Evening star., 1928-04-23
PRIMARIES TO GIVE
TIP ON G. o. p. CHOICE
AT POLLS TOMORROW
Continued from First pase1


vention. and few less In the Demo-
cratic national convention In Alaska
delegates TO the national conventions
also are to be selected tomorrow. add
ing two mora to the Republican con-
yention
The Ohio campaign has been bitterly
Waged The anti-Hoover forces have
centered their efforts largely on this
State as the field on which to stop
MIR Hoover. Before the death of SEN
etor Willis the favorite son candidate
the lines were formed behind Mr.
Willis with the Lowden. Dawes, Curtis
and Watcon forces backing Mr.. Willis
Mir Willis name stil stands on the
ballots and his list OF delegates still
have him as their Official FIRST choice.
! The Republican organization In most
OF the districts has been with the
Willis candidacy from the first. Carmi
Thompson Is the Willis, and now anti
Hoover field marshal The orPaniza- :
tion In Cleveland, Cincinnati and one
or two other cities has been pro- Hoover
and anti-Willis
Back OF the Hoover and anti Hoover
contest in Ohio is the fight for control
OF the Republican State organization
and much turns on the result tomorrow.
Want Peace After Primary.
Carmi Thompson Is credited with
the ambition to run for the Senate TO
MI the vacancy caused by the death
OF Senator Willis 1t lis predicted by
Ohio leaders that once the primary
fight Is over tomorrow. there must be
peace or Thompaon may fail In his
ambition 10 run for the Senate and
might even drag Senator FeSS, Re.
publican who is seeking reelection and
II candidate for delegate at large
on the Willis slate. also 10 defeat next
November Senator Fess has gone TO
Ohio 10 cast his vote tomorrow Rep.
resentative Theodore Burton, who has
led the Hoover speaking campaign In
the state. has been In Ohio for several
davs
On the eve OF these important primary
elections. the Hoover headquarters here
issued a statement claiming that Mr.
Hoover will have more than 500 votes
ON the first ballot In the Kansas City
convention. 1t takes 545 votes To nomi-
nate. The Srme headquarters issued a
statement efiticising claims OF anti
Hoover men that Mr.. Hoover could not
carry kansas against Al Smith in No
Vember poll Of Republican news
papers In Kansas confirmed the iudg-
ment, given here. bv william Allen
White and Henry J. Allen. former gov
ernor, the statement declared.
William Alien White said. THE
friends OF Senator Curtis first of all
resent the statement coming from
Eastern sources that Hoover cannot
carry Kansas as the Republican nomi-
nee
We are all for Curtis first. last and
all the time and viii proudly hail his
nomination. but 20 say that Kansas
under Curtis leadership would not be
Tor Hoover In November is deeply un-
just 10 Curtis. Why. IL Curtis had not
run. the very men whom he chose as
his delegates at large at the national
convention would have led the fight for
Hoover, and the State would have sup
ported them But make no mistake.
the Kansas delegation Is a Curtis dele.
CATION with no second choice. How
ever. II Hoover wins our Republicans
Will compliment Curtis by pilIng up n
| majority f0f Hoover, II for no other rea :
son than TO prove the loyal quality OF
Curtis leadership But there are other
reasons; Kansas naturally likes the
Hoover kind OF man.
Calls II "GTotesque."
In q contest with Al Smith Hoover
would carry Kansas by 100000 ma.
tority. Any Republican will carry the
state by "A rousing vote. This. In my
judgment, will he the experience In the
entire Midwest country"
Former Gov Henry J. Allen OF the
Wichita Daily Beacon. who was here
| 10 speak before the American Society
of Newspaper Editors. when shown the
| statement, said 1T Is grotesque. Her
nd hNaH Ia ha
Middle West and the natural feeling
which We have for him has been
| strengthened through years OF his EN-
cheney and his service 10 the American
people. Kansas In the past has FREE
alently noted the inability OF some Of
these gentlemen who analyze her pollt-
teal situation