Evening star., 1936-02-27

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to be due to his desire not to climb
over the back of another Western
candidate for the presidential nomina-
tion-Borah-which he would have to
do if he won the Ohio contest.
In other quarters, however it was
pointed out today that If Landon was
willing to take the chance and gamble
on winning the Ohio primary, and If
he won, his nomination, probably
on the first ballot, in the Republican
National Convention would be certain.
Not even the argument that an
Ohio victory would assure him the
presidential nomination, it seems, has
shaken Landon's determination to
stay out of a contest with Senator
Borah in Ohio.
Committee Preparing.
The State Committee, after doing
what it could to persuade other cam
didates to come into Ohio and fight 1t
out with Borah, apparently is back
where it started, and is preparing to
put forward its favorite son candidate.
The candidates for delegate, it is said,
fighting under the name of the favo-
rite son candidate, may let it be
known that they are not averse to the
nomination of Landon or Knox or
some other candidate.
Knox, it appears. is going to center
on winning the presidential primary
in Illinois, where Borah has chal-
lenged him by entering his name. The
Knox managers will conduct an active
tight to this end.
The completion of the Borah plans
for the Ohio primary came today with
the announcement that the Borah-
for-President group in that State had
agreed to put forward Frank E. Gan
nett Of Rochester, N. Y. publisher of
19 newspapers, as their second
choice" for the presidential nomina-
tion.
Gannett, in statement issued an
nouncing his willingness to run in
Ohio as second choice" candidate,
declares his firm support of Senator
Borah for the nomination. Borah,
for his part. expressed satisfaction
managers, saying:
Il have very high opinion of Mr..
Gannett. think it most admirable
choice"
Slate Filled Out.
Gannett's selection as the running
mate for Borah in Ohio fills out the
Borah slate necessary under the pri-
mary law. 1t does not necessarily
mean that the Borah people will sup
port Gannett for the vice presidential
nomination in the event that the Sen
ator should be the choice of the Cleve-
land convention. That might happen.
But there is general opinion that, If
Borah is the presidential nominee,
man who has been active in politics
and public office probably will be
named as the vice presidential can
didate.
= Graduate of Cornell.
Gannett, graduate of Cornell in
1898. Is owner and publisher of news
papers in New York, Connecticut, New
Jersey and Illinois. The announce
ment of his selection by the Borah-
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second-choice candidate and of Can
nett's acceptance was made in Colum-
bus. Glenn Hancock, representing
John Knight, Borah leader in Ohio,
said that Gannett had accepted the
invitation to run as second-choice
candidate. A Gannett statement, Civ
ing this assent, follows:
"It would mean a great sacrifice for
me to accept any public office and I
prefer to devote myself to my news
papers and thus influence public
opinion by a fair presentation of the
truth on all questions.
However. such a grave crisis con-
fronts the Nation that all who believe
in our precious institutions, who wish
to preserve the Constitution and the
integrity Of the Supreme Court must
be ready and willing to make many
sacrifices.
"Greatest Vote -Getter."
'The Republicans should nominate
their greatest vote-getter, a man who
can match President Roosevelt IA