Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-08
WILLIS, SUPPORT N
( II IN OHIO ISSUE
Fight Opens Over How Far
Delegation Shall Back
Senator.
Special na~pa,,h 10 The Star.

SPECIAL nSpat'h Ia The Star.
tfLrMRl'S, ohio. January -
Sneaker Lnnewor;h and Senator Fes>
having taken themselves out Of the
CON EST for the Republican preSi.ien
tial nomination, leaving Senator Franl
r. Willis an open ficld ax the Ohio Ca
vorite son, a spirited controversy has
heen started as TO how firmly the Ohio
desega ION 10 the Kansas Cify conven
tion shall I've hound to support Senator
Willis.
Senator Willis feels that since he is
to he ohio's only ca ndidate. the dele
cation should he bound 10y reSolui ion
TO support him until he releases them
He feels that he had Il chance and
that chance would he greatly improved
II it were known that Ohio was behind
him earnestly.
He does not want Republicans ot
Ohio TO express any second choice.
But this, the friends of Secretary
Hoover will not agree to. They point
out that there is a strong sentiment in
the State for Mr.. Hoover. which will
insist upon being expressed. IL there
Is not a dec "a IA ton for Mr.. Hoover as
the secoud choice of the State attach
ed 10 the Willis Endorsement for first
choice. there will he breaks away from
the party erga niZation in. districts
where the Hoover sentiment is Spe-
cially strong. and Hoover ca ndidates
for delegates will be chosen. and the
Senator will not have solid delega.
tion from his State even on the first
ballot. which would. OF course. seri.
9an nxi;r hfC
Conference Il Held.
A conference held here between the
holidays. participate in by Senator
Willis and Assistant Secretary of Com.
merce Walter l.. Brown. representing
Secretary Hoover, adjourned with the
controversy In this condition.
Senator Fess will be one Of the dele.
gates AZ large and has said he would
do all he could 10 accomplish Willis
ncmina ton. He has said repeatedly,
however that in his opinion. Mr.
Hoover is. the most available man for
the party IN nominate. In view OF the
need IN weld. back into the party vari-
Gus dssgrunfied elements. This opin.
ION Is shared by many Republicans
here who are. nevertheless, out for
Senator Willis on State loyalty
grounds.
State Chairman Fred Warner Is
exported tn rail- the State eommittee
Into session to lake action In the
matter. II looks H though Senator
Willis friends easily s-ould conir4d
ecffon 81 the committee and hind
the delegation firmly tn his SUI port
bot there is the danger of Hoover
sentiment breaking over the ruling
and eseeting delegates pledged square
fy q, Hoover
There ~ sentiment In the Stale for
Mr. IS'usien mostly In the agrit.nI.
tui.sI secttons. and at Marietta, his
old home end the fifteenth rnncres
shsiai district they are talking of
Wire President Dawes I'm spite ~ tY.s
settlement that ne will NOT he ran
6hiate Some sentiment fnv Senator
Curtis Is found in the eastern coun-
ties nf the State.
Lack Real Candidate.
On the Democratic side. IL seems
that Ohin is not to have a real gan.
6id8te for the presidential nomination
Coy. Donahey still h determined that
he will MOI be candidate. going
so Ear a. to forbid the election III
Delegates instructed for him. Under
the Ohio presidential primary law
candidate for national delegate mus;
not nnly declare the name NJ tile
candidate he will support for the
presidential nomination hat also file
the written permission sf that per.
son with the election officers.
The governor not being = candi-
date and ii being necessary Ia have
some Democrat stand In order to
qualify the candidates for delegates
Eerator AtIee pomerene has agreed
20 be a c. ndidsfe for the presiden
tisi nomination 10 this extent. thong h
he has already declared his preference
for Coy Smith Of New York. Sena.
tor Pomerene therefore VIII he per.
fnnctDry "a ndidate uniers something
Develops. In the convention to start
q real movement for him. whish In
not expected
II iooks now ~ though Gov. Hmlt IN
would eet about half Of the delegates
from this State The delegates nj
large will he for him. and the dis.
trirts controlled by the considerable
cities VIII certainly send Smith dele.
gsfes. Senator Reed seems 10 n1n he
little appeal here On account of bls
hostility ~ Woodrow Wilson.
Al present II links a. though the
delegates 10 the Democratic conven
ton from Ohio would he chosen o..
tsnsibiy for former Senator Pom.
creme. and the most of them go tn
Coy. Smith after the first ballot. the
others voting for Coy. D0nahey in
spite 81 his refusal 10 he q "a ndidaie
With perhaps one or two for Renator
Reed ~ Missouri.
j. H. GAI.ERATTU