Evening star., 1928-05-06
MELLON MAY GIVE
|NKL|NG OF CHOICE
Pennsylvania G. o. P. Dele
cation Meets Saturday.
Secretary Apt to Speak.
srecal Dispatch TO rne star.

Special Dtspstch to The Star.
HARRISBURG, Pa, May S.-On SAT-
urosy of next week members of the
PENNSYLVANIA delegation 70 the Repuh-
lican national convention will caucus
In Philadelphia,
If Secretary Of the Treasury Mellon
does what the delegates hope he will do
II accepting the chairmanship Of the
delegation. he will make q speech IN
which he will give an inklinS at least
of what Pennsylvania will be expected
70 do at Kansas City i'll nominating a
presidential candidate. MELONS silence
for months has made him the national
enigma Of the Republican presidential
situation,
Actually. it is expected Mellon will
continue to eva6e declaration which
might be interpreted as revealing his
choice for nomination. To show his
hand at this time might destroy the
strategicai advantage Of controlling 70
IninSilucted votes when the convention
opens.
With Hoover'S victory in California
Ohio and Massachusetts, and convincing
sentiment for Hoover in PENNSYLVANIA,
however the likelihood grows that
Pennsylvanis'S votes Fl Kansas City
will go 10 Hoover. If for no other reason
than because there will be no other
Place for them 10 so.
Hoover Far Ahead.
oficial returns. still far from COM
plete. on the "written-in" vote on preSi-
Genital preference give Hoover COM
alsn6ing lead in the Republican field,
Hoover first Coolidge second. Lowden
third and Dawes fourth has been the
standing III the vote thus far reported,
elt Hoover's vote has been almost three
times the combined vote Of the others,
In addition 10 the preferential vote.
which is not binding. several delegates
0ledged TO Hoover have been elected.
On the other hand. since his election
me other delegate has announced he
~lll Join 6 ~oraft-Coolidge movement
4 one develops al Kansas City.
At the same time as delegates caucus
7ext Saturday the newly elected Re-
publican State committee is expected
. elect w. L. Mellon as Republican
national committeeman. He is nephew
II the Secretary Of the Treasury and
II present chairman Of the State COM
,uittee. In the national committee he
Kill succeed former Senator Pepper
In the Democratic party the contest
Gtween Smith and anti-Smith men for
lalf the membership OF delegates AT
arge remains undecided because of de-
AZ in returns of the official count.
anith appears assured Of at least three
( the four votes which the eight dele
stes at large will cast Al Houston.
Likely to End Doubt.
The Smith sweep in California IL re-
-srded here as likely TO end doubt as
, the Democratic presidential nomlna-
ion That victory in McAdoo's home
stats is being used by followers OF Ma
tonal Committeeman Joseph T. Guffey,
snliff1's Pennsylvania manager To bring
ressure on the delegates considered as
doubtful in this State In number Of
instances il is likely 10 be successful.
Anti-Smith leaders. however. have
-efused 70 admit any significance in the
California primary. insisting that South
-rn Democrats and 'favorite -Son" dele
yates will block Smiths nomination
They also are making efforts to induce
doubtful delegates TO decline reServa-
ions on the convention special train
which Guffey is arranging. fearful that
the influence OF large Smith majority
n the delegation will convert those who
have concealed their preference thus
sar.
The snti-Smith campaign is being
fore the objective being the hope OF
swinging some Of the doubtful delegates
against Smith The snti-Snith leaders
point 20 the unexpectedly large vote
polled by the anti-Smith candidates for
delegate al large. who appear TO have
>srrieo approximately half Of the con-
yressionsl districts
Smith Holds Margin.
The Smith managers refute this argu-
r1ent by citing the preponoersnce for
smith in the preferential vote reported
afhciaIlr Smith leads. with McAdoo
and James A. Reed running close for
second place but thus far the Smith
vote is 10 times the total Of McAdoo
and Reed combined
DELAYED returns indicate that in al
least two districts in which the anti
Ea1itn faction had good chance Of
e'e~ting both district delegates one anti
Fnith man and one expected 10 be for
Emith were elected IN each. In several
Cher districts the final official returns
have not as yet been compiled.
On the basis Of present returns, q
conservative analysis gives Smith 81
certain votes. y at present opposed 70
Smith and 1872 votes In doubt. II ap-
pears likely. however. that when ali re-
tsgrns are available and doubtful dele