Evening star., 1928-02-26
Takes Both Hurdles to Hold
Lead in Field, Political
Observers Feel.
LINES DRAWN IN OHIO
FOR DELEGATE BATTLE
Democrats Watch Reed on Speak.
ing Tour-Smith Adherents Busy
in West and South.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.
The political pot SINNERS. II it doe:
not actually boil.
During the past week Secretar.
Hoover. candidate for the Republican
presidential nomination. has taken two
hurdles: First. in his declaration in re-
gard to national prohibition, and SET
oad. In his discussion of Mississippi
food control before the Senate COM
merce committee The general opinion
Is that he took both successfully. HI
continues to be the leading candidate
for the nomination. with the field II
hot pursuit to crowd him of the track
Again the demand for drafting
President Coolidge has been noiseo
The demand crops up every week OF
two. This time Mayor William Hale
Thompson OF Chicago is making II
and intends to pledge as many dele
gates to the Republican convention 1oi
the President as he can control. Mayor
Thomson doesn't like Frank Q. Low
cen. He and Gov. Len Small and Frank
l. Smith, who was denied Senate sea'
by the Senate, are banded together
with all the reform factions IN the
State against them.
Battle Nears in Ohio.
The lines have been set for the firs'
big battle over Republican Candidates
In Ohio Both Senator Wills OF ONO
and Secretary Hoover have entered the
presidential preferential primary ano
f,li lists of delegates favoring one ano
the other have been fled. For tns
naxt two months the Buckeye state WILL
occupy the limelight in field OF poit'cs
The primary there comes Aprn -;
In Illinois. where Lowden is battling
for delegates. and the Thompson Small
Smi.n combination Is seeking to ceiea.
him. the primary Is set for April ~;
Tcvcen has fled for the preferential
nriusry. and is without opposition. the
fight there comes In the election OF
6sierstes 10 the convention. ana the
claims of the Lowden people ana OF
M.yor THOMPSON differ widely. The
former insist that except for l6 to 20
6elerates. al viii be for Lowoen. wnle
Tnompson Claims that more than 40
and picbably so viii be for IN. drafting
Of President Coolidge and against Mr.
LOw6su-
Democrats Watch Reel.
Activity on the Democratic side has
cente1ed largely In the swing vnicn
Senator Reed Of Missouri Is mskr :
through the West. The Senator Is
s.rirtr1g to rouse the voters against the
Peu1tIjcan administration and to callsr
the Democrats TO forget their differ
ences over prohibition. At the same
time. however. the adherents OF Gov
Smith Of New York have continued
their preconyention campaign IN the
West and the South-the North and
East are pretty solidly lined up Tor tne
governor already. Senator George q
Georgia and Representative Hun OF
Tennessee continue to be discussed
widely as the candidates Of the dry
South against the wet North and East.
New York, Pennsylvania and Massa-
es,usetts. In large part. hold the Key 10
the Republican presidential SITUATION
The State organizations In New 1orE
and Massachusetts, have urged that un-
Instructed delegations be sent 10 the
Kansas City convention. In Pennsyl-
Ysnta the situation has been compn-
Gated by factionai differences. Inese
appear 70 have been s.raigntened ou'
finally. with the selection o! delegae-
s;-iarge ticket on which the Melons
and william s. Ware are represented
the candidate Of Joseph r. Grumpy 1o'
the goYernorsnlp in 1926.
Gains in New York.
The assertion is made that Mr. Hoover
Is gaining strength steadily IN both New
York and Pennsylvania and viii have
Yns Sority Of the delegates from tnost
Ftztes when the convention opens. IL
Massachusetts,. Coz. Fuller. GeciinlnH
become candidate for ceaegaE a.
large on the organization slate. nas de'
cIared himself fayoranls 10 the nonni.aa'
f,no OF Mr Hoover. This has gwen I'M
y,esa,S 70 the Hoover candidacy In TN
paw STATE. Coy, Fuller also TOOK oc'
ras.oy, U suggest that Col. Charles n
Tsnxberzta be nominated 70 run Tor VIC
frestHent with Mr.. Hoover. Coz. Lino
heTgfa however, lis nine years uncef iii'
constitutional age for such once
aItf.osIg.1 a Republican. GOV. Fuiie'
ADVISED the Democrats that they sfio1le
,,oninae Smith or 6isoanc. 10 lar Al
me Democrats of MzsSacnuSe'N af'
concerned, this advice was sopernuous
Senator Eorsh Of Idaho. examiner
.n-ciaset of candidates Tor the pfesi
Eentaaj nomination on me pfoflihtDi
s@xs,s IS u,ann,ny 20 send MS question
,atye 70 other candidates wiInin q weef
rr 50 Mr.. LoWden and Eenatof Wat
soy, os Indiana have not yet been IA
-rykc y4,i, T. request for tne?f sleWi
by S@nator Eorah and may ne mex
on the list.
Answer Satisfactory.
The ,oano Senator, il IL known. ne
f.eyes ttlat Ar. Hoover iiaS ans"f'e'
the Dry auest1onnaiYe satls'a@oHhy az
is worthy ~ support by tne ofss. ~
fas been urged " 30 into ONO W naah'
seyerai speeches on pfoIlibi,i9ti aiah tii
Constitution. but EetaaUf Ecfah i'a
cecjtuec. Ee coes not inNnc, IL i
eAid U get himself niZed up IN IN
Oflo Wills Hoover campaign. "isef'
Senator willis and his supporters ar
seeking To make the prohibition lssu
against Mr. Hoover.
White some Of the uitfa-crys nav
voiced their cisspposntnlsnt that Ni
Hoover cid not, In his answer w IN
Eossk, eueStionnaire. declare hiuiseI
On the PROPOSAL 10 modify the Volst3sa
sct or the Rev York plan 10 pefmi
Individual states 10 determine the al
t0hoiie content of Intoxicating beFeF
s1es" in the meaning ~ the eighteenth
amendment, the general impression
tia. Mr EooVers answer IL salls'hc
tory " Ill cTys except tsDokA VINO d
Ttl wish 10 be Satisfied by Hoover. IL
.,,i.er yofds, that the crys VINO ARE sup
porting senator Wlliis as agaihh, IN
HooyeT will hoid that the ans"ef
unsatisfactory.
ReDi esentative La Gusrdis u Ne
~ors. & wet. wilo has undertaken W O
~ the vets what Senator Eorsh
10 sing for the dryE~~to put the cahd'
. ,tef on record In regard 10 prohibition
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