Evening star., 1928-06-10
CONVENTION SIDELICHTS

~ a STAFF Correspondent Of The star.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. June 9.-There
are i47 out of 230 Regular" Repub-
Ecank In the National House OF Repre-
sentaEiye6. coming from 81 of the 81
States having Republican representa-
tsyeS. who will be at the convention as
organized bonsters fer Hoover In fact.
most OF them have already arrived and
are speaking day and night at pre-con-
vention pep meetings.
representative John NJ Robsion OF
Kentucky. an original Hoover man. is
leader Of this powerful cohort and has
established Hoover congressional head
quarters" on the ground floor OF the
Aueilsbach Hotel. directly between the
two entrances, 50 that ii attracts atten-
tson from every person entering the
hotel, which is the center OF pre-con-
Ventton activity.
Several months ago five members of
the House started this organization at
dinner in the Capitol Representa-
tiTes RDfsxlon. Franklin Fort Of New
Jersey. CgTenus Cole. Iowa, Arthur M.
Free. California, and Walter L. Newton,
Minnesota
- As tbs organization grew. they decided
tnzt Il would be good thing 10 have
ReneLai Information Of members Of Con-
greEa, w11re they could gather and plan
strategy ~ the convention In Kansas
G.ey--sD o. run bg lne Republican
members Of the House who are for
IA 5oveT.
Pr, Fobsion has been an inde-
fst1gaoie worker, making arrangements
oi all ScGts Ior inemoe1s Of Congress
sno getting them cards at all of the
ksnEas City clubs, providing them With
literature ~lndahield stickers and all
sorts CT Hoover sOuyenire The big
poster pictures Of Hoover with the
slogan Who But HooVer?" have COM
nn&Ided the attention Of all persons
passing the hotel
Word that Alice Roosevelt fonzTorth.
wife of TIE Speaker, will arrive here
tomorrow ~ Iced the women boosters
Tor Eooger WAS the cause OF an inn
pFon1Dta celebration Of the Hoover ma
tioral headquarters on the fifth fioor
Of he Baltimore Hotel this Gsatur.
dSy9 afternoon.
Ed#sre r coiIaday. national com-
TnsttefYasn from the National capital
II q marked osn In Kansas CITY and
SoFsae of the enthusiasts arc proposing
10 s1t 10 bronze tablet ~ conncmo-
ysN tns fact that he vas the first
person ~ pTtciet That the Republican
convention should be held mere. He
vas n Louisville Ky on Arrnlgtice
6sy. EoFen1ber H. 1926, and the presi-
dent was in Kansas City making A.
Epeech ~ tne uaye!ling Of the Eoldiers'
Memorial
AR. Co'lsday was engaged IN auite
Taogftss4t law car and when reporter
sought him o'it snd ned him pore for
D p0eSo2rspD be thought IL was because
~ 81si interest IN fi1e trial But in
the course of thet lnlhryiew he eI-
s9s"esfa his 0syiHiSn that the next Re-
p1D'jezn national convention should
~ neie in Kansas CITY lie Vas quoted
- c3Nee friend ~ the President anG
a. some length On national politics
IIaf Bsf&fstfW %2s printed koysmoer
~ 1928, and clippings are bnlng dis
DlsSsd S5 the coBYeuflon gathers 70
silo% ti1St Coiiaday Has ne of,gtns!
Kansas Clsp EoosisY.
Mr Cosl16sy IL Dack IN his I'D home
county. Ter ~ Ysh6 ~ i've IN HHteg;n-
S08. kzE}s ~ h" IN rubbing shoulders
viii many oid frisBct
When tbs specjsl oaf!Dad ~ Wash
tgg Jog.lSgs srflye Monday morning tbsy
VIII IND that attractive Disff1ct ~ ca
S1F98f1 f2NSGfB3H ffFft SFs FNSay iGT ff1fss
DsA in sgIt3 ii23 IN the Maetjebarf
JfC1Ri
r. Lincoln ToNneenG delegate and
s@cfetAgJ ~ the ite9tyDjiGas9 STATE cam
Tnlfsets tlle n}oft active Hor1fr IN Ef.
publican po,it3Ds In ins DistIict foy ifis
pas. ~ yesfs, VII occupy suite IN thf
asne n0gf
Samuel J. Prescott The STATE eBlsIf.
nssn for The D.&triNt ~ Columbia. VII
GrfHpg 4 s3l3t@ aaieneHt ~ ins HigfYt@'
l9fadggsrIefs. He IL accompanied b.
Mrs Present.
Mrs E6NsFd r. CoIiadsy, wife d
tjle nsIl0Dsi Committeeman sua ti1eii
EGn. Day.o g. coiiadsy. with Mrs NJ
Sste T. Hartman. president ~ ihf
League ef Republican Womepa Clak
~ tae District, are also iB the sans
party.
Mfs, Mary ~. J,iehifoot SECRETARY /,
shaTgh " the once ~ the HfgDblsssf
Efst9 eommitie1 for ne Djstfjc' vii
gTesi many ffieH5g 81 thf Diabfe
HsogaegaaFs neFe tsns vii he o. IN
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