Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-08
KENTUCK|ANS TURN
TOHERBERT HOOVER
Republican Leaders Expect.
ed to Follow Congressman
in Pledges.
Special nlsnntch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. January T.
While Republican politicians In Ken
lucky. already converted for the most
part 10 the cause Of Secretary of Com.
merce Herbert Hoover, have DELAYED
SO far committing themselves pub.
hclN, their emisSarieS In Washington
have obviously decided MIR. Hoovers
chances are such that now IL the time
TO strike. Word came this afternoon
that Representative John NJ. Robi.
son of Barbourville. and Representa-
tive Maurice II. Thatcher of this CITY
have entered early applications In he.
haif OF their State for prominent
places on what they believe In the
band wagon.
The announcements of the two
congressman carry the necessary
weight. MIR. Robison's particularly.
since he managed the recent success
tui campaign of Gov. Elem u. Samp-
son and Is authorized to speak for
the governor. Representative Kath.
crime q. Langley. also came out for
MIR. Hoover in Washington today, and
the other leaders of the party may he
expected to follow suit. ii Is said here.
nited States Senator Frederick NJ.
Sackett will be among these. 1t Is de.
CARED and both factions into which
the party was divided at the time of
the gubernatorial primary last Sum.
mer will he found in the Hoover camp.
The unanimity of the leaders, In re.
CARDS MIR. Hoover. presages peacea bile
adjustment of what had promised to
be contest for the post of national
committeeman.
Hoover Delegation Seen.
Rank and file Republicans have
been content TO leave presidential
politics TO the leaders and scant in.
terest has been manifest here, local
matters assuming far greater import.
ance. although Frank o. Lowden of
Illinois enjoyed a large and enthusi.
astic following in Kentucky In 1920,
under the sponsorship OF the late
Alvin 7. Hert, Mr.. Lowden's friends
have made apparently no effort 10 |
recapture this strength. A delegation
instructed for Mr.. Hoover is expected
to be the outcome of the Republican
State and district conventions this
Spring.
Aside from the fact that apparent.
ly he is considered the most likely |
winner. than which, of course, no
more impressive recommendation |
could be offered the Kentucky organt. |
zation. Mr.. Hoover In popular among |
Kentucky Republicans In his own |
right. he and Mr.. Sackett are per. |
sonal friends. and any number of |
other kentuckians enjoy the Secre. |
tary's acquaintance. He has visited |
the state several times. and some |
months ago, In the company of MIR. |
Sackett. made an inspection tour OF |
the Kentucky mountain country tina. !
mad ef at aI
news that Messrs. Robson and |
Thatcher had spoken out occa stoned |
no surprise hack home. where It In |
expected that the former. fresh from
the intensive canvass in behalf of
Gov. Sampson. will proceed to organ. |
ize the State for the cabinet member. |
Democratic Situation.
So far. no discoverable movement,
worthy of the name has developed
among Kentucky Democrats either
IN DenaIf OF any candidate for the
presidential nomination or against
any. OF course, no one denies thai
there In large. In fact a preponder.
ant. element in the party in this
state, which TO date has been mark |
ediy unenthusiastic az to Gov. Smith.
but the fact remains the opposition
I'D MIN seems 10 he neither vocal nor
as Yet able to organize behind a can.
didate Of its own.
That he Is regarded as possessing a
certain amount of strength I'm Ken.
lucky. or at least In It's cities. was in.
dicated. many observers thought. dur.
Ing :he recent gubernatorial campaign.
a dispatch was printed In Kentucky |
papers IN which Col. r. H. Callahan |
OF Louisville, Catholic opponent Of !
Gov Smith, was quoted as predicting
In New York that J. e. w. Beckham.
then the Democratic candidate for
governor. will prove significant fig.
ure In the 1923 convention. aligned
with the anti.Smith group"
Called Incorrect.
Thomas n. Rhea. Mr.. Reckham's
manager. thought II advisable 10 lose
no time In branding this statement
as wholly unauthorized and incOr.
rect. Mr.. Rhea WAS mt pains TO
make clear that Mr.. Beckham was TAX.
ing no part I'm fight against Gov.
Smith or for or against any one of the
aspirants In the Democratic presiden. |
tiai race" Col. Callahan insisted that
he had been gricvousiy misquoted In
the dispatch.
1t IL obvious Il would require no
mean feat 1T salesmanship for Gov.
Smith To sell himself to the party In
Kentucky between now and the time
delegates are selected. Stii:. II must
constantly he borne In mind that IL
would not be accurate To describe his
fellow partisans In this State M unan.
imonsly recoiling from him In horror.
The Louisville courier-Iournnl. which
led the fight for MIR. Beekham, carried
an approving editorial paragraph
Thursday. which called Gov, Smiths
message 10 the New York Assembly
frank and manly In dealing with such
ISSUES "a most politicians dodge
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