Evening star., 1928-02-14
OHIOANS FLOCKING
TO H0OVER'S BOOM,
COL. BROWN HOLDS
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COL. BROWN HOLDS
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primary election day That the en-.
trance Of Secretary Hoover will result
in a loss to Senator Willis Of some
valuable supporters is highly probable
National Committeeman Maurice
Maschke of Cleveland. who has beer
operating with the Senator's forces
today announced himself for Hoover
This will obviate the almost incon.
ceivable situation of the national com.
mittee and Theodore E. Burton work
ing In opposition ranks.
Charles A. Jones. Senator Willis
secretary. who has been here for some
days acting as aide to Col. Carmi A
Thompson. his manager. says Senator
Willis will spend great deal of his
time during the primary campaign in
Ohio. speaking as often and in as many
places as his senatorial duties will
permit.
Willis Able Campaigner.
The Senator is one Of the ablest
campaign speakers the Republicans OF
Ohio have had since Foraker's time
AS Mr. Hoover is not to come to Ohio
it will be necessary for the Hoover men
to secure good campaign speakers to
counteract this work. Walter F. Brown
who is to spend much of his time II,
the State in the next few weeks, cam
not do this He is an excellent political
manager-none better in the State
but he Is neither ready nor an ef-
fective campaign speaker.
Mr. Brown is to be here today, COM
ing up from Cincinnati. where he was
in conference last night with Robert
Taft. Whether he brings the formal
declaration of Mr.. Hoover'S candidacy
for filing with the secretary of State is
not known, but it is expected that he
will attend to this matter while here.
Thus on the record Mr.. Hoover may
anticipate Senator Willis, for the latter
has not yet filed his declaration. Col.
Thad Brown said that he would confer
today with Walter F. Brown regarding
the selection of the candidates for dele
gates State and district. and for alter
mates. They recognize the need for
speeding up as to this matter. for Mr..
Hoover will have to furnish each such
candidate with a statement giving him
his special permission to run for dele
gate or alternate as the case may be.
pledged to support the Secretary.
Col. Thompson opened headquarters
for the willis organization in the Desh-
Ter Hotel with Jones as second in COM
mand. The selections of Willis delegate
candidates have mostly been made pub
lie through congressional district Or
ganization Endorsement from time to
time in the last two weeks, the large
city district, where Hoover sentiment
is admittedly strong being withheld, as
there caution will have to be used 1t
is in these districts that the Hoover or
eanization is likely to break the Willis
slate.
Nauts Swings to Hoover.
News of the first break on the part
OF Federal officeholders who hold their
places by the approval of Senator Will
lis came from Toledo this week. when
Charles Fl. Nauts of Toledo. United
States revenue collector from the To-
ledo district. declared for Hoover. This
is regarded as a telling blow by Walter
F. Brown upon the Willis Federal ap-
pointees' support.
Col Thompson went into conference
with his lieutenantS Immediately upon
his arrival yesterday. declining to COM
ment upon Secretary Hoover's entrance
into the Ohio campaign, promising a
statement covering the matter later.
From Willis supporters 1t was learned
that II was expected to attack Secre-
tary Hoover on his support of the
League of Nations. Senator Willis has
a record Of opposition to the League
from the beginning and Ohio Republi-
cans. he believes, are overwhelmingiy
opposed to ne League
They believe that this attack viii az
feet Secretary Hoover. particularly in
Hamilton County. where the party Is
made UP largely of Germans. who are
not only bitter against the late Presi-
dent Wilson. but opposed to the League.
With this argument used vigorously In
Cincinnati. the Willis men say the effort
to hold those two districts In line for
the Senator will not be hopeless.
Just how far Senator Willis will be
able TO use his dry record in compari-
son with that Of Secretary Hoover will
dend. of course. on the nature OF the
Secrctary's reply to Senator Borah as
10 prohibition, which is expected to be
made public this week. They expect
also TO question Secretary Hoover as
to his record as Republican. when he
became Republican and whether he
is able TO accept the traditional Re-
publican doctrine as TO tariff for pro-
lection.
Compromise Unlikely.
All thoughts OF an agreement that
may prevent or even mitigate the
ferceneSs Of the primary campaign are
evidently discarded, and both sides are
preparing with fevertsh haste for ac-
ton which begins at once. The Hoover
leaders here are now studying the ad-
dress OF Senator Willis in New Eng
land last week, in which he laid down
his 10 points for a basis Of the Repub-
iican campaign for this year. for indi-
cations as 10 the course that his fight
for delegates In Ohio Is likely 10 take.
A number Of Republican members Of
Congress who went the limit TO try TO
prevent Secretary Hoover from enter
ing the Ohio primary will run a
chance OF being left "Out on limb"
If the Hoover sentiment should sweep
the State In the primaries.
Gen. Speaks Of the Columbus district,
for instance. gave out a strong state
nent against the Hoover proposition
II Hoover should carry the district, as
indeed he may. 1t might result In the
defeat OF the general for nomination.
In fact Col. Thad Brown. the Hoover
manager. is already mentioned as a