Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-03-12

| some basic principles are involved
In Herbert Hoovers boarding OF the
lions den in Ohio and Indiana. In
determining to fight "favorite sons
there. the Secretary OF Commerce is
giving their respective Republican vot-
ers classic chance 10 show whether
they prefer a presidential nominee 1ho
Is admittedly statesman rather than
politician 20 one as admittedly poll
tician rather than statesman. Both
| Senator Willis and Senator Watson
have rendered their home common
wealths effective service. Willis served
! two terms In the House OF Representa-
tives and one term In the Ohio gov
ernorship, and Is now in his second
| Senate term. Watson has been In
diana's handy man at Washington for
| generation. including a long career In
the House and his three terms In the
Senate. The Hoosier's loyalty to the
Republican party has been OF the
wheclhorse kind that wins elections.
| But Presidents. most Americans feel.
must be men OF something more than
Statewide or political background, and
with constructive achievements OF ma
tional scope to their credit Ohio In
| April and Indiana In May will have
opportunities to show whether they
subscribe to that theory, or whether
they think that men OF mainly local
merit are adequate presidential timber.
That. ut any rate, Is the significance
which Washington attaches 10 the Ohio
and Indiana primary contests.
Senator Willis. II any Importance Is
| 10 DE attributed to his election ngures
In 1920 and 1926. Is not the vote -getter
In Ohio that he used 10 be, When first
carried into the Senate eight years $50
on the crest OF the Harding landslide
Willis majority was 1852 1903 In total
poll OF nearly 100000 votes. But In
| 1925 he secured reelection by only
88.i38 against former Senator Atlee
Pomerene, Democrat, Senator WataDn's
drawing power at the Indiana polls has
undergone ali even more severe slump
| The 1920 Republican avalanche swept
Jim" into his second term In the Sen"
ate by majority Of 10000. In 1870
running against a young Democrat OF
the Eevcridge boy~orator type, Albert
Stump. Watson pulled through by a
meager majority Of 1893, Plus the
local enmitics they've mopped up III the
course OF their successful careers these
evidences Of slipping strength at the
| putlD kiFu bhC UlutiiENiA w "pet "'t''
and Watson plenty Of food for thought,
| " u II
Politically minded Washington Ii, OF
| course. prompt TO read motives into the
| news that President Coolidge has under
| consideration an invitation 10 pitch the
1923 Summer White House at Aahevilie
| North Carolina has come 10 be regarded
the most Republican State IN Dixie
| Anti~Hmth enthusiasts list II first
among those sure" 10 40 a. q. i, this
year II "Al" In the Democratic candt"
| date for President The Harding Cool"
| ldge vote IN North Carolina IN 1920 Whh
| 232 900 out OF total poll Of b37 900
and Davis carried Il over Coolidge In
| 1924 by less than 100000. with iis
vast textile trade, The Old North State
Ia probably AZ proteciioniht In It's tafitt
synpathies as New England, Xealandia
the magnificent country place outside
| Of Asheville. which has been rendered
Ia the President and Mrs Coolidge. Is
the property Ut Philip h, Henry. once II
Britisher, but for more than 20 years
| q patriotic citizen Of tho United States
Nj, Henry was taken 10 tho White
| ifOiiae by Senator Oyerman Of North
Carolina and personally placed his
establishment al the Presidents dis
posal,
Uncle fam has only All academic In
terest IN John Hull's woes IN Arabia
Egypt and other emhiitered points IN
The Near East We have Gonsuar ON
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lem and acOFodtt a nainister Ia k1aira