Evening star., 1936-02-14
POLITICIANS AWAIT
LANDON'SDEC|S|ON.
kansan Silent as Others
: Prepare for Hot Fight
in Primaries.
BY the Associated Press.

The political wise men looked to-
ward the prairies today and wondered
whether supporters of Gov ALI M.
Landon of Kansas would enter him In
Republican presidential primaries on
which increasing attention Is centered.
The time is growing short
To-day is the last for filing in
Illinois, where hackers of Col. Frank
Knox, Chicago publisher, aud Senator
Borah of Idaho will do battle far in
advance of convention days. Dates
for filing in several other primary
States will expire next month.
For some time, there have been in
eications that President Roosevelt and
Senator Borah plan to enter most OF
their respective party primaries this
year. MIR. Roosevelt served formal
notice Of his candidacy yesterday by
Hhng for the Illinois primary.
Nebraska Filing Assured.
Word that Mr. Roosevelt's name
would be entered in the Nebraska pri-
mary April 16 was given him today
by Senator Burke and Arthur Mullen,
Democratic committeeman for the
State. The party's STATE Committee
will file the name, they said on leav-
ing the White House.
MIR. Roosevelt who has called on the
people of Nebraska to insist on Senator
Norris standing for reelection this
year also discussed the Senate situa-
ton with the Nebraskans
Landon Quiet.
Aside from Landon's speech at
Topeka, Kans., several weeks ago, in
which he touched on current issues,
he has been comparatively quiet for
O potential candidate. Col. Knox. on
the other hand, has been on an anti
New Deal speaking tour in the East
for some time.
Before Knox left Boston last night
TO return to Chicago, he aimed an
other blow against what he called "the
insanities of the New Deal" He fore
cast a, Solidly Republican New Eng
land in the November election.
The publisher declared he would not
enter a pledged delegate slate in Mas
sachusettS, where he was born, but
hoped my friends in Massachusetts
will find 1t expedient to join with those
in other New England States to sup
port my candidacy"
Hoover Laughs at Ickes.
Former President Hoover, on the
hustings against the New Deal
laughed, but did not comment, when
he was told at Portland, Greg. that
Secretary Ickes described him as ''ir
o constant state of jittters."
Hoover declared "the country is
facing the most critical situation ir
70 years" and pledged himself to
continue fighting the New Deal a.
long as it exists" He and his asso-
ciate, Ben Allen, went to Seattle tc
confer with State Republican leaders
The non-partisan woman congress
sponsored by the Chicago Tribune
heard attacks on and defense Of tn,
New Deal last night Senator Bark
ley, Democrat, of Kentucky, the 1893.
keynoter, challenged "those who in
dulge in unintelligent and indiscrim'
mate criticism of the administration
Surrender Feared.
2 Judge George w. Maxey of the
Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Re-
publican, brought up the constitu-
tional question.
THE American people must decide
whether they will surrender this cita-
del and give up this charter and there
after depend for their individual lib
erty on those who shall happen to be
intrusted with the vast powers of a
totalitarian state of 125, 5,000,000 hu-
man beings" he declared.
< Praise for the Supreme Court came
from Senator Austin, Republican, of
Vermont. He declared in ST. Louis
last night that the great and good
Secord of the court denies political
color" He interpreted recent deci-
sions as putting the brakes on the
New Deal"
o In an address before the Young Re-
publicans of Missouri, Austin declared
home rule will be one of the most i'm
portant issues of the campaign. He
described the New Deals philosophy
as destruction of local Self-govern-
rnent ."
1920 Activity Recalled.
: Not since 1920. if ever have presi-
Dental primaries played such part in
the preconvention campaign. In that
year, Gen. Leonard Wood, Gov. Frank
Lowden Of Illinois and Senator Hiram
johnson of California fought a wide
spread primary battle for the Repub-
Hcan nomination and James M. Cox
entered many of the Democratic pri-
inaries.
Many Landon supporters remained
unvorried by Senator Borah's activity.
pointing out that in 1920 none of the
three Republicans most active in the
primaries got the nomination. 1t
finally went to Warren G. Harding, a
dark horse
Senator Dickinson, Republican, of
Iowa, is not entering primaries, al
though he announced his aspirations
to the presidency in a speech yester-
day at Greensboro, N. C. Landon has
yet to make such an announcement:
With Borah making his presidential
bid Ralph E Whitten seven times