Evening star., 1928-04-17
LOWDEN CAMP PA|GN
GAINS Momentum
Managers Pledge Delegates.
Deadlock in Convention
With Hoover Seen.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

The most important Development In
the Republican presidential contest Is
ene rise os the Lowden campaign.
For several weeks Il had been as
ssFuaed 1aat tsae former Illinois execu-
tive vas mot making headway. AEa0 That
his votes would sooner CT later oe turn
&C over 10 Vice President Dawes. THE
word from the Lowden camp now Is
that their candidate has q real opp0T-
tnnssy as d first choice proposition. and
that while the other candidates have
been making claims the Lowden man
ayers hare gone out and pledged the
delegates. TIE confident assertion It's
being made that On the fourth or fifth
ballet. Cor. Low6en will hare more
votes than a0w other candidate, II is
not being claimed that ne viii have
enough 20 be nominated. for 10 cauoi~
date IS yet has any such number in
sight or egera promised on second choice
voting.
Tae possibility Is being discussed that
the IeoMaen bloc Will be strong enough
10 ozIseg the Ho0gey group Of delegates,
In other words, gfae FIRST deadlock may
come between the Lowden and HooFeF
camps.
Strength in Indiana.
BEHIND the Losden movement is a
eap&bie management. which has once
before rolled Up q Sazeable number of
delegates n Is not toe same personnel
o. before. baat ore that knows EOw 10
MAKE s1af0ads In The State delegations.
rs would faas be surprising, for instance.
10 fue the IoNaen managers getting
pledges from ma 50E1tg ri both EI4e
Inaiana ard Ohio delegations
The efasef reason for believing that the
Iowcen boom viii grow il the expecla
fsDu tElst President Coolidge viii Setc
tl9e NehaFT- -Baugeu bill. and that
Western I3egaIbsscaf8s wiil become NJ
ensagohized ~ TO drop sli thought es
supporting ire C.o9lsdge administration
which means at present GecretaFT Hoo.
ser. 10g Amendments ~ the old Nc.
nary lis agegl hf4i ere beiteyed ~ have
acquired asacts1ozAsl support III tAe Mid
Gle West
TIE argument Is beSag offered on Ghs
other hard b. isgoyer people ts9at ugt
1sepsEDjseaf party ~ Whole could glgi
af50fo t9 ra9Fnsna1e apg candidate ssat
was directly 1pD0sea ~ glas policies ot
An administration Blalef gigas party va
naturally expected ~ defend isef9fe tls
gegDie.
Certainty tie vets u he Mcssary
Esaagfn DsH VIII prove tuning Dosn
sna gg4yssaAglg W33i gave the Il0Ndeg
3AaudSeasg ~ afa anti administration Lta
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jsgWaef hss i1aa hi the pest a1H pfe
sett haln fsoB getting ms jefity I
E,esi6e f9ae question "a the moment til
sgpsssfafaf facf fl thai be Des5Hg Is gfeH
~ ene flaaa be atli become y faeto
A. his 0xn rsglt II the convention SD
Rta 4 sta'king horse tof anybody eiet
aes1ea 0ssf smith.
tn the Democratic f&as the gradns
@sefeeae ia Gae number ~ delegate
Ele1gee 90 Gog as0ah Ii causing 9iil
I furry, especially tn sils obIs9slilo
aasnpe mf4efe ii had Dee9 hoped ina
fise ksmsl34 B0oD had gore 10 its lllgsl
tat point already BID Ya0ld isaesie,
4lae eaAitsas Oh t4le Smith group ~
tlaa4 ri leaAG ei1 ceiegatss VIII ge ia
f5ey slui3A eq spae first ballot, Dai liiI
j. se~s discounted at tlle uaglI4esai 2
0tlaeF Candidates especially tram 1iae II
Hsfite hon s1s4es NiatGb afe suppose
ie lie ready " furn ~ the ts3aiiia cams
GeTsaaniy tlae he9 York Governor
campaign ID growing stronger emo til
saae thige baeGk which csc plfsept II