Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-19
Die to Keep Liquor Question Out of Convention Campaign
THE WEEK IN POLITICS
Summary of National Developments Based Reports
From The Stars Special Correspondents
and Staff Writers.

~ to be split. for some parts Of Ore
gon are strongly anti-Catholic.
Democrats everywhere will watch
with interest tho effect of the coun-
try-widc tour which Senator Reed of
Missouri is about to undertake in sup
port Of his candidacy.
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The Republicans. apparently. arc
not going to be any more successful
than the Democrats in their efforts
to keep the liquor issue out of the
pre-convcntion campaign. It has
raised its head almost at once in the
Ohio primary fight, threatening to
make not a little trouble for Sccrc-
tary Hoover in his contest with Sem
ator Willis.
1t is known. Of course, that Sem
ator Willis is first of all prohibit
zionist. while Secretary Hoover, with
many other things on his mind. has
regarded prohibition as closed issue
and has not talked much about il,
though officially and personally
dry. But it falls out that among Mr..
Hoovcrs chief supporters in Ohio ere
a number of politicians who arc re-
gardcd as wet. and to this is added
the fact that the chief Hoover
strength is reckoncd to lie in the wet
city rather than in the dr. country
districts. Naturally the friends OF
Senator Willis have taken advantage
Of this situation. and are trying 10
line tho fight in Ohio as one for and
against tho eighteenth amendment
and the Volstcad act. The Hoover
following is anXiously awaiting n
statement from the Secretary OF
Commerce which will put them in a
better fighting position. They are
not fearful that strong dry pro-
nounccncnt by Hoover would ALLEVIATE
the wet city vote. as they think that
Is depondablv anti-Willis.
That Republican party leaders
throughout the country are keenly
interested in the Ohio primary contest
is becoming daily more apparent, The
present effect seems to be that it has
inspired the avowcd supporters and
tho outright opponents of Hoover ~
greater activity. while the effect upon
politicians still In doubt has been to
inspire them TO greater caution.
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Charles d, HillcS. Yica chairman
Of the Republican national commit
tee. still talks of drafting Coolidge.
although his political bcdtellow.
George x Morris. chairman Of the
New York State Republican cCm-
nli'tec. after visit 10 Washington
and 4 conference at the White
House. came out with a statement
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Coolidge was Ssh}ect t. draft. Hoo
cr's friends in New York continue
their activity and are represented
as making progress. but they still
G!sayow any purpose to upset the
plans Of the leaders TO have an unin-
strIctcd DELEGATION.
In PENNSYLVANIA. activity for
Hoover, which had been rather lag
gine. has taken on new life since he
entered in Ohio, and II begins 10
look as ii the Melons were being
steadily forced into admission that
Hoover is tho Pennsylvania favorlte.
There was an carly acceptance
OF the theory that Hoover would
have the Pacific Coast States with
out opposition. but there now ap-
pears disposition TO call the cor
RICHNESS OF this theory into qlics-
ton. IL Oregon there is reported 10
be a strong undcrcurrert Of Scpt.-
n,ent fer Dawes and the LoWGcn
managers are said to have reached
point where they are seriously con-
s!dering the advisability Of entering
a contest for share OF The Oregon
delegates.
In the South particularly in the
Mississippi valley State, there i
keen iNtcrcs. III what Is Likely 70
happen when Secretary Hoover APP
pears before the Senate committee
which is considering food preyen-
ton plans, There arc, HooVer oii-
ponen's who arc hoping that the
Secretary Of Commerce Will be put
IN a hole by being forced either To
support or oppose the admin!stra-
tons plan Of requiring river States
10 bear n part OF the cost Of flood
prevention but on the other hand
there Il resentment that an attempt
should be made 10 make political
foot ball out Of the problem Of food
control
Seasoned politicians doubt If Mr..
Hoover c&n be seriously hur; by the
flood control inquiry They reason
that Southern Republican leaders.
iIi !IlA no expectation "a carrying
their States in November. arc much
more likely 10 let other considera-
tons determine their votes nj Kan
sas City, In any event, the present
Republican drift in the South out
side O: North Carolina. seems 10 bc
toward Hoo%er. LoUden appears
likely 10 get the North Carolina
delegates. though TO anal dctcrmi-
nation has vel hnrn reached