Arizona republican., 1920-04-16
The Local Hoover Movement

Tlie Hoover movement i1 Arizona las been some what lare the launching. late in fact that to evlateSer extent it may likely have
 my dH Hect effect in the republican national conyen- ticR- We that it influence the action of the six delegates who have already been chosen and who though not instructed. committed by incIna- lion and the unit rule to General Wood.
 The Wood sen imont in Arizona was overwhelna- ing. That favor of any other candidate was sent tered and no. susceptible Of oruanizatfon- was found For the rns~t part only among former resi- dents ether states who sti touch the politics of their homes of those states had put ciined to such favorte those states had put forth Hut the Wood sentiment WIS general, wide spfead spontaneous and variouSly traced. IL found among the returned soldiers who compared General Wcod his aGvantage with the officers under whom they had served in France. Tne friends of Colonel Roosevelt whom his memory was{ still asred naturally turned General Woodland the Roosevelt sentiment fin Arizona. has 3bated his death-rather t has grown stronger Then there vs still another and smaller class of citizens who heeved the presidency was repalgtion for sil& great injustice that had been him by roy and vndietive administrations.
 We would be understood to sd suggesting that friends AIr Hoover are wasting their ti1ne It rnqy be that organized Hoover sentiment may 'rffd powerful influence in a contingency which iniy be reached the national conventg7 If it is scpng enough in any state t may he regarded in sflctions to the delegates from shat state in the Nfrt or deadlock sIodons that may have been given them. The greats CT iana the widespread this organization of Hoover sentiment be tfroughout the states the inare likely it win be 10 be effective such a con ;irssercy have mentioned.
 The friends aIr. Hoover. though. cannot be un- mindful of the difficulties that pa3h his alignment with the democrats in 1918 and his en- 'iorsement of President wilson's iusoient demand . urbn the country. amounting gross insult the Intelligence of republican which was rromptIy and decisively resented at the polls.
 II might he in excuse Of adr Hoover that his zcal for the peace of the world blinded and mis- I'd him. But months later. until within the last incnth he stH hesitating between republicanisn and democraoy--a second and more serious count against contender for the republican nomination.
 It is urged by his supporters that we have come upon and better times; that the people are less hde-bound to party; that they want sush a man as we all know and admit lIr lIoover to be- regardless Of his politics. party lines are weaker tlat they are being more and dtsregarded by voters observe in the results elections. But unfortunately the Independent has ltue to do witli tae making of party conventions The dele gttes are chusen with reference their record of party regularity; they usually strong party men ho have oRly two things in mind when hcy are as asInbied in convention, party regularity and ex- iedeney.
 The claim in behalf air. Hoover of party regu- ary must be lower than We can hardly believe that expediency will make necessary the nonaination s the republicans any particular candidate before the Chicago convention.