Evening star., 1936-02-09

important. That Is an important
question to be submitted. But it Is
equally important to know what kind
of a deal Mr.. Fess Is for. Is he for
the Old Deal? My opinion Is that,
while the people may have their OBJ
iections to the New Deal, they are
not going back to the Old Deal. Tney
at least want a square deal, and the
first evidence of square deal Is TO
give them an opportunity to express
themselves at the polls.
ut will be an interesting sight at
Cleveland to see these people who
have refused to come into the open
and give the people an opportunity to
vote in the matter of selecting can
didate when they come to draw their
planks about popular government and
the dangers Of popular government. A
scheme, a system, which deprives the
people of fair chance to have part
in selecting the candidate for Presl-
dent Is travesty upon popular gov
ernment. and all platform declarations
which may be written will not ellini-
nate that thought from the minds Of
the voters on November l."
Roosevelt Favor Reported.
A report was floating about WASH
ington last night that President
Roosevelt, with whom Senator Borah
had luncheon at the White House
Friday, had said he hoped Borah
would be named as the G. o. P. can
didate
rs that because you think he would
be the easiest man to defeat" the
President was asked, according to
the report.
"Oh, no." replied the President, at
is becauses if he we're elected he
would 60 furthest toward carrying
out my policies"
Whether the circulation of this
story was interpreted as boost or
as a knock for the Borah candidacy
depends upon where it happens to be
told. 1t seems, however, to be in
line with the criticism made by Fess
upon the Borah candidacy.
Senator Steiwer of Oregon, COM
menting upon the proposed entry Of
Senator Borah into the presidential
preference primary in his State, said
last night:
It have no doubt that Borah can
win in that primary against any
other entry. I believe that Senator
Borah will go in. He has many
friends in the State. He is a neigh
Dor and a distinguished one"
Oregon Delegates Bound.
Under the Oregon primary law
Senator Steiwer continued, the mar
who wins the presidential preference
has. the delegates bound to him. Thi.
law has been observed generally ir
the past, he said. although in 1882
when former Senator France of Mary.
land entered the primary there and
former President Hoover did not
some of the delegates did not stay
with France at the Republican con.
vention. He recalled also that one
Of the delegates elected to the 1926
convention, when Senator Hiram
johnson of California won the pref.
erence primary, would not vote fol
johnson. That delegate later placed
in nomination the late President Cal
vim Coolidge for Vice President al
that convention, and Coolidge was
nominated.
More and more pressure is being put
| upon Senator Borah to enter the presi-
| Dental primary in Illinois which takes
place April IA, and it is believed thai
he may take this course. 1t would be
in line with his declaration that can.
didates should submit their names ir
the States where preference primarie.
are held. A number of Borah- for.
President Clubs already are organized
in Illinois, although Illinois Republi-
can leaders are pretty much aligned
with Col. Knox.
California Entry In Doubt.
No decision has been reached, it is
said, whether Borah will enter the
presidential primary in California. II
he goes into that State he may run
up against the opposition of former
President Hoover. who is reported to
be against Borah's candidacy. Also
the formidable Senator johnson woule
have to be taken into account. John.
son, who supported Roosevelt in 1892