The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-04-02
Cummings Statement That
He Is an Essential Demo-
crat" Regarded Significant.
LEADERS ADMIRE, HIM
But Expect Him TO Fail in
Effort to- 'Iiberalize" the
Republican Party.
BIZ Dapid Laprence.
Especial Correspondent Of The Eve
ming Worldly

faithful Wilson man. ardent Demo-
erat and level-headed Chairman OF
the National Committee OF his party,
Is about the best posted man In the
political family Of the President His
remarks 10 . group of correspond
ents are significant OF what the real
leaders Of Democracy have in mind
for tho San Francisco Convention.
His discourse unfolds the strategy
Of his party.
1T is a sad thing" said Mr.. Cum
mingB, ITO see an essential Demo-
crat trying to iiboraliEe q Stand-pat
4 party"
The reference was 10 Herbert
\ Hoover In answer to a question as
70 what Mr. Cummings thought OF
the former Food Administrators last
letter anent the California primaries
and his willingness to run on a lib
erAl Republican platform.
SOME DEMOCRATIC LEADERS
STILL ENPEcT HOOVER TO WIN.
Y There is no Disgusting the fact that
there has existed a warm hdmira-
tion for Mr.. Hoover in Democratic
councils. That admiration has been
publicly chilled, but privately 1t has
not altered the real belief of several
Democratic leaders that Herbert
Hoover is going to he the, next
President of the United States either
on the Republican or Democratic or
possibly on an independent ticket.
They will not admit this, but they
think it ....
, Mr.. Hoover's effort to liberalixe the
Republican Party 10 regarded by Mr..
, Cummings as doomed TO failure jiot
! as was the attempt OF Theodore
! Roosevelt. The wish may be father
/, to the thought, for the Democrats
don't want to see the Republican
{ Convention In Chicago adopt a lib
! eral platform and nominate Mr..
Hoover. They fear he would sweep
!, the country. Their only hope 10 that
the Republican Convention will fail
| 70 neeu lne AnoONtE aAAh
nominate somebody else.
Believing naturally that the Demo-
cratic party 10 the true liberal party,
! Mr.. Cummings openly says Mr..
Hoover Ia on the wrong side Of the
fence trying to bring about reform
in the Republican yard. They think
the specifications he gave concerning
middle-of-thO-road programme
neither extremely reactionary nor OK
: trSmeiy radical win be found In the
4 Democratic platform. Obviously, Mr..
d Hoover's stand on the treaty differs
i from that OF President Wilson and
u unless something happens 70 take the
!, treaty out Of tho campaign, Mr.,
Hoover has closed the door against u
q Democratic nomination..
Il ENDORSEMENT OF WILSON
ss MIGHT BAR OUT HOOVER.
!. For in the same conference with thS
y correspon ndentH, Homer Cumming
Is predicted that the San francisco
!. Convention would uphold the position
T. Of President Wilson on all interna'
81 tlonal and domestic policies. On sucl
ID PLATFORM, Herbert Hoover ooult
:. N never be drafted 70 run because h,
. differs with the Wilson AdministTa
,e ton on many policies.
m Nevertheless, the Democrats are
~ going TO make good use OF hoover
? popularity and the doctrines b.
~ breaches. They arc going 10 ohal
lenge the Republican party 10 do
n. what Hoover has asked them 10 do
20 Their strategy will be 20 hold u
al Hoover AZ the man who tried TO re
sar form the Republican, Party but FAILED
re for they are sure the Republican,
rv will not conform 20 the Hoover speei
w fioations. The Democrats will con
a. tinue TO say Mr. Hoover IL really "a
40 essential Democrat" and that regard
rd less Of many OF It's flaws he will I'M
70 more liberalism in the Democrat
than the Republican Party.
To- II would be a cruel Joke II the Re
lei publicans did nominate Mr., Hoove
'tc but the Democrats are willing 10 TAX
* the chance in extollins the forme
re- Food Administrator because they ar
~ confident that Mr., Hoover will h
me turned down at Chicago II is 10 thsI
nd interest, therefore, TO keep on friendl
ls' terms with Mr., Hoover for futuI
AZ campaign uses whether as a cand
aid date or proponent of liberalism, Jul
Tor as the Democrats acquired a numb'
yes OF Progressive votes when the Pro
gressive Party was summarily dis
tho solved In Chicago in 1915. 30 u
"a "a Democrats think they will see Il
TO Liberal Republicans march unythe hi
I'VE at Chicago this year and down aga
hS into the arms OF the Democrats.
Ia HOOVER REPUBLICAN SUPPORT
sp- ERs PLEASED WITH OUTLOOK
md MeanNdaile Hoover RaDtf1llcaI