President Roosevelt war also a tacked by Democrats such as Senator Huey Long of Louisiana for not Carrying Olt his campaign promises secure'a_grealer "shave, of the Sounttys welt for the "formation wean" There were other rumblings the lof which' encourages the Republicans, Yo. feel "that it sorns demagoe figure such as Huey Long Souid fauneh, Ghird party, anous Yotes would. be attracted from the fepular Bemoertie party to give the Republicans "a fighting chance 'Any consideration of the Repub can chances tu o95 and of the Re. publican arg' fre must desi frst withthe "position of former President! Hoover Herbert Hoover sll the titular head of the party, he's the only. living form Gent and the only Republican with the exception of Senator Borah srnose remarks on public affairs will ind prominent pace. im the news: Dapert not because of their intrinsic merit Dut Because of their author:
Bs 'Deicated Presidential candidates, tive defeated prize Rantera, can ver Seldom expect to make a tclomphant felurn, There are exceptions, Grower Gleveland "served second term Stee his detent by Benjamin Barrie tony and Blerber' Hoover may.
indication either that. he. wishes this feat He hae as yet given
to enter the Presidential race, that'he intends to remain in private tte, "A Washington admirer wrote toni suggesting that he. was the logical Nepubiicin candidate. for 198s and wat told by Bie, Hoover. in ey that be had "no aspirations Hat aicecion" but nevertheless Would not esta to "take a. shot events moved in that. direction Dir, Hoover Withost Plans from this Siipline utterance is that The. only_deduction fo. be draws
the former, President has no) ime mediate plans to. farther his candidacy but is not closing the door on his renomination, He has no wish to force himself to the front and appear anxious for the honour. His friends insist that, personally, he is Perfectly happy in California, living the life of a retired country gentleman. 'They have, however, advised him not to follow the example of General Sherman' and. say outright that he was not a candidate. and would decline to accept the nomini tion if offered on the grounds' that he represents and is the symbol of a distinct school of thought which is} not exclusively Republican. "Recently: ex-President Herbert Hoover and his former opponent ex-Governor Alfred Smith appeared on the same platform and laughed together before the camera, "They were speaking behalf "of charity, but they would probably find it just as easy to appear fon the same platform and give their views of current polities without violently contradicting each other. They both believe in "rugged. Individualism "and oppose the trend to regimentation in the policies of the, Present Administration, Herbert Hoover has so far made two political statements this year which attracted wide attention. "The first condemned the unecertainiles of the New Deals monetary policy and urged an immediate declaration of Aims and purposes instead of the unsettling "we are operating on a 24 hour basis" stand of the Secretary of the Treasury. The second, was more political and was addressed to the California Republicans. He declared, that "the theories of this administra-ion do not work" and urged the Republican party to furnish a rallying point for all who believed in funda mental American principles "and are termined to defeat those who are responsible for their daily jeopardy", British Interloper The great disadvantage of Herbert Hoover as Republican revivalist leader.
that he is associated in the minds of many with the more stolid and unimaginative section of the party. Actually he came to office with a reputation for "liberalism" and was throughout his term thoroughly liked by the "old guard" Republicans (who used to refer to him in private as a "British Interloper"). Early in his career he was uncertain whether his opinions were more akin to those than the: life what what the public thinks he is. 'On his way back home from' New York Mr. Hoover visited an old friend, William Allen White, the most famous. of living American' Editors, though his paper the "Emporia Gazette" has comparatively small circulation. The views of the two men are actually very similar, but Mr. White has a reputation for being a liberal and independent thinker. The eyes of the Republican party are at the moment concentrated upon Mr. White chiefly because of his sponsorship of a meeting of mid-western republicans to draw up a declaration of principles which will influence the Rethe Republican party must draw its new strength and inspiration. Tt would be fatal were it to be associated in the public mind with big business or high finance—in other words with the industrial east. Such an assoc tion would widen the split between the regular, republicans and the Progressive" republicans, while by emphasizing the fact that its roots fare deep in the typical American soil the central plains the breach might be healed and the Republicans enter the elections as a united party.
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