Evening star., 1936-05-08

this Landon was consulted and a.
sented. His assent was not necessarily
reversal Of his previous position. His
whole position was that he would mot,
as his own action, enter his name, but
neither would he forbid any supporter
Of his to enter his name.
Warned Against Hsarst.
Many Of Gov. Landon's friends, m
California and out. pressed him to dis
approve the Hearst slate. william
Allen White, earnest reformer and
also earnest supporter Of Gov. LAndon.
said to the Governor, privately and
publicly, In both cases forcibly, that
Hearst is q hitch-hiker ON the Landon
bandwagon," and that Gov. Landon
should throw him Oh.
In California, friends Of Landon who
had promoted the harmony movement
for an uninstructed delegation pleaded
with him, partly In . spirit Of re-
proach, to disavow the Hearst slate.
They urged that Hearst Is Demo-
crat, Is . resident Of New York and
Is sublimely unpopular with the aver
age Republican California citizen" !"
To all, Landon's reply was that he
neither approved nor disapproved the
Hearst slate. The contest went on.
Tuesday the uninstructed slate de-
feated the Hearst slate instructed for
Landon. The vote was approximately
337,945 to 250,039.
In delegates, Gov. Landon loses lit
tie, for many of the uninstructed
delegation, now successful, are for
Landon. The fight was not primarily
Landon and anti-Landon. Primarily
1t was Hearst and anti-Hearst.
II the outcome be measured In terms
Of intangible influence. LAndon has
probably profited . little by being
saved from being closely tagged with
Hearst. Yet this has an diverse side.
Hearst's enthusiasm for Gov. Landon
may be diminished by his loss of his
first battle rs q Landon supporter.
And If Landon receives the presiden-
tial nomination, Hearst's enthusiasm
In the campaign would be o strong
asset.
Seen ~ Political Force.
Many persons who disapprove
Hearst because of his past actions
and past policies Of his newspapers,
nevertheless see him today as q mighty
force in the coming battle against
the imposition Of . new order of So
ciety on America. In . phrase from
current slang. Hearst has what 1t
takes" He has courage, determine
ton. energy and, through his news
papers, great resources. He Is a
fighter. OF the Thousands Of persons
whose private kilograms were SUBJ
jected to inspection by agents of the
done something about 1t.
There Is another personal factor.
Because Of long hostility between
Hearst and ex-President Hoover, the
latter was associated with the anti
Hearst side of the California struggle.
Had the Hearst slate instructed for
Landon won. Hoover's influence in
the coming national convention would
have been materially reduced. His
own State delegation would have been
unfriendly to him. The spectacle Of
the Republican President deprived Of
influence would have been resented
by many of Hoover's following. Some
Of them would have felt the condi-
ton was due indirectly to Landon.
As 1t is the California delegation will
be receptive to Hoover,s advice in the
writing Of the platform and other
wise.
The sum of the California incident
Is that Governor Landon became In.
volved in a jam, that he could not
wholly escape its consequences, but
that the outcome Is as fortunate for
him As it could be under the cir
cumstances,