Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-12

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Hundreds began tanning them
selves as the hall sWeltered
Few men in public life have suf-
fered the hostility and abuse which
Hoover endured while driving
! through to the nomination. AS late
as Sunday it seemed as if the bit
terness, held by the vast farming
section which is the heart Of the
Republican strength, was so deep
that q large section of the party
. never would be reconeiled to his
nomination.
Only last night the combined farm
organizations of the country issued
J a statement plainly warning the
! convention that Hoover's nomina-
tion would cause many of them TO
vote the Democratic ticket. \
movement to draft Coolidge gained
8 headway because many convention
/ leaders thought the nomination of
Hoover would fatally split the par
! ty.
But word came that the Presi-
I dent would not accept. The draft
Coolidge boom collapsed The
mighty Mellon, forced into corner
by the humble William S. Ware Of
Pennsylvania. finally capitulated
and delivered his tremendous dele
cation solidly to Hoover.
Whether the bitterness against
Hoover will continue or be dissipat-
ed after the strife is over no one
knows. 1t is the most dangerous
situation the party has to deal with.
And convention leaders are assur-
ed that Hoover realized the dan
gers of the situation and viii be
the first to extend the hand of par
ty fellowship to his former enemies
and seek in every way to heal the
wounds of the last few months.
Hard for Lowden
Every victory carries Eeartaches
for others, and there must be
particularly keen one in it for for
mcr Governor Frank O. Iowdcn Of
Illinois. who lost the Republican
nomination in 1920 by the indis
Greet use of money on two Missouri
delegates hy a lieutenant, now
honored by his party in another ca
pacity.
Though Lowden probably knew
nothing of it, the incident was used
to beat him for the nomination. In
1924, he was nominated for Vie"
president but refused to accept and
buried himself in a fight to obtain
equality for the farmers, suffering
financial hardships from the post.
war deflation.
Gradually the farm relief issue
became one Of the dominating poll.
teal issues.
Lowden dcficd President Coolidge
and the administration wing of the
party in his demand for the Me.
Nary-TIaugen bill, twice vetoed by
the President.
lie had more than goo delegates
in the corn belt with him. They
were determined to beat Hoover At
all costs and nominate Lowdcn if
they could. Some months ago they
seemed to be heading toward 4 bal
ancc of control.
But events shaped themselves ~
different course finally in the
lineup of dominant candidates. 10y
which Hoover came to stand out as
the logical heir Of Coolidge.
It was take him or repudiatc the
party by selecting q candidate who
opposed the President On the issue
about which he felt moro conYic.
tion than anything else.
Makes Rapid Climb
This situation, plus highly eff.
cient organization which has been
the marvel of politics, enabled
Hoover. the man who knew not the
political world until ten years ago,
to come through the most bitter
fight any recent candidate has sur
vived-all with the slow, mounting,
gathering strength Of the inevitable.
Senator McMastcr, South Dakota,
and one of the leaders i'll the farm
fight with Lowden, conceded
Hoover's nomination.
..With Massachusetts and Penn
svIyania behind him, that would
seem to end it, - he said' ~ think
the party is selecting its weakest
capdidate. "
He declined to say now whether
he will support Hoover i'll the cam
paign.
James W. Good, Hoover manager,
said it was all over.
.. So far as the presidential nomI-
nation is concerned, the convention
is over he said. " Mr.. Hoover will
have more than 600 votes on the
first ballot
1t requires 5ij to nominate.
MRS. COOLIDGE BETTER