The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-04-03
HOOVER WON'T
BE INDEPENDENT
Ready to Accept G. 0. P. Nom-
ination-DeClines to Allow
Name Before Others.
TOO LATE FOR HIS RACE

New York. April S.--(A. P0-Her-
bert Hoover, who has announced he
is ready to accept the republican
presidential nomination II demanded
of him. issued q statement today in
which he requested he be not fur
ther embarrassed by suggestions OF
some Independents that his name be
placed before any other party's pri-
mary, "A sense of team work in any
party organization would preclude
such a possibility he said.
MIR, Hoover said In his statement he
had no great record OF partisan activity
and admitted" that his political nc-
tiVity was confined to membership in n
prominent republican club and al
lcRiance TO the party over period OF
years. He added that, because OF his
profession OF mining engineer, con.
tinual shift of residence had prevented
him from exercising as much as he de-
sired the privilege of every citizen at
tho polls
No Personal Canvass.
Asserting hts administrative duties In
various relief organizations would pre-
vent him from making personal cam
Vnss for the nomination, MIR. Hoover
said he expected Hoover organizations
throughout the country would have To
GA1Clu certain amounts luf pflntlhk
and other expenses, but that he hoped
they would contine themselves to minor
subscriptions aud expenditures and
would be prepared to open their books
to public inspection,
MIR. Hoover requested that men and
women advocating his nomination bear
in mind that personal criticism of the
other names before the party is chiefly
of service to opposition"
AN these men," he said are pa =
trtotic. honorable Americans they have
all served their country well and are
entitled TO respect"
Because he had refused TO allow his
name put into the primaries, Mr..
Hoover declared there was little or
ganisRtion" on his behalf and at this
late date no Organization was possible
that could compete with, other orgAni-
cations. He urged his supporters to
eoniine their energies ito promotion OF
their Views 10 the country and the dele
gates already named, with fun respect
10 their prior pledges"
Has No Expectations.
Mr. Hoover said he had no expecta e
ton that his entrance into the presi-
dental race would be welcomed hy the
type of person who conceives TINT ilt-
ness for office, patriotism and citizen-
ship. depend upon placing sheer parii-
sanship above national interest or who
requires years OF demonstrated partiui.
patton IN work with mechanical poll
ticians.
II cannot assist these people with
explanations trying TO prove that be-
long to their class" he added.
Some people of this sort feel great
trouble Of mind thnt In letter ad-
dressed TO n friend last year | cx-
pressed my alarm ut the then growing
pnttisanship aud pressed the need for
unity OF action between legislative and
executive branches of the government.
while we stil fnced the problems
OF war. IT was obviously my duty MS
an important war official 10 support
the president without thought OF any
political interest TO myself from the day
] entered the administration until left
It, and | put no qualifications upon or
apologies for loyalty to ones chief In