Evening star., 1928-05-30
Hoover and Reed Are Slight
ly Behind, With Third of
Precincts Counted.
HOOVER SUPPORTERS
CONFIDENT OF VICTORY
Discount Talk of Opponents That
Backing Will Disappear at
Kansas City.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

for the presidential preferential pref
erence of the Republicans and Demo
Gratis of West Virginia. Returns from
the primary elections in that State are
slow coming in, due to the length OF
the ballot, and up TO noon today only
about one-fourth of the precincts had
reported.
With returns in from TBS voting pre-
cincts out of total of 2,306, Senator
Gof. the favorite son candidate, has
a lead of 725 over Mr.. Hoover. The
vote stood: GoH, 40,861, and Hoover,
39,247. Returns from 592 precincts
show Gov. AL Smith leading Senator
Reed of Missouri By 2l,143 to 1881.
Victory Would Aid Hoover.
The results were watched today with
the keenest interest by both Republican
and Democratic leaders. West Virginia
is the last OF the States to hold a
presidential preferential primary on the
Republican side, though Florida may
hold such a primary for thc Delco-
Gratis. II victory comes IN the end for
Mr.. Hoover, ii viii aid him materially,
because Of the psychological effect. On
the other hand a defeat by GoA VIII
initiate against him to some extent.
The election of delegates in West Viz
ginia to the Republican national con-
yention, 19 In number, completes the
list of 1893 entitled 10 seats in that
body. The Democrats still have num-
Der OF delegations 10 select, as IN North
Carolina and Virginia.
In number of pledged and instructed
and otherwise committed delegates. Mr.
. Dr. -f.fE Er-ezV@ ~
Cor. Al Smith on the Democratic side.
Iast-rninute drives By the opponents Of
both are TO be staged IN the days re-
naming before the conventions In the
hope q %gtoppsng" them The Op-
position to Hoover IS centering largely
about Frank o. LOw0en Of Illinois, on
the NcNary-Haugen farm bill issue.
II Nr. Low6en is successful n SgOpping
Hoover. he may prove TO be sacrifice
himself. For the Hoover support Is not
likely g turn 10 the man whQ has cone
most 10 prevent the f0minatt1n OF the
Secretary Of Commerce. Nor viii the
administration support probably go 70
any man. Ar. L0xden included VINO
mas fought ii On the farm issue. the
only real Issue now dividing Republican
from Republican
Hoover Aides Confident,
The supporters Of Mr. Hoover are
confident that their candidate VIII be
nominated They discount talk Of the
opponents that Hoover support vii
vanish early IN the convention unless
LIZ. Hoover wins on the first ballot o.
txao. They say that the opposition has
not really estimated the strength q
the Commerce Secretary among the
voters and among the delegates. Mr.
q
President of millions more Republicans
than any ether candidate.
Opponents Of kr. HOoYef, Including
those VINO are supporting Loyden, Vic@
President Dawes, Senator Curtis ol
Kansas, Republican leader Of the Sen
ztes Senator Watson Of Indiana, Sena-
tor CoE Of West Virginia, are p4cuar3ne
the defeat Of Asr. EooTer Sc the con-
Te1tsDn, due, they say. 20 the opposition
Of the agricultural West. They are
c0LntiEg much On a proposed demon
Stsats0n BY farmers Of the Midwest. u
be staged 10 Kansas City at the time o.
the national convention. They ars
counting, too, On the UnsnStfuctec dele
cations, among them Rew Yoyksg 81
delegates and Pennsylvania 70. 10 nod
away srons Ar. Hoover until It has be.
cone apparent he cannot win tn
Eonsns ts0n,
With tfse adjournment oF Congress
arc segsSAaf&on out o1 the way IN wgslck
ne NaS Y3taIgy interested. Pressden
C0o5a1Ge Is expected by some OF Ia
EEp9ol6Sn leaders 10 give attention d
the cFas9 Coosscge movement which ha
come ~ ss2e surface again for the tent
tine oF EEa9Ee. They are predicting tfa
ke WI make lis position 20 clear be
fore TIE pS4s0t1sgg begins ~ the cen
seggaon that DELEGATES who have bee
k9So1gg OF fr0Ea Announcing prefer
e1eE &c TIE h0ye that he might be pre-
ySale1 Esfg5 " ru1 szA no Longer hegi
tate. II tne President makes 6ecla
ration thai hs viii have the n0najna
ton s1f16eT 20 circumstances, IL Is b.
5zeys1 tfa@s Il szl be helpful 70 G1cye
tasy EDoYsr. Some ~ the celegztsoss
hare Hr. Hover ss their second cs3osc
20 President Co0lidge. Others haY
been pTevs5le6 UPON W 70 uDi1Struct
ed by tone 81 their Leaders on IN
fssesy. that re President might b
pgeTaaseG H1oo 70 re..
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nation 30 Houston, Wi3seh many N ta
Den91er2tse lealefG are tAow c0noe1ia
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Se~zzsae6 D1f6eg states, s3Gfaoa1ga u Egs
been 1o1Ele ~ tgae Republican column
usually ia resent yesrs.
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