Evening star., 1939-04-08
The Political Mill
Efforts for Peuce Within 6. O. P. Begun as
Porty Factions Bicker With Growing Strength

QlOAtC 1OT DENOMINATION anyway.
Mr.. Hoover has declared he is not
an aspirant for office-but has not
said he would not become q candi-
date in the same unequivocal terms
as Mr.. Landon.
It is probably entirely true, how
ever, that both Mr.. Hoover and Mr..
Landon would like to have a hand
in saying who shall be the party
nominee in 1910 and what the party
platform shall be. Both have their
followers-the Hoover group and the
Landon group, so-called. And both
groups eye each other suspiciously.
Unless they can become united in
their aim to bring about party VIC
tory and are willing to drop some of
their pet ambitions, they might
cause trouble.
Opponents of Mr.. Dewey for the
presidential nomination are turning
their attention more and more to
Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio,
whom they consider more conserva-
tive. Senator Taft in recent months
has loomed larger and larger on the
national horizon. There is situa-
ton in his own State, however,
which he must iron out before he
can hope for the presidential nomi-
nation. Gov. Bricker of Ohio not
only is said to be anxious to have
the presidential nomination but also
to have the support of a consider
able number of political leaders in
the Buckeye State.
Time Strategy Discussed.
Republican leaders, both in and
out of Congress-, are discussing now
the advisability of deferring the
nomination of the Republican cam
didate for President until after the
Democratic National Convention
shall have made its presidential
nomination next year. For years
the Republicans have been in the
habit of holding their convention
first. The argument now advanced
by the Republicans in favor of
delay is simple. They wish to know
what kind of candidate the Demo-
Gratis put forward and what their
party platform is to be, before
the Republicans make their choice.
They suggest that if the Demo-
Gratis nominate a New Dealer, the
Republicans might then nominate
a more conservative candidate as
a contrast; that on the other hand,
if the Democrats name conserva-
tive, the Republicans could advance
a more liberal nominee Of their
own.
Usually the Republican National
Committee, which must issue the
call for the national convention at
least four months before the con-
vention is held. has met in De-
cember preceding election year, and
the Democratic National Commit
tee has met in January following.
The proposal now is that the G. o. P.
committee wait until after the
meeting of the Democratic COM
mittee The Republicans figure that
they could hold back their COM
mittee meeting until some time in
February and still have the ma
tional convention meet in June, or
until March and have the con-
vention in July. In view Of the
situation in the Democratic party,
they say, the Democrats will be
forced to a decision regarding their
convention date early in the year
1910.
But whether the Republican con-
vention comes before or after the
Democratic convention, it is clear
that the delegates to the Republ-
can convention will all be chosen
and most of them instructed for
particular candidates-before the
Democratic convention assemblies
and picks its standard bearer. 1t
is questionable, therefore, whether
the delay will make any real diff
ference when it comes to nominat-
ing a Republican presidential can
didate. 1t will make none, for ex-
ample, If Dewey or Taft or some
otner candidate should be far out
in front after the presidential pref
erertial primary States have chosen
their delegates.