Evening star., 1928-05-15
POLITICAL CIRCLES
TEEN WITH ACTION
Jersey Primary Holds Center
of Stage as Candidates
Are Discussed.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
The national political pot was boiling
again today as voters went to the polls
and chose more delegates to the Kan
sas City and Houston conventions.
As they signed theis names to the
ballots these voters haA~.4 lot more TO
think about than the mere check be-
side their favorite candidate, for things
political. both National and State, were
popping in all directions.
There was q statement by Secretary
Mellon predicting Hoover would De
elected II nominated. and expressing
the opinion that the Commerce Secre-
tary would make good President
some nufe interpreting Of the Treas
ury heads Saturday statement oLi
Hoover. senatorial delying into Hoover
campaigns financing and requests Ioa
extending the Senate inquiry 70 texas,
4 forecast of break In the Easts IonE
aralle OF ahsolutisEn" ana the inslLHc-
sinng Of another handful OF dele8ates
Tor Gov. Smith.
New Jersey Primary.
The outstanding political event on
todavsx calendar was the New jersey
nriraary. [ where 81 Republican and ~
TTses,esscrafic delegates TO the nattonai
nrrvrnfions are at stake. Although
coy,,e Tnwden delegate candidates were
in the field. Hoover's forces predicteu
romDlete victory Supporters OF 1os.
smith. who picked up six delegates ~
the wyoming convention yesterday nau
claimed all the New Jersey deiega1es "
In celebrating on his previous state. .,s
ment 10 Pennsylvania Repupllcsis a, s.s.as
Hoover seemed 10 him TO come elossss 80
~ the standards we have set Ior .ils
,,rasidencv, ~ Secretary Mellon YESTERDAY
said he did not see why this should DC
nner ia various interpretations.
1T is pretty plain English, ne saio'
after first remarEing = =. ,..,-
IT think Hoover can Win II nonls
mated / think he would make o sooo
Hoover supporters had obtained mucn
ecr,fort from the first Mellon state
nent claiming 1t practically ciincneo
pennsyivania's big block OF ID delegates
for him. but the leading Reponhcan
Candidates foes disagreed and empna-
siyed the however" near the eno Oh u,e
statement meant something entiIev
dllferent. This had to do with sending
the Pennsylvania delegates 10 Kansas
City uninstructed.
Norbeck's Statement.
Mellon explained yesterday that the
Pennsylvania delegation was "a CO.
never been a time when the state
ORGANIZATION was more harmonious than
ii Il now" He said Mt another point
that "anything can happen"
Reaction 60 yesterdays statement was
not Forthcoming before more comment
IN the first developed. Senator Nor
beck, Republican. South Dakota, pointed
out that Andrew Mellon compliments
Mr.. Hoover, but withholds the support
that is necessary at Kansas City"
He said no one denied that Hoover
had ability as business man and ad~
ministrator, but that opposition to him
was biased ON the fact that the farmers
win not vote for him" He added the
party could not win without the farm
ers' support.
Mr.. Mellon recognizes this and un-
derstanda It," N0rbeck added ''He
wants man nominated who can be
elected find no fault with the
Mellon interview"
Associates of MIR Mellon. who has
favored the denomination of President
Coolidge. do not regard his endorse
ment Of Hoover necessarily means that
the Pennsylvania delegation win sup
port him. In their opinion, the delega-
tion will await developments at Kansas
City before aligning itself.
James w. Good. worker for Hoover.
who ia now on q fishing trip In Melons
state. conferred with tho Treasury Sec
retary yesterday but the understanding
was afterward that Mellnn did not
amplify his campaign remarks.
While the Pennsylvania talk was going
on, Hoover'a pending drive In the
neighh0ging State of West Virginia res
eelved q boost from executives Of three
railroad brotheThooda ana seven allied
organizations. The Secretary will cone
test with Senator Qolf OF West Virginia
for that States 10 delegates In the May
40 primary,
The railroad union heads forwarded
d communication 10 railway labor
organisations In the State urging them
to support HooveT'a candidacy ana de-
aoribinR Vice President Dawes advocacy
of Lawden ms a suhteringe
Writing In the current issue Of PLAIN
Talk, Senator Nye. Republican, Nofth
Dakota, secs a wedge formed by a enails
tian af the West and South entering
into q Ions politically dormant indus
trial Northeast,
neelarlng II II time the American peoe
tconllnned 81 pass 4. Column "A