Evening star., 1928-03-28
Politics at Large
BY G.. Could Lincoln.

Former Gov Frank o. Lowden Of
Illinois, friend of the McNary- -Haugen
farm bill with its equalization fee plan,
continues to run strongly In the corn
and wheat belt States. His chief OPP
ponent today for the Republican presi-
Dental nomination. Secretary Herbert
Hoover of the Department OF Com
mcrce. is however. cutting In here and
there in these States For example. in
Minnesota, now that the choice OF dele
gates has been made II Is found that
Mr. Hoover has OF the delegates to
the Republican national convention. and
Mfr LoWden will have 2l
In Missouri where there has been
more of a struggle between the LoWden
and Hoover supporters MIR. LoWden, as
has been indicated In recent weeks, has
won the larger share Of the delegates.
But in Missouri. too. there will be no
unanimity In the support for Mr.. Low
den. LoWdcn will have from 20 10 25
delegates and Mr.. Hoover from to Ia,
and there will be a scattering for other
candidates One delegate for example.
has announced for Charles r. Hughes
and another for Vice President Dawes.
Indeed, the second choice strength for
the Vice President among the Missouri
delegates will be very considerable.
should IT appear that Mr.. LoUdcn cam
not win the nomination The Repub-
lican State convention. 1t is true adopt
I'd resolution indorsing IOwden for
the nomination But II failed To in
struct the seven delegates At large for
MIR LoWdcn. which after ALL was what
the Lowdenites were seeking Out Of
regard TO the Endorsement It may be
expected that on the early ballots tho
delegates at large will support Mr. Low
den. But Endorsement is ono thing and
instructions are another.
The primary campaign in Illinois Mr.
Lowden's home State, Is proving star
tling to say the least. In Chicago Cne
man, follower Of Senator Deneen
has been murdered. and the houses of
Senator Dencen and the candidate for
States attorney against Grove. the
incumbent. have been bombed This Is
going pretty strong even for Chicago
But the fight for control in Chicago
snd throughout the State Is intense
As tho lines have been drawn. there
eTs on one side Gov. Len Small, seek
ing denomination. Mayor William Hale
Thompson OF Chicago, and Frank L.
Smith. whom the Senate rejected be-
cause OF charges OF corruption In his
nomination two years ago. On the
other side are Senator Deneen and the
reform forces In the State Mr. Low
den. being an enemy Of Mayor Thomp
son f1nds himself perforce in the OPP
posite camp in the choice of delegates
to the Republican national convention
in Chicago. where Thompson is sup
posed 10 be supreme.
Thompson is seeking to have the 10
districts in Cook COunty--ChiCaCo Co-in-
struct delegates for the denomination
OF President Coolidge At the same
time the ThompsOntes have adopted
q wringiug-wet platform The Presi-
dents name Is being used merely. it
seems. because it WAS necessary 70 have
some one to oppose Lowden in the Chi
cago districts and Thompson did not
like any Of the other candidates.
While the row in Chicago increases
In intensity. Senator William z. Borsh
OF Idaho. who has proposed to place
on record In regard In prohibition ell
the candidates for the presidential
nomination. Il still waiting for Mr.
Lowdens answer 10 his famous ques-
tionnaire He has been waiting for
more than month and may have to
wait until after the Illinois primary
has come and gone. April 10. One
story going the rounds here is 10 the
effect that Mr. Lowden has been told
by those high in the councils OF the
Anu-Saloon League of America that
he need not reply To the Borah ques-
tionnaire; that he will be satisfactory
TO the dryS and will SO declare. The
drys. II appears, do not wish 10 en1-
barrass Mr. LoWden in Illinois, where
bone-dry statement al this time might
lcse him some support in the primaries,
which are only two weeks of.
Gov. Al Smith. his friends insist. has
not been injured in the slightest politi-
cally by the questions raised In the
Senate debate as 10 his possible con-
nection with Harry F. Sinclair OF oil
fame. One of his supporters from the
South calls attention 10 the fact that
In some Of the Southern newspapers
Smith is defended and declared to b.
entirely free of any oil taint Defense
Of Smith. il is argued. is only one step
short OF support for him for the presi-
Dental nomination. The controversy
between the governor and Senator Nyc
OF North Dakota. growing out of the
Of Sinclairs having contributed 10 his
campaigns In the past, has been heated,
on the governors part. at least But 1t
Is likely 10 languish now, 1t is said, for
Senator Nye is inclined to regard II
AS a closed issue But Senator Robin
son Of Indiana who in the Senate de-
bate undertook to hook up the governor
with Sinclair far more strongly than
did Senator Nye, Is preparing TO turn
loose on the governor again IN the de-
bate. He has challenged Gov Smith &c
write for the public full discussion of
his relations with Sinclair Robinson
repeatedly refers 10 Sinclair as smiths
racing commissioner, due 10 the fact
that Gov, Smith appointed him 20 that
office In New York State in 1920 and
he retained the Office until the Fall Of
1925.
Senator james a. Reed Of Missouri
In the opinion Of many shrewd poll
lticians, Is playing a wise and carefully
thought-out game I'm his effort 10 win
The Democratic presidential nomination
The Missouri Senator is out 20 win. ap-
parcntly. as many second choice dele
gates TO the national convention a.
possible He is seeking 20 offend none
OF the favorite son candidates He has
even volunteered not 10 so into Indiana
70 make the speeches he is scheduled 70
deliver there, II Evans Woollea TIE
Hooser candidate for the nomination.
objects He Is seeking, II possible. 10
sidetrack the prohibition issue, 10 keen
the limelight turned constantly upoa
corruption" and oil " The drvs are
strongly opposed To the nomination of
Reed but IL has been mtimated IN some
quarters that many Of them would pre-
fer the nomination ot Reed % that of
Gov Smith
Senator Reed has To overcome, too,
the antipathv OF many Wilson Demo
Gratis who dislike him because oi his
opposition to President Wilson IN the
League ot Nations night But he is GO