Show UPSET JN IN v VOTES ns l LODEN Political o Digest ON N April 18 The 16 The i in the i ics durina the last of the thc 1 has ihas dominated Res Re- Re s Lii I I Illinois for years cording to the re- re r I Washington Stars Star's I III II i correspond correspondents a former fermer Governor I Illinois in his den of Ien f p 4 that Mr live at least forty forty- one one delegates send to th the Ro- Ro Red I m aIr lr convention in I i Ithe year with Lis Us ov Len Small IThon Thompson of ot Chi- Chi Chia addle it looked ed as d n might have not i even en less of the n. n no have o been no o little In interest terest in I a.-a a. Lowden sup- sup al altof of the states state have this tills be- be e eral t of f the midwest onie i ot of ot the stat states s or life other hand the 1 Uthe the machine was 1 roused people in III pd od shivers do some of 0 the Indiana headed by AVa son a candidate lif l nomination s state stat against ert- ert t. t Hoover for the j I legates from floes Hoos- floesl hine ino politicians in een Cen confident thc they l Watson ill Wats p slate and II rence vote for th their h Illinois has given ginn L IllinoIs to think about p political confined to the Illi- Illi ate t line he lie reform r fOi-r forces s I Charles i S. S e addle In some b sen rt n suggested 11 he I. I L Contender for the I 1 natIon for th the fact L nt Dawes Dawe I Illinois' Illinois outages out out- a ages ate at the present pi nt L the t nation il I last c cast st its votes otes lor fer 3 gK Vice President t nt t to be a dele dele- id m ead the Ia or Thompson o of f 12 dna in electing electing- only S t to the national I Is draft Coolidge of these will wil I en I. I It Is not un une une un- un e will wm swing U Ut to tot t Ime rae me o ol of tho cond con con- i. i d 3 Smith of New Nev I d pf bf practically a aDm 1 Dm m Illinois at the thi a thia with George Georg Georgel a l ACTIVE oiled oled up against ag agair t f hompson in Chi CM pes oes S not give a iO lope of at carrying Tv-in Tv in November I IS if I nomInee The dry S peoples are hel held heIr ri for or the defeat a t Reports tha that t Id the Oklahoma a by th the i- i Jim n Reed ed e of that four four- I- I twenty delegates S fer Reed Smiths Smith's S lowa owa delegation i is Si iT T T. Meredith th the but it ap- ap ap Smith people i ill ii i ate te convention au and 1 t tp that hat in the end end Smith will ha have 1130 I. I p practically tho the entire delegation on fr from om that thal state Governor GO Smiths Smith's absence from N Nv Nt New ew York York York-he he is taking takinA a 2 v in North Car Carolina has CarolIna has llna has s slowed lowed doWn do Democratic politics in III t the he state although on April 17 the state tate s committee II h It meet and s something may bo be done one about p putting utting forward tire governor as a n national candidate The rhe C cans alls are bending their thelL efforts t toward oward defeating the D Democratic s state tate ticket this tIlls yew ehr They will vili n not ot have Al AI Smith to defeat for foi ne gOern gay gov nD e ern or although he may head the D Democratic national ticket But Dut in ap a presidential campaign n the Republicans Republicans Re Re- p publicans hope to be able to take the t he governor into camp WOOLEN FORCES WORRIED The Tho managers of or J Evans Jans ans Woolen l Indian Indiana's s 's candi candidate for fOl or the tile Demo Lepo c cratic presidential nomination tire ore w worried over the tile plc progress es gresI with Governor Gov GO e nor l-nor Smith has been making in ip o other ther states If It Smith cannot be s stopped topped quickly they thoy fear Woolen w will ill have bare no chance chanco for fOl the tile nomination nomi nomi- ng n nation Tile The veteran vetran Tom Tag Tas- g hart gart un former senator is supporting Mr Mi- Il Woolen but it is un understood el tood li he e has never been hostile at heart t to o Smith The Tile progressives of or In In- In diana iana d generally speaking arc are lining U up I for Mr 11 Hoover and In opposition I t to o Watson Vatson and his machine Delaware Dela Dela- w ware are and Connecticut Republicans I Dela a are re reported still strong for or President dent d ent Coolidge but with much Hoover Hoo vcr ver v er second choice support The Delaware state convention is t to o be held Tuesday Both states are e expected to send uninstructed d delegations delegations dele dole g to the Republican national c convention The Connecticut delegation tIde dele gation atlon to the Democratic convention will be bs strongly pro In Ohio the candidacy o of Vice President Dawes tor for th the presidential t ial nomination is trotted out into t the he open in one district The rhe Willis d legates delegates it is announced will sup sup- port p ort Dawes Dawe as their first choice n now ow that Senator Willis is dead In a another nother district where tire Willis delegates d have given Senator Curtis o of f Kansas as their second choke choice it t is announced they will go o to Dawes v when the tile time is ripe Two farm l leaders in the state have comb out for f or Mr 11 Hoover and one Hoover r l leader eader former Attorney General Crabbe has gone gono over to the Willis camp It is est ted now that Hoover will viIi have havo seven nty of the Ohio delegation and his opponents opponents opponents twenty RACE APATHETIC I. I c I The campaign In Penns Pennsylvania Is S apathetic on the Republican side except where there are contests for I congress Senator David A. A Reed I appears assured of ot i A few iv of the delegates to the na national na- na convention will be pledged ledge to Hoover but the great bulk will go 0 where Secret Secretary ry Mellon says ays lYS and so 50 far Mr Ir Mellon has said nothing As in Ohio the primary takes place in Pennsylvania on April 24 Nebraska progressive Republicans cans under the leadership of Senator Senator Sena Sena- tor Norris won a victory at the primaries last Tuesday The rue preference preference vote goes to Norris although h he has but twelve of ot the seventeen so delegates ates pledged to him hire The con con- have five and two Vo are said to lean V to toward rd the conservatives Senator HOW Howell ll a progress progressive ve has been The Democrats will send a solid soUd delegation to I Houston for former fonner Senator Hitchcock HItchcock Hitchcock Hitch Hitch- cock a fa favorite son In New v Jersey the Hoover activity ity Is great and his friends are predicting pre pre- dieting his nomination The Jersey delegation will wm be all his it is 13 re re- re ported potted In South Dakota the Hoo- Hoo are forming forming- clubs dubs and seekIng seek seek- eel ing to build up a sentiment that will give Hoover much second choice strength after alter the tile delegation shall have voted for Lowden A test between be between be- be tween Hoover and Lowden is looked for in III Montana April 18 18 iS when the tile Republican state committee meets SMITH WALSH CONTEST Smith and Walsh of Montana are are- contesting for the Oregon delegation delegation delegation tion malting making a wet and dry fight of it Reed of ot Missouri Is offering offering- also a Prot Protestant stant against two Cath Cath- olics The Tile Republican state convention convention con oon- in Colorado is to be Hoover hoever Hoo hoe ver it is reported Senator Borah has the support of a solid soUd delegation from Idaho eleven strong shong It is 33 denied that the s state delegation has lias any second choice although press reports ports assert assort that Mr Hoover was second choice In III Wisconsin the LaFollette progressives pro are in tile tho saddle still sun and threaten to oust the tho Republican national committeeman and committeewoman at the national nation nation- al convention Utah will send end an uninstructed delegation to Houston a a. blow to the tile Smith people who Obo looked for instructions for the New Y Yorker Cop Copyrighted righted 1928 by the Washington Wash Was ington ton Star |