The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-26
Failure to Override Veto
Throws Battle Into
Convention.
FEAR PA Ely OUTCOME
Hoover Chances in Danger,
Though Administration
Holds Whip Hand.
BY PAUL r. MALLON
United Press staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, May 26.-The
McNary- -Haugen bill was thrown
into the President campaign today
by action of the Senate upholding
President Coolidge's veto. The
measure failed so to 81 to get the
two-thirds majority necessary for
adoption without the Presidents
signature.
The vote was forced by the farm
bloc to make a record upon which
it will go into the Kansas City con-
vention seeking McNary- -Haugen
bill plank in the platform.
The party equally almost is di-
vided' upon the issue as far as its
senatorial representation is con-
cerned. Twenty republicans stood
by the President and nineteen stood
for the bill. OF the eight Republican
absentees four we're paired with the
President and four against.
Dawes for Bill
Of the Republican presidential
candidates voting, two were with the
President and two with the farm
bloc. Senator Curtis, Republican
floor leader. who voted for the bill
originally, turned and voted against
it because, he said, "felt it my duty
to stand by the President. He and
Senator Borah Of Idaho were the
two candidates who voted with
President Coolidge.
Senator Golf of West Virginia, a
third candidate, was absent but was
haired with the President. The two
candidates who remained against
the President despite the veto were
Senators Watson OF Indiana ana
Norris of Nebraska.
The voting was conducted under
the supervision Of Vice President
Dawes. who helped frame the Dill
and who is as arden supporter Tor
it as his position will permit.
Farley Fight Looms
While the senatorial alignment
shows all equal division on tne
issue the Presidents friends are ex-
nected to be in the saddle at the
convention. An analysis of the vote
shows no Republican from State
Eeast of Indiana voted for the Dill
THE Eastern States will have a
dominating influence at the conven-
tion with the help of the admin
istration delegates from the SouCh
But even with majority IN the
convention, many administrator
friends are worried about the pos
sible effect of a bitter convention
fight over the sisue. They are par
ticularly apprehensive because the
two leading candidates OF the party
Secretary of Commerce Hoover ano
Former Governor Lowden OF Illinois
represent the party's division on
the issue. Hoover is credited with
representing the Presidents views
Indeed some quarters accept the
unverif1ed stories that ne helped
MIR. Coolidge write the veto message
Iowden, on the other hand, is 9
champion of the bill and is sup
ported by the farm bloc.
Many of the bloc leaders make
no secret of their bitterness against
the President. They expected hin
to veto the measure, but they die
not expect his vehement denuncla-
ton and ridicule of their economic
theories.
Farmers Organize
The close vote, the equal division
of senatorial Republicans, the de-
sire of many farm bloc members tC
heat Hoover at all costs, the resent
snent of the Lowden-Dawes- Watson
group at the tone of the President;
message, all indicate that a merry
convention fight is in prospect a
Kansas City, June II.
MidWestern farmers, lncenSed bN
the presidential veto, planned vari'
Gus forms of action today.
Several thousand farmers planned
to meet at Springfield, Ill.
Governor Adam McMullen OF Ne
braska said he had been offered
field near Kansas City for the arm!
of 100000 farmers he had urged Il
march upon the Kansas City Repub
lican convention, seeking recogni
ton of farm relief. He had M
definite plans for mobilizing such
force, but said it could be done
easily.
The Iowa Farm Bureau Fedora
ton decided to call protest meet
ing of all its local organization
AGAINST the presidential veto