Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-12
,thern Leaders Line Up for Hoover;

politics rather took back
J scat during the week, yield
ing the front of the stage to
the q. o. p. contcndcrs. For
NAL announcement by Senator
James f. Watson of Indiana that
he was candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination, and declarations
by number Of national commit
tccmcn from Southern States in
favor of Herbert Hoover were high
spots in the weeks developments.
Dispatches to The Star from its
special political correspondents and
from G.. Gould Lincoln. staff poll
tical writer. who is touring the
Southern States, indicate an uncx-
pected early swing to Hoover south
of the Mason and Dixon line. The
one striking exception to this is in
North Carolina. where the LoWdcn
boom took a sudden bulge. National
Committeeman Jonas and others of
the big leaders among North Caro-
lima Republicans had been for
Hoover. but the State executive COM
mittce met during the week and by
an overwhelming majority declared
for Lowdcn. This neCeSSitatcd an
immediate change Of front by Jonas
and the other Hoover leaders,
and instead of insisting on a dele
CATION instructed for Hoover they
are now asking that the delegates
be sent uninStructed.
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In other Southern States the drift
toward Hoover has been marked.
Georgia. Alabama. Mississippi and
Louisiana seem safely in the Hoover
bag. for the time being at least. and
other States are showing a decided
inclination to climb aboard the
band wagon. In Arkansas Hoover
sentiment is so strong that The
Stars Little Rock correspondent
says prominent Democrats arc pre-
dieting that Hoover would carry the
State should the Democrats nomi-
nate Al Smith. No such COM
pick OF defeat, however. was dis
cernibie in those States visited by
Mr.. Lincoln He found everywhere
in his swing through the South
strong and growing opposition to
the nomination OF Gov. Smith
with the solitary exception OF Louisi-
ana~~but no responsible observer
was willing to predict the slightest
chance that the Republican candi-
date would get Southern electoral
votes.
Outside of pro-Hoover develop
monts in the South, interest in the
Republican race centcrcd chiefly In
Ohio and Indiana. with an accom-
mediation in Massachusetts which
may be of considerable final conse-
quence.
Managers for Senator Willis
are making strenuous efforts to keep
Hoover from entering the Ohio pri-
marics. and one concession toward
that end made during the week was
an announcement that Willis would
not demand that the delegation stay
with him 10 the end. but only until
ma jority decided that he had no
chance oil the nomination. An
nouncemcnt also was made Of a poll
OF the editors OF Republican papers
In Ohio outside the large cities, which
showed preferences as follows Hoov-
er l0i. Willis. 40; Dawes. IL. Cool
idgc. 8. and scattering Is.
A dispatch from indianapolis says
that Senator Watson's managers are
apprehensive that II Hoover enters
Ohio he may decide TO take a chance
also IN the Indiana primaries Be
lief Is expressed that while this
would make considerable trouble,
Hoover would have slight chance 10
win any delegates. Indiana friends
OF Lowden and Dawes arc said TO be
lining up for Watson. and the out