The Washington herald., 1920-04-08
BOSTON STARTS
HOOVER CLUB
Leading Citizens Action
Disturbing to ''Practi-
cal" Politicians.
OTHER DOoMS SHAKY
New England Cool to Wood,
Feeling Military Candi-
date Is Not Needed.
OTHER BooMS SHAKY

Boston, April THE organization
of a Hoover Republican Club here
Saturday by leading citizens who are
people of influence, but are not
known as politicians is the out
standing feature of the political SIT
uation. 1t means that Hoover is
more nearly peoples candidate
than any of the others. 1t means
that those who are interested In
Mr.. Hoover and have been watching
the antics of the practical politi-
clans have become disguised with
the latter and have decided to take
the rcins into their own hands, in
this section at least.
And there is no doubt but it has
disturbed the practical politicians,
especially those who are interested
in Gen. Woods boom That partic-
ular boom is wobbly here in New
England for the simple reason thst
down deep in the New England
heart there Is not any too warm
a feeling for military candidates for
President. and at this particular
time When the business of the
world need, adjusting 1t y is felt
that there is less need than ever of
a military man. For most people
are perfectly aware that military
men did not prove themselves any
where near equal to the tasks OF
the last war, and that IL il had not
been for the men in nearly all coun-
tries that were drawn from civil
life the military would have been
in a bad way.
Mccall Brings support.
The fact that sam" Mccall is for
L. l.. ant
of Senator Lodge. Murray w. Crane,
Weeks and the Republican ring gen.
orally in his appeal for votes as del
egate- has attracted to him
a very strong independent sentt-
nient, besides the old-time Repub-
Iicans who have always stood firmly
behind Mccall.
This new Hoover Club contains
some of the most influential men
and women in Greater Boston-in
fiuential in ways that cause appre-
hension to practical politicians, and
the latter will now make every ef-
fort to discredit Mr.. Hoover with
the public.
The boom for Governor Coolidge
does not grow in strength, and its
only hope lies in the coming Chicago
convention. and that some great cry
for the man who struck the first
effective blow for freedom from
trade union police domination Will
have a dramatic effect on the con-
vcntiOn. At that psychological mo-
ment il is hoped by the friends of
Governor Coolidge to launch his
name and clean up" But even the
closest friends of Governor Coolidge
fear that neither himself, his name,
or his fame have magnetism enough
TO accomplish this result.
Others Make No Appeal.
AS for Hiram johnson. Nicholas
Murray Butler. Lowden. Poindexter,
and some OF the others-they don't
appeal to New England.
The new Hoover Club has estab-
lished headquartC in Young's
Hotel. Everett Morse. of Boston, is
chairman, and on the general COM
mittee are Sarah Louise Arnold, Of
Cambridge: Spencer Borden. jr., OF
Fall River; Roland w. Boyden, of
Beverly: J. Randolph Coolidge, jr.,
OF Boston: Howard Coonley. of Bos-
ton; Mrs. s. V. r. Crosby. of Boston:
T.. Fred Cullen. of West Medford:
Malcolm Donald. of Milton; w. 4.
Dupee, of Milton; Julius Eisemann.
of Boston: Thomas Il. Gannett, of
Milton: George A. Gaskill, of Wor-
cester; Col. Robert +. Goodwin, of
Concord; Pliny Jewell, of Concord; !;
John A. Johnson, of Boston: Stanley
King, of Boston; George f. Kun
hardt, of Lawrence; T. Richard Mad
den. Of Beverly: Charles T. Main. of
| Winchester. Robert +. Marden. OF
Lowell: Lieut.. Nittorio Orlandini. of
Boston; Mrs. Charles Bruen Perkins,
of Jamaica Plain; Thomas n. Per-