Evening star., 1920-02-01

TINE week just ended has
witnessed continued spread
of the presidential boom of
Herbert Hoover, but the
party leaders. apparently. are less
excited over it than they were a
week ago. The near panic with
which some of them were afflicted
seemingly has given way to
more or less confident belief that
without a good deal more of an
organization than now is in sight
Hoover cannot be put over" either
at Chicago or San Francisco.
Dispatches to The Sunday Star
from it's special political corre-
states excepted. active party
workers, as rule. do not take
kindly to the Hoover notion. The
dispatches indicate that among the
rank and file of both parties, and
especially among the women. there
is a strong undercurrent of Hoover
sentiment, but if things are allow
ed to drift along as things now
are going this sentiment is not
likely to have many spokesmen at
either the republican or demo-
cratic national convention. In
order to elect Hoover delegates.
apparently. it is going to be nee
essary to overthrow existing
party organizations. and organized
strength sufficient to do this. does
not seem to exist, certainly not at
the present time.
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Hoover's home state Of Cali
fornia must be classed as one Of
the exceptions. A dispatch to The
Star from Sacramento says Cali
fornia democrats are almost GER
tain to send a solid Hoover dele
cation to San Francisco. and some
of the leading republican papers
of the state, including the Los
Angeles Times. have declared
Hoover as their choice. In addi-
tion, California women. regardless
of party affiliation, are planning
nationwide organization of
Hoover-for-Presid clubs. The
Sacramento Dispatch says that 80
per cent of replies to queries sent
out by the committee Of thirty"
are favorable to Hoover.
Another Pacific coast state
Washington-also is reported as
swept by Hoover sentiment. At
Tacoma a non-partisan Hoover
club has been organized and the
Hoover boom is said to be spread.
ing rapidly among the voters OF
both parties. Democratic leaders
of the state are reported to be
up in the air and to be awaiting
a cue from the National Capital.
Although Washington has in SEN,
ator Poindexter a candidate for
the republican presidential nom
ination, demand is said to be
growing for an uninstructed del
esation.
That the Hoover boom is not
sweeping democrats of their feet
everywhere is indicated by dis
patch from st. Paul. After talk
ing Hoover vigorously for two
weeks, The stars correspondent
says, Minnesota democrats now ap-
parently are swinging toward
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nesota got something of q set
back during the week. when the
republican state committee de-
clined to call the state convention
for February, and set a date in
the latter part Of March. The
Wood men, believing themselves
we'll in the lead, wanted the thing
brought to an early issue. but fol-
lowers of Lowden. Harding and
Taft were able to block their pro-
gram.
The Hoover boom is causing a
good deal of agitation in Rhode
island. where the leaders of both
parties are reported from Provi-
dence as being firmly against the
former food admin&Ptrator. The
republican leaders are represented
as playing Lowden off against
Hoover. holding out that the Hi
nois governor is equally a capable
h,,;raSc nnau and ha the addition