula DC nominated he replied that he
believed the Lowden sentiment was
growing stronger and stronger in ths
country: that Mr. Lowden would go
INTO The convention with a large back
ing OF pledged delegates. and that a
very large number of delegates would
go To the convention unpledged but
ready to Jump 10 the Lowden band
wagon
Lists Pledged Delegates.
Mr., Buck further claimed that there
are now 1875 delegates already selected,
VINO are pledged 10 Gov. Lowden. Hr
said
In order that there may be no mis-
understanding about IL | win give the
states In which their pledged delegates
nave been selected as follows: Iowa, n;
Minnesota, a. Missouri 81. North
Carolina, IL, South Carolina, II, North
DAKOTA, H. South Dakota, Is;
Arkansas, 2 tonly district convention
held SO tarl. Illinois, 40 ,lnchidtng
delegates At largel, There are at this
Time In addition 4 doubtful In Missouri
and IN North Carolina, Incomplete
returns from the conventions held in
Nebraska this week give the Norris
l0wden coalition Ia of the 10 dele
gates there, The curtis-L -LoWden coali.
tlon mas practically all of Oklahoma
30 delegates These are TO vote In the
convention for the one developing the
most strength At least one~half OF the
Wisconsin delegation have expressed
Their Intention 0f voting for i.owden
ln response TO the sentiment Of that
Stale
1T has become moat apparent that
GOV LoWden. II nominated would
carry every state that any other Repuh-
lican candidate can carry and would
carry some States that others can't
Practically every candidate for 4 state
Once In the States named above we're
for iowden In their conventions because
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