Evening star., 1928-06-08

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ana and Illinois there are 750. 900 farms.
Only 30 per cent Of these farmers be-
long to the organized opposition 10 Mr.
Hoover, ii is pointed out, and far less
than 10 per cent Of the entire electo-
rate"
The statement takes issue with the
suggestion that the agricultural States
Of the Midwest will be lost 10 the Re-
publican party If Mr., Hoover is NOM
mated
Senator Moses Arrives.
Senator George Moses of New Hamp-
shire. slated for permanent chairman
Of the national convention. has come
to town. breathing absolute confidence
in the nomination of Mr.. Hoover. He
criticized the alliance" which has
been formed against Hoover. asking TO
whom such an alliance could turn.
"The field is barren" he said. 1T is
barren within the alliance and barren
outside You have a situation very like
that OF 1908 There was a field against
Taft--a much more promising field
than exists today. but it wasn't able 70
unite on anybody This one won't be
able 10. and who is there outside Mr..
Hughes? II the convention of 1888 re-
fused to nominate Blaine. following
his defeat in 1884. will the Republican
party now turn TO man who bears
the stamp of defeat?
tNr Hughes was eliminated in 1915.
and he again recently has eliminated
himself No. Wherever you look you
must come back to Hoover.
Considers Hoover Strongest.
You must come back to him. for one
thing, because there is an election as
well as a nomination to think about.
do not know that Gov. Smith viii be
nominated at Houston. He may be
strong. and If he is Mr., Hoover is the
strongest Republican that can be put
against him. Hoover can beat Smith.
He can beat him. not because Smith Is
a wet or because he lis a Catholic. but
because the American people never will
turn against man of Hoover's char
acter. standing. ability and accom-
plishments 10 put the Tammany tiger
to romping about. the White House
lawn"
Delegates Arrive i'm Numbers.
The inflow of delegates to the con-
vention has started in earnest. Outside
Of the members of the national COM
mittee, contesting delegates from the
South and campaign managers, the
convention crowds have been slim until
the present
Col. Henry w. Anderson. one OF the
delegates at large from Virginia. arrtv-
ing here today. declared that If Her.
bert Hoover Is nominated by the Repub-
leans and Gov Al Smith OF New York
is the choice Of the Democrats. VIII
ginia becomes doubtful State"
n
mirers In Virginia" said Col. Anderson.
who has been Endorsed By the Republi-
cans OF Virginia for the vice presi-
Dental nomination He will give
Smith a real race In my State. Many
independent Democrats will vote for
him and thousands Of the women, with
whom he is popular.
Protestant Opposition.
Coy. Smith has the handicap OF being
q "wet" and a Tammany man, ana
down underneath 1T all is the opposition
among the Protestantg to the New
Yorker
The Virginia delegation. although
uninstrlcted, viii vote solidly for the
nomination Of Mr. Hoover. Col. Ander-
son said.
Mrs. Ruth Hanna Mccormick Of Chi
cago. who has been selected by the anti
Hoover allies 10 handle their publicity.
was aroused today by published reports
that the allies were staging last
ditch" fight. Furthermore. she has been
dubbed "the Joan Of Arc" who VIII lead
the allies into battle in the convention,
Some Of the Republican women have
greeted this with smiles.
Mrs. Mccormick issued statement
today quoting the Republican State
chairman from Indiana, Eliza o. Rogers.
attacking Mr.. Hoover as an interna-
ti0naligt and supporter of the World
Court and the League Of Nations. This
Is much The same kind Of material that
has bern used by the anti-Hooverites
since the opening of the convention
campaign.
Former Representative Gaines OF