The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-16
Politicians Not
Hoover Boosters
BIZ DAVID LAWRENCE,
Ccopyr1sht BY Tho Insel4SeuoerJ

WASHINGTON, Jar. ,5.-Hsr"ert
Hoover may or MAY not b, Candida;'
for the presidency. but he has ever
bed IN washington up tree as .
what are his real intent OnS. one wOuiu
have thought that julius Barnes, heai
OF the United States Cram Corporation
and intimate friends and business ass
ClaIe OF Mr.. Hoover. would no. make ?
speech declaring the former tuod al
IninlSLrat"r 10 progressive kepuoIicau
unless his friend knew about II. on
would have thought tha; on an utter
ance OF such Importance Mr.. HooVer
would naturally be consulted but the
first impulse u the distinguished min
,ng engineer who IS nowadays the VI,
Tim Of so much political publicity thAt
he IS actually unCom:oric 5lc under the
Clnbarra ssment cf Z was TO sQuelch the
whole business. He happens 10 be ~
work here on the industrial CommiSsIoA
which President wilson recently ap-
pointed ana Shen n"Ss came over IN.
wires Of the speech by Mr.. Barnes. cc"-
Strued ny many Is y FORMAL lauHchlhs
OF the Hoover candidacy. the IndiHldua!
most Affected " ndHrCd II there WvTG
some way he couldn't stop II.
He admits being . Progressive with a
small "P'' and vas Sympathvtlc VITA
tha. progressive movement wnleh III
IsfSs rranlfestsd itself ~ tho ndmIna-
ttoAi OF ThAOdure Roosevelt on the one
hSt9d and Woodrow Wilson on the 9th,
buk As for being 4 "Iarty man" either
- 10 RspubllCaulSm or DvmocracS. MT
aocYcr shieS a. the word and nalrslY
euKKest 10 anybody who attempts tn
talk presidential pohlIcs with him lI!i
che sc-Called nome ven, in his o"n;tst
which appears 70 have 80 much sp"n'
tanetty throughout the country is really
ON effsrVsscenL protest against tho pol
iticians in both partLs-a neGatir"
movement. born NOR or resentment
against the political ring than p1ri"u-
lar knowledge OF Mr. Foover'S caph-
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And naturally enough Mr.. Hoover can
Slve you dozen arguments Why h'
ought no; to bt considered or ever both
cred about.
Political reporters are usually tamll,
iar with he gam, Of camou'laSe aud
inodesty that wou!d-be candidates AZ
Eect The most puzzl,as cas-, of ryc.r
years was that ~ Charles Evans
hughes. who was being spoken o. for
the presidency while he was still a
United States. OF course no body
knew what was going on I'm N" mind Of
Justice Hughes. But he gave every ev-
ldeuce OF sincerity IN the early SprinS
months as ne told would DE- boomers
and carnpa Frcrs that ne d:dn't believe.
rrst. that here was anything like the
NOV ment in his behalf which was rep.
resented 20 him and. second. that he DID
net really know what he would do II
what h. construed as "a miracle IN
pSi,tics" did ccme - pass. He imagined
that to be- nominated a man needed a
political organization and ne wouldn't
tolerate any such n ng. He was great
" embarrassed by certain political man.
ayers who gave The impression that ne
had authorized them 70 start cam
paiGn for him.
Now the case Of Herbert Hoover is
very much The same except that Mr..
Hoover 5 not oS sure OF his party aS
vas Governor Wushcs. Mr. Hoover Is
cnly sure of what ~ thinks ought to be
done ia this country IN the percent age
OF reconstruction and ne hasn't any idea
that his own suggestions are the only
ones that can be followed IN this era OF
economic d,Sordcr Eut ne would hon
cstIy Ike q servo. preferably. in \
private capacity. In IN" rc-establ'sh-
rnent Of normal cond tons throughout
the world He doesn't think Il ncres-
sary for him TO run for office to serve
tn, public md would soon b. the ap-
polntsc of any administration or gov
ernnsnt in bringing such knowledge as
no has othe relief OF Europe or Amor
icsn economic problems.
Herbert Hoover is by no means A
subtl- perSpn with poker face" who
could =, before you and deny that he Is
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