Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-13
crop OF VICE
PRESIDENTS IN
MAKING LARGE
Dawes Leading Field
But Mid esterner
Sought AS Sop To
Farmers, Is Claim
sy FRANCIS NJ. STEPHENSON
associated Press Staff Writer

r.~rateu Press Staff Writer
KANSAS CITY, June 13.-tR-
se presidential booms have pop
ffsa up at the republican convention
uuAe mushrooms after a rain since
AetDert Hoover accumulated his an
t~rentiy winning lead in the presi-
rental race and leaders were busy
so1ay looking over the crop.
a the center of the field and
Standing a little higher than the
rost OF other candidates. was Vice
nlssloent Dawes with Secretary
Meilon and Senator Borah giving i'm
petus 70 a boom already under way
WIN public declarations for the in
80 many were the candidates and
Il strong was the Dawes movement
running, that leaders took quick cog
nizance Of the situation and heads
were together during the night in
ane inner circle" for some prelim-
mary study.
Hoover Silent
Every vice presidential condition
today hinged on the Hoover candi-
oacy and the field Of contestants
4ah&sd from the eastern coast 10
1ns Rocky mountains. It was the
consensus that the Hoover running
mate should come from the middle
west where the agricultural prob
len Is demanding attention Of the
party c~hieftains.
however, no word was ~forthcom-
lng from Mr.. Hoover or from the
~f1oover camp. L~ieutenants were en-
pnatic that the secretary
you'd not commit himself on a vice
president candidate, It least before
ne was definitely nominated and
perhaps not even then.
no definite word appeared to have
oeen received from MI. Dawes as
g ms availability, but there were
plenty Of rumors to the effect either
that he would accept it or would
not discuss IL, which was taken as
silence gives consent"
Many in Field
here Is a list of the candidates in
tne field, either by their consent or
Dy activity Of friends: Senator Cur
Us OF Kansas; Watson of Indiana;
noses Of New Hampshire; Tess OF
Onio' Nye of North Dakota; Edge
81 New Jersey, and Deneen OF ILL
nols; Representatives Tilson of Con-
necticut and Fish of New York; Ev-
NNNNA.g oCGAGkGIN 10 ITeSiuGn-
Coolidge; Hanford MacNider Of
Iowa; Sam r. McKelvie, former gov
n of Nebraska; General John ].
Pershing; Governor Fisher of Penn
sylvania; Governor Fuller of Massa-
chusetts; Henry J. Allen, former
governor Of Kansas; Governor Baker
Oh Missouri; Henry w. Anderson 81
virginia; William j.. Donovan of
New York; Theodore Roosevelt Jr.;
John Mckenzie, former representa-
tive from Illinois, and Louis En-
merson, candidate for governor of
Illinois.
But no list could be complete.
During the night every hour seemed
10 bring forth a new candidate. IN
TO the various state dele
cations putting forth candidates
there were several organizations an
ncuncing their choices.
Seek Mid Westerner
Friends of Secretary Hoover were
among those who are anxiously look
ing over the situation. There is no
doubt but they wan a man if posi-
bic from the middle west and a per-
sonality who will appeal to the farm
element which has voiced noisy pro-
test against Mr.. Hoover
A good campaigner also is regard
ed as a winning factor to the Hoover
group. IL is not anticipated that ths
secretary will make an active CAM
paign, probably pursuing the course
Of President Coolidge in 1924 and
Of Warren Harding in 1920 OF max
ing few trips owe the country.
Likewise. a good administration
man is desired by the Hooverites
and the McNary-Haugen bin again
enters the picture. A candidate
aligned definitely n way or the
other on this is not regarded to their
liking. Vice President Dawes has
been regarded as favorable 10 the
McNary-Haugen bill or at least 10
its controversial equalization fee
provision. but he has never been
caile4 upon TO vote on it or to make
known his views.