The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-26
BORAH FRIENDS
IN OHIO RALLY
TO HIS BANNER
Observers Believe Senator
Will Permit Use of Name
in Primary.
BY JOHN H. BREIEL

COLUMBUS, o., Dec. 26-The
rise Of Senator william E. Borat
as a potential nominee on the Re-
publican ticket has rallied the lib
eral Idahoan's friends to his stand
ard in Ohio.
1t is considered likely that Sena-
tor Borah, if sufficiently urged, vii
permit the use of his name by
ticket of candidates for the Ohio
delegation to the national conven-
ton in Cleveland next June.
If he does, it will upset plans Of
Ed D. Schorr, Republican state
chairman, and other party Leaders
to keep the Ohio delegation un-
pledged-that is, pledged to ma
tive son candidate who will ster
out of the race after the first per-
functory ballot.
Should Senator Borah send a
ticket into the primary, it is proba-
BILE that Col. Frank Knox and Gov
ALI Landon will do likewise. The
result would be a free-for-all fight
in the party.
Republican leaders contend the
state will be in better position
nationally if the delegation is kept
unpledged until it is determined
which way the presidential wind
was blowing.
Leaves 1t to Friends
Mr.. Borah recently said he would
do what his friends in this state
want him to do.
Mr. Borah's friends among Re-
publican leaders include former
United States Senator Roscoe C.
McCulloch, George Bender, Cleve-
land party leader, and Daniel G.
Morgan, former Cleveland city man
ager and unsuccessful candidate for
the G.. o. P. nomination for Gov
ernor in 1884.
1t is understood that Senator Be-
rah has two tentative dates in Ohio
in Columbus in January and
Cleveland in February.
There has been considerable sus-
picion that Gov. Landon was plan
ming to enter his name in this state
anyway. The possibility arose after
the Secretary of States office sent
copies of the Ohio election laws
governing the selection of party del
egates to the kansas Coolidge"
Landon denied vigorously, however,
that he had asked for the infor-
nation, but the fact remains that it
was sent.
Mr.. Landon has no particular
friends carrying the ball for him in
this state, but he generally. is popu-
lar. This was demonstrated by &C
tivity following the dispatch to him
of The election law.
Veteran party men say that if a
vote were taken tomorrow, Mr.. Lam
don probably would receive more
than either Mr.. Knox or Mr.. b.
rah, although the picture is bound
to change now since the Senator is
in the race.
Mr.. Knox probabl will receive a
majority of support of the Repub-
lican press, should the Borah boom
precipitate a good old rough and
tumble fight for the delegation.
Brown Backs Knox
Mr.. KnoX's champion is Clarence
j. Brown, Manchester publisher and
former candidate for Governor. Mr..
Knox is to be the principal speaker
at the Republican Editorial Asso-
cations dinner in Columbus dur
ing the holidays.
One thing certain, according to
party leaders, is that Herbert Hoo
yer will not get the support of Ohio,
should he choose to run.
Anybody but Hoover" is the
general cry.
There was apprehension that the
native son plan advocated by Mr.
Schorr and other leaders was en-
gineered by Walter F. Brown, for
mer Postmaster General under Hoo
yer for the purpose Of tricking the
delegation into the Hoover camp
1t is well esta bliShed, however,
that this is not the case, and that
Mr., Brown and his Hoover men are
out Of the picture. 1t is reported
that Mr.. Brown will not succeed
himself as national committeeman
from Ohio when the post automat-
ically becomes vacant next spring.