Evening star., 1928-06-11
Keystone State
Vote Held Big
Factor.
SWING is SEEN
TOCALIFORNIAN
Pennsylvania z
to Hold Caucus
Tomorrow.
BY G.. GOULD LINCOLN,
S..H corresnondent of Ths Star.

Mellon. regarded as the possible War
wick of the Republican national con-
vention. is coming to Kansas City TO-
dav AS chairman of Pennsylvania
delegation to the national conVen'ioil.
10 strong. he may be the key man oA
the situation.
It is confidently predicted here tnat
he viii swing the delegation INTO hne
for Secretary Herbert Hoover When tic
halIoting for the presidential nomina-
4;on begins. His delegation Is TO caucus
tomorrow. Once the Pennsylvania DEL
egation is placed in the Hoover Ine-
up. the nomination viii be regarded as
all over.
MFR. Mellon has been almost as mucn
OF an enigma in the preconventlon CAM
paigr as has President Coolidge himself
He has committed himself finally 10 no
man. although at the time ne was
elected chairman OF the pennsylvania
delegation he went SO far as TO say tnat
of all the announced canoidateS: hoover
seemed best fitted to I'LL the bill.
Everett Sanders. Secretary to Presi-
dent Coolidge, is here but so far as can
be learned without any definite word
from President Coolidge on the noml-
nation. There is reason to believe tnat
the President. If he sends word at all,
will telegraph the chairman OF the
national convention, possibly after the
convention shall have adopted plat
form.
May Be Unnecessary.
Secretary Mellon, however, can make
A. unnecessary for the President 70 send
ns.G asev IL
naticn by merely announcing that
Penngylyaria VIII cast It's 10 votes for
Hoover. Indeed, this may be the course
that viii be followed.
II any Of the Republican leaders has
been let into the confidence OF the
President regarding the presidential
nomination, Il is believed that Mellon
is the man. The Secretary OF the
Treasury has been one Of the Presidents
most trusted advisers. Many OF the
leaders Of the party now In the con-
ventSon city believe that Mr.. Mellon Is
bringing the final word from the White
House regarding the draft movement
and what the President would do IN
the event the convention took the bil
IN It's teeth and Tenominated him.
Mr. Melons first choice for the noni.
nation was President Coolidge. His sec
York. Mr.. Hughes has definitely de-
clared himself out Of the picture. In
deed. It is reliably reported that Mr.
Hughes, within the last few days, has
informed at least one Of the preSi-
dental candidates that he win not have
the nomination under any circum-
stances. He is sailing for Europe next
Saturday.
II not TO Coolidge or Hughes, where
is Mr. Mellon To go2 With the issue
drawn clearly between the Midwest
group Of candidates against Pregiden,
Coolidge and his administration, on kf1e
farm question, there seems no logical
place for the Secretary Of the Treasury
10 60 except 10 Hoover.
Position Of New York Chief
When George X. Morris, chairman oi
the Republican State committee Of New
York, arrived here he expressed the ides
Of the Republicans Of the big Eastern
of many either States, saying that tns
national convention could not repuci.
ate the Coolidge administration, and
that Mr. Hoover would be the man v
whom New York would swing IL IN
President declines TO allow himself y
be nominated. The Hoover eenttmen
among Pennsylvania Republicans iS al
ready pronounced, Mr. Mellon couli
eearcEly hold his entire delegation
against Hoover even II he desired
% So Should he nov swing into lin
for the Hoover candidacy, II would .
q cop ce grace for the ann-Hooyei
coalition.
The HoogeY managers have beei
piAlnly eiated ever the Morris state
rsaegat 80 much 10 that some Of then
are claiming they can make the grad
f0g their candidate even without TIA
Mellon support. But there is no gain
saving the fact that q definite align
naeat Of tiae Secretary Of the TreassIr
With Hoover would bring big sig
of satisfaction and relief from ever
HooyeT booster.
Idzh0zns for Hoover.
Senator EoFah u idaho, nret ciaoic
Of his EtAte delegation for PKesi0en
and himself O. deiegate ~ large, sal
On arrival here that Idaho youio nav
10 second cfaOice until after the plat
form had bern a1opted. EepADr 10
raj. however, IL understood " fayO
EefDert E0oyeY. and the Idaho deleEa
tlos plans " swing " the heeFelaF
~ Commerce,
Sfle Kansas delegation, ca1ciising W
62y. AdODted a resolution " stand b
tsES4AI0 AaAfANb Afls @Ab@ fRFissktAN%"NA Sts
~ the end. II aI@o yoted not W sup
p0ft any PLANK foF tsse national plat
form Wfgigo Yas anti-sdninistFatio tioE
u g1A ssot c0untenatlce the trgclHea0
Of & plank declaring for the Mctsafy
EsugeB DiI, waien was vetoed by Pres
3dsflt C00IlGge,
Ssegsn ~ Lowdel4'g Missouri delegate
II was reported todsy, have shifted Z
Hoover The drive mere r. tltsnsjfle
hourly W sJripg tfle nomination quick
~ ~ tpe Secretary If Commerce
A. report spread this Dlofning " IN
EfIkct that Ee5iat0T Jim" Watson {
Indiana, one ~ ti2e allied oppogitjon |
JiooYeT, bsc thrown uD the sponge, n
denied this Indignantly "as an ipfafn0l
lie" adding nsst If he were not
Methodist be would uss iBsfsteT term
,TlAe report had IL ils said, IN The III
diana yefDaeHlaT, "tfas horses eyes al
fpyt" (S9 the H0ogief farmers Say vine
q morse IL desdD.
We have Hooyer stDDDsd night nov
sad the senator,
The atmosphere IN Kansas CITY
ElfehaFged with HfSoPerisn. The h
EaIifoFpis delegation. Nhose si0gsp
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