Evening star., 1928-04-15
HOOVER AID CLAIMS
25S DELEGATES AS
L0WDEN LISTS 1876
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Of the strength his candidacy woulc
bring to their State ticket,
The victory In the Illinois primar,
was most significant. Nearly a millior
people marked their ballot for Iowden
although there was no contest againS
him on the primary ballot He vii
receive in the convention PRACTICAL,
all of Illinois 81 votes He has demon
Strated his strength in his own State
His great popularity as already shown
in the agricultural States, would assure
the party against the danger of al
agrian revolt in the elections"
Mr. Lowden, according to Mr.. Buck
is not going to answer Senator Borah'S
prohibition questionnaire, now or at
any time,
Il 40 not wish to speak for Mr.
Lowden," said his manager, but take
II from the fact that he has not an
swcred Senator Borsh's questionnaire
he is not going to answer 1t. Why
should he?"
Mr.. Buck pointed out that Mr.. Low
den has a record favoring the prohi-
bition amendment and the enforcement
OIL the LAWS
Senator Borah'S QueStionnaire. put to
four of the Republican candidates, in
cluding Mr.. Lowden, seeks to place the
candidates on record as to whether
they look with favor on the New York
idea of permitting the States to de-
termine the alcoholic content OF legal
beverages. Illinois had a similar ref
erendum to that in New York in 1926,
and it was carried.
Claims Drys' Approval
Mr.. Buck insisted, however. that the
AYiti-Sa Saloon League was perfectly sat-
iSfied with Mr.. Lowden. whether he
answered the questionnaires or not. If
this he true. 1t is somewhat different
from the attitude of officials of tile
league when Mr.. Hoover made his re-
plv to Senator Borah. At chat time
regret was expressed that MIR. Hoover
had not answered as fully as he might
the Borah QUESTIONABLE, although MI,
Hoover's statement that he was for the
eighteenth amendment and for the
strict enforcement of the prohibition
laws was declared satisfactory.
Senator Deneen might head the ILL.,
nois delegation TO the Republican ma
tional convention, Mr.. Buck said. But
If Vice President Dawes should be
chosen a delegate at large to the con-
vention, then doubtless the Vice Presi-
dent would lead the Illinois delega-
ton. he said. He did not know whether
the Vice President was TO be a delegate
or not
Mr. Buck was automatically silent on
the reports that the friends OF wee
President Dawes are claiming tnat
Dawes. not Lowden, Is to. be the uiti-
mate benefactor of the farm S.ate
delerstions to the national convention.
and that Dawes, not Lowden. Is TO De
the choice of the Republicans Tor
President. So far there has been no
outward rift In the friendly feeling ex-
isting between Mr.. Lowden and the Vice
President.
The Iowden manager insisted that
his candidate was as strong in the East
as any of the other candidates. he
predicted that Mr.. Iowden would nave
4 good share of the New York ana
PENNSYLVANIA delegates when the show
down came at Kansas City. He waved
New England aside.
In Ohio. where the fight Is between
Secretary Hoover and the Willis ticket
for the delegates. Mr.. Buck SAID the
Lowden people were taking no real
part. He pointed out. however. that 34
of the Willis delegates had given MI
I1owden as their second choice. MT.
Buck added:
which would alarm the INDUS
trial Republicans of the East. he Is a
man of large and varied interests him.
self and Ia fundamentally conservative.
His known views on the important queS~
lions of both national and foreign
policy are sound. The important thing
in this election Is the fact that Gov.
Iowdeu Ia in the middle between these
two great sections OF the country IN
a manner to give him great strength
as a candidate He is right now
most important factor in the campaign.
Claims 25s Delegates.
Mr.. Good listed States and Territories
having q total of 532 delegates most
of them already selected, and gave 256
of them to Hoover. The States and
Territories from which these delegates
hail are as follows: Georgia, l6; Hawaii.
q: Iowa, ~; Illinois, 81: Idaho, IL:
Kansas %: Kentucky, 20: louisiana.
IL. Maine, Is: Michigan, 80: Mime
sofa. IT: Mississippi, IL; Missouri, 80:
Nebraska. 10: New Hampshire, IL: New
Mexico. o: New York. 30. North Caro-
lima, IA. North Dakota, Is; Philippine
Islands q Rhode Island. f3 South
Carolina. II: Virginia, Is: wisconsin.
%. Total. $50. The delegates ac-
credited by Mr.. Good 10 Hoover and
their States and Territories follow
Georgia, Is. Hawaii, q: Iowa, 2;
Kentucky, 20; Louisiana, IL; Maine.
Is; Michigan, 80: Minnesota. 4: Mis-
sisSippi. IL: Missouri, IL; Nebraska, T.
New Hampshire. IL: New Mexico q;
New York, "a: North Carolina, 2; Phil
ippine Islands. q: Rhode Island, I3.
Virginia, Is: wisconsin, 0. Total, 258
Mr.. Good said that 1T Is significant
that many of the delegates who are
for Mr. Hoover for second choice are
from agricultural States. The Hoover
sentiment is not local. but comes from
every section Of the country and from
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