Evening star., 1928-04-29
Hoover victories in Ohio
and Massachusetts, are hav-
ing their effect on the pre-

TIME Hoover victories in Ohio
and Massachusetts, are hav-
ing their effect on the pre-
convention campaign In
number of other States, ac-
cording to the reports received from
the special correspondents OF The
Star. In Indiana. where the next
big battle for delegates is to be
waged, May 3, the Hoover support
ers are predicting an uprising Of the
independent voters. Most of the
Indiana observers, however, do not
yet believe that Secretary Hoover
can overcome the great odds he
faces in the State. He has against
him the whole of the Indiana Re-
publican organization, which is sup
porting Senator Watson. the favor
lite son candidate. In Ohio part of
the Republican organization sup
ported Mr.. Hoover. Furthermore,
the entire Indiana delegation in
Congress is backing Senator Watson,
while in Ohio Hoover had the sup
port of Representative Burton and
other members of the House In
some quarters, however, there is a
tendency to hold Watson responsible
for the discredit of the State govern
ment since he was head of the Re-
publican organization when the Ku
Klux Klan captured the bulk of the
State government.
Mr.. Hoover's success in Ohio and
Massachusetts has strengthened the
backbones OF Hoover supporters in
several Of the Southern States.
where a week ago he was reported
to be losing some ground. This Is true
in Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama
and in Tennessee. where an intro
party row over district delegates was
threatening TO ALLEVIATE j. Will Tay-
lor. the Republican boss, from the
Hoover camp
Reports from Massachusetts, indi-
cate that Hoover will now have 81
CT the 80 Republican delegates at the
national convention. The other two
would probably support Hoover had
they not been elected as pledged to
Gov. Fuller. There is considerable
talk in the Bay State about Gov.
Fuller as running mate for Mr..
Hoover II the latter wins the Repuh-
lican nomination for President. The
New England governors are said to
be back of the Fuller for Vice -Presi-
dent movement.
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The California primaries. set for
May /. will hold the spotlight dur
ing the coming week The Hoover
people are seeking to bring out a
record vote for their favorite-son
candidate. Much of the interest in
California, however. centers in the
three-cornered race between Gov.
Al Smith Of New York, Senator
Walsh OF Montana and Senator Reed
of Missouri for the Democratic dele
CATION.
The contest appears to lie largely
between Smith, who has the support
of the Democratic organization In
the north, and Walsh. who is backed
by the dry Democrats in southern
California. The Walsh supporters
are charging excessive expenditure
Of money by the Smith faction, but
there has been no direct evidence TO
support the charge so far. If Gov.
Smith can win In the California
primary. his nomination at Houston
will appear inevitable. On the other
hand, II he loses. 1t will be the first
real reverse which the New Yorker
has met in his campaign for the
nomination and is likely 10 give en-
couragement to the anti-Smith DEM
ocrats in other parts of the country.
While the Ohio delegation 10 the
Democratic national convention Is
Pomerene delegation, except for one
district delegate pledged TO Smith.
the report is that on the second bal
lot the entire delegation probably
win swing TO Smith. In Indiana,
where the Democrats have been
strongly opposed 10 the nomination
Of Smith and favorable to Evans
Woollen, their favorite-son candi-
date, the Ohio primary. indicating
the popularity Of Smith, has i'm
pressed them with the conclusion
that Smiths nomination cannot be
prevented. The large number OF
voters in Massachusetts, who wrote In
the name of Gov. Smith In the presi-
DENTAL preferential primary there
indicates the Bay State will be a real
battle-ground next November II the
New Yorker Is a Democratic nomi-
nee Three thousand Republican
voters wrote Smiths name on their
ballots. showing that considerable
number OF wet Republicans may be
expected to vote for Smith.
There is evidence of increasing
hostility and bitterness between the