New-York tribune., 1920-03-05
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Assert Grain
Corporation
Backs Hoover
Republicans Declare an
Organizer of Boom in
18th District Is Big
Aid of Julius Barnes
Threat Seen in Letter
Construed by Party Men
assantimating Democrats,
Will Act if They Refuse

Republicans yesterday satisfied
themselves that they have traced the
Hoover boom to-. the United States
Grain Corporation, Of which julius H.
Barnes is the head, anA> which, since
Its lnception, has been dominated to
large extent by Herbert Hoover. 1t
was said last night. by influential Re-
enbiicans that Edwin F. Shattuck, 26
East Seventy-eighth Street,. with offices
~t % William Street, is one of the
organizers of the movement in the 18th
Congressional District to send in
structed Hoover delegates to the Chi
cago convention, rather than those
chosen by the Republican organization.
Shattuck is said to be one of Mr..
Barnes chief assistants in the direc-
tion Of the Grain Corporation.
Asked last night concerning this, Mr..
Shattuck said: ~ am identified with
the Grain Corporation as counsel and
l am an admirer of Herbert Hoover and
on close terms with julius Fl. Barnes,
But l am not identified with politics.
and prefer not to discuss politics at
this time. Later in the year may do
some talking"
Furthermore, the Republicans yes-
terday learned of letter sent out by
watson Washburn, temporary chair
man OF the Herbert Hoover committee
with headquarters at the Hotel Man,
haitian, which they construe as carry
ing threat to the Republican organi-
zation that if Mr.. Hoover is not nomi-
mated for President at Chicago he will
be at San Francisco, or elsewhere.
The letter, which was furnished The
tribune last night, follows:
Letter Warns Republicans
"The Hoover Republican Committee
OF the Seventeenth Congress Dis
trict, is endeavoring to give the Re-
publicans of the district who believe
in Mr.. Hoover's candidacy chance to
express their opinion at the April pri-
maries.
eve consider that all Republicans
who share this belief in Mr.. Hoover's
preeminent fitness owe a duty to their
party to see that knowledge of this
sentiment is brought plainly home to
the Republican National Convention
before the selection of the Republican
candidates rather than afterward.
Wlll you give us the benefit of your
advice and experience toward this end :?
Very truly yours,
HOOVER REPUBLICAN. COMMIT !.
ZEE ZEE, ~, nth CONGRESS DIS
WATSON. wAsHBuRN.
-, Temporary Chirman."
Tho first announcement Monday bv
Mr.. Washburn, who is in charge Of
the Hotel Manhattan headquarters.
said. among other things, that "it is
OF interest to know that this is a spon-
taneous- effort in his (Hoover's) behalf
on the part of Republicans whose sole
concern with the election is to make
s1re that the best possible nominee
shall be elected at Chicago"
me campaign in the 18th District is
Tor TO, the purpose of electing Miss Mabel
Choate, daughter of the late Joseph II.
Chcate, and Julian S. Myrick as Hoover
delegates to the Chicago convention.
Harry Wilson Walker, of 67 East
Fifty-ninth Street, who received one
OF Mr.; Washburn's invitations to ioin
the Hoover movement, and declined,
said in his note of declination, mailed
last night:
Having recently joined the Repub-
llcan party, | possess all the zeal of a