Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1920-02-22
SUNDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY o. 1919
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY
To add brightness to the sun or
glory to the name of Washington is
alike impossible.
Abraham Lincoln.
Only the Voter


An exchange which is advocating the nominate
of Mr.. Hoover on the other.
remarks rather loosely There doesn't to be
any demand for Hoover except among the voters
How much of a demand him there may be among
the voters have of knowing, but
have before stated believe that majority of
them would him if he nominated
either ticket 1t is thing, though to get OPP
portunty a presidential candidate and
quite o
The had very much
to do with the nomination of candidate for the
presidency and do not think that he will ever
become influential until there is change
in allowing candidates the presidency
be chosen directly by the people
The s sometimes satisfied with the
choice made in a national convention usually he
goes in November and ratifies the choice of
his party convention We recall a single instance
administered a rebuke his party
leaders for making bad choice That was when the
politicians Chicago refused eight to
Theodore Roosevelt.
There had never before been such a popular
preston in favor candidate for the nomination
the presidency as there had by republi-
voters of the country that year Perhaps
other candidate could have stirred the active in
o people nomination of a candidate.
Certainly candidate before that time had
done And before had the pre-eonven-
will of plainly made known.
But the politicians disregarded that will and the
republican party eclipse which Only
a promise emerging. Whether it will
emerge not will depend what the politicians
will do Chicago this year.
However though Mr. Hoover has the good wishes
the people of the country the people of both
parties, he has such hold the voters
Roosevelt had and, beside, that he has
ganization with which the voters could ally them
selves, they o s
position Archimedes would
had that lever with which he said he could lift
The he mix had htat is D1a
which lie
We believe Mr. Hoover the lever;
the popular estimation in which he held because
of his achievements the administrator of not
only his country, but practically the whole world.
Surely a who could accomplish what Mr.. Hoover
accomplished recognized
the highest office that could be bestowed him.
there place where he that
republican fucrum and the fulcrum
will both be occupied One could be provided for
Hoover only by the creation third party, bl1
popular interest in his candidacy,
high estimation he be held is that
burning kind by candidacy
of Mr.. Roosevelt
If Mr.. Hoover republican. if he
democrat; that is if he in either party in good
and unimpeachabe standing, his position might be
such that the politicians having in mind the
of Chicago crime of eight years would hest
tate him down. But the only force behind
Mr. Hoover unorganized politics.
organized force be reckoned n
it will not be necessary for the politicians
to reject they did Roosevelt; they only
need o ignore him.
There may be delegates n both of
national conventions but they will be very
The politicians further down the line will
county politicians will themselves of the
complexion the delegates that the
ventions the politicians will give
an equally strong guaranty of the character of the
delegates that go the national conventions.
these delegates chosen with reference
ddates who recognized party
How will all be done well illustrated in the
selection delegates this county
II convention. We know that there some Hoover
slscntment here elsewhere in the country.
Twas latent probably is everywhere. There
il no effort give it expression in the meeting
Irepublican county committee. the only vehicle by
which it could been carried toward Chicago