Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-04
NAME Of HOOVER
WILL APPEAR ON
BUT ONE TICKET
viii Make Campaign Only
Under Republican Stand
ard; Admits He Is Not
Much of a Politician.

New York. April S,--Herbett
Hoover, who has announced he is
ready to accept the republican
presidential nomination II 1t is de-
manded of him, issued a statement
today in which he requested he be
not further embarrassed by sug-
gestions of some Independents that
his name be placed before any
other party, as "a primary sense of
team work in any party organiza
ton would preclude such posi-
bility,"
Mr.. Hoover said in his statement
he had no great record of partisan
activity and admitted" that his
political activity was confined TO
membership in a prominent re-
publican club and allegiance to the
party over period of years. Hc
added that, because Of his profes-
sion of a mining engineer, contln-
nal shift of residence had prevent
ed him from exercising as much as
he desired, the privilege of every
citizen at the polls.
Asserting that his administrative
duties in various relief organlZa-
tions would prevent him from
making a personal canvass Tor the
nomination. Mr.. Hoover said ne
expected Hoover orSah'Hd'lon ons
throughout the country Woulo
have to expend certain amounts FOR
printing and other expenses, bu'
that he hoped they would contlne
themselves to minor subscriptions
and, expenditures and would be
prepared to open their books tc
public inspection.
Mr.. Hoover requested that men
and women advocating his noihi-
nation "bear in mind that persona
criticism of the other names be-
fore the party is chiefly of service
to the opposition"
"All these men, he said, are
patriotic, honorable Americans
They have all served the country
well and are entitled to respect,
Because he had refused to allo"
his name put into the primaries
Mr.. Hoover declared there was
little organization" on his behal II
and at this Date date no organizt.
ton is possible that conIc
compete with other organizations
He urged that his supporters con
fine their energies to ''promotlor
of their views to the country an.
the delegates already named, VIII
full respect to their prior pledges
Mr.. Hoover said that he had ne
expectation that his entrance INC
the presidential race would be wei
coined by the type of person Wht
couceives that fitness for otflce
patriotism and citizenship, depen'
upon placing sheer partlsansnii
above national interest or VINO re-
ouires years of demonstrated par
ticipation work with mechanica
politicians.
~ cannot assist these peopi.
with explanations trying to prov
that | belong to their class III
added.
"Some people of this sort zee
great trouble of mind that in a let
ter addressed to friend last year
I EXPRESSED my alarm at the thei
growing partisanship and pressel
the need of unity of action betweei
Legislative and executive bfanche'
of the government, while we wer,
still faced with the problems o.
war. 1t was obviously my duty ~
an important war official to sup
mort the president without thoueH,
of any political interest to myseL
from the day l entered the admin.
istration until ! left it, and l Pu
no qualifications upon apoiogle'
for LOYALTY to ones chief in offlce'