New Britain herald., 1928-04-07
NOMINATE
 SAYS IOWA MEMBER
Believes He Could Beat Smith;
 Hoover Could Not

Washington, April Rp-Two house republicans frcm the corn and wheat belt-Dickinson Of Iowa and Newton of nnesota-engaged today in a debate on paper as to whether Lowden or Hoover would be the stronger nominee for prcsi- dent.
 It rcvolvcd around Governor A. fred Smith Of New York, who is out ahead in the race for the democratic nomination, and the possible trend next November ill the farming re- gions.
 In a formal statement. Dickinson assumed that smith would be the democratic standard bearer and de- clared that the republicans, to win in November, must turn to Lowdcn.
 Coming back in another state- ment. Newton insisted the wise and only course for his party is 10 nom- mate Hoover. He contcndeJ the commerce secretary not only has in the farming west.
 Figures Are Cited
 The 1owan used figures to sup port his prediction that smith would win at the polls against Hoover, but would lose if pitted against the former Illinois governor.
 With 26G electoral votes needed for election, Dickinson figured that against the commerce secretary smith would pile up %27 Notes Hoover. "o4. Against Lowden. he gave the New York governor only 2oa electoral votes. Lowden 322
 As the Iowan put it Iowden would Carry II western states, where the iarm vote is q factor. that would be lost to the republicans if Hoover were nominated. He declined 10 concedc a state 10 Hoover that he did not place in Lowden's column.
 The II states at stake in the Dick inson table--Tlinois. Indiana, Mary land, Missouri, Montana. Ncbras ska. Nevada, North Dakota. Oklahoma. south Dakota and Wisconsin-haye an aggregate of llS electoral votes.
 He assumed that smith would carry New York, New Jersey. Massa- chusetts, Connecticut and Rhode 1s- land. and said that Lowden could lose them and still win.
 From the trend of the present day. said Dickinson. ''it must be assumed that Gov. Al Smith will be the democratic opponent. Anyone of s1-h I nomination need but examine the caucus returns from few of the states in the middle west to realize that his nomination cannot be stopped.
 "The republican line of defense must be drawn accordingly. In the east republican uncertainty is con- coded, and with the general tendency toward unemployment, Smith will be even stronger than present day pre- dictions. With republican weakness in the east, we can only hope to win with republican strength in the middle west.
 '1f the republican nomination is made without a candidate favora ble to farm legislation, it immediately places in the doubtful column sev- tral states upon which the republi- cans must rely in order to be as- kured of success"
 Views on Conn.
 Pointing out that Dickinson was conceding that Lowden could not carry New York. New Jersey. Con- nccticut. New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. Newton, who is one of the Hoover stalwarts in the house. declared the Iowa represent tative docs his candidate an ill turn by such d disclosure to the public"
 He should communicate such in- formation confidentally to the party leaders," declared Newton. adding:
 MT. Dickinson states that Mir. Hoover, if nominated. will carry Kansas. Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan and other pivotal agricultural west ern states. He is right about this, but it does not accord with the cur rent propaganda of his colleagues in the Lowden campaign. He, however, simply confirms a manifest fact. and if he will add that Mir. Hoover will | carry the eastern states by the lars- l est vote in history. he will then be right as to his conclusions"
 In emphasizing the contention that Hoover lacks strength among the farmers, Dickinson, recogniz- i ed spokesman here in behalf of | IoWden. followed the line of thought ' used recently by George N. Peek, | head of the corn belt committee of ! 22 which had been working for en- actment of the McNary- Haugen . farm relief bill. although directly , opposite to that of Oscar F. Brad flute, of Ohio. former president to . the American farm bureau federa- ton. who claims Hoover is one of i the warInest friends of the farmer.
 Peek is regarded here not only as friendly to Lowden as presiden- tial candidate but to Vice. President Dawes. Bradfutes statement was given wide circulation by the re- publicans in Ohio who are support ing Hoover's efforts to line up con- vention delegates from that state.