Evening star., 1928-03-18
MORE OHIO BACKING.
SWUNG TO HOOVER
Gain in Strength Blow to
Willis Hope of Sweep
ing State.

Srec4al Dispatch 10 The star,
COLUMBUS. Ohio. March Ii
Though Hoover managers IL Ohio are
StQl Withholding their fire. and til"
opening gun on that side is not to oS
Sirc3 By Representative Burton unN.
March -. the trend is unmistakably III
<avor Of Secretary Hoover in Ohio row
The situation has vastly changed since
Senator Willis opened his headQ!artcr,
here and his friends IN control cf III"
State committee arranged for a nleetinG
- in6orSe his candidacy II looked as
ThouSh III, Senator was we'll on tElH
way to & sweeping victory here before
Secretary Hoover got started.
And when the consent Of Nir. Hoover
"a enter his name was secured. 1t
seemed about all that his friends her"
could do would be to take from Senator
Willis the TWO Cincinnati districts Then
the three Cleveland districts were lost
to the Senator when Maurice Mascll&e
an6 Representative Burton came out on
the Hoover side. Next il became known
that thore was grave doubt rs tO
vhcthcr the Toledo and Columbus dis
trictS could be held by the Willis man
ayers This week the Dayton district
vas added 10 the doubtful column Of
districts when the two Republican news
papers there previously neutral. came
OK Openly ACf M. E1NONCi.
Turn About Looms.
And now several o. the secondary
city districts are believed 10 be swing
Ing over TO the Hoover side. III Steu-
beUyille and the smaller iron and steel
mill towns along the Ohio River so
much Hoover sentiment is found that
II seems not at all unlikely that tllc
eighteenth district. the first to announce
Willis candidates. for delegates, may
swing over 10 t..a Hoover side. The
sixteenth district has three m2nu.aC-
turing cltieS-Canton. MaSsillon and
Allisnce-aI7d in these cities the Hoover
sentiment is found TO be 50 strong as
&c make the district 6ebatable ground,
81 also IN the nineteenth district:
there Is the great iron and steel city
G! youngstown. with 4 haf-Gozen
smaller places along the Mahoning VAL
ley-all engaged in the same indus
tries. where Hoover sentiment has been
strong from the first. and when the
notable trend toward Hoover in the
purely rural Ashtabula County is ad-
Ced 10 this. caution suggests that
fair estimate Of the district should put
4 II the doubtful column. Col Carmi
a Thomson, the Willis manager,
stands high In the iron and steel bus
mess and should be able to Go some
thing at Youngstown 10 help his chief
but 50 far there is no evidence that he
has been able to do so
II Cleveland gives Hoover a vote of
three to one for Willis. as Maurice
Maschke estimates IT, and Cincinnati
comes anywhere near the predicted
from seven to ten TO one vote for
Hoover that the Hoover managers there
are counting on, II is difficult to see
where IN the rest OF the purely rural
portions OF the State the Willis people
are TO find nlalorities that will wipe out
the tremendous Hoover Majority that
those five city districts will roll Up.
Newspapers Won Over.
The biggest single stroke OF the
Hoover managers this weei; was the
bringing over into their camp OF the
two Republican newspapers OF Dayton.
the Morning Journal and the Evening
Herald. both edited by E G. Burkfam
and owned by Myron r Eerrick his
son Parmeley and Mr.. Burkham. These
newspapers up 10 this time had been
neutral in spite Of the fact that the
Republican committee OF the country
had Endorsed the candidacy o. Senator
WILLIS. The Hoover leaders here are
pointing 70 the position taken by the
Dayton Republican newspapers. since
they are largely owned by Ambassador
Eerrick, factor in the Federal admin
1str2tioE. as tantanlount 10 adniniStra-
ton Endorsement Of the Hoover
candidacy.
Though Senator Fess has announced
from Washington that he has no irten-
zion Of Withdrawing from the suppor.
o. the candidacy Of MS colleague SEN
stcy Willis under present conditions. the
%%ei!ng grows here that the Senator is
trying TO maintain an impossible po-
EiTao1 and must Soor ccyne 10 realize Il
Fanstor Willis seems 70 be leaving
3.shing ugloone that will bring the
squeeze ~ bear down on his colleague
as for instance his !Yltirnation this week
~ his khlf. on the farm relief matter
20 the support ol something very like
fa1e McEary- -Eaugcn bill. Senator FcsS
has been very pronounced in his ad-
dresses in the State against the prin-
c1p5e 0! that bill. and can hardly 90
kef0Te ire people ia his coming cam
g1algn fer reelection " the Senate on
any other ground II Senator willis
cones over 70 the other SIDE the twc
VI! be 11ce ssInccr III the coming
Eta.e campaign not only as 10 this but
OF The admission o: Senators Ware and
Smith j. = h2Tc n Fee how the Two
Senators ooyld SPEAK from the same
platform 20 the State campaign.
Lay on Democrats"
" z statement given rgt n Cleyc-
and th.s week. Ccl. Taonpson caution
&C Eocyeg leaders there not 70 Try for
Den.pc:atlc supper ~ that city for
taelY cznciCzsE Lay Of the Demo-
cyaiS.' sac the cosoaei ".os We are
gong ~ Scc that iaerc ia 70 voting
across ne parry line by Democrats in
t1s Erekicent.a! prin1&rleG.'
Wnat ~ 3 Sup:Iosed u F1aye meant Is
tf2zt Democrats f@yog.n2 Gecfetart
tzccgey &c1lc try ~ Ut permitted "
spte ii tne Republican primaries III
cfcey ~ Ae.p in his nomination That
Ii asfnetiMeS trlec. and proDaDlY &C.
caklqsAs.lg Done II CAao bUt m 1IIe
t.&s neaFc u any conspiracy wl.h The
JsTJYsr manager Is Cleveland - have
= engaged ii this year Ia the lnteFea1
cF Secretary Eroser Probably taf
CCaC!e. mace 1F4e statement N secure q
Z jttle more ptlDilcisY ~ their claim
tnat Secretary l3poFef IS tpo accep.hbif
" tae Den4Dcgats ~ ?LaEe & gDDc Re
plgl.csG c2Lclcasf
CD ~ tie fpGr1eeyl'n c.s'rlct Sh!ci
en.bEHcet tas great :sDDeF cer1E q
hmm where tne tXD Ge.geFi!ng
DfytHetf FfsuE 4 aDc Chaf.es "
f5cggcyl1Ag preaiIea' aUG sTe&H1yrT ul
8sf Ge31eEsrR aQfypc3 LJ are F3E3
saLdicabes TOT cElegales ~ 1He EnDaa'
I}tB coHYfBilGfs r. f.. rs 3 Wills Nau,
r56ah al4c E. " ~ = Eeo%er capd;
csp-sae s,S5fting !T4tegntty are hetl.ui
2hst nth - tne fse3Derl3Ggs Mil b.
satc.sc ghlcn WoGlc mean spila Fe
h1a tAeTe Their Dergof.a, ppUJlant.
fsfher fIaan sentiment for eitnei i>ena
U5f Nlglx or Secretary Hroyer many Fes
0ysiagly determine me result ~ t!aal cl@
trlct hmm IL the onIy cguSldefan.
city IT, a. arr otneFBiSe 4 Yfonab!
vHsic 52 easily carT!ec ~ Senate
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