New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-28
Hoover Chiefs
Claim Oregon
And California
Club Issues Statement Pre-
dieting A ton s hing
Demonstration i'm Both
States at the Primaries
Taft's Opinion Quoted
Food Administrator Not
in Yesterdays Contests
at His Personal Request

The Hoover National Republican
Club. in formal Statement last night
said that the friends of Herber TT Hoover
had refrained from participating in
any of the primary contests yesterday
in accordance with Mr.. Hoover's ex-
pressed wish. Concerning the primaries
in California and Oregon, in which Mr..
Hoover's name was regularly entered
as candidate, the statement says that
from reports received by the club the
results there will furnish IAN aston
ishing demonstration" of Mr.. Hoover's
made, the statement says, for those
contests without consulting Mr.. Hoover
The statement in part is as follows:
Ralph Merritt, who is managing the
California campaign from San Fran
cisco, reports that the growth of the
Hoover sentiment in that state since
the campaign began has far exceeded
his most sanguine expectations and
that the prospects of rolling up huge
vote for Mr.. Hoover are excellent. The
primary election is to be held next
the result OF the work of Mr.. Merritt
and others that the opposition is show
ing signs of alarm.
Taft's Opinion
"A clear indication of this is the ar
gument now being advanced by the
many wealthy newspapers which are
opposing the Hoover candidacy They
nov assert that the whole purpose of
the Hoover candidacy is the defeat of
one other candidate for the nomina-
ton; that those active in behalf of Mr..
Hoover know there is no chance of his
being nominated. 1t may be stated
emphatcally that those who are man.
aging the Hoover campaign confidently
expect that he will be nominated re-
CARELESS of the outcome of the Cali
fornia primaries and have very good
reasons for their expectations.
THAT the reports received by the
Hoover National Republican Club re-
garding California are not based
merely on optimism, is clearly shown
by the reports that have reached other
and disinterested sources Former
President William Howard Taft is one
Of those who is informed as to the real
situation in California. Writing in "The
Philadelphia Public Ledger" on Monday,
he said in part:
"'Ihe news that comes from Cali
fornla from men familiar with the sit
ustion and of political experience there
IS that Mr.. Johnson may be beaten,
that indeed the indications favor this,
although it is hard for one outside the
state to credit
And then. after comparing Mr.
Hoover's ReDublicanism with that of
MS opponent. much to the advantage Of
Mr.. Hoover, Nh. Taft added
This is not to say that Mr. Hoover
will be nominated. but it is only to say
that events are pushing him forward as
serious candidate much more than
could have been anticipated.
The editor OF The Portland Ore
gonian,' which has favored the cause of
another candidate than Mr. Hoover.
made a special trip to California to
ASCERTAIN exactly what the situation
there is His report, which carries as
one headline Hoover Now Real Con-
tender III Southern States indicates
mis- surprise at what he found. His ar
ticle disclosed, too, that the Hoover
sentiment is not confined to the south,
ern part Of California. but that the
former Food Adm illustrator is strong
favorite over his opponent in the cen
tral part Of the state. He also wrote:
"'If all the Hoover women turn out
and vote on primary day they are going
10 take Hoover far toward the election
Of his twenty=four delegates to the
chicago convention.'
The Oregon Outlook
an Oregon the situation is quite dit-
ferent as 10 the character Of the con-
test, but very similar as to the tremen-
dous sentiment for the nomination of
Mr.. Hoover. Remarkable work has
been dore there in behalf of Mr.