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Show : Boiled Down News From Political Pol 'v OMAHA. Neb.. April M The Hoov-;cr Hoov-;cr Republican club of Nebraska Issued i; n appeal to Hoover supporters yesterday yester-day that they not write Hoover's name on the ballots at the presidential preference primary April 20. This action, ac-tion, it was declared, is in accord with Mr. Hoover's wishes not to oppose ' favorite sons" in their own states. & NEW YORK. April l-I. The. national rssociatlon of manufacturers announced announc-ed last night its entrance Into the national na-tional political campaign on a platform "for American industry." President Stephen C. Mason of the .'.ssociation said the action was in accord ac-cord with a general desire through the country. A platform committee from i each state, with all phases of industry represented, now is "in process of completion." he said. The national crmmittee, which will be composed of three of "the most representative and r.blest manufacturers in these staies," will meet hero May 3 to draft the in-, dgtrial platform. The platform will be submitted to the annual convention ol manufacturers here two weeks later. When lhr platform Is approve! it will be submitted lo.both Republican and Democratic national convent'on3. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., April 14. i Senator Hitchcock in his campaign speech here last night appealed for a vote of approval of Ihe national admin-j istratlon and of President Wilson espe- vote for him for presidential choice. The Impression if left to the Nebras-j ka vote might well be taken as a test i of this question rather than a test of the wet and dry Issue, which the senator sena-tor declared to be rather a personal I matter. "A vote for Mr. Bryan," Ihcj senator asserted, "would result In a platform evasion instead of a resolution resolu-tion of approval of the president." Mr. Hitchcock pleaded for sympa-1 thy for the president whoso breakdown ' v.as the result of efforts to bring the world lo a friendly international alliance alli-ance and carried the current through his discussion of the league of na-' lions. TWIN FALLS, Idaho, April II. Taylor Cummins, until .ast week's convention" of the American Legion, vice national committeeman for the legion for Idaho, tonight announced' 'ills candidacy for the Democratic nomi-, nation for congress of the Second Idaho Ida-ho district. This district has been ' represented by Addison T. Smith for the past eight years. .BLAIR, Neb.. April 1-1. Senator G. I V,. Norrls spoke here last night in behalf be-half of the presidential candidacy of Senator Hiram Johnson of California,' comparing the records of Senator j Johnson and Senator Hitchcock, citing their voles on amendments to the reve-! pue bill of 1917, declaring if bills sup- j ported or introduced by Johnson had been enacted over ? 1.000.000,000 in ex-J cess war profit taxes would have been raised, cutting issuance of bonds that much. Norris contends bond Issues and extravagance of Democratic administration adminis-tration is one cause of the high cost of living. PORTLAND, Ore., April 14. Harvey G Starkweather.-for the last two years chairman of the Democratic state central cen-tral state central committee In Oregon, yesterday announced he was a candidate candi-date for the Democratic nomination for United States senator. He will oppose op-pose Senator George E. Chamberlain. oo |