Evening star., 1928-06-10
.ANT|-HOOVER GROUP
PLANS DEAL IN OHIO
Would Split Delegation on
Question of Successor 10
MaSchke.
ereeial pispatch 10 rhe star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
COLUMBUS, o., June 9.--Since Ma
tional Committeeman Maurice Maschke
OF Cleveland, largely responsible for the
capture OF the majority of the Ohio
delegates to the Republican national
convention by the Hoover leaders, left
for Kansas City to sit in the committee
hearing the contests for seats. 1t has
developed that the anti-Hoover element
OF the Republicans have been working a
scheme with view to splitting the
Hoover majority element of 81 members
OF the delegation on the question of
selecting a successor to Maschke in the
national committee, or forcing him, in
order to win reelection. to pledge the
support of the Cleveland organization
which he controls to the candidacy of
Representative Begg of Sandusky for
the party nomination for governor.
Mr.. Begg's district is the thirteenth
which was carried by the Willis faction
in the presidential primary election. and
so he is looked upon for that reason as
of that faction, though he was not
actively in cooperation with the Willis
leaders in the contest. The Ohio dele
cation stands 81 for Hoover and 20
anti Hoover--probably pro- -Lowden: It
would naturally be expected that If Mr..
MaSchke sought nomination. as he no
doubt will, he would receive 81 votes
to 20 for whomever the anti-Hoover
clement might propose.
Might Change Aspect.
But a change of six votes in the
Hoover element of the delegation on
the election of national committeeman
would change the aspect of thingss 1t
is rumored that six pro-Hoover dele
gates-names not given-have express
ed themselves as ready to join the anti
Hoover delegates in forcing Maschke to
the support of Mr.. Begg on pain of
losing the national committeemanship.
OF course, the deal is not supposed to
GO beyond this matter and has no direct
bearing on the attitude of the delegation
on the presidential nomination, but the
runacr that such deal Is being negoti-
ated is disconcerting to the Hoover
leaders.
Maschke has refused to discuss the
attitude Of his Cuyahoga organization
on any feature of the State primary
election, which comes August IA. until
tho presidential nomination has been
made, but news from Kansas City has
it that rumor of the deal as to the
committeeman selection and the can
didacy Of Mr.. BeFg for the nomina-
ticn for governor has made him ner-
voEs.
Last week all prospective candidates
for the State primary election were
proceeding with the understanding
that the latest date on which NOM
nation for the State primary could
be made was June 12-the day of the
cpening Of the convention at Kansas
City but Secretary of State Clarence
Brown issued ruling this week to the
effect that nominating petitions may
BE- filed up TO midnight June Is.
May Delay Decision.
Unless there is a deadlock i'm the
Kansas City convention 1t Is likely that
the nominations viii be made by that
time. This makes Secretary Browns
ruling Of great importance, as candi-
dates for the short term Senatorship--
Mr.. Burton among them-may now
wait until the national candidates have
been selected before deciding what to
do about entering Nominating petit
H0nS prepared and left with friends
here may be filed on telegraphic order
from Kansas City.
The decision of the anti Hoover
delegates not 10 join the Hoover dele
gates on their special train IN journey
ing to. Kansas City still stands. The
Hoover delegates will meet at Chicago
tomorrow and leave in the afternoon
tU1 tuE EDuNGIt}uu city. AHS ANU
Hoover delegates will assemble at Gin
cinnati tomorrow and leave about noon
for Kansas City. 1t is not known yet
here whether Col Carni A. Thomp-
son, Willis manager, will accompany
the anti-Hoover delegation or not.
Col Thad Brown, who directed the
Hoover-foT President forces in Ohio,
win be with the Hoover division Of the
delegation, ne being district delegate
from Columbus
The only manifestation of fighting
spirit on the part Of the Hoover
delegates this week came from Eher-
man Eagle. delegate from Gallipolis.
who was provoked by circular letter
from James W. Good, Hoover man
aeRr, 70 declare that the fight was not
projected on high plane By the
Hoover leaders in this state. and that
bit for the unfortunate death Of SEN
2tsy Willis, such a result would have
b1en reached in Ohio as was In In
casna. J. H. GALBRATTH.