The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-06
RIPS into HOOVER
Ex-senator Bristow Makes
Presidential Comments Here.
Says Former Food Head Should
Go to Europe.
is STRONG FOR JOHNSON
Predicts Californian Will Make
Big Primary Showing.
Salina Man Regards Allen as
Likely Dark Horse.
5 STRONG FOR JOHNSON

II Herbert Hoover has any preSt-
dental aspirations he should go to
France. to England or to some Euro
pean country where the people owe
him such an honor.
This, in substance, was the COM
ment on Hoover's boom for president
on either ticket by ex-senator Joseph
w. Bristow of Salina, who was a state
house visitor today.
The French government and the
English government and other Euro
I,pean governm ents certainly owe
Hoover a debt of gratitude which
could only be compensated by electing
him to a position as high in their
countries as that of president in this
country" said Bristow. He has de-
manded and insisted and plotted and
pleaded to send American goods to
Europe at a cost that would undersell
the goods here and 1t certainly would
behoove those foreign governments to
compe nsate- him.
He Is for Hiram.
But as for giving him anything in
America for playing favorites with
Europe, I can't see where we owe him
a penny. He isn't the type of Ameri-
can that we want to represent us. We
want a man who has stood for Ameri-
can industries first"
Hoover's alleged connections with
European institutions, particularly
those in England, were touched upon
by the Salina man. Then he broke
forth on his choice of the lot, Hiram
Johnson of California.
"Johnson's fire. his personality. his
fearlessness, his understanding of the
heart throbS of the American people.
promise to put him in the lead in
every state where there is a presiden-
tial primary" Bristow continued.
Rejoices at Returns
Bristow was much efated to learn
that Johnson was making such an ex-
cellent showing in returns from the
Michigan primaries today. Bristow
predicted johnson would cut big in
roads in every state where primaries
, would be held. despite the tremendous
organization of Wood and other can
didates5
Wherever the people have an OPP
portunity to express their sentiments
in presidential choice. that's where
you will hear of Johnson" Bristow de-
clared. He was forced by business
to stay out of the South Dakota pri-
maries to n. great extent. but you can
see what happened in Detroit where
he spoke and where the people had
an opportunity to hear him and ac-
quaint themselves with his ideas"
Press dispatches from Detroit today
showed johnson was leading Wood by
$4,000, with practically all returns
complete.
'AlIen Likely Dark Horse"
Bristow spoke of Gov. Henry Allen
OF Kansas as a very likely" dark
horse who might become the nominee
if there was long deadlock.
Aliens personality, his industrial
court bill, and the general tenor of
his boom takes WELL" said Bristow.
He stands higher as a dark horse
than Lenroot of Wisconsin and Sproul
of PenRsylyan MIA"
BristoW has travelled extensively in
the East recently. He is in Kansas
for a short time looking after property
and business interests at Salina. where
he owns the Salina Journal. He left
Topeka late today for Baldwin to visit
his father. He expects to return in a
few days to the East, where he has
property interests.