Evening star., 1928-03-25
Senator Borah's Question
naire Is Temporarily For
gotten in Sinclair Episode.
L0WDEN FAILS TO REPLY
ON WET AND DRY QUERY
Idaho Lawmaker May Ask Dawes
for His Views on Eighteenth
Amendment.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

oitu waters OF pronloition, ObScuring,
temporarily at least. the wet and dry
issue in the field Of politics.
Senator Borah's troublesome oues-
tionnaire, for example. transmitted 70
for the presidential nom
ination. has for the moment been lost
sight of in the discussion of Sinclair
TO the Republican party.
But the Idaho Senator is beginning
to wonder seriously what has become
OF Frank o. Lowden's reply to the
questions on the wet and dry issue. It
Is month or more, according to Sena-
tor Borah, since he sent to the former
Governor of Illinois his questionnaire.
Up to last night, Senator Borah said.
he had received no reply from Mr.
Lowden. Two days after the question:
naire was transmitted to Mr. Lowden
an acknowledgement Of its receipt
reached Senator Boran from Mr. Low
den's secretary. Mr.. Lowden was in the
West at the time. but 1t was said the
would be called 10 his
attention when he returned According
to dispatches received here. Mr.. Low
den returned to Illinois two weeks ago.
Three Others Reply.
Senator Borah does not intend TO
write to Mr.. Lowden any more about
this matter. Mr. Lowden can answer
the questions or not, as far as Senator
Borah is concerened. He set out 70 put
candidates on record in regard 20 the
eighteenth amendment and what he
calls the efforts of certain leaders TO
nuIlify the amendment. II Mr.. Lowden
decides not to make reply, that Is q
matter entirely up to him.
The three candidates for the Repuh-
ncan presidential nomination. other
than Mr.. Lowden. TO whom Senator
Borah sent his QUESTIONABLE, have al
replied. They are Senator Charles
Curtis of. Kansas. Senator Frank 3.
Willis Of Ohio and Secretary Herbert
Hoover Of the Department OF Com
merce. There was criticism OF Secre-
tary Hoover because he waited approx
imately two weeks before he made his
reply. Some Of his opponents went 50
far as to suggest that he was holding
OF 50 as TO gain the support Of both
vets and drys in the Ohio presidential
primary. which is TO take place April
"a. But Mr.. Hoover did make reply 70
the QUESTIONABLE on February -. and
his reply was dry" He declared him
self against the repeal Of the eighteenth
amendment and for the strict enforce
ment OF the laws enacted Hereunder.
But Mr.. Lowden has taken twice as
long as Mr.. Hoover TO make reply. and
no dry voice has yet been raised 70
chide him. it is said There Is
preferential primary 10 be
held in Illinois on April 10. in which
Mr.. Lowden is entered. There Is
strenuous fight on in the 10 districts
which comprise Cook County over the
delegates 10 the Republican national
with Lowden ON one side
and Mayor William Hale Thompson.
who Is asking for delegates instructed
FOR President Coolidge. on the other.
Chicago is wringing wet, A dry
answer 10 the Borah QueStionnaire. it
Is pointed out here. would scarcely aid
districts, And in . little more than
two weeks the primary IS to take place.
May Question Dawes.
Mr. Lowden. II has been said. Is &C.
ceptahle 10 the dry forces. including
the Anti-Saloon League. They may
even indorse him II he fails 70 reply
TO the Borah QueStionnairs. 1t IS said.
or fails. at least. 10 reply until after
the Illinois fight is over,
Whatever Mr. Lcw6en dceS about the
wet and dry QusStionnaire. Senator
Borah is planning TO send a similar set
Of questions 20 Still another Republican
presidential candidate within the next
few days, The Idaho Senator has BY
no means given up his plan 10 have
the presidential candidates on record III
this matter long before the national CON-
vention meets In Kansas City next June.
Mr.. Borah has not said whether ne
planned To send QusStionnaire 10 Vice
President Dawes, regarded In many
quarters as the logical successor -
much Of the LowGen strength in ths
national convention il Mr.. Lowden fails
10 Be nominated. II seems likely. how
ever, that the Vice President will ulsi-
alategy receive his llSE o1 questions, too
II Is possible, OF course. that MIR.
Lowden'S answer 10 the Rorah cues
gtcnuaire is already on its NAY to WASH
Engton, But at least up 10 last night
Senator Borah had heard ncthinS OF it,
Senator James E Watson OF Indiana.
aroaSed by reports frcn Indiana
that his candidacy for the Ne
publican presidential nomination is NOT
considered an EFFORT III his own riShe.
oat merely to take q delegation 10 the
national convention and turn it over
10 Mr., Iewden or Vice President Dawes,
~ some other candidate, Yesterday
vent a letter % friends IN the state
tenygnS these reports aaty.
he said IN part
Il anu candidate for the nominal
lion IN my own right have no
hought ef being \ 'deccy CGsSk,' or As
Ne ordinarily use the eNpreSSioa. q
talking horse. IL ee used IN some other
'andtdateS interest such statements
,ave been diligently circulated for the
'uFpoSe M weakening me, and NJ ccarSe
ire wholly unEounded and Without
nStttleation whatever,
II have eeen in many NATIONAL eSNa-
'entionS and believe that I am = fair
udge as to when 4 man can ~ cannot
'e nominated and as te haSt what the
ttuatlon Is with reference ~ all cAndi~
lAtes, NY friends may ee sure thai
ne very moment | come o. the ccn~
ilustun that I cannot be nominated I
hall at once withdraw nom the race
ma release every delegate nom Indiana
. 80 wherever he eASaSeS 60 80 fe
10 otherwise wcukd he unfair 70 thsFa
md certainly weaid he an EQUALLY
eoltSh course for NE personally %
'Nrxue"
Coolidge FaM Still Heard.
senator Watson and Secretary hoeyer
re entered In tha Indiana PRIMARY.
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