Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15
POT
BOILS; JERSEY
VOTE IS Held
Mellon Statement On
Hoover Gets Atten-
ton of Leaders AS
Conventions Near

WASHINGTON, May I5.-R-The
national political pot was boiling
again today as voters went to the
polls and leaders to conventions to
augment the rising tide Of delegates
to the Kansas City and Houston ron
ventions.
As they signed their names to the
ballots, these voters had a lot more
to think about than the mere check
beside their favorite candidate, for
things political, both national and
state. were popping in all directions.
There was a statement by Secretary
Mellon predicting Hoover would be
elected III nominated and expressing
the opinion that the sec
rotary would make a good president,
some more interpreting of the treas
ury heads Saturday statement on
Hoover. senatorial deiving into
Hoover's campaign financing and re-
quests for extending the enate in
quiry 10 Texas. a forecast Of n break
in the East's long rule Of absolut-
ISM" and the i%nstructing Of another
handful OF delegates for Governor
AL Smith.
The outstanding political event on
today's calendar was the New Jersey
primary where 81 republican and 2s
democratic delegates to the national
conventions are at stake. Although
were in the field, Hoover's forces
predicted a complete victory. Sup
porters of Governor Smith. who
rf~LaI - as~ InlzuaNnm ~ tho WUnrn-
ing convention yesterday, had claimed
all the New Jersey delegates to Hous-
ton.
The subject Of campaign funds
bobbed up in two places in Texas
yesterday. In Dallas IL was announc-
ed that Thomas B. Love, leader Of the
anti-Smith faction and former ma
tional committeeman OF Texas, had
wired Senator Barley, democrat,
Kentucky, a member Of the senate
campaign funds committee, asking a
checkup on expenditures in the Lone
Star state.
The information was desired. Loves
telegram said, in time for presenta-
tion at the state democratic conven-
tion at Beaumont on May p. He ask
ed particularly that the committee
summon G. W. Jucney, an organizer
of the Texas Uninstructed for Presi-
dent club.
AT Houston, Jesse Fl. Jones OF that
city, chairman of the finance CON
mittee of the democratic national
convention, said in a statement that
he had "made no contribution TO the
pre-convention expenses Of any pres
idential candidate" This was in re-
ply to a demand from Senator Hef-
lin, democrat, Alabama, that he be
called 10 testify in the senate's in
quiry.
Hoover's supporters had obtained
much comfort from the first Mellon
statement. claiming il practically
clinched Pennsylvania big block OF
10 delegates for him, but the leading
republican candidates foes disagreed
end emphasized the however near
the end OF the statement meant
something entirely different. This
had to do with sending the Pennsyl-
vania delegates 10 Kansas City unin-
structed.
Mellon explained yesterday that the
Pennsylvania delegation vas "a CO.
hesive organization and there has
never been n time when the state or
ganiZatioa was moro harmonious than
il is now He said at another point
that "Anything can happen
Associates Of Mr.. Mellon, who has
favored the denomination OF Presi-
dent Coolidge. do not regard his en-
dorsement of Hoover necessarily
means that the Pennsylvania delega-
tion will support him. In their opin-
ion, the delegation will await devel-
opments at Kansas City before align
ing itself.