Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01
Hoover Against the Field.


The Hoover boom for the Republican
presidential nomination grows apace.
The latest convert to the Hoover cause,
Senator Walter E. Edge of New Jersey,
is welcome addition, causing much
elation among the followers of the Sec
rotary Of Commerce. They rejoice par
ticularly because Mr.. Edges conversion
brings into line another leader in the
East. The report has been going the
rounds that the Republican leaders in
the big. populous States of the East
were disinclined to nominate Mr.
Hoover. Senator Edge is wet" and
the candidacy of Mr.. Hoover has been
given the approval of the Anti-Saloon
League. Senator Edge has opposition
TO his leadership in New Jersey. but on
the whole he is firmly entrenched. and
his declaration for Hoover can scarcely
fail to give impetus to the latter's boom.
The strategy Of many of the Eastern
leaders to date has been to urge the
selection Of "uninstructed" delegations
to the Republican national convention
They have had two objects in mind
First. to be ready and able to jump 10
President Coolidge If the demand for
his denomination continues great. Sec
ond, II Mr.. Coolidge is adamant AMI
entirely out OF the picture. to be In a
position to look around" and make the
best deal possible before they select the
winning candidate. That is politics, as
many Of the political leaders see it,
Mr.. Edge has been one OF those who
has favored an uninstructed delegation
and the denomination of the President.
Apparently. he has reached the con-
clus.on that the President has effectual!y
eliminated himself. His declaration for
Mr.. Hoover may start a bandwagon
movement in the Eastern part OF the
country New Jersey will send to thr
national convention DELEGATION lar4>
and effective w,,en y comes 70 sn,ec.!rr
= ,-~esde-t'al nominee
ff'PfB~ w f1fFSf"f w Us
East and thnre are ueovnr oaDnn"n'e
IN this section Of the country. arc
saok'ng desperately 10 find some rneane
~ heading off the man who appears
to-day - be leading the field. They
look anxiously to Secretary Mellon Of
the Treasury Department. reputcd 10
Enf& EA ~ a..
his pocket They look 10 Charles ID
Hilles OF New York. who has recently
| sought 10 bring about back -to-cool-
idRe" movement But they realize that
they cannot stop Mr.. Hoover unless
they have an effective candidate More
and more the belief grows that Presi-
dent Coolidge will not permit himself
70 be drafted. The plan for unin-
str'Icted DELEGATIONS seems IN be slip
ming. Mr.. Mellon himself insists he
Is not ~ be considered candidate
although 1t lis generally supposed that
! the Pennsylvania delegation. sec0rH
numerically only 10 that from New
York, will cast its first ballot or two
for the Secretary Of the Treasury
more in compliment than in the belief
that he cen or will be- nominated.
Ir. Hoover today appears 10 have
strength In all parts Of the country
with the possible exception Of the corn
/ ara wheat belts Of the Middle Yves,
and Northwest. He Is strong on the
| Pacific Coast, where California. his
| home. is planning 10 send a delegation
| instructed for him. and Washington
! and Oregon are likely IN fall IN line
! He has strength in the inteFmoun,air
/ gtates, particularly Colorado and
! Utah IN the South Mr. Hoover j.
highly fepsrded beeause of his work
/ IN the Mississippi flood area In New
England, heW Hampshire and Main,
! have taken tic lead III the Hoover
| movement. and the Secretary hat
/ strength 10 Vermont. Basancb usettco
Rhode Island ana Connecticut Trad
/ nag politicians IN Maryland have de
ciased for Hoover. The task VI thu
Hp|er position Is growing constant.
! ~ more aTdu9us. And more and more
1t appears thai IL IL Hoover against
| the field Ia the race tor the kepub.
| lean nomination,