Evening star., 1928-04-29
REPUBLICANS GIVE
SUPPORT TO SMITH
Over 5000 Write Name OF
Governor on Bay State
Ballots.
,osl nsrateh To rhr star

Special Dispatch ,a The star
BOSTON, Mass, April 2S.--By his
lo-to-l victory IN Massachusetts,. Her
Bert Hoover will have 81 out of 80 dele.
gates from the Bay State at the Re-
publican national convention in Kansas
City in June If the delegates followed
the preference vote OF the Republican
Party he would have unanimous dele
CATION, but two of the number, Repre-
sentative Andrew of Gloucester, and j
Otis wardell of Haverhill, ran as un'
officially pledged to vote for Gov, Fuller
Fully as striking as the Hoover VIC
tory IN Massachusetts, was the Republi-
can vote which went TO Gov. Smith oi
New York. More than 5000 Republi-
cans took the pains OF writing in Gov
Smiths name on the Republican ballots
as their choice for President. Many OF
these votes came from wet" Repub-
licanS. who evidently intend TO support
Smith, providing he Is nominated at the
Houston convention.
Real battle-ground.
Such a situation means that Massa-
chusettS will be real fighting territory
at the November election. The Demo
Gratis hope TO register from 10000 tr
200. coo additional voters. which may
give them a chance not only OF carry
ing the State for Smith, but of elect
Ing a Democratic governor for the first
time in u years. the last being Sen
ator David I. Walsh, They are conf
cent Of sweeping victory at this stage
OF the campaign,
Gov. Fuller. at the presidential pri-
nlaries supported MFR Hoover in strong
fashion Following the letter from
President Coolidge. asking that his
name be given no consideration in the
voting. Gov Fuller also asked that his
name be left out of the running and
urging the voters to support Hoover
The governor also inserted paid adver-
tlSementS in the leading newspapers
asking the public to register its prefer
ence for Hoover AS result the
Hoover managers have asked the gov
eTnor to so to Indiana and make one
speech for the Secretary of Commerce
during the coming week.
The governor is so busy, however.
that he win be unable To accept the in
vitation The governor is now being
given strong consideration as a pos
sihle running mate for Hoover. in the
event that the latter can be nominated
Some of Hoovers friends In the North
eastern part of the country believe thai
Fuller would help in balancing the
ticket He has always been a strong
vote getter in his home State, and has
the solid backing Of the New England
governors for Vice President. il he
cares TO have his name placed before
the convention.
Senator Cillett of Springfield led the
feld OF big seven" candidates for
delegates al large, running consider
ably ahead Of Chairman William NJ
Butler of the national committee His
early eSpousal of the Hoover cause was
giren as the reason for his large vote.
The attempt Of Prof Frederick L.
Anderson to break the official Republi-
can slate met with failure. as he ran a
poor eighth. Similarly the attempt
OF Mayor Lawrence F. Quigley of Chel-
sea 10 break the big eight" ticket OF
thp Democrats. resulted in failure.
Charles IL InneS. one of the old Re-
publican leaders Of Boston and a rec
cgn.Zcd boss, met humiliating defeat at
the hands off Henry Parkman. jr..
members of the Boston City Council.
for district delegate from the eleventh
ccngre eSssonalT district = MIR. Parkman
b-cgprnes an important political figure
n the State by his victory and win be
hard from in Republican circles in the
future. MT Innes said his defeat could
b. attributed 70 his having failed TO
pledge himself 70 Hoover in advance.
as was done by his opponent, while the
district vas going overwhelmingly for
Hoover in the preference vote.
Seen Butler Successor.
Innes mad been looked upon as a pos
asbIe successor 70 MFR Butler as national
committeeman from Massachusetts.
but his defeat ended whatever chance
he may have had II is now likely
that Mr.. Butler viii remain as a mem
Der Of tile committee.
There stl be new national COM
mitteew0man. however, as Mrs. Charles
Sumner Bird Is retiring There are
Two candidates In the field 10 succeed
her, Mrs Pauline Revere Thayer who
vas elected az a delegate al large 10
the convention, and Mrs Frank Roe
BatcheideT, the present vice chairman
Of the Republican State committee.
WENDELL D. HOWE