Show LANDON'S BACKERS URGE HANDS OFF NEW YORK Feb 7 UP Gover R-Gover- Cover nor Alf Landon of Kansas has bee been urged by some of his eastern ac advisers advisers ad- ad according to one of ethic his lead lead- leadIng leading ing supporters to maintain a pre pre- convention hands off policy a afar as asfar asfar far as the eastern states are concerned concerned con They also have advised the poss possible possible ble Republican presidential nom nominee nomi- nomi nee neo against visiting New York before before before be be- fore the Cleveland convention The They believe it would be too easy particularly particularly par par- at this time with muc much factionalism in Inthe the state for him t to incur unintentionally the thc ill will o oa of ofa ofa a factional leader lender who otherwise would support him The Kansas governor similarly has been advised not to visit New England before belore the convention One eastern leader said Landon Lando would have at the outset at least leas 60 votes In the New York dele dele- gallon gation which which despite the fight o of Senator William WilHam E. E Borah and hi hIs associates against the so called old guard is u still expected to to go goto goto g to the convention uninstructed |