Evening star., 1928-05-20
HOOVER BELIEVED
KEYSTONE CHOICE
Political Leaders So Inter.
pret MELONS, Statement
on Secretary.
Sw n Dispatch 10 The star.


W.T. So to Herbert Hoover if it seems
spnsgeat then that President Coolidge
cSasaot hS induced to accept another
nomination.
Tast appears to be the general IN
Sssnrctatlo1 which PENNSYLVANIA has
placed upon the statement Of Secretary
Of the Treasury Mellon week ago to-
day when the delegation caucused IN
Philadelphia Despite seeming bewilder-
ntsnt outside of PENNSYLVANIA regarding
the exact meaning Of Melons state
rnent the reservations in his statement
seem clear here.
We hear much talk OF the various
candidates and of their policies" Sec
Tetarv Mellon said to the delegates aft
e. thsy elected him chairman Of the
delegation. Among them all, Mr..
Hoover seems 70 come closest to the
standard We set for this high Office,
The interpretation here is that If the
choice Is 10 be made from the present
field, Hoover is Pennsvlvania's choice.
This would coincide with much of the
popular opinion here and with the
preference of a number of the dele
gates. The sentence on Hoover. which
was the distinct surprise IN Mellon s
speech. merely means. IL is generally
understood, that Dawes, who had been
thought a probable second choice; Low
den. Curtis. Watson, Goff and other
''fayorite son" candidates all are ruled
out Of consideration of Pennsylvania
votes. II the choice is restricted TO the
announced candidates, Hoover viii get
the votes.
Leaves Saving Clause.
With Mellon caution. however. the
Secretary Of the Treasury left saving
clause. The reason for that was not
given as fully in his speech TO delegates
as IN an interview later, when he ex-
planned the delegation's action IN de-
Gliding 10 20 90 Kansas City unpledgeo.
we viii so 70 Kansas City with an
open mind" he said. Many men may
develop in the convention. for you
can never tell what viii happen. II
is not certain that Mr. Coolidge viii
not consent to the use of his name,
The President may be q candidate"
While he modified his statement by
saving he believed it remote posSi-
bilitv" that the President would per-
nit his name 20 be presented. an inter
pretafion Of his meaning is that If the
convention should deadlock. the PreSi-
dent probably would accept nomina-
ton II the convention turned to him.
rather than permit prolonged dead
lock 70 continue
It is known that Mellon prefers a
perfect duplicate Of President Coolidge
in the Presidents chair. and il he cam
not have Mr.. Coolidge himself, he wants
the man most Ike him Should man
more like Coolidge than Hoover Is de-
velop during the convention it is pos
sible Mellon might support him If
Coolidge cannot be obtained. OF all the
present candidates, however. Hoover is
his choice IS most representative Of
rzFrr
May Inauence First Vote.
The hope that Coolidge may accept
may influence the casting of Pennsyl-
van1a votes on the first ballot Where
they shall GO VIII not be decided until
the caucus on the very eve of the con-
vention, after the delegates are In
Kansas City II Mellon Is convinced
Coolidge would accept In event of a
deadlock. ii Is not known whether he
would add 70 Hoover'g strength on the
first ballot and make Hoover virtually
certain Of success II Pennsylvania
votes for Hoover from the start. 1t is
thought here that because Of Melons
close connections with the President Ii
VIII be equivalent to a definite notice
that there is no chance for Coolidge to
accept under any conditions.
There is one feature Of the Mellon
statement, however. which has sent
Eoover stock soaring In Pennsylvania.
That is that Mellon could have chosen
20 r@rTsain silent on Hoover. but instead
chose 70 make a favorable comment
almost Immediately after HooVer's re-
verse II Indiana, when good word
would DO Hoover most good. That is
taken TO indicate that Mellon does not
want Hoover eliminated because he
probably will De the ultimate choice of
tf1e delegation II was Melons first
satimatlon Of mis- choice. and IL was re-
garded as more favorable 70 Hoover
than a man Of MELONS caution had
been expected 10 make an even month
before the convention opens.
Melons statement was not the only
feature Of the caucus which indicated q
pTo-EooYer trend. AS its member Of
The committee on permanent organiza-
ton il named Col. James ElVerson. ir..
owner Of the Philadelphia Inquirer
which four days earlier had declared
nnyeserpeoiy for Hoover for President
Eenator-elect william g. Ware, also
friendly 10 Hoover. was named TO the
platform committee.
Marked by Harmony.
TIE reorganization Of the Republican
State committee. which preceded the
oeIega4lon's caucus, was marked by
complete harmony. in which each
principal element Of the party was ac-
corded recognition. As State chairman,
Brig. Gen. Edward Martin. present au-
5ltcrs general ard nominee for State
tEeae1Eer. was selected He has always
been Mellon man. The Gr1ndy ele-
Tnfnt named the vice chairman and
6ecrefsry Of the committee, and the
Ware EelGIenazn wing the treasurer Of
Get sze s4
committeeman,
Gen. w. w. Atterbury president Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad. who was
named natsoral committeeman. aided
4kae ware -Eeidlensn faction against the
bEsl3os4 oFganlza ton IN the hard-fougnt
1926 primary. and after having been
tentatasely slated was ruled of the
tlazst fer delegate al large ~ the con-
Sefstlgsa this year. HIS selection ai5o
Recognizes Wares ambitions ~ be na-
t8aTakl committeeman III 1924. when
pr wsAs selected The new national
eef1sx Itees0nan Mrs Worthington
eEassI3B o. f5crant0n, Was vice chair
gaan E the State committee during the
sa@t 80 years.
hN,afa the Democrats. z faclignal
flgllt e. Philadelphia which broke iufi-
oI8ss tklas week threatens ~ lead " 8
Ggfsk@a8 ~ BtaA}t7S le&ekaAs& from bfAat
Gity nk tfge Houston convention. LeBit
&, CASSIDY. grandson u q former Penn.
EglYag9sa attorney general, THURSDAY
teaegKapfleo 70 the senate committee
Investigating presidential campaign en-
k}ennlEaTeE that the Ware Republican
s9fRs1izali0n ia Philadelphia had Sc
lected tae Democratic convention oeie'
RateE sf that city backed by join
0'DonneE Democratic city leader, Cas-.
sidg added he viii carry the nghi
egslfsst seating the IA O'Dopnei dele
aa1eg ~ the Houston convention
Backed by HaggsTty.
Cassidy il aided IN his fight by Cor
nelA3g HaggaFty, IT,, who. at this re-
s)YaanIzaEion meeting of the DesIaocfatb
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