Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-16
TESS TO ADDRESS
RALLY OF c. 0. P.
Republicans of Pennsylvania
Win Meet on Saturday
in Lehigh County.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Senator FesS of Ohio, chairman of
to speak Saturday at a rally staged by
the Republican Committee of Lahigh
County, Pa. The meeting viii launch
the Republican campaign in Pennsyl-
vania and is expected TO be attended
largely by leading Republicans from
different parts of the State.
Senator Tess was strongly urged by
Brig. Gen. Edward Martin, the Repub-
lican State chairman, to attend the
meeting, which is to be near Allentown.
and to be the principal speaker.
From the regular Republican point
of view the importance of what hap
pens in Pennsylvania this Fall and
next Spring in considerable. With
Gov. clifford Pinchot believed TO
be willing and possibly anxious TO
lead q Progressive host In the next
Republican National Convention, the
spotlight is more or less on the Key
stone State. The delegates who viii
represent Pennsylvania at the Repub-
will be elected In May. and unless Gov.
Pinchot determines to keep out of the
presidential picture he Is expected to
make a drive for q Pennsylvania dele
CATION TO support him for the nominal
ton against President Hoover.
Pennsylvania Republican leaders In
sist, however, that Gov. Pinchot Is not
likely to have more than as per cent
OF the total delegation from Pennsyl-
vania II he throws his hat into the
ring.
BOrah Mentioned.
Progressive Republicans from the
West, members of the House and Sen
ate, have become more and more ac-
tive in efforts to line up one or more
prominent candidates TO run against
Mr.. Hoover in the preferential primary
States next Spring and Summer. Some
Of them realize that Gov. Pinchot, they
say, would be entirely willing to lend
himself to such movement. But
Pinchot Is not as strong in the Far
West as he Is sometimes supposed to be.
Senator Borah of Idaho has been put
forward in some quarters as a potential
candidate for Progressive support in
the presidential primaries next year.
But even among the ProgreSsives feel
ing prevails that the Idaho Senator
Is not inclined to permit his name to
be used. or to get into an active cam
paign for the presidential nomination.
Johnson Sought rs Rival.
The man whom some Of these Pro-
BIeSSlVeS really nave IN NINA TO make
the race for the Republican nomination
Is Senator Hiram johnson OF California.
They profess to believe Senator john
son could carry California against Mr.
Hoover in the scramble for delegates
at the National Convention. This idea
is pooh-poohed by regular Republicans,
who declare the President Is strong in
his home State. johnson undoubtedly
would have the backing of William
Randolph Hearst and his newspapers
II he made the race.
In 1924 Senator johnson entered
preferential primaries in some of the
Northwestern States against former
President Coolidge, but was badly de-
featec. He soon after dropped out OF
the race entirely. After that campaign
he let 1t be known that his presidential
aspirations had been laid on the shelf.
Senator johnson personally Is an an
tagonist Of President Hoover. That he
could be nominated against Mr.. Hoover
next year is not credited really in any
quarter. But that he might be In
dueed TO go into some Of the primary
States to stir up trouble for the Presi-
dent is considered to be another matter
At present he is in California and not
expected to return to washington until
November