Evening star., 1920-03-27
"THiS MAN HOOVER"
HAS POLITICIANS
SURELY GUESSING
Continued from First Page

Gratis in his stand on the peace treaty."
protested some one. This is lean
year. you know. and it looks like he
! is coyly awaiting proposal from the
republicans. Everybody construes
| that to be the case since the publica-
| tion of his letter of April 1919, to
President Wilson. in Paris. on the
treaty, and his recent pronouncement
| on ratification Of the treaty with
reservations to the covenant of the
league of nations"
Bourne and Publicity.
| Il see that Jonathan Bourne and
| his Republican Publicity Association
| have taken a fall out of Mr.. Hoover
Appears that he. too. is a little bit
worried about the Hoover boom"
/ What is this Republican Publicity
Association" was asked. Il get in
my mail every few days handouts
! from the Republican Publicity Asso-
tciation. py o5nathan - Bourne. jr. pres
ident.' which seems to speak for the
; republican p.-ty."
| There is the rub" it was explained
| Whatever the object of the asso-
citation is, the present effect of it's
output Is to keep Will Hays and the
publicity department of the republican
water. pointing out that it does not
speak for the regular organization.
and trying to explain away some of
its statements.
| Here is one of his statements 1 re-
| ceived in my mail this morning That
| Jonathan Bourne is sarcastic chap,
| isn't he? But he certainly can sling
| the kings English. He f1outs the idea
| that the 1919 letter walked out Of the
! Hoover files to meander accidentally
into the office of the newspaper which
first printed it. the chief boomer of
! Hoover boomers are welcome to all
| the advantage they can get before
! the jury of public opinion in their
contention that Mr.. Hoover did not
| permit" their publication of the much
! discussed letter. which was the We
| hicle for the private expression of
| his views until the time arrived when
| its publication was politically ex-
pedient.' Zooey.
| Il wouldn't have that mans dispo-
sition for anything in the world
| said the gloomy one.
| seriously. now. what do you reckon
! is behind the Hoover movements"
was asked.
! Hoover Boom Spontaneous.
| I'll tell you put in a fellow who
iup to that time had taken no part in
the conversation. I'm the first place.
; That is evidenced from the advocacy
| of his nomination by democrats as
well as republicans; you can hear it
on every side. That is the solid foun-
| datiOn OF II a nd what is causing worry
| to both democratic and republican
party leaders.
ANY sign of ground swell among
| the people calculated to upset machine
plans is viewed with alarm by the
bosses and near bosses In the second
place. there are indications that the
movement Is being assisted by busi-
ness men of ability who are looking
for business man for President and
at present are inclined to be indiffer-
ent as to which party shall nominate
him. 1t is a serious proposition
Just then, the White House garden
er passed beneath the window with a
bunch of mint garnishment for the
spring lamb. AS it's fragrance waited
in, silence fell upon the little group:
a reminiscent spirit seemed to pos
sess them-that far away look in the
Ieyes as of fond memories recalled
and one by one they wandered out and
the meeting broke up.