Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-25

TT ERBERT HOOVER has
F." doomed so large on the
political horizon during the
past week as measurably
to eclipse interest in other presi-
Dental possibilities. Dispatches to
The Star from it's political CORE
spondents in every part of the
country show that Hoover is be-
ing more discussed today than any
other man in either party.
This is due in considerable
measure. no doubt. to the novelty
of a situation which sees a man
seriously considered for the presi-
dency whose political affiliations
are unknown, but there manifestly
is very considerable body of
sentiment which not only doesn't
know but doesn't care how Hoover
may have voted in the past, or
whether he ever voted. 1t is for
Hoover because of belief in the
man, and it would support him on
either the republican or the demo-
cratic ticket: and in the event of
failure of either to nominate him,
it would support him as an indie
pendent candidate.
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The non-partisan or bipartisan
character of the Hoover boom ex-
tends even to his home state of
California, where during the week
thirty prominent citizens. some
democrats, but mainly republicans.
issued a call to make Hoover the
states favorite son, disregarding
the candidacy of Senator Hiram
johnson. A dispatch from San
Francisco, published in Fridays
Star, said belief is held that
should Hoover enter the republi-
can primaries he would take the
delegation away from Johnson.
The same dispatch said that Cali
fornia democrats have no other
thought but to send a solid Hoover
delegation to the democratic ma
tional convention.
In New England there are two
Hoover booms, running parallel,
one republican and the other dem
ocratic, and there are indications
that back of the boom in both par
ties are men who were prominent
in Hoover's wartime food admin
istration. But the Hoover move
H0Hl HI Ooth par tiCS ~NC"
land seems to be meeting obstacles
because of lack of knowledge as
to his political sympathies. dis
patch from Augusta says Hoover
sentiment among Maine democrats
is beginning to cool because of be-
lief that he is a republican and
that there is growing volume of
talk favorable to Gov. Cox of Ohio
and Attorney General Palmer. In
T.. h1 ~ ,, n
the Hoover idea seems to have
taken firm hold among democrats.
A peculiar feature of the New
Hampshire situation is that adher-
ents of Senator Poindexter are US
ing the Hoover sentiment among
democrats in an effort to make
capital for their candidate. They
are urging that Gen. Wood. who
is strong with New Hampshire re-
publicans, could not be elected
against Hoover on the democratic
ticket and are urging New Hamp-
shire republicans to turn to Poin-
dexter.
In Connecticut a Hoover boom
was formally launched by the for
republican. but, according to a
dispatch from Hartford. hasn't
made much Roadway with the re-
publican rank and file. Connect
cut republicans. the dispatch says.
still resent the letter Hoover wrote
in 1918 supporting President Will
sons demand for a democratic
Congress, and the party workers.
at least, are not disposed to sup
port any man who has democratic
leanings. Connecticut democrats
also are strong for party regu-
iarity and look askance at Hoover
because of his supposed republican
tendencies. They are said mainly
to take the ground that Attorney
General Palmer is good enough
for them.
Mr.. Hoover's friends are said to
be planning an aggressive cam