Evening star., 1928-04-01
Wave of Sentiment for Mem
ory of Willis Seen Only
Possible Obstacle.
REPUBLICAN BALLOTS
TO REMAIN UNCHANGED
Entrance of Dawes Into State Held
Unlikely-Question of Senate
Candidates Postponed.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.
Out of the chaos into which the
death Of Senator Frank b. Willis threw
the political situation in Ohio tempo
rarily. there appeared last night the
following:
The Republican ballot in the presi-
Dental preferential primary and tn
Republican delegate ballot are to re-
main unchanged. Senator Willis name
will remain on the ballot, as will the
names of the Willis slate of delegates,
with Willis as their first choice and the
specified second choices. This is the
ruling of the Secretary Of State of Ohio.
Clarence Brown.
Secretary Herbert Hoover of the De-
partment of Commerce, who has en-
tered the primary in Ohio for the Re-
publican delegates to the national con-
vention and for the preference" of the
State. stands to win majority of the
delegates and the States preference.
Only a wave of sentiment in the State.
bringing thousands of votes for thu
memory of Senator Willis. it is said.
can prevent these results. It is too
early to predict whether such wave
OF sentiment will sweep the State. and
whether that wave, IL it materializes.
will be strong until April "a. the date
Of the primary.
Make Second Choice"
Under the Ohio law. the delegate
candidates have announced their seq
ond choice" for presidential nomination,
Is well as their first. The Willis slate
Of delegates has announced as follows
their second choice:
Frank O. Lowden, Illinois, "a
Senator Charles Curtis. Kansas. g.
Col Fisher Of Ohio. g.
One OF the Willis candidates for al
ternate delegate at ia-ge has announced
as his second choice Senator Watson Of
Indiana
The opinion Is expressed here that
none Of the candidates given BY Willis
delegates as their second choice Is as
strong in Ohio as was Senator Willis
In other words, II the fight now mar
rows down 70 contest in certain dis
tracts and for delegates &C large be-
tween Dir. Hoover on the one hand and
Lowden, Curtis. Fisher and Watson on
the other, Mr.. Hoover Is the gamer by
the death Of Senator Willis
The Willis slate OF delegates at large,
VINO must be elected In d Statewide
vote. have announced their second
choices as follows: Lowden, 4; Curtis,
2, and Fisher I. in all.
May Get 81 Delegates.
While Mr. Hoover is expected to make
strong run and TO carry many of the
districts and probably all Of the dele
Gates at large. he may lose some OF the
districts where sentiment has been
E'r0ngiy against him. One estimate
mace last night was that Mr. Hoover
SzHrsfsfM of A~an
in some quarters IL was held the final
results would give Mr.. Hoover still more.
Although Mr.. Hoover may be the
gamer in the number OF delegates. he
may lose some Of the psychological eff
feet which victory over the late Sena-
tor Willis would have given him had
the latter lived and Mr.. Hoover been
successful al the polls, April "A.
Senator willis main strength lay In
the fact that he was "favorite son"
candidate in the primary race. and that
he had In large part the State Republi-
can organization @ith him. Whether
the organization viii feel like sticking
10 g!1e various second choice candidates
remains 70 be seen. With Senator
Willis dead, new alignments may de-
yeaop In the State. His death makes
necessary the election OF two Republi-
can Senators In Ohio, for Senator Fess
Is up for Reelection. 1t is true that
tie primaries for the senatorial NOM
5nstios3s DO not come until August and
that the last day for filing for the
Senate Is somewhere around the time
Of the Republican national convention
Ia Kansas City. But men wish To be-
come candidates for the Senate on the
Republican 'sesst are likely 10 take
into cons81esal.og9 how their stand ia
the presidential primary fight may af-
feet them.
Dawes f. Groomed.
BACK of the movement 70 elect .
wits Delegation 10 the Republican con.
yents0n Lay III some measure the de.
aide on the part Of friends of yict
President Dawes 10 see him nominated
Indeed. the undeEcgarrent for Dawes Il
saac 10 have been very strong. with tias
purpose oi leaving Willis when H be.
cams apparent he could not BE- nom.
mated ard swinging the delegation u
Dawes
These Dawes followers would Ink.
very mucb 70 draw the Vice Presicen
into tie race III Ohio nov, a. the rea
opponent of ME. Hoover But this doe
not appear possible for Two reasons II
tfas first place, the Secretary Of State
WAC h&e charge of elections, has rules
Il2St the ballot must remain the same
and Vice President Dawes name doe
gaot appear Oh II. In the second place
the candidate must give assent 70 tn
Use " his name Ia an Ohio prlmars
end Vice President Dawes, IL Is be-
ileYec, would give no such assent III
HaS repeatedly denied he IL 4 caudidat
sa6 has SAID he supported Mr. L0Ndei
5oF the nomination. A. Mr.. Lowdei
II very nucn In t9e Oilio race I,oas
there seems no likelihood that Inc VIC
President would change bis stand
Senator Wills wsE particularly sCToni
with the temperance foTces IN Ohio ant
VIE campaigning for their votes. an
charging that Mr. Hoover Was not o.
bone dry" b. himself The State W
q. r. II. recently iudoTged the can
al6acy of Senator Willis But Mr.. Low
cea W0slc not have the same claiL
on lbs dry forces In Ohio a. Senate
WiUas. Mr.. Willis wae eFtgieiz1Dg MI
Eooger because II i9lg reply 10 til
1sgrah dry QUESTIONABLE, although Mi
Hoover asserted IN, thai reply he VIA
against the repeal ~ the eighteenth
Amendment and for strict law enforce
Inent But MF, Loyden, although sea
s1gT Koran sent MIN similar qHeg
fsoKDe3Ts more tlgaB n month ago. ha
ignored ths questions aIaH made n
reply.
Court Attack Seen.
TIE suggestion Nss nSde in EoB
quarters ieRt night t1sa possibly ti9F ~
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