Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-04-08
news REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Herbert Hoover Clears His PoIit-
ical Position and Announces
He will Accept Republi-
can Nomination.
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Mystery regarding the political po-
sition and party affiliations of Herbert
Hoover has been dispelled by the an
nouncement Of his conditional will
ingness to accept the Republican presi-.
Dental nomination. He has sale that
he will accept II It is felt that the
tissues necessitate 1t and 1t is demand
ed Of him, and further clarifies his
attitude in the following words:
III the Republican party-with the
independent element, Of which am
naturally affiliated-adopts forward
looking, liberal, constructive platform
on the treaty and on our economic is
sles. and if the party proposes meas
ures for sound business administra-
tion OF the country, and is neither re-
dictionary nor radical in it's approach
to our great domestic questions, and is
backed by men who undoubtedly as
sure the contamination of these poll
cies and measures, / will give it my
entire support"
Although Mr.. Hoover's declaration
created somewhat Of sensation, it
relieved the tension existing in the
camps Of other candidates. Surround
ed by silence and secrecy, his atti-
tilde had Occusioned more or less
quaking in both Republican and Dem
cratic strongholds. No one promi-
nf< c,;. fn1 1,,1v.1
ing javelin at him for fear that it
might rebound and act as boom
erang. Each party wanted his sup
port and the competition had been so
keen as to take on the characteristics
OF a race, with each side endeavoring
to get to him and land him first.
Mystery entered the situation some
weeks ago when Secretary Of the Navy
Daniels, positively refusing to give
q name, but speaking most emphat-
ically and authoritatively, said he
knew who the next president of the
United States would be. The most
active guessers were practically unani-
nous in the theory that the secretary
had in mind Mr.. Hoover, and that the
food man had made promises or had
definitely committed himself to the
Democratic party. The theory as to
the definiteness was modified later
when Mr.. Hoover pushed to some ex-
tremity for declaration as to his po
litical Affiliations, stated that he had
Of late years been aligned with the
Progressive Republicans. In the con
gressional elections of 1918 he ap
peared to favor the Democrats, and
made some statements indorsing the
leading policies of President Wilson.
The action Of Mr.. Hoover has
brought the political pot from a more
or less simmering state to an actua
boiling point. His entry makes him {
: strong contender for the Republican
nomination, and his declaration o.
principles will have much to do witt
preventing both parties from adopting
either extreme reactionary or e1
treme radical viewpoints. He ha,
stated that no one should be able tt
dictate the policies Of great parties
yet every man and woman has righ
to decide what issues and measures
he will support. He thus creates po
sition which makes 1t possible for hin
to repudiate both parties after thei
national conventions. Some observer
see in this hint that If the candidate
and platforms Of the two parties d
not satisfy the liberal thought of tn
nation, Mr.. Hoover will be willing t
support third and Independent tick
!. ct. Meanwhile several booms hav
already been affected by his entr
4 into the race. His supporters are er
gagged in an active campaign. In th
Minnesota primary. where It was net
fssary to write Or paste his name o