Evening star., 1928-05-20
WILLIS DELEGATES
UNABLE TO AGREE
Ohio Group of 20 at Sea on
ChoiCe-ToIedo Blade
Urges Coolidge.
suecial nisna,ch 10 The Star

| Special Dispatch to The Star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May l9.-The de-
velopments of the week in Republican
politics here tend to corroborate the
statements of the 90 delegates elected
to the Kansas City convention on the
Willis ticket that they have not been
able to agree upon the support of any
candidate The Toledo Blade. which
was a conservative supporter of the
! movement for the late Senator Willis
printed an editorial leader following the
announcement of the Republican pref
erential primary In Indiana in which
| II once again urged the advisabiIity Of
drafting President Coolidge to lead the
| party in the coming national campaign
The Interpretation that the Blade
placed upon the Indiana result was, not
| that they were so anxious to vote for
Senator Watson. but that they feared
that with Secretary Hoover's nomina-
tion the election might not result IN
Republican vicory in November. The
Blade also notes that in Indiana, "as
| In Ohio and some other States, the farm
and small town vote was strongly
against the Secretary of Commerce. !"
and adds that these votes have for
years been looked 10 for the founda-
ton Of Republican victories in national
elections"
Coolidge Is Supported.
Accepting the nomination OF Gov.
Smith by the Democrats as a foregone
conclusion. the Blade inquiries whether
the Republicans, with the losses to
Gov. Smith that must be expected in
the East, can afford TO lose any OF tho
farm States" OF the Middle West. The
Blade closes the editorial with the state
nlent that it is question whether any
Republican can carry these States
against Gov Smith. except President
Coolidge and adds though against his
wishes, he should be drafted at Kansas
City"
This sounds very much like an effort
10 rally the leaderless 20 uninstructed
delegates from Ohio around the Presi-
dent, after failure 10 unite them on
either Lowden, Dawes or Curtis.
Apparently the growth of Hoover
support In all parts of the country has
impressed the anti-Hoover Republicans
here with the futility of further oppo-
sition. and II is not likely that there
win be any further conferences among
them before the national convention
opens. No further attempts have been
made by the Hoover leaders for get
ting together of the two wings of the
delegation, and none is likely. Maurice
Maschke of Cleveland will be the cam
didate OF the Hoover faction for elee-
ton TO succeed himself as a member of
| the national committee. The anti
Hoover delegates may present no oppos-
ing candidate, as opposition would be
| useless.
Not Candidate.
Judge Florence Allen of the Ohio
| Supreme Court announced Thursday
that she would be a candidate this year
to succeed herself on that bench, in
stead Of for the United States Senate
| to succeed Senator Fess. This viii be
some relief to the Senator. no doubt
| for Miss Allen has shown a remarkable
vote getting ability and with her as the
candidate OF the Democrats against Mr.
Fess there would be no telling the re-
suit until the votes were counted
, Immediately following this, however
| came the report that former Represent
ative Henry T. Bannon of Portsmouth
| was contemplating entering as candi-
/ date for the Republican senatorial NOM
/ ination against Senator Fess. Like the
Senator, Bannon was candidate on
! the Willis ticket for delegate To the
| Kansas City convention, but unlike the
| Senator, he was elected. Bannon was
| organization In the State OF 25 years
| ago. and was long both personal and
| political friend Of the late Senator
| Foraker
The Ohio delegation to the Demo-
cratic national convention will travel
| as a happy family IN a special train,
/ leaving Cincinnati Saturday evening
June 23 1t is known that Ralph Bart
lett, who was elected as an independ-
| ent on declaration for Gov Smith IN
the Columbus district, viii vote for
! Gov. Smith on the first ballot. and that
| practically all the others will leave
| Senator Atlee Pomerene on the second
ballot for Smith. and SO far not pro-
| test individual or organized. has been
| made by Democrats In any part OF the
| State. Some have claimed that there
| are few delegates In the delegation
| who will never give their vote 10 Smith.
! but who they are has not been indi-
| Gated So far the Smith majority in
/ tho delegation has not indicated It's
| intention OF imposing the unit rule. II
was discarded by the Ohio delegation
| t0 the convention at Baltimore In 1912
| and has never been used since,
Governor Is Absent.
Gov. Donahey has been absent from
| the State for the last two weeks ON II
vacation trip into The South The let
| tcra-fr0m- -the-people columns of the
| newspapers Of the State have been full
| OF letters urging the governors nomina~
| tion for the presidency, but no sugges-
| ton OF the kind comes from the dele
| gates In fact, the list OF delegates
| which, with the exception of Bartlett
| OF the twelfth district was made up by
the State organization does not con-
tain any Democrats who are pro-
nOnncedly favorable 10 the governor.
| The fact ID that In spite ut the strength
Of Coy. Donahey with the voters as
shown by his three successive elections
| 10 the executive ONCE. he has never
stood well with the so~cAlled "organixa-
ton" Democrats and the probability Is
| that II nominations had been made by
| the old convention system lending itself
well 10 control OF nominations by the
organization, Gov Donahey would never
| have been placed before the voters OF
| the State AS candidate for governor
There Is undoubtedly strong senti-
| ment for Gov Dnnahey among the
/ Democrats nf the State and, Ia fact. IL
| extends beyond the party line, but none
pf II viii accompany the State delega-
| ton 10 Houston next mouth