Evening star., 1932-01-22
OHIO c. D. P. VOTE
FOR HOOVER PUTS
HIS That IN RING "
Action in Pivotal State Held
Step Toward Pre-empting
Party's Nomination.
PR0GRESSIVES' BoOMS
SINK INTO DESUETUDE
Other Midwest States Expected to
Indorse Prcsident-Probe of
Campaigns Looms.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The action of the Republican State
Central Committee of Ohio yesterday
in overwhelmingly recommending the re-
nomination and reelection of President
Herbert Hoover is a long step toward
pre-empting the Republican presidential
nomination for Mr.. Hoover. The ac-
ton is definite and by a State or
ganization of the G. o. P. 1t is some
thing that the political leaders can
sink their teeth in.
And. while this drive for the renoml-
nation of the President is going forward,
the proposals advanced in some quarters
for entrance of Senator Hiram johnson
of California, Senator Borah or Idaho
or one of the other ProgresSlvcS, INTO
national contest for the Republican
nomination seem to be sinking into a
state of innocuouS desuetude. Indeed,
some of those who have been urging
Senator johnson to get into the race
today expressed the opinion that there
was little hope of persuading him TO GO
SO. Nor is there much expectation t!'at
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beyond the stage Of newspaper Specu-
lation
Ohio is politically one of the pivotal
States. 1t was Mr. Hoovers victory in
the Buckeye State in the presidential
primary contest, including the victory OF
his candidates for delegates to the
national convention, which gave him
big advantage in the pre-conventlon
campaign in 1928 His friends decided
to enter him in the primary against
the favorite son candidate, the late
Senator Frank 3. Willis. Senator Wills
died during the primary campaign. but
the Hoover opposition rallied back OF
the Willis delegate candidates and went
to the polls.
Presidents Hat in Ring.
The State Central Committee of Ohio,
meeting yesterday in Columbus, adopt
ed a resolution not only recommending
the denomination of the President, put
also a resolution according to the Hoover
campaign manager the right OF select
ing Hoover candidates for delegates 10
the national convention. Only votes
out of 48 cast in the committee meet
ing were in opposition to the proposals
made by the Hoover adherents.
In Ohio Walter F. Brown. the POST
master General, is recognized generally
as the Hoover manager. He was most
active in the pre-convention campaign
in 1928 on behalf of MIR. Hoover. 1t
happens that the chairman of the Re-
publican National Committee today is
another Ohioan. Senator Simeon d.
Fess, and Senator Fess in AiS address
at a recent meeting of the committee
declared that the President should be
renominated and reelected.
The action of the Ohio State Com
mittee probably will be a signal to Re-
publican State committees elsewhere to
take similar action, and so without any
step taken by himself the Presidents
hat is cast into the ring by his sup
porterS.
The only Republican who has come
forward openly as a candidate to oppose
the denomination of President Hoover is
former Senator Joseph I. France of
Maryland. 1t does not seem at all likely
that former Senator France will make
any serious effort in Ohio TO wrest the
delegation away from the President. or
that he would have the slightest chance
to do so.
Smith Doomed in New Hampshire.
It was in Ohio that a mild boom for
the nomination of former President
Calvin Coolidge sprung up some months
ago But Mr. Coolidge in a signed
magazine article effectually put the
skids under this boom, declaring that
he was for the denomination Of the
President. Ambassador Charles c.
Dawes was born in Ohio and has many
friends there today. His name was
brought into the discussion of presiden-
tial possibilities not long ago. But Gen.
Dawes in his own emphatic style de-
clared himself out of the race and his
earnest support Of President Hoover.
The Buckeye State seems firmly COM
mitted to the Hoover nomination.
Former State Chairman Fred w.
Warner, a Willis leader in the preSi-
dental primary fight in 1928. took the
lead in the opposition to the Hoover
denomination at the committee meet
ing yesterday in Columbus. He had
only one supporter, however, that was
Conner Jones of Gallipolis.
While the Ohio Republicans were
moving to prompt the Republican
nomination for President Hoover, there
was a movement among the Demo-
Gratis OF New Hampshire to place for
mer Gov. Alfred E. Smith in the field
for the Democratic presidential ncmi-
nation. Petitions were obtained by
friends Of Smith to file for Smith dele
gates to the national convention. Up
in New Hampshire the Rosevelt-for-
President has moved forward. If there
is to be a serious contest in the New
Hampshire primary between Roosevelt
and Smith it will be followed by the
rest of the country with keen interest.
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