Evening star., 1928-05-20
'HOOVER|TES GAIN
IN WEST VIRGINIA
MeIlo~'G Statement Seen as
{ Boost for Secretary
in May 29 Vote.
Special Dispatch 10 the Star.

special Dispatch TO the Star.
CHARLESTON. w. Va. MAY f9.-Ths
importance Of West Virginia this wear
IN the prediction presidential race ia
being stressed by State campaign man
ayers OF both parties and political license
is being stretched TO make it appear
that the fortunes Of the contestants
rests with the primary voters Nav %.
This manner Of presentment Is especf-
ally marked in the Hoover ranks. where
the potentiality Of the States 10 votes
is a strategic position near the bottom
OF the convention roll is being empha-
sized
The Hoover cause received all the best
of the breaks" this week. and without
the personal touch OF the managers
former Representative woodward and
former Secretary Of STATE Young. who
we're called to Washington to testify In
the expenditure investigation. Secre-
tary Melons favorable statement on
the Hoover candidacy IS conceded by
unbiased observers 10 have been a
master stroke for the Hoover campaign
in West Virginia. and in the way OF
valuable experimentation was a COM
munication from the railway brother
hoods to their branches in the state
urging support of Hoover In this let
ter Vice President Dawes was held up
as being insincere in his support Of
Lowden and hoping 70 eventually gather
for himself the anti-Hoover delegates.
White Stages Rebellion.
One setback for the Hooverites was
rebellion by former Gov. Albert 3.
White Of Parkersburg at being listed as
Hoover delegate at large. Mr. White
styled this action as "inpertinence
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support the popular primary choice for
President. He said he knew personally
Of at least three Of the seven men on
the so-called Hoover delegate at large
slate who are not for Hoover The
comeback OF the Hover managers vas
that White virtually pledged himself
for Hoover when he agreed 70 abide by
the result of the primary Several
months before Senator Goff entered the
race Mr.. White announced that ne was
for Lowden. and the announcement had
been used freely By supporters Of the
latter.
The statement last week that the
Democratic plan of campaign was Smith
and anti-Snlith. with neither side ap-
parently intending to be bound by the
Smith-Reed preference vote. had con-
firmation this week when State Senator
A. c. Herold of Sutton. campaign man
ager for Senator Reed. issued a COM
plete slate Of 20 delegates. matching
the Sn1ith-piedged slate, and termed
his offering 'anti-Smith." Senator
Herold qualified by saving the delegates
on his list if elected would 90 TO Hous-
ton uninstTucted. The Democrats are
to elect as delegates at large four men
and four women with half vote each.
Denies Pan to Bolt.
Senator Reed took occasion in letter
70 a friend at LewiSburg 70 deny the
report that he would bolt the Demo-
cratic ticket if Smith were the nominee
He said the main purpose OF his
speeches IN West Virginia and else
where was TO impress the need OF party
unity and that he thought the betting
report had been sent over the country
to embarrass and belittie him.
There viii be considerable speech
making from now until the primary on
behalf of both Senator God and SecTe-
tarv Hoover Montaville Flowers OF
California. Dr. Horace Ellis Of Indiana.
former Representative J, Adam Bede Of
Minnesota and former Gov. Samuel
McKeivie Of Nebraska are already OF
the hustings for Mr.. Hoover.
The GafF-for- President headquarters
at Clarksnurg Is active and confident
It Is submitting that West Virginia
has earned the right TO be represented
by one Of its distinguished citizens as
President of the United States. and no
one is better qualified than Senator
Guy .. Gof for that big honor.
LYNN KIRKLAND.