Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-28
PRESIDENTIAL
RACE APPEARS
Home AFFAIR
Reed and Willis Only
Candidates to Go on
Speaking Tour AS
Voting Begins

WASHINGTON, March 2s.-F)-In
contrast with many past presidential
years, the 1928 campaign for national
convention delegates from the stand
point Of candidates mas h ear
marks of a ~stay-at-home affair.
OF all the presidential possibilities,
only two-Reed Of Missouri and
Willis Of Ohio-have taken to the
stump. Watson Of Indiana Is await
ing an opportunity TO get back HON
to lock after his political fences, but
there IA no sign from the others
that they will take 70 the road TO
press their candidates. before the
June conventions.
Like campaigners Of former days,
Senaor Reed has set out 70 carry his
fight for the democratic nomination
into az least half the states of the
union. Already he has covered more
than 5000 miles on a trip to the IA
cific coast. and he now IS on a swing
through ten more southern and MID
western states.
willis Busy
Since he found out that Secretary
Hoover would oppose Tim IN the ONO
presidential primaries, Senator Wits
has been spending his week ends
making speeches in his home state.
Senator Watson. in Indiana, also
has Hoover as an opponent IN the
primaries. He delivered n address
in Indianapolis Immediately after
the commerce secretary filed as a
candidate. but since then has been
held here by congressional duties.
Watson plans 20 spend a month CAM
paigning. probably starting off about
April z with a speech IN winchester
his home. =,
Hoover has announced that he will
make no pre-convention speeches,
and while some thought has been
given 10 the advisabilIty Of having
him 20 into Ohio and Indiana, be-
cause Of the recognized Importance
of those states 10 his candidacy and
the fight he faces there, nothing has
developed to indicate he viii change
his mind.
Others On Job
OF other avowed presidential can
didates. Governor Smith Of New
York. who figures in every calcula-
tion Of what may happen at Houston,
il attending to his business IN Al
bany: Walsh Of Montana, who Is
out in the open for the democratic
nomination, and Curtis Of Kansas.
republican, are looking after their
senatorial duties here. Lowden n
Of the republican possibilities, Is on
his Illinois farm.
All have said they viii not cam
paign, and as for Cthers-"favorite
sons" and receptive eancidates-none
is facing a pr~e-convention fight re-
Quirinv matchmaking.
The situation is far different from
that in the spring Of 1929 when both
the presidential nomination races
were wide open. as they are this year.
and many candidates were in the
field. Then. at least a dozen aspir-
ants had Washington campaign head
quarters. Today only the Reed and
Hoover forces have opened them
hexe- aAd Reeds is the only one with
aFrecognixcd publicity man.
Hold Down Funds
There is an unmistakable effort By
all hands 70 hold down expenditures,
campaign fund disclosures Of recent
years admittedly being the factor.
Senator Reed. who had much TO do
with %uncovering the Illinois and
Pennsylvania senatorial campaign
scandals. has cautioned his lieuten-
ants to keep within bounds, and as a
result emphasis is being laid on cam
paign contributions CT n dollar
each.
Lowden's managers have announced
that the former Illinois governor
won't spend a cent IN his effort to
get the republican nomination