Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-08
new Jersey PICKS
HOOVER AND EDGE
6. O. P. State Committee De.
cIares Choice-LoWden
Boom Fades.
snenlal ni.na,ch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star,
TRENTON. n. j., January THE
Republican State committee yester-
day declared for Herbert Hoover for
the Republican presidential nomina.
ton and Senator Walter T.. Edge for
Vice President. This action puts New
Jersey definitely behind Hoover. for
there is no force in the State intiu.
entail enough to do battle with the
Republican organization for conven-
ton delegates.
The committee previously had in
6orsed President Coolidge for another
term and yesterday expressed re
luctance at having TO abandon hope
that he would run again.
State leaders are hopeful that the
Edge boom will lead to something,
for 1t offers opportunity to dispose Of
controversy over the senatorial nomi.
nation that is threatening the Re.
publican chances or unseating Sena-
tor Edwards. Democrat. IL Edge is
given the vice presidential nomina.
tion Hamilton F. kean, retiring ma
tional committee member. may get
the formers support in the primary
tight for right to contest with Ed
wards. and Edward c. Stokes. Kean's
leading opponent. may he assured
Edges seat upon his retirement from
the Senate.
Survey Of Sentiment.
A survey this week of business and
professional men,. agriculturists and
men on the streets, made in all Of
the 81 countess Of the State to
ascertain Republican sentiment. con.
WINGED Republican leaders that they
had not acted too quickly when they
declared for Hoover 10 days ago
Without prompting from outside.
the Republican voters OF New Jersey
forced their leaders to the Hoover
standard suddenly within the fort.
night. The party heads had talked
OF delegation pledged to President
Coolidge. even though he wouldn't
run, The possibilities in trading New
Jerseys 81 votes at Kansas City were
tempting.
Some time ago an unimportant in;
surgent group organized a local
Lowden movement. Apparently it
failed 10 impress the Lowden man
ayers with its substance. No more
has been heard of it. The New York
commuter element. a powerful voting
Influence In New Jersey only in presi-
dental years. talked Charles f.
Hughes until he took himself out of
the race. Representative Bachrach
of the second New Jersey district. a
member of important House commit.
tees. kept Longworth In the limelight.
The organization. headed by United
States Senator Edge, has always
spoken well Of Dawes.
Rush to Bandwagon.
All this pleased those who wanted
an unpledged delegation. Then some
body unexpectedly revealed that the
most Influential leaders had already
selected tentatively the seven dele
gates al large from New Jersey. Ar.
thur Whitney, one OF them. announced
himself pleased to run. but not un-
pledged. He was for Hoover. he said.
That started the rush to the band.
wagon. &s
New Jersey Democrats lined up
with Coy. Alfred Z. Smith OF New
York four years ago a. nd are still with
him. There will he no favorite. son.
even though the state has a Demo
cratic governor. A. Harry Moore, and
a Democratic Uni ed States Senator.
Edward !. Edwards. II Gov. Smith
can't have the nomination. New Jer.
fey's democracy will concede the
State 20 whatever candidate the Re
publicans nominate. Only Smith has
q chance TO turn the State Democratic
In a presidential year.
Cleveland. born here. was the last
10 do II, In 1892. Woodrow Wilson got
the States, electoral vote in 1912 bes
cause 1T the tire --cornered fight.
Roosevelt and Taft. together. polied
$4,000 votes more than Wilson. He
lost the State In 1915.
JOHN j. FARRELL. Jr.