Evening star., 1928-06-17
KEYSTONE RALLY
FOR HOOVER seen
Mills Asked to Speak Before
County Assembly on
June 80.
special Dispatch 70 The Star.

:. Special Dispatch TO The Star.
HARRISBURG, Pc. June ie.-Penn-
sylvania has hopes of launching thf
Hoover campaign by rally two weeks
from today.
An invitation has been extended tc
Undersecretary of the Treasury Ogden
L. Mills, New York. an original Hoover
booster, to start the campaign June sc
by addressing the reorganization meet
ing Of the Westmoreland County Re-
publican committee at GreenSburg. The
invitation was extended at the Repub-
lican convention at Kansas City this
week.
Pennsylvania is expected to do a large
share in the Hoover campaigning. 1t is
probable Gov. Fisher will be one of the
stump speakers throughout the coun-
try, Fisher has been ardently fol
Hoover many months before it was
thought Secretary Mellon might be
committed to his cabinet colleague
He Is expected to be drafted for cam
paign speaking through his boyhood
chum, Secretary of Interior Work. one
Of the Hoover advisers.
Nomination Satisfactory.
The results of the Kansas City con-
vention are highly satisfactory to Penn
the sentiment here was for Hoover, and
the conventions choice pleases them
especially with the added knowledge
that Pennsylvania swing to Hoover
made his nomination assured The
tariff plank of the platform. calling for
upward revisions of some of the Ford
ney-McCumber schedules, was the chief
objective of the industrial leaders OF
the State.
The most interesting Pennsylvania
phase Of the convention was the man.
ner in which Senator -elect William S
Ware climbed aboard the Hoover band
wagon before Secretary Mellon did II
has left deep-lyinr resentment among
the Mellon group.
Secretary Mellon had looked forward
70 a dign3fied retirement from public
life by assuming the role of maker OF
President. Wares declaration for
Hoover Monday night in advance of the
Mellon statement In the PENNSYLVANIA
caucus Tuesday is regarded by Mellon
men as breach Of faith in the agree
nnent to remain mum until the caucus
Wares eagerneSs to make the first
Pennsylvania announcement, Mellon
men hold. robbed the gray-haired Sec
retary OF the Treasury OF his cherished
ambition at the very moment his fin
gers were closing about the prize
Melons intention TO declare for
Hoover, however, had been indicated
"a hours before the Ware statement by
Senator David A. Reed. who is regard
ed as Melons political spokesman.
Sunday night. ON the convention spe-
cial Reed, after conference with the
Secretary OF the Treasury, announced
he expected Hoover would be nominated
on the first ballot. The Ware announce
nent. the Mellon men argue, attracted
widespread attention only because ii
ly after arrival Of the delegation
RetribHtion Rumored.
There are runors OF Mellon retribu-
ton and discipline for Ware, that Fed.
eral and State patronage will be denied
Ware 70 help keep his Philadelphia ma
chine running. II appears likely. how
ever. that no punitive measures viii be
adopted prior TO the November election.
f. order that the Philadelphia major
tties may be safeguarded for the Re-
publican national ticket. as well as for
reelection Of Senator Reed. in whom
Mellon is deeply interested. Echoes oi
Wares statement Monday night. how.
ever. viii doubtless enliven the Pennsyl-
rsnia legislative session next January.
While the Ware men hold his initia-
Philadelphia and placed him IN a bet
ter position 70 bid for State leadership
they are not so certain that he viii at
tain his hope OF getting increased sup
port for his Senate seat when that issue
crops up at the next session. Ware Ia
said 70 feel the pro- Hoover Senators viii
Be under obligations TO aid him. His
opponents believe the Senators who were
numbered IA the anti-Hoove- coalition
viii be solidiy against him, and that
they with Democratic Senators VIII be
EufhcieEt 70 bar him.
The point Is also raised that Wares
statement for Hoover has placed On the
presidential nominee the tag Of thu
Philadelphia political leader who wal
denied Senate scat by Republican
Geglate as a person Of doubtful qualifi-
cations aE Senator. This question has
already been raised by Democratic
newspapers and Senator James A
Reed Missouri. Democratic presidentia
sspsrant. Hoover hackers fear this mas
cnset the possibility Of permitting Re-
Affiliations II Smith is the Democratic
choice.
Claim is Shaved.
This claim Of the number Of votes
which Smith will poll in the delegation
from Pennsylvania At the Houston c0n-
sesatior was shaved this week by Joseph
y. Gufey. retiring Democratic ma
ticnai committeeman and the Smith
campaign leader in the primary Gut
feT. n Philadelphia this week said 6l
Of the Ts Pennsylvania votes will nf
esst for Smith That is the same num-
Der he claimed before the primary
After the primary however. he claimed
%. and later as high as 69i2 for Smith
Anti-Gnith ieaders claim there viii
b. approximately % votes which Smith
cannot vet In Pennsylvania Some o,
tf1ese viii be for James A. Reed. wfijle
ots3ege %fI be- for Coz Donsi1ey. Ohio
~ scattered among other dry candi-
6zsN&
The Democratic delegation plans u
leave here Thursday afternoon and or.
rive Ia Houston early sunday morning
after excursions from 81 Louis. Dallas
sut Fort Worth rennsylYaDls head.
quarters win b. ~ the Rice Hotel. bit
tf1e EeSenstion viii he ouart<re1 IN the
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