Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-05
L0WDEN hackers
INVADE MARYLAND
Movement to Line Up State
for Illinois Candidate Gets
Under Way.


forts to organize the State of Maryland
behind the candidacy of Frank o.
Lowden of Illinois for the Republican
presidential nomination became appar-
ent here during this week.
For more than month the LoWdcn
supporters have been making a study
of Republican conditions in Maryland.
Even before President Coolidge made
his second declaration that he did not
choose to run" representatives of the
former Illinois Governor visited Repub-
lican leaders in Maryland several times
in an effort to obtain pledges of sup
port However. all this activity merely
was in the nature Of taking sound
ings"
But the movement which started
during tho week seems to have behind
it the serious purpose OF capturing
Maryland's 10 votes i'll the national
convention for Mr.. Lowdcn.
Political Leaders Seen"
Representative L. ]. Dickinson Of
Iowa, regarded as the LoWden licu-
tenant in The East already has made
advances to Baltimore City leaders and
it is not known how many county
leaders he has talked with.
Thomas Parran, southern Maryland
,eader. has been L0wden booster ever
since Mr. Coolidge definitely eliminated
himself from the contest. 1t is true
that so far Mr. Parran has contented
himself with urging his friends and
those with whom he has come in con-
tact to support the Illinosian.
But it is generally conceded tnat
should Mr. Parran be persuaded 10
take up the Iowden cause in earnest
he could cause a great deal OF trouble
for those leaders that are pledged 10
deliver MARYLAND to Herbert Hoover,
For the Hoover people there is one
bright cloud in this situation AS was
pointed out in this place last week me
Hoover people still are little Iearlui
of the result II Ovington E Weller lot
mer Senator. should Join his fight 10 sc,
control Of the delegation 10 the nationai
convention with the presidential canol-
dacy of some Republican other tnah MI
Hoover
But they feel almost certain that Mr..
Weller and Mr.. Parran will never ION
forces on such proposition. Mr.. Weller
may deem il advisable TO support Mr..
Iowden. but it is doubtful II MIR. Parran
would support the Weller national COM
mittceman aspirations If the latter does.
Lowden to Enter Primary.
II is reliably reported that Mr.. Low
den will be a candidate in the May
primary here. So will Mr.. Hoover.
Senator Charles Curtis also Is giving
the step consideration. or the three,
Senator Curtis is the only one now ell
cible 10 file a candidacy in Maryland,
for the law requires that the candidate
personally sign the certificate to be filed.
When Mr.. Hoover and Mr.. Lowden f1le
In Maryland. they will be avowedly cam
didates
Both Roland r. Marchant. regarded
as the Republican city leader. and Galen
L. TAFT. chairman OF the State central
committee. were quick this week to take
exception with Gov. Ben S. Paulen IRE
publicanl OF Kansas. who IN New
York address predicted that Gov Alfred
E. Smith would carry Maryland II he Is
Democratic candidate. regardless OF who
he is. will not carry Maryland.
Eonpartisan observers. Of course. DO
not agree with the two Republican lead
ers in such a prediction. Gov. Smith
will win in Maryland. II Is believed. OF
course. Gov. Richie would carry his
own State. Furthermore. unless MT.
Hoover Is the Republican candidate.
there are other Democrats who could
make a winning fight In this State.
But the controversy, however. does
call attention 10 a fact that Is iiftie
realized. namely that Maryland in pres
idential elections normally Is Repub-
lican State.
Wilson Carried State.
Since the beginning Of the present
century Woodrow wilson has been the
u nrau;dnsasiai aEntY2nf
To carry Maryland Even in 1912. de-
spite the fact that Mr. Wilson was nonl-
mated In Baltimore few months pre-
viously. the total vote polled BY TSft
and Roosevelt in that fight was lager
than the vote OF the Democratic nonli-
nee. Wilson had the plurality. however.
He also had Maryland's vote in 1915.
Since 1884 the presidential candidat@
who carried the country also carried
Maryland. with one exception, and that
was in 1888. when Grover Cleveland
won In Maryland and Benjamin Har-
rison was elected.
Ohio often is said in political par
lance TO go as the country goes, but
during that period that State was
wrong twice. both times when Cleveland
was elected. Ne" York State was
wrong once In the period, and that Was
IN 1910 VDfl 1IIatlIH ERdlln I1uA1EH,
native son. was opposing Wilson for
second term.
Not only does Maryland normally go
Republican IN presidential elections
the term normally" is used when
Maryland Ii really a State which Is "A
barometer for the country, because the
country normally is Republican-but in
most cases since popular election OF
United States Senators the Republicans
running for that Office in presidential
years win.
Therefore, when the prediction Is
made by a Republican governor that
Gov Smith will carry Maryland. his
statement has more than usual signifi-
canoe, II may mean that Gov. Smith
can carry the United States.
FRANKLIN MAILMAN. Jr.