Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-12
While Smith Boom Gr0,Us in the North
THE WEEK IN POLITICS
Summary of National Developments Based on Reports
From The Stars Special Correspondents
and Staff Writer'S

look now IS that no one who would
have Hoover as a second choice will
be permitted to go to Kansas City as
delegate. This would bar such
prominent party men as former Gov.
Goodrich. Postmaster General New
and Will II. Hays.
In Massachusetts the conflict which
threatened some time ago seems now
in fair way to adjustment. Tho
Hoover managers have decided not
to enter separate ticket for dele
gates, but to get as many Hoover
men on the regular ticket as pos
siblc. This probably will mean that
the entire delegation would vote for
Gov. Fuller on the carly ballots, and
that when the break came the dele
gates would go their separate ways,
majority probably going to Hoover.
The favorable LoWden news from
North Carolina was somewhat offset
by developments in Michigan. At a
meeting Of the State Farm Bureau a
resolution Endorsing LoWden for the
presidential nomination was tabled.
and second resolution demanding
nomination of candidate who sup
ported the -IIaugen farm re-
lief bill met a like fate The bureau
then adopted resolution fayoring
the McNary-Haugen measure. The
basis OF the action was the settled
policy of the bureau not to indorsc
any particular candidates. but the
result Is likely to be- that LoWdcn
will not be entered In the Michigan
primaries, practically conceding that
State to Hoover
Active work for Lowdcn Is pro-
crossing in the Midwest States. but
seems to be largely confined to that
territory. Stirred by the prediction
OF John T. Adams, former chairman
OF the national committee. that
Hoover would have half the dele
gates from Iowa. Lowden's man.
ayers are actively organizing In that
state to see that only dependable
LoWden men are sent to Kansas
CITY There also is a good deal OF
Lowden activity in West Virginia
ana sentiment for him there Is said
TO be strong While West Virginia Is
not counted in the Middle West Il Is
one State where Hoover apparently
Outside Of the solid South, Gov.
Smith seems to be making steady
progress. Opposition keeps bobbing
up in various States, but more or
less futile because there is no out
standing dry candidate around
which 1t can rally. In PENNSYLVANIA
Vance c. Mccormick is leading In
the anti-Smith fight. and delegates
may be sent from a number of the
drV districts who are opposed to the
New York Governor but not COM
mitted to any one else. In Vir-
ginia the idea seems TO have devel-
oped that William G.. McAdoo may
eventually be put forward at Hous-
ton as the chief opponent OF Gov.
Smith, and McAdoos Richmond
speech appears To have brought him
back to mind In some OF the Far
Western States which supported him
four years ago.
In the East and In the larger
States generally which have no Ia
Vorite sons there apparently has
been no weakening of sentiment fs-
vorable to the New York Governor.
Activity for Senator Reed of Mis-
souri, is going forward in many
States. but so far there are no in
dications that opponents OF Gov.
Smith arc disposed TO rally to his
standard. The one advantage Reed
apparently has over Smith Is that
he Is a Protestant. but he is deemed
TO be rs wet as Smith and is further
Handicapped by the fact that he was
bitter opponent of the late Wood
row Wilson. In widely separated
parts OF the country Reeds OPPOSE
ton 10 the Wilson policies continues
to bob up to cmbarrasS his pyesi-
dental ambitions.