The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-03-12
LEADER
IN TWO STATES
PRESS men SAY
NEWSPAPER MEN OF KENTUCKY
AND TENNESSEE REPORT HIM
THE DEMOCRATIC FAvoRlTE.
BUT POLITICIAN is PAT
Notwithstanding His Strength With
the Masses Of Voters, No One viii
Predict That He viii Be the Nomi-
nee at Frisco.
Editorial Correspondence.)

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LOUISVILLE, Ky, March 11.-Ii
Herbert Hoover, the man without a
party" does not receive the votes OF
the Tennessee and Kentucky delegates
to the democratic national conven-
tion it will be because the people OF
those states who are for him do not
exert themselves and make that fact
known to their representatives. This
In brief, is the concensus of opinion
Of the daily newspaper men who at.
tended yesterdays regional meeting of
the Southern Newspaper Publishers
Association.
Hoover, regardless of his declina-
tion to align hiiIiself with any parti-
san organization. Is the fayorite with
the democrats Of kentucky according
to the statements made by newspa-
per men from various sections Of the
state. He Is the only hope OF the DEM
ocrats, in the opinion OF the editors
and publishers here assembled. No
other nominee ofsthc San Francisco
convention would have look in
But the remarkalsR feature Of the
situation is that although the newspa-
per men agree as to Hooyers availa-
bility, his pre-eminent qualifications
and his popularity among the masses
of the people, not one believed that
the democratic convention would nom
mate him. 9
'It's just this way said veteran
publisher. While Hoover. as shown
by every test taken, is the overwhelm-
ing choice Of the masses OF the demo-
Gratis OF my section, yet his supporters
are confined largely to those who are
not factors in conventions. They are
not politicians. They do not know
how, even If they were SO minded, to
make convention fight. Their power
and influence will not be felt and the
hand picked delegates will do the bid
ding of the machine politicians"
The politicians do not want Hoover.
That fact is reported from every sec
tion OF he state. But the masses Of
the people. the newspapers, the inde-
pendent voters do want him. The
Hoover sentiment is but another evil
dence Of the ever increasing inde-
pendentism of the American voter
The fact that Hoover is independent
That he has not blindly allied himself
with any political party, instead of be-
ing his political destruction. as the
politician pointed out, has made him
infinitely stronger
The people have been reading Hoo
ver's Interviews and published arti-
cles. In them he has given a palmer
statement of his political faith than
any avowed candidate for the presi-
dericy in either party. The people
know exactly where he stands on the
fundamental issues. They agree with
him and the question of what he calls
himself in politics is a minor thing.
So far as can be ascertained among
the newspaper men here the demo-
Gratis Of their communities have no
second choice for President although
it was reported that among the liberal
elements of the cities, Edwards was
favorite.
1t is evident that il the plain voters,
the business men Of the cities, the
farmers of the country, those who
have no selfish interest in government,
would organize and give expression to
their real sentiments that would be
effective Herbert Hoover would re-
ceive the delegations of Kentucky
and Tennessee. But will they do 1t?
The newspaper men do not think SO.