The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-04-27
HOOVER CAMPAIGN
| LAUNCHED IN UTAH
STRONG STATE ORGANIZATION
IS FuNcTioNiNc AMONG
MEN AND WOMEN.
Headquarters Now Open In Salt Lake;
Big Men Of Beehive state Start
Boom With 0usto; Women
Very Active.

| clusively the Hoover boom is firmly
taking root. according to Executive
Secretary Ledyard bailey, of the Hoo
yer for President Republican Club"
The Utah headquarters for Herbert
Hoover are now established In the
heart Of Salt Lakes business district.
where hundreds of visitors appear
daily.
| Though the Hoover organization for
/ Utah has only been functloning short
| while and headquarters were just
opened, the daily mall brings encour-
agement from all classes and creeds
who offer their moral and financial
support" said Secretary Bailey.
Some of Salt Lakes most astute citi-
zens In civic and professional life form
the state executive committee. Judge
II. II. Rolapp heads the guiding organi-
cation as permanent chairman and will
act in an advisory capacity with Sec
rotary Bailey. Mr.. Bailey was for
merry general manager Of the Port
land Cement company here and was
active In war work. The executive
committee members are: II. NJ. Ad-
kinson, X. d. Longyear, George i. Han
sen, Il. B.. Critchlow, Murray @. God
be. Mr.. Crltchlow is personal friend
of Hoover, having been associated
with him In London and Russia In min
ing protects:
This Organization was launched i'm
mediately after a luncheon to Ralph
Arnold, vice chairman of the national
Hoover committee, at a Salt Lake hotel
~ April Z. There were seventy-five
/ t.A q
| got together for the first time-the
largest attendance for an initial meet
ing of political body yet held during
campaign preparations here. Enthu-
siasm was strong at this LUNCHEON.
Mr.. Arnold made a short business
talk, devoid Of non-essentials and de
livered the brief message of national
headquarters go to work." And the
Utah club Is doing that with a xest.
Mr.. Arnold gave clinching and valid
answers to the charges made by the
Opposition. Following his talk tele
grams Of Endorsement from Utah, Ida
no.. Nevada and Arizona points were
read. They tersely told of the nm
questioned successofjh the Hoover work
ers. ma yua f8di aanhgr
Il "The most encouraging phase of onr
efforts In Utah thus far has been the
support volunteered by the man who
has his nose 10 the. grintist0ne,Yi de-
clared Mr.. Hansen. OF the executive
committee. Hoover supporters are de
yelOping regardless VI sect ar creed
| race or color. The letters, we receive
in, ariably convey t,.e thought that the
United States needs first and foremost
business administration They
state Il lis their belief Hoover In the
business man to handle the job prep
eriy. They are conyiDced Of his sin
eerity and real ability, se r,;
Hoover 10 not 80 much the pOliti
elan rs he IL the capable business
man. He has q mind that few lead.
ers In our country have. The best
argument for Herbert Hoover Ia hi,
'bigness. Eyeryone knows ~ his great
! brain aud capacity for dlsp0sing O'
knotty problems. either vast or inf
Intestinal In sc0pe. II Is not necessary
to mention his unblemished record q
national food administrstOr. just read
his record In the bnsineas world. HI
In a big man In whatever he under
takes. And he 10 just what the west
erner calls q square Shooter
Mr.. Hoeyer's candidacy Is open and
above board. He was not seeking the
office. II he had been, he made q
very unbusinesslike poor start by NOT
stating his affiliations promptly
Hoover was engaged In another merci'
full undertaking. the records Of CON
gress will show, when his friends were
beseeching him to run for president
He did not decide to run until he com.
pleted his object, namely getting a large
sum from congress for carrying on
much needed foreign work.
1.-THE main object of the Hoover
clubs is to show by enrolment the ex-
tent Of the public interest In national
issues AS expressed by Herbert Hoo
yer. This L. desired In order 10 con-
vince delegates 10 the Chicago con-
vention of the support OF this move
+, ment from all elements In the commu.
nifty. This line of action Is thought 10
4 be wiser tllan MT this late date and
with unequal organization. to initiate
new contests In the primaries.
Women of Utah will play a vitality
important part In the Hoover drive
| In Utah. They are already well or.
ganized and actively canvassing the
entire state by mail, telephone and tele'
graph. The Hoover state executive
committee prldes itself In the fact that
It has such valuable support of the
women. Women In the campaign are
not organized In a separate auxiliary,
but father have their place shoulder
| to shoulder with the men workers.
They are on an equal footing. The
roster of the w0mens' committee
which will be enlarged from time. to
time is as follows: Mrs. Henry M.
Atkinson, Mrs. w. o. Cleland, Miss
Claire Ellerbeck, Mrs. A. j. Gorham,
Mrs. Ann Groesbeck, Mrs. G. v. Lawry,
Mrs, Robert ID. Lomgyear Mrs. @. III
Mcmahon, Mrs. Belva Nlbley, Mrs
Henry II. Roapp, Mrs. Horace H.
Smith, Mrs. Selma Tingey, of Salt
Lake and Mrs. Edward Bicksell, Mrs
]. @. Falck, Mrs. A. w. Putnam.
Members OF the Stanford alumni re.
siding In Salt Lake and other Utah
towns are manifesting considerable In,
.erest In Hoover's candidacy. They are
reported TO be almost selidly behind
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