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That Frank O. Lowden, whom Mr. Peek backed strenuously but ineffectively for the Republican Presidential nomination, would bolt to Nominee Smith has been the wish-fathered hope of disgruntled farmers and opportunistic Democrats. They know that Mr. Lowden, farmer's advocate, is disgusted with the Republican farm plank and have pestered him for an insurgent declaration. Last week he was persuaded to speak at his summer home on one of the Thousand Islands of the St. Lawrence, but all he said was: "I will wholeheartedly cooperate with the next President of the U.S., whoever he may be, provided...
...Senator Smith Wildman Brookhart of Iowa. His method of transferring from the defunct Farm Revolt to the triumphant Hoover vehicle was to attack one of Lowdenism's loudest promoters, George N. Peek, executive chairman of the Corn Belt Conference. He accused Mr. Peek of plotting to ditch Lowden in favor of Vice President Dawes, whose outer office Peek used while lobbying for the McNary-Haugen Bill. Mr. Peek has lately been advising farmers to go Democratic. Piqued at Peek, Senator Brookhart said the Democratic farm plank was worse than the Republican; that Hoover knows more about the farm problem...
...Vice President Charles Gates Dawes. In Chicago, he repeated that he would rather have seen Lowden nominated, but said: "If needed, I am ready to campaign for the ticket. Hoover will be elected...
...newsman penetrated the Lowden suite with the latest Hoover news to get some Lowden news, if any. Grumpy, Candidate Lowden roared: "Here, put this...
...That convention is going to nominate me. Everything indicates it. Hoover won't be nominated. Of that I am sure. Neither will Lowden, nor Dawes, nor Watson, nor Goff. It will develop that I will be the compromise and every one will be happy...