Evening star., 1928-01-15
HOOVER TO SPEAK
IN PENNSYLVANIA
Address January rs Seen as
Opening His Campaign in
That State.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


HARRISBURG. Pa. January H.
What is regarded as the opening
speech of the presidential campaign
in PENNSYLVANIA will he made here
by Secretary of Commerce Herbert
Hoover January 25.
With a siZeable sentiment i'm Penn.
sylvania in favor of Hoover for the
Republican presidential nomination,
his appearance as principal speaker
at the annual banquet of the Penn
sNlvania State Chamber of Com
merce Is expected to give impetus TO
his unannounced candidacy. The in
ritation from the chamber Ia regard =
ed as having more significance than
a mere desire to hear him discuss
commercial matters of mutual in
tcreSt.
opinion, even among those favor
ing Hoover, is not unanimous i'm ap-
proving his appearance here There
are a number who believe Hoover's
interests would be advanced more
by remaining out of the State and
Keeping in the background until
Pennsylvania's viewpoint of presi-
Dental politics has had a little more
chance to develop.
This belief appears to he based
partly on wish to see what the at
ttude of Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon Will he. There is feeling
that Secretary Mellon is not now
disposed to join in the Hoover move
ment; and a feeling OF doubt wheth-
er he will do so later. The feeling
Is not based on any definite indica-
non of Melons desire, hut rather
the lack OF such indication, his ret
icence when other cabinet members
let II he known they considered
hoover presidential timber and the
phDilc statements Of his nephew.
state Chairman w. l.. Mellon. that
present plans are for an uninstructed ed
delegation from PENNSYLVANIA.
IL happens that the day Secretary
ffoover is scheduled to speak here
Is also the first day on which cam
didates for delegates to the national
poiltlcal conventions can obtain sig
natures FOR their nominating peti-
tons
A number of candidates for Repub.
mean delegates have made their an.
honncements, but thus far none has
anhounced as favoring any individual
Tor presidential nomination.
In the Democratic party. however
several candidates have announced
this week they will support Gov
smith OF New York IL sent to the con.
Vention. Some Of these announ,..
ments have come in congressional dis.
tricts which habitually elect dry candi.
dates, although contests for nomina.
tion usually are frequent in those dis.
tricts.
AhSen~A Il n;S ar~olssa.-
Absence of Senator James A. Reed
OF Missouri from the Jackson day din.
ner in Philadelphia Monday night dis.
appointed the politically expectant.
AHhough the dinner was staged large.
ly by Smith hackers. the Invitation Ia
the Missouri Democrat had given rise
TO the impression that the Philadel.
phia wing of the party was not ir.
revocahiy committed TO Smith. Pros.
poets OF Reed phillippic against Ware
IN the home city OF the man he has
investigated for a year and n half was
looked forward to by Reed enthusiasts
as very good way to break ice for
! Democratic campaign in Republican
PENNSYLVANIA.
Possibilities Of a larger ma iorj,v NJ
the Pennsylvania Democratic deIeca.
uon for Smith than had at first been
anticipated are seen in the declara.
tion In favor of Smith from Rola nd $.
Morris. Philadelphia. former Ambas.
sador to Japan and former Demo.
cratic State chairman. Morris for
years had been regarded as allied no.
iticany with former Democratic Ma.
tionai Chairman Vance c. Mccormick
Of Harrisburg.
Mccormick. militant dry. In ex.
h.
Smith delegates in the State. Morris,
declaration. however. claxsed Smith as
the most typical Democrat of the pres.
ent day and the party's most appeal.
ing character. Such an announcement,
coming from an old Mccormick sxso.
clate. II In believed. marks the first
indication OF cleavage which will lead
more Democratic votes toward the
smith camp than would have been pos
sibl@ In the Smith 'McAdoo hght In
1874. WALTER d. ROOs.