Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-15
HOOVER RELIEF PUT
BEFORE CANDIDACY
Secretary Says President
Subordinates Personal Poll
tics to Economic Program.
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to the denomination Of the President,
could be elected there, it was said, II the
President decided to keep away from
any official statement Of his candidacy.
Attention was called to the fact that
in New Hampshire, where the first presi-
dental primary is held, Senator Moses
and others have already announced
their intention of running as Hoover
pledged delegates to the national con-
vention. The New Hampshire primary
falls on March 5.
What Mr.. Hoover's friends will do
about the North Dakota primary. which
Is set for March Is, has not been de-
termined, Postmaster General Brown
said That Is the primary in which
the North Dakota Senators have sought
to enter Senator Hiram johnson as an
anti-Hoover candidate. Candidates
must file, they hold. by February ID.
Up to date the California Senator has
maintained silence about his plans,
Supporters of Senator Borah Of Idaho,
another Progressive, for the presiden-
tial nomination, are talking about get
ting him into these primary State
races.
Booms Are Scarce.
The Presidents hat, which has viz
tually been thrown in the ring by
Postmaster General Brown, looms
large today. Opponents of the Presi-
dent in the Republican party have
trotted forth the names of various can
didates, both conservative and pro-
gressive, but, except for the candidacy
of former Senator France of Mary
land, announced months ago by him
self. there has not yet developed any
real candidacy against Mr.. Hoover.
Booms have been launched for former
President Calvin Coolidge and for Am
basSaoor Dawes, but they have both de-
clined to be drawn into the picture as
presidential candidates, and further
more, have pladged their support to Mr.
Hoover. Gov. Pinchot Of Pennsylvania,
and handful of progressive Repub-
lican Senators have been mentioned
time and again as possible contenders
for the nominate with the President,
but nothing so far has come out of
these conversations.
Postmaster General Brown has de-
clared that the only way for the Presi-
dent to be renominated Is to get dele
gates to the National Convention. He
Is regarded as a likely choice for the
office of Republican national chairman
in the event President Hoover is renom-
mated.
Tess Will Retire.
Senator Fess of Ohio who at present
is chairman of the National Committee,
has declared that he will not serve be-
yond the period Of the Republican Ma
tional Convention, which is to be held
in Chicago on June IA.
There are only IA States, according
to the Republican National Committee,
which hold presidential preferential
primaries in which the Republican
party takes part. These States will
have a total of 442 delegates in the
national convention. The total num-
Der of delegates in the convention will
be 1854 In other words, the States
which have presidential preferential
primaries in which the Republicans
participate will be represented by 442
delegates while those States and ter
ritories in which no such primaries are
held will be represented by 7l2 dele
gates. In the Republican convention a
majority vote dominates for President.
The primary States and the number
Of delegates allotted them are as fol-
lows. California, At; Illinois, sl Mary
land. 10; Michigan, Al; Nebraska, IT.
New Hampshire, IL; New Jersey, 35
North Dakota, II; Ohio, S. oregon,
13; Pennsylvania, rs; South Dakota,
Ii; West Virginia, 10, and wiscon-
sin 27.