The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-02-12
BRITISH ARE BACK OF Mr..
HOOVER FOR THE PRESIDENCY
Concerted Action, Aided by Wilson, to
Secure His Nomination by the Party

Concerted Action, Aided by Wilson, to
Secure His Nomination by the Party
That President Wilson and his
friend Colonel House are prime in
stigators of the movement to land the
Democratic nomination for Herbert
Hoover, who never cast a vote in the
United States and spent twenty years
of his adult life in England, is reveal
ed by facts which have been brought
to light in Congress.
The Hoover boom was launched at
luncheon given in New York by
Colonel House At that dinner we're
the British Ambassador, Viscount Ed
ward Gray, Ralph Pulitzer, owner, and
Frank |. Cobb, editor of the New York
World, Cleveland H. Dodge, Wall
street financier, who contributed large
~ to the Wilson campaigns, and Cyrus
II. X. Curtiss, owner of the Saturday
Evening Post and the Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
1t is significant that up to the time
of the luncheon. which has taken on
the proportions of national scandal,
Hoover had not been seriously men
toned. The presence of the British
Ambassador at gathering to discuss
the making of an American president
may be explained by the great impor
lance to the British Empire of having
as head of the United States man
who could be depended upon to be per-
tectly friendly to it at time when the
Empire will be beset by financial and
other troubles. The New York World
has long been the mouthpiece of Pres
ident Wilson. The friendliness of
Dodge and Curtiss toward England
are well known.
At any rate the World soon APP
peared with big blast for Hoover for
President. So did the Saturday Even
Post and the Philadelphia Public Ledg
er. The Ledger printed the following
under a Washington date line:
Herbert c. Hoover is Woodrow
Wilson's candidate for Presidency.
That assurance was given to the Pub
lie Ledger correspondent tonight from
quarter which bears every indication
of being well informed. Beyond ques-
ton, Mr.. Hoover is the choice of Mr.
Wilson for the Presidency, and nc will,
to large extent, secure the support of
all the devoted followers of President
Wilson and all the supporters of Mr..
Wilson's followers"
At the Jackson Day dinner, Pres
ident Wilson declared in his letter that
the issue in the coming campaign is
to be the League of Nations and the
peace treaty generally, without the
crossing of st" or the dotting of an
81" Republican Senators haze for
months been contending that the
league is British document, drawn to
use the vitality of the United States
TO perpetuate the boundaries of the
British Empire. They also have
said that his reasoning concern
ing the league is as specious as his
declaration at Shadow lawn in 1916:
These gentlemen (the Republicans
VIII not get us into war because they
Will not have the opportunity"
Political Washington is aghast at
what appears to be a clumsy attempt
TO put over a British candidate as
President of the United States. In
addition, Hoover is said to have made
100000 900 while in England. and very
wealthy men are not popular as Pres
lueillldl CdDllQdLGS. w mere q man s
treasure is. there will his heart be al
So" quotes Senator Reed of Missouri.
who goes on to say: "As the organi-
cation of the league is now consti-
tuted, there viii be twenty-three votes
in the Assembly, outside of the nine
council members. Great Britain al
ready controls a majority of these
noncouncil members, so that no such
thing as a decision against Great
Britain is ever possible. Such are the
conditions existing as we are asked TO
place our neck under the infamous and
treacherous yoke. If we are to enter
the British league of nations, will it
not advantage US to have a near Brit
ish subject as our President; so why
not all be for Mr. Hooyer?"