The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-03
WARM ADMIRATION
FOR HERBERT HOOVER
AMONG DEMOCRATS
By DAVID LAWRENCE,
Copyright BY The IntelltS encer)

Homer ,'lrr,r.;.--. ;u,hfu' .Mll~"n man.
ardent p.u1u-rN .o .'It.-""N.'d ':",'
gn1n Of a.. National COMMITTEES "l ",'
~. political C1un'y of President WI
son N,S rr..st;N, 'n . ET"U" ~ cor
respondents ~. rt.tn'', ~ WhAs wa
.sal leaders co. p.w"r'r'E hn'" IN "ti''
Eur tho SNu t'.a""!~'' '"H' ''''''"' -
discourse Urtt.G> t.v ~tr't-~} - h.~
1t IS a sad th.:4 sgd Nj. nm
miugS," TO So. %" '.d l''.l"'" ih.
.rSa r.t~-rr.. Pc. !l"rh.r, U..uy,r
n answer (" .r ...'- .' W." .' WAYS -
adn,tnlstratol~ -, letter an""> inr
California primaries amt @'> ""'lnk
ness to run OIL = liberal Republican" N'''-
There IS 70 Disgusting the fact iha;
there has existed a warm admIT2il"n
for Mr.. Hoover IN Democrats I"u"'' -,
That admiration has been ruoiI'IE Gnu.
"a but privately - hIS not altered th'
real belief Of several democratic Lad
RS that Herbert Hoover ~ eoins {" be
he next President OF the United states
either uH IN. Republican or Ihtm"cratl'
or possibly on an lndeH%naent VcHS..
The Will NOT admit THIS. put tH'E
think u, Mr.. IlooNcrS effort to Nosr,
altZs ,hr Republican party Is regarded
by Mr.. CUMMINGS "A doomed To- taliure
luSc as vas thc attempt OF ths"uoIe
TtooscvIl'. T." wish may be father 20
ne thSugat. Tor The Democrats don't
want t. sec 'hr Republican, contention
IN Chicago adopt 4 liberal PLATFORM and
nominal, Mr. Hoover. They t'nr nc
would sweep The country. INe'9 ohiE'
hope Is THAI th, Republican convention
viii fat To h...d tn" clamor for Hoover
and nominate somebody else.
The Democratic View.
Believing naturally tina, ~" Dem
ncratic party IS tho true liberal party.
MIR. CUMMINGS openly Says Mr.. Hoover
Is on thr wrong sidc of the fence IN try
ny 20 bring arOu, reform - the Repub-
lean ward. They think tn" SN"Cltlca-
lions he CAV" concerning a middle "i
lhe-road rrcEraln. neither extremely
reactlonary. NJ cNtrcme'" radical Will
~ found - the Democratic platform.
Obviously Mr.. IOovcrs stand on the
treaty d'tf.rS from that Of President
Wilson and unless something happens
TO take the treaty out Of the campaign.
Mr.. Hoover has closed the door against
4 Democratic nomination
For in the Same conference with the
correspondents Homer Cummings pre-
dicted that N" san Francisco conEcn-
ZION would uphold The position Of the
President on all international and do
nestle policies. On such y platform
Herbert Hoover could never be drafted
20 run because he differs with tho Will
son administration on many policies.
Nevertheless the Democrats are 60
ing 10 make good use OF HooYer's pop
ularity and the doctrines he pr"achcS.
They arS going 70 ChallruEc the Repub-
lean party to DO what Hoover has ask
cd them 10 do. Their strategy will be
70 hold IN Hoover as tho NAN VINO tried
20 reform the Republican party but
failed for they are sure the Republicans
Will not conform to the Hoover specif-
cations. Tho Democrats will continue
20 say Mr.. Hoover Is really IAN "s-
scntial Democrat" and that regardless
OF many Of It's flaws he VIII find more
liberalism IN the Democratic than the
conSideut OF rura-pown-
II would be a cruel joke II tn" Ecpuo-
rfcans did nominate Mr.. Hoover. but the
Democrats arc willing 70 take tho
chance Tn eNtolllng tho former food ad-
ninistrator because they are confident
that Mr. Hoover will be turned down at
Chicago. II IS 10 their interest there
fore 10 keep on friendly terms with Mr..
Hoover for future campaign uses
whether Is = candidate or proponent OF
liberalism just as the Democrats acquir-
cd number Of progressive votes when
,he progressive party was summary
dissolved in Chicago IN 1918, 50 the Dem
ocracs think they will see tho liberal
chicago this wear and down agan into
The arms Of the Democrats
Meanwhlle Hoover Republicans
haven't heart and rather pleased that
the Hoover announcement has not
drawn down the dISapTrovA Of Repub-
hcans generally even though II has been
Scorned b. boomers OF other Ecpuhl-
ran candidates whose interest in 80 do
ing Is naturally discounted. The sun
porterS 81 McAdo0 and Palmer t""l
somewhat relieved over NJ. H0ov"r'S
encouragement and II would not h" sur
crisiuy TO SEQ friends oc Nc.tdon and
Palmer ~ California entering the Re
nvhlIca0 primaries not only 70 help de-
feat FTi-rrn Johnson because Of his
stand OF n" peace treaty but keep
Hoover .'I' or tho Democratic primaries
md iat-' hIu' definitely az - Ecpub-
-t0 That's 'r" strategy Of the moment
,nd = w"c't I'm to point 10 a victory
Cor Nrr..~ 80 Iaur"rrIa. = C.rcuri-
~tan,- jl,1t ought make the controlling
leaders, q the Republican National Con
vcntlon reconsider their earlier dislike
Coy n, aforesaid Hoover.