Evening star., 1928-06-07
BOOM FOR T|LSON
AS VICE PRESIDENT
Colleagues in House Would
Welcome His Nomination
by G. O. P. Convention.
by WILL p. KENNEDY.

If the National House of Representa-
tiveS nominated vice presidential candi-
dates it is a pretty safe bet that Rep
resentative John @ Tilson Of Connect
icut, the floor leader of the House,
would win the Republican vice presi-
Dental nominstion. particularly If Sec
retary Hoover SHOULD be party choice
for presidential nominee.
AS the members are leaving the Cap
ital for the national convention at Kan
SaS City they are expressing their pref
erence in a way that makes Mr.. TIL
sons friends hopeful.
With TilSon on the ticket the Re-
puhlicans would have vice presidential
candidate of presidential size, is the
way Speaker Lolkgworth puts IT,
Representative RamSeyer of Iowa. one
# the so~Callcd farm leaders, said TIL
son is the best qualified man FOR Vice
President that / have heard mentioned,
I have no hesitation in saying this. AS
to his work as floor leader make my
praise Just as strong as you want.
Seen as Ideal Candidate"
Representative Houston of Delaware !,
Il think TilSon would make an ideal
candidate and an ideal Vice President" :"
Missouri is one of the border States
that will likely get attention In the
coming campaign If Smith is the Dem
ocratic nominee Representative Dyer
of that State. who is ranking member
of the House judiciary committee, said:
II will be a delegate at the convention
and viii be glad to vote for Mr.. Til
son II his name is presented, On a
Hoover ticket for instance, he would
combine the South and the East with
the West and make good ticket"
Representative Smith of Idaho. chair
man of the irrigation and reclamation
committee. said: II don't think there is
any man in public life better equipped
or more deserving of the vice presidency
by reason of his long service to the
country We of the West esteem Col.
Tilson most highly and his nomination
would be most acceptable"
Views of Pennsylvania.
Representative Wyant of Pennsyl-
rania, who comes from the mining re-
cion. II have served in the House with
John c. TilSon for eight years and am
satisfied that his outstanding ability
and his experience as majority leader
of the House will qualify him to dis
charge all the duties of the Vice Presi-
dent of the United States If he should
be selected by the Republicans as their
nominee. he, of course will be elected
and he would be valuable contribu-
tion TO law-naking in the Senate"
Representative Hawley of Oregon,
chairman of the ways and means COM
mittee. one of the two or three most
important in the House: There Is not
an Office in the United States which
Mr. Tilson is not qualified to hold You
can say that as coming from me"
So Ew L.
There is not any man who stands
higher in the House He would be very
well qualified for the vice presidency:
he would be very well qualified for any
Office in the gift of the people"
Representative Hoch OF Kansas: Il
think he would make splendid Vice
President If things work out so that
his nomination seems desirable / will
be glad 10 vote for him"
Lauds Work as Floor Leader.
Representative Newton of Minnesota
after lauding Tiison's work as floor
leader, said ",Those who know him
recognize his outstanding qualities
which demonstrate his fitness for fur
ther honors, including the vice presi-
dency"
Representative Freeman Of Col. TIL
sons own State represented the thought
of others in New England when he
said: Il think Col Tilson would make
a good man on a ticket with West
erner. like Hoover He has made
fine floor leader and would make a fine
Vice President"
Some men who look with favor on
the Tilson boom did not wish to speak
for publication today because OF vari-
Gus political situations in their home