Evening star., 1936-06-04

statement on public issues before the
convention votes, said he did not ex-
pect Lsndon would do any such thing.
Landon Opponents Stand.
Opponents of Landon are attacking
him along two lines. The first is that
Landon has not made known his po-
Sition on number of important
issues. The second line of attack is
to draw Landon to Cleveland to speak
in competition with other candidates
for the presidential nomination
Hamilton indicated the suggestion
had been made that all candidates be
asked to appear and speak to the con-
vention.
There are 20 such candidates" he
said. The task would be intermin-
able"
Hamilton expressed the belief that
Landon would have a respectable"
number Of Ohio delegates as soon as
they have voted once for Taft, the
Ohio favorite son. Clarence j. Brown,
a Knox manager, claims more than a
score Of Ohio delegates for his candi-
date. This is seriously disputed, how
ever. by other Ohio Republicans. who
believe that Landon will get nearly 40
of the Ohio delegation.
The idea that the Republican Ma
tional Convention was to provide a
hot fight-for the presidential nomi-
nation-has faded from the picture
here. Unless Hoover OF Borah, or both
in sizzling addresses to the national
convention, can stem the tide. IL
seems to be all over but the shouting
Although the opening of the con-
vention is five days in the future
nearly every one here regards the
presidential nomination as settled
Running Mate Talked.
More and more the gossip is cen
tering around the probable running
mate of Landon. Landon's man
ager insists that he and the Ian
don people have made no overture
to any one to take the nomination TO
Vice President. He is interested, h
said, in one thing-the nomination o
Landon for President.
The talk of Vandenberg of Michi
gan for the second place on tn
ticket continues to persist, and ther,
is a feeling that If the convention
| actually offered the vice presidential
nomination to him. it would be &C
cepted. Only a fiat statement from
the Michigan Senator to the effec
he would not accept would put L
rest the talk of nominating him II
run with Landon.
Some backing for the nomination
of Representative James w. Wads
worth, jr, Of New York, former Sen
ator, has cropped up. Roraback
! when he said he was for Landon TO
President. coupled with it a desirr
for Wadsworth for the tail of thl
ticket. Eastern leaders here say the,
would like to see the vice presidentia
nomination come to their section o
the country Wadsworth. however. i
] ranked as an extreme conservative
Further. he has been a member o
the Executive Committee of tn
American Liberty League, and the G
o. p. is backing away from the charg
of James A. Farley, chairman of tn
Democratic National Committee. tina
the Republican party is merely a.
adjunct of the Liberty League, o
| vice versa.
It looks more and more as though
the real race in this convention woult
be for the vice presidential nomina
tion-just as it was in 1924, when tn
Republican National Convention wa
also held in Cleveland and Calvin
Coolidge's nomination for Presiden
was just a matter Of form. The 1872
convention nominated former Gov
Frank o. Lowden of Illinois, afte
Senator Borah had declined to hav
his name brought before the conven
ton by the Coolidge managers. An,
Lowden turned the nomination down
1t finally went to Gen. Charles c
Dawes. 1t is a matter Of inside his
tory that when Borah was asked B
call at the White House and wa
told by President Coolidge he, Cool
idge, would like to have him, Boraf
on the ticket. Borah replied: "Whicl
end of the ticket?" and that was thai
Now Borah Is seeking first place o.
the national ticket, after IL years
and there Is no suggestion Of hi
being picked for second place.
1t Is only week ago that Jim
Watson, former Senator from Indians
was insisting that the Hoosier delega
ton would 60 to the Repubhca
National Convention uninstructec
Today, Jim" is one Of the fou
delegates at large who have bee
instructed" by the Indiana Stat
Convention to support LAndon fc