Evening journal., 1920-04-09
r,Ru,pKs or DEMOCRATIC ORIGIN.

rw on JONATHAN BOURNE. Jr, chairman OF the Re-
IL publican publicity Association. issued today the
following statement bearing upon Hoover which should
be read BY all thoughtful Delavareans, especially those
who are Republicans:
rs the Hoover candidacy carefully planned scheme 10
disrupt e Republican party and make possible for the
Democrats notwithstanding they arc in
the minority among the voters OF the country While
Mr.. Hoover may not knowingly be a party to such
scheme many incidents Justify the deduction thai he has
been induced 10 become candidate by individuals who
seek OF causing split in the Republican party
All will be remembered that among ihose who were
guests at the dinner OF Lord Grey. when the Hoover can
ddacy believed to have been launched there were pres
ent Colonel House OF Texas the rcputed closest friend
President Wilson has: also, the publisher Of the New
York World a never-fang supporter Of the Democratic
party and It's candidates. also other who. although
Identified with the Democratic party have been con-
ss,ent supporters the Brs-son League OF Nations
The leaders In the Hoover movement Democrats ard
those Republicans IN the gathering II any. have never
been associated with Republican organization. Whether
they arc in fact Republicans may be seriously doubted
.The movement therefore, bears all the esrnarks Of
Democratic origin Judging from It's inception there
believe that the scheme concoced with the
dca Of promoting Republican Having launched
the with nationwide publicity before
equaed In American political history. and with an organ
unsurpassed the candidacy has been wished upon
the Republicans II evident from expressions coming
from Republicans Of all factions that Mr. Hoovers
dacy viii not end favor at Chicago and the
partisan facliona In The lrst place. nearly all the
mature years sr life been spent abroad
promoting British Industrial interests He was OF cotrse
Out Of touch with public afairs has no train
ing experience which particularly qualities him for The
direction OF public business in America In addition to
that language Of the statement he has issued
his candidacy shows that is his desire and intention
to dictate to the Republican party He said that he win
the nomination The platform Of The party suits
him. Since that platform not be framed until the
meeting The convention which the candidate viii be
selected This that Mr.. Hoover must be accepted
dictator or not at ALL If he accepted the dictator
Of the Republican party and nominated and elected
such. win be the position OF being dictator to the
United states Government Mr. Wilson has been during
the past seven years
of course sercspecng representatives OF the Hepub-
llcen party Will not nominate man who takes such
altitude that Leaders Of thS Democratic party
sufficient political sagacity TO know that such is the
Foreseeing such an outcome at the Chicago Convention
they probably expect Mr. Hoover 10 become ndepend-
en candidate andswins the election to President Wilson
or his resduary legatee. II the Democrats and other
League Of Nations advocates who sprung the Hoover
ddacy had been sincere. and without hidden purpose.
they would have endeavored to make Mr. Hoover the
Democratic nominee They never had any such intention
but apparently desired merely to engineer candidacy
which they hoped could be made the means Of dividing
iae Republican party and continuing majority ruler