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...than had been expected. Women's votes were heavily pro-Hoover. The balance of 20 delegates, technically instructed for the late Candidate Willis, were mostly committed to Candidate Lowden as second choice and Non-Candidate Dawes for third. An embarrassing feature was the defeat of Senator Simeon D. Fess as a delegate-at-large. The G. O. P. had already picked him as convention keynoter. But his admission to the convention, it was thought, could be arranged by obtaining for him the proxy of some elected delegate. Though he had formally stood for Candidate Willis, the Hooverites cogitated...
TIME seems utterly incapable of appreciating the fact that this is a new era in American politics and the dominant parties are demanding a higher type of leadership. The people require such leadership. S. D. Fess is the Lincoln of Ohio and I venture the surmise that if the Editor of TIME knew the Senator as some of us know him, he would make public apology for what he has said...
Again, Senator Fess represents the highest political and moral ideals but pray inform us, if you can, what TIME represents...
...happen to be a classmate of Senator Fess and feel that what you say is an insult...
...said Senator Fess, who is to keynote at the Republican convention, President Coolidge would accept the nomination if, to escape deadlock, the convention should draft...