Evening star., 1928-04-10
PRESIDENTIAL RACE
|SG|VEN STIMULUS
Delegates Reveal Sentiment.
Two States Are Holding
Primaries.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Presidential politics advanced another
big stride today with clarification of
additional convention delegate leanings
In two States and as many insular pos
sessions in which Hoover and Smith
figured, and the bringing up to the
front line Of battle Of more oral artil-
iery for Walsh.
BY nightfall three more States-Illi-
nois Nebraska and Oklahoma-were to
know how they stood. at least partially
for nominees at Kansas City and Hous-
ton.
Hoover, now ahead in the race for
the Republican. presidential nomination,
today could lay claim TO perhaps II
more convention delegates as a result
of party conventions and other actiyi-
ty Yesterday Rhode Islands State
meeting recommended the Commerce
Secretary to its l3 delegates. the terrific
rial convention of Hawaii instructed its
two for him, and reports from Manila
indicated the two Philippine delegates,
chosen as uninstructed last February,
now favored Hoover in event President
Coolidge was not drafted.
Smith Gets Support.
Smith. leading in the Democratic bid
for delegates apparently was the only
other Of the dozen or more presidential
aspirants to pick up support yesterday.
The Utah State convention selected 10
Houston delegates, each with a hall
vote. without expressing a choice. al
though hackers OF the New York gov
ernor claimed all eight votes would
be FOR their candidate Utah's action
was regarded as an upset, however. as
Smiths supporters had counted on q
straightout Instructed delegation there.
other political developments were a
lengthy tribute to Walsh, Montana's
entry In the June Democratic con-
vention, by William @. McAdoo. who
engaged in the memorable deadlock
with Smith for the 1924 nomination
and who heads the slate of Walsh dele
gates In California, and a decision by
the Hoover forces TO resume active
campaigning in Ohio. where his fight
has been in allegiance since the death.
on April "a, OF his primary opponent.
Senator Willis.
McAdoo. a son-in-law of the late
President Wilson, in a letter to John
b. Elliott of Los Angeles, another of
Walshs lieutenants In California, de-
scribed the Montana Senator as "one
OF the strongest supporters of Presi-
dent Wilson's administration" and
said there Is no Democrat In public
life today whose achievements entitle
him to greater honors at the hands OF
his party"
Burton Plans Speeches.
Representative Burton, veteran men,
Der OF the House from Cleveland, and
Representative Free, who represents
Hoover's home district In California,
are 10 take up the cudgels again for
the cabinet officer in Ohio before the
primary two weeks hence. Burton will
make speeches at Youngstown Satur-
day night and next week. expects to
further the Hoover campaign at
Canton. Springfield, Columbus and
possibly Toledo Free will speak In
Cincinnati and Columbus on dates yet
To be decided.
Lowden, neck and neck with Hoover
In the pre- convention struggle. looked
To Illinois today to put him out In front
again In the delegate contest. The
former Illinois governor was the only
Republican entered in that States pri-
mary today and his managers expected
to land mt least 30 Of the 90 district
delegates. Eleven delegates at large
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Smiths supporters had claimed most.
II not all, OF the so Democratic district
delegates voted on In Illinois today and
also the eight delegates at large to be
chosen later.
In Nebraska former Senator Hitch
cock was entered In the Democratic pri-
mary and was conceded the "favorite
son" support of the States ID dele
gates. There were two delegate states
In the Republican primary, one pledged
TO Senator Norris with Lowden rs Sec
ond choice.
Smithites Claim Power.
Democrats looked with interest today
10 the State convention In Oklahoma,
where Smith adherents have claimed
her 30 delegates for the doubtful coll
umn, Considerable activity had been
seen there. however. In behalf of Sena~
Tor Reed, whose nearby home State Of
Missouri IL back OF him with 81 dele
gates.
Reed, Walsh and Smith win line up
for their first definite test of strength
against each other In one State IN the
California primary ON May l. All have
complete delegate states In the field for
that contest
In his letter 10 Elliott, McAdoo said
II 1t were not for legal business de-
tanning him here, he would make some
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