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man Tor kansas ana general CUuIlSel
for the committee, is expected to give
up his post here in Washington as
assistant to the National Committee
chairman, Henry P. Fletcher, and de-
vote his time to the interests of the
Landon candidacy. If Hamilton takes
on this job he may revolutionize the
plans which so far have permitted
Landon's presidential boom to grow
like Topsy, without any particular di-
rection. A fear of the Landon sup
porters, however, has been that If the
Governor came into the East and well
coined the support of the Eastern Re-
publicans, particularly of the old
guard variety, he might lose the
strictly Western flavor which they
think particularly desirable this year.
Sooner or later, however, Republican
presidential candidates must have the
support of the great populous Eastern
States If they are to win the nomina-
tion.
Borah Strong in Wisconsin.
While Col. Knox is expected to win
in New Hampshire on March 10 the
delegation to the national convention,
Senator Borah is expected to even up
the count with a victory in Wisconsin
on April 7. His friends believe, too,
that he will be successful in winning
several of the New York delegate con-
tests on the same date. although the
vast bulk of the delegates from the
Empire State are expected to be the
choice of the organization and to be
opposed to the Borah nomination.
Only the district delegates are to be
selected in the primary in New York.
The delegates at large, eight in num-
Der, will be picked in State conven-
ton and presumably will not be favor
able to the Idaho Senator.
The first big, open contest of the
Republican candidates for presiden-
tial honors comes on April IA, when
Borah and Knox go to the mat. Hi
nois elects so district delegates in that
primary and also expresses prefer
ence" for President. The preference
primary is merely advisory and its
result is not binding upon the dele
gates. The seven delegates-at-large
permitted Illinois are to be chosen at
a Republican convention week after
the primary Since the Republican
State organization and the Cook
County (Chicago) organization have
both declared for Knox, Borah faces
a real battle. And while he may win
the preference primary and elect a
number of delegates, it is not likely
his friends will be able to elect Borah
delegates-at large in the convention.
The second big hurdle for Borah
is in Ohio on May IL. If he can
make a good showing in both Illinois
and Ohio, his chances will improve
materially. In the Buckeye State,
as in Illinois, Borah finds himself op-
posed by the leaders Of the Republic
can organization. They have planned
70 send "favorite-son" delegation
to the Cleveland convention, which
they may throw to some other can
didate on or after the first ballot for
the presidential nomination.
Vandenberg Plays Waiting Game.
Senator Vandenberg's is waiting
game. He is not candidate actively
in the open or beneath the surface.
He has asked the Michigan Repuo-
licans to send an uninstructed dele
cation to the national convention, al
though the leaders have offered to
send a Vanderberg-instructed dele
CATION. Despite the reluctance OF the
Michigan Senator to become canol-
date the discussion of presidential
possibilities has constantly included
him. He is regarded as available
timber for many reasons. Ills serV-
ice in the Senate has been d1stln-
guished. He has not aligned himself
at any time with the Republican oio
guard. although he has been regular.
He has opposed by his vote nearly all
Of the Roosevelt New Deal measures
Although there Is revolt in the
Democratic party against the New
Deal-with many distinguished men
attacking the Roovevelt Administra-
ton and Roosevelt policies-Cnalr-
man James A. Farley Of the Demo-
cratic National Committee hopes to
have unanimous denomination OF the
President at the national convention
in Philadelphia. With Alfred Z.
Smith and John w. Davis, the 1924
| and 1928 Democratic standard bear
ers, Gov. Talmadge of Georgia. former
Chief Justice Pattangall Of Maine, all
assailing the New Deal openly 1t Is
idle to say that there is no revolt.
Pattangan has called upon real DEM
ocrats" to vote the Republican ticket
next Fall as the only practical way
of defeating Roosevelt and the New
Deal. Smith, In his American Lib
erty League dinner address, threat
ened that he and other Democrats
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