The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-04-09
TAFT on Hoover and johnson.

Ex-President Taft devotes a column
and a half OF the Philadelphia Public
Ledger to q discussion OF the CaliforT.
nian candidates for the republican nom.
nation for the presidency. The point
Of his argumet y that MT. Hoover 10
There 10 not much doubt OF that.
Hoover has been . republican all MS
life, except for q blight divaganon our
ing the war, when he said that DEM
ocratic congress ought TO be elected IN
order to back up a war administrator.
On the other hand: Senator johnson
ran for vice-president on third party
ticket and made speeches denouncing
everybody who had anything to do
with the management OF the repuon-
can party. He stayed out OF the re-
publican party for some years a1ter
that and hts friends ran for once on
demands tie republican nomination.
He has . right, but Hoover. certainly
has an equal right. and possibly more.
| Hoover's loyalty to the republican
party did not deviate In 1919 when
johnson was denouncing "Mr. Pen.
rose. Mr.. Barnes and Mr.. Smoot JUST
ticket. what Ii n suggestion that a
democratic congress might wen %
elected in 1918 compared with an e. e.
fort to split the republican party wide
open In 1927
fective where Hoover's enorts Were
not. In 1912 the republicans ran as
third party and carried only two states.
| Utah and Vermont. The mild effort
that Hoover made In 1918 was wholly
ineffective and the republicans carried
~" After all, with due respect to Mr.;
Taft. what can he expect OF Catlorn ,,a .
| lat
state ia not 10 be thought or. II john
son and Hoover were both TO retire
whom would Mr.. Taft expect to De
the candidate? Chester s. Roweli
THAT would be about tho best he could
sot.--New York Times und; Dem''
Portland Oregonian.N In California
there will be a straight-out and cleans
cut issue between him ana the hitherto
invincible johnson. II he shall delea'
by one stroke have eliminated the sen.
ator and will have overcome one grea'
obstacle to his success.
Los Angeles Times; The only op-
position 10 Hoover comes from those
who are candidates themselves mems SeSa ID
80 . The American people want Hoover
for president and they will not be
denied.
|
his offer will still DO good when the
democrats meet at San Francisco.
Minneapolis Journal: The availability
! OF Mr.. Hoover Is distinctly enhanced
by his action. . His present action
! gives the convention a wider choice,
reer field OF action. and removes ar
. element OF uncertainty from the situa'
ton.
indianapolis Star; II is possible thai
e the contenders already In the field hav'
r dug their own graves. In that case Mr
!. Hoover presents an alternative 10 whicf
r no rank and file OF republicans ma,
turn with confidence and relief.
II Lafayette Journal-Cuurier; The al
most universal demand for business
man for president finds Hoover o rally
Ing point.
independent Democratic,
New York Times: He has becom
n a scourge OF castigation for the enemie
/, OF the treaty and the league IN the re
: publican party. He emhodieb the leagu
issue.
4 Baltimore Sun, II the managers 0
Il, the republican party are wise they WI
u be very receptive 10 his idea, Including
q the idea of his candidacy.
:. Richmond News. Leader: With sucl
a man rs nominee, any party platform
: might become swinging trapeze.
= Philadelphia Record: Mr.. Hoove
@ thinks he Is in favor OF the treaty wit
=, an assortment of strings tied to It. Thi
is the familiar device OF practical politi