Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-27
SOUTHERN C. 0. P.
SUPPORTS HOOVER
IN SPITE OF MANN
Slemp Among Leaders Dis
counting Report of Lineup
for Coolidge.
VIRGINIA 100 PER CENT
FOR DENOMINATION
Lucas Declares Regular 0rganiza-
tons in South in Best Shape
for Long Time.
DE- G. GOULD LINCoLN.

The delegations Of the Southern
States to the Republican National Con-
vention next year viii cast their ball
lots for the denomination of President
Hoover, according TO Republican leaders
from that section Of the country.
Their attention was called today 10 q
report that Col. Horace Mann, who
campaigned for Hoover in 1928, was to
form an anti-Hoover organization, with
the delegations from the Southern
States as the backbone. of the organi.
ration. Col Mann split with the adj
mlnistration long ago over patronage
matters. The report had it Col. Mann
planned to deadlock the Convention
and then stampede it for Calvin
Coolidge.
9. Bascom Slemp, Republican ma
uonal committeeman for Virgss.a. said.
The Virginia delegation To the Re-
publican National Convention sext wear
WIN be 100 per cent for the renonina-
lon OF President Hoover. I don't care
now emphatically you quote me on that
Sees Ten Behind Mann.
Furthermore, continued Mr.. slenap
I predict that Col. Mann win not have
more than 10 votes in the convention
back OF him and his so-called organ
izatton when the time comes"
Mr.. Slemp, who was formerly q mem-
Der Of the House from Virginia later
secretary to President Coolidge and who
for years has been q power among the
Republicans Of the South, discounted
the statement that Col Mann had been
dictator Of the Republican campaign
In the South or that Col. Mann had
carried the four Southern States for Mr..
Hoover in 1928, one Of which was vir-
ginia.
Il had 1t distinctly understood that
Col. Mann was to have nothing to do
with the campaign in Virginia" said
Perry Howard. Republican national
committeeman for Mississippi, said that
ne knew nothing Of Col. Mann's plans.
he said. however. that the regular RE-
publican organization in Mississippi was
IN strong position, and intlmated that IL
would certainly be found working with
the administration and not against ii in
tne next national convention.
Organizations in shape.
Robert H. Lucas. executive director OF
the Republican National Committee
declared that the regular Republican
organiza tons In the Southern States
were IN better shape than they had been
Ior q long time. He said there was
nothing new in the statement that Col
Mann was out to bring about q new
order In the matter OF patronage in the
Southern States and that it had been
announced months ago that he and
other Southern Republicans who were
displeaSed with the present set-up would
seek to control delegations to the con1-
ing convention.
Mr. Lucas said, however, that he l1aA
not understood that the purpose Of Col.
Mann was to take delegations to the
national convention and vote them
against President Hoover. If that is
his present purpose, Mr.. Lucas said,
then there had been a change.
Col Mann declined today to say
whether the Southern DELEGATES whom,
he proposes have sent to the Repub-
hcan national convention will be in
Structed to vote against the renomirla-
ton Of Mr.. Hoover.
HIS friends, however, made the assers
ton that 1t was an anti-Hoover move
ment and that the purpose was TO side
track Mr.. Hoover and bring about the
nomination Of former President Cool
idge or another equally available"
Hostile to Hoover.
In the absence of any denial of the
story that he was aiming to build up
an anti-Hoover movement, Col. Mann's
organization was looked upon today as
being hostile to the administration.
II ne could line up all the Southern
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