Evening star., 1928-04-29

gaTueO as SECOND CnolCe OF delegates OF
several additional districts.
On Republican ballots, the written
, IN" preferential vote for President. as
| Hoover. President Coolidge also getting
a number of votes despite his off,
| repeated declaration,
While the Pennsylvania Republican
delegation will be virtually uninstructed,
| Ii is significant that in two districts
where candidates pledged to Hoover
were running, the unofficial vote indi-
Gates they won.
Hoover Victory Seen.
Indications such as these, in adj
dition to the Ohio primary results. the
verdict in Massachusetts,, and tho
known sentiment here for Hoover,
prompt the CONFUSION that Hoover
will get the Pennsylvania votes at
Kansas City unless some pre-conventicn
development makes 1t appear that his
nomination is seriously in doubt.
Secretary Of the Treasury Mellon,
whose presidential choice will be the
choice of the Pennsylvania delegation,
has given no indication that he IS more
favorably disposed toward Hoover by
primary results in other States this
week. II he gives any indication before
the convention, 1t Is a forrHone con-
clusion here that the nomination is
cinched. for 1t Is not questioned trat
he will not speak before he feels GER
tain the nomination is as good as SET
tied AS his choice may hold great
weight with several other nearby dele
cations. il is considered possible at this
stage that he could stop Hoover II he
were so disposed.
If he plans to give ali inkling OF his
position, 1t may come next month when
the Republican State committee le-
organizes and the Pennsylvania deleea-
ton caucuSes. BY that time delegates
will have been chosen IN additional
States
AT the caucus It Is believed Secre-
tarv Mellon will be chosen as chairman
of the delegation. At the State COM
mittee meeting it appears his nephew.
w l.. Mellon now Republican State
chairman, may be elected as member
of the Republican national committee,
succeeding former Senator George
Wharton Pepper. II appears doubtful
at present that w. l.. Mellon will accept
another term as State chairman In ad-
dition to the national committee post.
Senator David A. Reed was renomi-
mated without serious opposition. HIS
Democratic opponent In November Will
be william N. McNair. Pittsburgh
lawyer. who two years ago was un-
successful candidate for Congress.
Palmer Is Defeated.
With one exception the 30 Republi-
can members of Congress who sought
denomination were successful. The ex-
ception was Cyrus NJ Palmer OF the
ALL sEetY f1ts tNA 1afnAfaA
by former Representative Brumm, who
lost to Palmer two years ago. The
two Democratic members. John j.
Casey and Everett Kent. won Demo-
cratic denominations.
Representatives Bushong and NORM,
Republicans, had not been primary
candidates. The nominee in the four
teenth district. 10 succeed Bushong. Is
Charles j. Esterly, former member. In
the thirty-fourth tPittsburghl district,
Alderman p. j. Sullivan was nominated
To succeed NORM,
Representatives Darrow, McFadden.
Magrady and Estep won Republican
denominations only after spectacular
fights. McFadden defeated Mrs Gif-
ford Pinchot, wife OF the former gov
ernor. by more than 1000 votes. Rep
resentative Beers. in the eighteenth
district. defeated former Representa-
tive Focht. former chairman of the
District Of Columbia committee, by ap-
proximately $500. with a woman can
didate. Mrs. Margaretta D. Campbell.
trailing far behind.
The only one of three woman can
didates for congressional nomination
TO be successful was Miss Agnes Hart
Wilson, daughter OF former Secretary
of Labor Wilson She won the Demo-
cratic nomination In the sixteenth dis
trict, defeating Representative Kiess.
Kiess, however, won Republican and
Prohibition nominations.
WALTER y. ROOS.