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is not confined to these presidential
primary States, however. His friends
in the States of the great Western
area are active. 1t is regarded as
foregone conclusion that he will have
the delegation from North Dakota,
where both Senator'S Frazier and Nye
have declared for him. If he runs
strongly in the presidential primaries
in Illinois and Ohio. there seems no
doubt that the effort to have Borah
delegates named in other States will
grow in intensity.
Col. Knox's name has been filed in
his home State, Illinois 1t reported
that eventually he will file in the Ohio
primary. New Hampshire, where Knox
made his home for several years and
where he published a newspaper, Is
already regarded as in the bag for the
Chicago candidate New Hampshire
leads of for all the States in the Sc
lection of convention delegates on
March 10. 1t looks as though first
blood in the battle Of candidates will
60 to Col. Knox, therefore. Much
work has already been Gone for Knox
in some of the States Of the South,
where delegates are more or less hand
picked.
Landon Still Undecided.
Gov. Landon is still sitting on the
anxious bench, so far as entry into the
presidential primary States, according
to word just brought here from Kansas.
He is undecided whether to permit
his name to be entered in any of these
primaries. Already he is too late to
file in Illinois. He has been urged to
60 into Ohio and into other States
where there is free-for-all in presi-
dental primaries. Generally speaking
it has been the strategy of the Landon
supporters to pass up these preferen-
tial primaries. Their idea has been
that the Kansas Governor would
gather together a solid block of dele
gates from neighboring States and 60
to the Cleveland convenC. n as a
Western candidate, in the meantime
gathering friends in the Middle West
and the East, where already his can
didacy is regarded favorably.
The Landon candidacy, and also
that of Col. Knox, is expected to gain
In weight because of the reluctance
of many Eastern Republican leaders
to look with favor upon the nomina-
tion of Senator Borah. Indeed, there
Is distinct move among the East
erners-and some Of the leaders as
sociated with the old goard in the
Western States-to break down the
Borah-for- President wagon. They do
not like his stand in the past on cur
reorganization measures. Nor do
they like the fact that he supported
many OF the Roosevelt New Deal
measures when they were before the
Senate. In addition, Borah has de-
clared open war on the Republican
old guard-the men who for many
years have controlled elections and
policies. Among the outspoken crit
les Of Borah in recent days have been
former Gov. Fuller Of Massachusetts,
and former Senator Fess of Ohio.
But the Idaho Senator is not count
ing on the veteran leaders of the
party. He is appealing to the rank
and file and to the younger leaders
in the party.
Oklahomans for Landon.
Borah had a tough time convinc-
ing many Republicans that he was
in dead earnest about his candidacy
for the presidential nomination. His
opening statements were to the effect
that he offered himself as q rallying
post for liberals in the party in any
State where they wished to assert
themselves and to turn away from
the old guard. His more recent an
nouncements, entering him in the
Ohio, Illinois and other primaries,
have brought him both support and
more active opposition.
Within a short time Kansas and
Oklahoma are expected to give Of
fetal Endorsement Of Gov. Landon
for the presidential nomination. To
the north of Kansas lies Nebraska.
and Landon's friends have been ac-
tive for him there, as well as in Mis-
souri,. There is q constant threat.
however, that Senator Borah will en-
ter Nebraska and give Landon a bat
tie there for the delegation to the
national convention. And Borah Is
reported to be turning his eyes toward
Iowa, the home State of Senator Dick
inson. II he goes into these two
States he win have q showdown with
Landon and with the man who has
been regarded as Iowa's favorite-son
candidate.
A new director Of the Landon cam
paign may take charge for the Kan
sas Governor before long. John Ham
ilton. Republican national committee
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