Evening star., 1932-02-02
.OH|O MEN TO ASK
JOHNSON TO RUN
Anti-Hoover Leaders In
Washington, Though Sen
ator Is III at Home.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Two leaders Of the anti-Hoover fac
tion among the Republicans in Ohio
are here today to try to persuade Sena-
tor Hiram johnson of California TO
enter the presidential preferential pri-
mary in Ohio in May. They are Frank
w. Warner of Marion, former chairman
OF the Republican State Central Com
mittee, and still member Of that COM
nittee, and Sherman Eagle Of Gillipolis,
former vice chairman Of this COM
mittee
Senator Johnson was at his home suf-
fering from an attack of influenza, and
was reported to be unable to see any
one today. Mr. Warner rather indi-
ington until he could have an opportu-
nifty to confer with Senator johnson
and lay his request before him
In the meantime, Mrs. Wilma Sin
clair lie Van, Republican national COM
mitteeWOman for Ohio and four years
ago an ardent supporter Of the late
Senator Frank B. Willis in his con-
test with President Hoover for the Ohio
delegation in the 1928 national COnVen-
tion, today sent a telegram to Senator
Fess. chairman of the Republican Ma
ttonal Committee. declaring she had
nothing to do with any movement in
Ohio to oppose the denomination of Mr..
Hoover and was heartily for the re-
nomination Of President Hoover"
Invited by Nye and Frazier.
Senator johnson has been invited by
the North Dakota Senators, Frazier and
Nye to enter the presidential preferen-
tial primaries in that State.
The primaries there take place IN
March, and a decision would have TO
be reached by Senator johnson almost
Immediately. North Dakota Senators
had practically given up hope that the
California Senator would go into the
primary election.
Notwithstanding the claims made by
Mr.. Warner regarding the strength Of
the opposition in Ohio to the renomina-
ton of President Hoover, Ohio RepubN-
can leaders today had declared the
President would carry the primary cleo
ton, no matter whether Senator John
son or any one else went in against
him.
At a recent meeting of the Ohio
Republican State Committee, a motion
to indorSe President Hoover for re-
nomination was carried by an over
whelming vote with only two members
of the committee, Mr.. Warner and
Conner Jones voting no" At that
meeting the Ohio Committee author
lied Postmaster General Walter Brown,
as the Ohio Hoover manager, to take
the Ohio delegates to the Republican
National Convention.
Johnson is Last Hope.
Senator johnson. it appears, is about
the last hope of Republicans in Ohio
opposed to the denomination of PreSi-
dent Hoover. These same anti-Hoo-
yer Republicans months ago under
took to launch a boom for the nominal
ton Of former President Calvin Cool
idge. They planned to have a big
caravan travel from Ohio to the Cool
idge home in Massachusetts, But Mr..
Coolidge nipped this plan in the bud,
declaring the Republican party should
renominate Mr.. Hoover.
The same group of Republicans un-
dertook to launch Charles G. Dawes
for the presidential nomination when
Gen. Dawes announced he would re-
sign as Ambassador to Great Britain.
But Gen. Dawes was even more en-
phatic than Mr.. Coolidge in turning
down the proposal that he run against
Mr.. Hoover
Ohio is likely to play an important
part in the campaign for reelection
of President Hoover. Senator FeSS will
continue as chairman of the Republic
an National Committee until the ma
tional convention. After the expected
denomination of the President, how
ever, Senator Fess has declared he
must relinquish the chairmanshlp. In
all probability Postmaster General
Brown will be selected to take over the
Craftsmanship and manage the cam
paign. If he does So he will retire
from the cabinet for that purpose.
Should Mr. Hoover win. Mr.. Brown
probably would re-enter the cabinet.