Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-10
HO0vER'S STAND
Reiteraues He IS Not
Seeking Office
Prefers 70 7emalo Common Citizsn
But Like Every Good Citizen Is
aears +or Service Wire. Caller
Cacn - Garnet Prevent Agitation
Fsso-ins HIS Candidacy

New orE March 9-Ee-oer-- EoCr-
e II ler-ar -ace,~ed tonight ~
Ralph A-oid T Los Angeles. New
ork representative IF the make
Hoover President CLUB" II California
declared ne was not seeking public
ofz1ce -aac MS ambition 3 % re-
man d counon Citizen" buc rhaI ne
believed ne ike every Other cI--zen
should alwars be ready 1a- service
wnen really called upon.
lion Of a group II permanent CaI.cor-
-ans residing n his CITY II appoint
ne : committee u = % Washington
T ask M Hoover - make known
.!s' position. The committee included
NJ. Requa oil administrator during
he war
Asserting ma while such pro
posals a-s indeed great honor : eael
-hat : cannot alter ne a--cude taa-
: haze consistently p-ase~va6'' NJ
5oCTe-'s ieI1ar continued
First an a. independent pro
g-asE,Ve IN ne issues before rs -oda-.
: think ma. a. -als u-ne Tie issues
before the COUNTY, transcend part
sausrlp = IS vel known ma : was
g progressive Republican before the
war, and ! think -lgar,y. : non
pa--1sEn during nv war service. The
ISSUES confronting Us are new ana
ne alignment upon rneul has not vaI
been made by Lhe g-ea- Da-l..s Z
SUI 3nJect as much 10 the ~aa 1+lCr-
ary group IT rhe Repubhcan oa--r a.
! 20 ne raGicai group n -ne Demo
CRATIC party.
second : an not seeking public
once and consulting ny own PERSONA
N iz-7UrlE : fr 1- u-slTft PUBIC GfTica
: cannot preveL any citizen or r-ouo
oT citizens from agirar-ng rhat :
saoLS rtiEe public office but : CAT
not CONSCIOUSLY participate n am o--
gariZa-lon u hat eng.
belong 70 group which thinks
ma me American people should s.
i@cr their ow- officials g. -oe;- ~,
-li1--illV a and vpIi-ion aac -;,s- -asa-,-
NJ manufacture Of officials bv ma
-A4he methods : fael SURE tna- = :
eerec ne rare 11r nomination II
ne t-nslaencr ana unde-aat, "a or,
ICY and spend rhe COST Of -,-,,o-
-aAca anc organization ms un,,!a -
- .-se-- nega-lun Of IA -,r-.--
.z-t'e,'ctln l1sT-nc- because IF rna OH
4sa-ions rha- i al implies. 7 nav
'Ist-.T oe.lere t::at :. Ike a--- n-ner
11r-zen snoUiC a.wavs ~ -aa4- -
service when -ea.,v ~ -..,f ,.-c,
our and ~ 70 persuade he
1oDl4c ~ call ne i opposed II -
every ias-.nc-
II nope ~ have me s-ao-
-ipn p nv cOunI---ner bI,- ~
= % remain q common ci-iza-,
~o engage II team plav VIII
DISQUALIFICATION ana ieacit--r--., nm
-1@s -nr It's objective the cons,,-,,-,.-
TIKI M great issues II the forms 80
ne-ieTe a-e % the o1,hI,o i-+,.---
1T oener~ I. Of course her5s,-a -
ursah-za-ion M Il must n
-dT ne promotion n issues nn- 20
iiiei-' an NOT q sr~addler NJ ar,- ,s
sue spend most II nv $40
a~-ls Tor ISSUES thai : believe -
Il -Hs pr,'lieHe Of ali Of US In ao,d
own views and /: is our er-,. u
1-i'Fss cne'n w1en ca,len trpnn n ,io O.,
II H.aI can ~ sn arrogant ~ ~
as ufne taar ne car dic-szs he isr,,s,,
q ne American people or 10 rho e-s.-
parties rhev supper.
rourth- you and vou- friends have
1-Eed hat ! should undertake ~
3aFize propaganda e0r -rvsel4 as -.-,-..
s"hflng ISSUES. br a.1e-.rr mn ,,,r-,a
non fnr nomination " g-ea- pa--r
@sine 1--pIn The REASONS -,.--{~,.=
ahoVt, ms ir1niies ent-- upon a road NJ
a';i- seeking. whereas NY view is thar
shouid aE1tatA for IN. issues mr. @o-
nysei-- Ecu -lEnt,v say mat 1oin,rr
Sheer organization without issues 8
simply office hunting without regard 70
pubiIc services.
naI!y an no, 20 Ignu-a-,- rs m.
. -ea!:ze well -haJ sucn a course does
non ieac 70 nomination II the p-esiden-
- out ! would not he rr-salf = s-a-.
a ouI on path Of self-saak;ng In m
tain am Office"