U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Hokitika Guardian, 26 April 1928, Page 2

U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

MR TIOOVKR’S ( lIAXCKS GOOD (l!nited Press Association.—By Klectri Telegraph.—-Copyright.) (Received this day at 8 a.nt.) XKM YORK. April 2A. .Mr Hoover's victory in Ohio, is :n unquestionably important development ir, the presidential campaign, and ,-.i eins to indicate iiieantrover!ibly that just as Mr Smith now seems certain to he the Democrat ie Presidential nominee. the firmer will lie the Rcpublicai choice. Mr Hoover in Ohio was iin.‘. lighting one opponent, nor does hivictory indicate that lie only suc-rcedeil in getting- a c-un'iderablo number of delegates from an avowed inmortant

._utes from an avowed imperial State. It iv;i< a battle wherein ever; One oppo-cd to Hoover united with purpo-e now more clearly discernib >»t creatine a ea 111011 llajee. wherein va

1 ‘ ' - otherwise unimportant figim (cut'll ns Me.ssr* Lowdoii, Curt is. \YM etc.) ncii' tn do,'ilc n strong ami in

portant figure tvlm prelerred to remain hidden tor a time, and whose tin-tics, iiltlmne’i 11 : 1 1 urn ;million in American politics. were nevertheless iiiirninnionly shrewd. Mr Dawes is the man win) would have reaped the hem-fits of Mr Hoover's defeat, and it must not be overlooked that if anythin}; occurs between now and 12th. June to eliminate .Mr I hoover. .Mr Dawes will again reappear as a logieal successor for Republican honours. MOW YORK. April -Jo. 1 sVcholooicallv there is no overrating the marked meaning of Mr Hoover’s ascendancy, and its effect on other -States will he certainly noticahle. I lie scheme in Ohio mis to throw in Mr Willis' strength, since he is dead to Mr l.owden, who is .-in avowed champion of tin- moderate clement in the agricultural areas. The intention antmllv was to have Mr j.owden later throw in his strength to Mr Dawes,

since it i- fairly certain that, even it Mr Hoover i- eliminated, Mr Louden would not be nominee, hut the agricultural areas must now apparently seek a new loader, or more naturally enter into an arrangement to support Mr Hoover with the private understandin;; that he will support particular agrieultural legislation if elected president. It is likely, moreover, that Hoover’s opponents now have little time to reorganise their strength sufficiently to oppose him effectively in other primaries. Ohio was to he a definite test, it appears to have been such with th result, and its meaning is most obvious.

XKW YORK, \pi-il 2'>. Mr Hoover is assured of from ‘J! 1 to :)J delegates. DEMOCRATIC CAXDIDATE. ROSTOX. April Jo. The Democratic primary is complete. Mr Smith has scored a victory, he rereeiviug an excess of St) per cent of all the Democratic votes east. This is primarily designed to instruct the delegates from Massai hus.sets to both National Conventions.

HOSTOX. April 20. Mr Hoover scored a complete victory in the Massachusetts Republican prosidental primaries. He received an excess of 100,000 votes. Mr Coolidge received only approximately 10,000.