Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-12
HOOVER FOLLOWERS ARE FEW
AMONG OTIIO'S OLD GUARD
Drive for Secretary Is Hampered by
Uncertain Conditions Surrounding
It's Projection.

toned the right OF Or. Thompson to
have anything to say about the selec-
ton of a Republican candidate for Pres
idcnt for the reason. that. as they claim,
he supported Woodrow Wilson for Pres
idcnt both times he ran for that once.
Possibly It is to show to the Hoover
forces that without an opposition f1ght
In the State for dclcgtcs there would De
nothing like warfare In the presidentlai
primary campaign that the WINS or,
ganization has never really estaplisheo
permanent headquarters here. When
Col. Thompson is In Columbus ms hotci
rooms are the headquarters Tor the VII
lis workers and when he Is not the Office
of United States Marshal newton M.
Miller is a rendezvous.
Keeps on Move.
Col. Thompson keeps on the move.
acting as his own trouble-shooter ana
hurrvIns to any place in the State
where a break in the Willis ranks seems
imminent. He has just arrived from
, Washington this week when news came
| OF the break at Dayton alluded to above.
and he left at once for that place.
| Col. William Cooper Proctor OF Gin
cinnati has joined the Hoover move
ment and Willis supporters are asking
whether he is TO repeat In Ohio this
/ year. with MIR. Hoover as his candidate,
what he did in 1920 when Harding was
| the Ohio favorite son. using the un-
fortunate candidacy Of the late Gen.
! Leonard Wood to try to pull the Ohio
| delegation away from Harding.
! Obviously the Hoover movement has
been hampcred by the uncertain con.
dit!on under which 1t has been pro-
lcctcd. Cautious Republicans favor
ing Hoover would naturally ask them
Seivcs where hey would be left If they
went on record for Hoover campaign
in Ohio. and Mr.. Hoover should thwart
it by finally refusing to enter his name.
And it can be imagined that If Mr..
Hoover does refuse to enter the Ohio
campaign, those Ohio Republicans who
have led in the movement for him will
be feeling rather foolish, and possibly
not very kindly toward the Secretary.
A secret poll taken this week among
editors of the State on a number of
pending political matters Is interest
ing, specially in the feature Of it that
bears on the position taken by the
Secretary Hoover as to the presidential
nomination The poll was secret, the
editors merely marking a QUESTIONABLE
and mailing it back without signature
The editors In the large cities OF the
State were not included. but the Blade,
Toledo, has edtorially declared for
Willis. while the Times-Star. Cincin-
natl, is for Hoover. 1t is expected that
the Cleveland News will come out for
Hoover.
1873 Editors Report.
One hundred and eighty-three cdi-
tors expressed their personal prefer
ences for the presidential nomination.
OF these. l04 were for Secretary
Hoover, 48 for Senator Willis, IL for
Dawes, 8 for Coolidge and 10 scattered
One hundred and sixty-four ex-
pressed opinions as to the sentiments
of their communities as to the presi-
Dental nomination. OF these, 70 said
that the majority sentiment among Re-
publicans was for Hoover 50 for Sena-
tor Willis, ii for Coolidge. 6 for Dawes,
4 for Hughes and 2 for Lowden.
There were nine different persons
favored for the Republican nomination
for the presidency. and Democratic edi-
tors voted on II names The personal
preferences of the Ohio Democratic
editors stood thus: Smith, 81, Pom
Green. ~; Donahey. 3d. Reed, IL, with
~ votes scattered among seven other
persons
AS TO the sentiment OF the Democrats
OF their communities the Democratic
editors reported that the majority
sentiment stood for Smith In SO places.
for Pomerene In 81. for Donahcy In
rs. for Reed In IL. with 5 others thus
favored In 8 places.
j. Fl, GALBRArTH