Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-19
MISSOURI FACING
DELEGATE FIGHT
Wide Open Battle Between
LoWden and Hoover
Forces Looms.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. February ia
Missouri Republicans soon will know
whether they shall be plunged into a
preconvention fight for instructed dele
gates to the Kansas City convention.
The frs; district convention will De
February - at Wa-renton. when Ms
sour.s f-=: TWO Republican delegates
vii, be selected. There : strong de-
Hland ;i1ere ior an instructed Lowde1
delegation. bit some o. the o-Gaa:za-
ton lcaders are more favorable 20
Dawes
Conferences were held early this
week a. jefferson Civ. between
State supporters and representatives Of
the LoUdon national headquarters,
70 determine whether wide open
fight should be made for instruct
Cd delegates in Missouri between the
forces of Lowdeu and Herbert Hoover.
the TWO principal conteDdcrs for organ
.zed delegate support N Missouri.
There has bcen an understanding that
both sides would De satisfied with an
,ininstruc.cd delegation. Supporters Of
Senator Curtis OF Kansas have organ
.7ed a club for him here. but NJ has
no strong organized support any o:ho-
place =. the STATE.
Bitterness Is Seen.
Fear Is EXPRESSED by mani EepUo-
Leans tina. a fight for delegates VII
engender a bitterness that Cannot b.
heard oy The general election - No
vcmb,r. Among those urging an open
fight IS william Hlrtfl o. Columbia. q
Democratic farm leader. vl.o Is o-;tsTlF
oppoSe ID TO Hoover. Elrta. whose
colonization has considerable strength
among the farmers III Republican COIN
;:eS s9ur!. cs the Missouri K!rer. vans
4 state delcCaiio:i pledged 70 Icwcc0.
ard :. not Low6en. 10 DAVIS.
Hoover supporters arc h3,d!ng back
waiting for The Lcwde9 faction 10 open
the warfare v'!.h demand Tor an III
st-uctcd delegation, The Repuh..taH
p!aN. heretofore. faS been to- an Icln'
s.ructcci delegation Hoover leaders may
yetal.a,c d" going after instructed dele
gates and the battle will then g, c.
Inwdcn boosters. who are dcSiEot.S ri
marty harmony Ssv they t,nd i !s''Y>S'
S,ble IN some ct the rural districts Il
hold back the.r acTicUlt9rs! supporter.
q. Iow6cn.
In The nir.h district. adjacent 20 s.
Louis. and - he fourteenth Gl>,:!c'
near tie Arkansas border. the cH:na0C
for instructed LowdcH delegates appears
- b. the loudsSt TIE wcS. par. q
t!,f, fourteenth district r2y .>crs 4
cor,N~oT:so OIL uE!lnS'-uc;sd ccss>'>>
with ere possibly farc-So!s - EccrSc
Strength in City.
r E5ovcr-I owSen battle for c,.c-
gates GETS IN ;he open. ms secretary Q
Commerce probably Will set fear AIS
possibly six instructed de.csateS from
The three Co,crc: <ionAl districts IL 8
Louis City ap6 CoGn;v. RfSsn~;S acrt
.uai>ate Tn fifth d.S:r.ct jackson
County W.! also have mo E>oFer cci:-
gates
n, fourth district. including s:
,IA<eNh. and the fifteenth, GiS,-:c;, ~
c!udlnS Joplin. have a S;rcnG E>avev
sentiment The iowdFn sentiment :
ye,N,r.cd rather strong il, ~" SiN,A G,'-
tric(. whtch = II we>tsr;. N.S~N;,t!,
Hoover leaders believe tilcv w,'! b. zoe
IL hrcaS even a. tt,s worst TT, anvil
N!r,h farmers IL this dl<tyic, az -
po":cd ~ b. t}cating ica6Eu
The seventh di$t-ic', including So
data ard Springfield also has a S.rS,H :
mixture ~ towGcN and E>rvc- S>H..-
WNa, and al even break IS c>E>HS,>d
The Hoover SSrtir'"N. y rc,Nar,SeS <trN'l-
alUclS thr Nertv leaders sT3 Ncr3.sr>
IN the second and third d;>:rlc,&,
rNrtN Missouri. ot.' there aI>r i c>"-
siderable IowaNH sentiment a.ro"& ,.'s
farmers II thsSN SsS.c' IS a F'>N-
wnNrr IL Missouri, ths e'St'~S> wen
and rorSHvtatsvc farm c,s:"Ns't arr
{:tNN5,N ~ Hoover
Hoover Is picking u2 Nss. >tr>CSIe,
from among the Federal cft,,'''S>lcN,'>
Th> :r'>ort ra< ScNu $'>rsaS SNs; ~
n2:tNHal administration taNN~S ~ So
yAlsrv - Commerce II the las, t"W
weeks maNv r>i"ral aNNirtH<> vn>
have hHcU N,N>$,lNr InwGsN ~ DHWr
49, row <'nAst.sss Hoover They ~ ~
wa0' so line IN with auv Nrt>IG'0',s'
candidate NO later m'Sh' ~ CWN'iriv
&anWN ~ b opposed bv ~ usF%'',a,
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