The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-04-23
Herbert Hoover Gears His Po,it.
icaI Position and Announces
He Viii! Accept Repub.i.
can Nomination.
GERMANY GROWS MORE QUIET
Emir Feisei an Accomplished Trouble.
Maker-Mustapha Renal stirs Feel.
ing Against christians-Oen.
mark in the Limelioht-Oay.
light Saving confuses.
BY {. r. cLlPsoN.

Mystery regarding the political po-
>iti"n and party affiliations Of Herbert
Hoover has been di>pellel by the an.
n"'ln""ment Of his conditional will
'ngne>> to accept the Republican prt>i-
'lrntiaI nomination. He has said tina,
he will accept If it is felt that the
ISSUES nec.'S>itate ii and it is demand
,"l of him. and further clarifies his
attitude in the following words:
If the Republican party--wi,h the
independent element. of which | am
naturally NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. II forward
docking. liberal. constructive platform
TN the treaty and on our economic is
sues. ami if the party proposes meas
ireS for sound business aduaaiStra.
lion OF the country. and is neither r...
! dictionary nor radical In its approach
:" our great domestic questions. and il
backed by men who undoubtedly as
sure the contamination of these poll.
rie> and measures. will give it my
entire support"
Although Mr.. H"ovpr's declaration
created somewhat IT n SENSATION. II
relieved the tension eXi>tin. in the
camps of other candidates. Surround.
ed by >ilenc" and secrecy. his atii-
tn,le had accustomed more or less
qnaking in both Republican and Dem.
Mratic >tron"hnll>. No one prnini-
nent on either side felt like hnrl.
ing a iavelin at him for fear that II
might rebound and az, as b"on-
pran.. Each party wanted his sup
port and the competition had been :"
keen AS to take on the characteristics
If race with ench side en,leavu,.in.
I" get 20 him and hand him first.
Mystery entered the >ilua,iun some
weeks ago when Secretary nf the Navy
Daniels. positively refusing to give
Il name. hui speaking most emphat-
icaly and authorita,iveiy. said he
knew who the next president Of the
United States would he The most
active yue>>er> We're practically ,lnaal.
mons in the theory thai the secretary
had in mind Mr.. Hoover. and that the
food man had made promises ar had
definitely committed himself to the
Democratic party. The theory Ms to
the drfiniteneS> WAS ulmliri-d later
when Mr.. HmVer. pushed To some ex-
tremi,y for n declaration AS t" his ,u,-
liti,ai affiliations. stated that h. had
of late years been aligned with the
Progressive Republicans. In the con.
gre>~ional elections Of 1918 he an
pearrh I" favor the nrmnrai>. and
made some Statements in,!nr~in- the
leading policies Of l'rrsidrn, Wilson.
The acti,m ~ Mr.. Hoover has
brought the l'nIitical pot from a more
ar loss >nnn"ring state TO an actual
boiling point. His entry makes him n
>tron. contender for the Republican
nomination. and his declaration IT
principles will have much to hn with
preventing both parties from adopting
either extreme reacti"nary or ex-
IRENE radical viewpoints. He has
stated that no one should he able to
sr'nfe ihe lmlicies Of great parties,
rri every man and woman has Il right
- decide what issues and measures
- will support. He thus creates a M
iri"n which makes il possible for him
i" rrnUhiate hoth parties after their
a,innnl conventions. Some observers
'.:. ~ this a hint that if The. cnnhdntpS
IA. platforms OF the TWO narries do
~ satisfy tie liberal thought of the
,'"n MIR l',0rrr will he willing to
u,l"ri n r'!ru and independent tick
Mranwhile several blooms have
"n,iN been affected 10y his entry
the race. His supporters are I'll.
",i IL an active camli,i.u. In the
n">'ta prinlnry. where it was nee.
airy to write or paste his name on