Evening star., 1928-05-06
HOOVER MAY SWEEP
BAY STATE VOTES
Likely to Capture Two Dele
gates Considered as
UnfriendIy.
ipAcisl Dazps'ch to The star.

Special Dgpa'ch N The star.
BOSTON. May. 5.--Assured of s7
Of the 80 Massachusetts, votes az the
result Of his 10 to / preference victorv
in the presidential primaries. ~ nov
appears that Herbert Hoover is nkelv
to have the entire Bay State delega ti1n
after the first or second ballot. De-
Velopments Of the past week have
shown that the two votes which Rad
been regarded as unfriendly TO Hoover,
Will probably swing 20 him after they
have first been cast for Gov. Fuller as
favorite son.
Representative Andrew Of Gloucester
and j. Otis Wardwell Of Haverh!ll were
elected as delegates in the sixth dis
trict as unoflcially pledged To Fuller,
although the district was overVhelun-
ingly recording its preference for
Hoover. After the primaries Mr.. Az
drew said ne would still vote for Fuller,
regardless Of the preference vote
which brought serious criticism Of lis
position from all parts Of the STATE.
serious in that he Is regarded as q
strong senatorial possibility.
Denies Hoover Enmity.
He was roundly denounced in a news
paper editorial which had wide ci-cu-
latlon. as a result Of which ne has re-
piled by denying that ne is Unfrisudfv
10 Hoover and tstIng that ne does MT
propose 70 overlook the preference vote
Of MS district. His reply is construed
to mean that both ne and Mr. Ward
well will support HooYer when the time
comes.
The Massachusetts delegation VIII
leave for Kansas City at 1880 O'CLOCK.
Sunday morning, June 10. bv special
train, and Will arrive about 9 o'cloek
Monday night The convention oUers
al IL O'Clock on the following morning.
II Is understood that efforts Will BE-
made to bring about the nomination Of
some New Engiander. possibly Gov
Fuller. for Vice President The gov
ernor has received a cordial letter from
Mr.. Hoover. thanking him for the work
ne did in the latter's behalf in Msssa-
chusetts. which the governor decided
not to make public
Massachusetts Democrats have been
tremendously pleased with the results
Of the Smith vote in California. and are
now predicting that the Nev Yorg Gov
ernor will be nominated By acclamation
A movement has been started within
the Bay State delegation 10 have rs
Daniels. Secretary of the Navy in the
Wilson administration. for the uomira-
ton for Vice President.
Halls Daniels Stand.
Immediately after the telegram Of Mr..
Daniels on the Smith victory in Cali
fornia, Representative Sawyer of Ware,
inStigator Of the present Impeachment
proceedings against Attorney General
Arthur K Reading of Cambridge sent
the following letter TO the MasSacnu-
setts delegates to the Houston conven-
ton.
The telegram of Hon Jossphus
Daniels is IN my opinion. the c,earest
and best statement Of the position the
Houston convention must take II il
would inaugurate there a winning cam
paign. / earnestly urge upon you seri-
Gus consideration that our State dele
CATION go South committed 70 the
ticket of Smith and Daniels. The clear
statement made hy Mr.. Daniels merits
national recognition by the Democratic
party. The ticket OF Smith ani Daniels
would be a winning combination let
Massachusetts, take action 70 urge Il
upon the convention"
WENDELL D. HOWE.